Bug with default library view and default view for Document Sets

[joelfmrodrigues]

Target SharePoint environment

SharePoint Online

What SharePoint development model, framework, SDK or API is this about?

not applicable

Developer environment

Windows

What browser(s) / client(s) have you tested

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Additional environment details

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Describe the bug / error

Default library view not applied when navigation using breadcrumb from a subfolder of a document set that is configured to have a different default view

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a document library and some views
2. Set one of the views as default
3. Add a document set content type to the library (I am using a custom content type based on Document Set, in case this matters)
4. Go to the content type settings and define the welcome view for that document set content type to be a different view
5. Create a folder and a subfolder of that folder (library > document set > folder )

Behaviour observed:

• User opens the library and default view for the library correctly displays
• User opens document set and the view is switched to the one set as default for document sets as expected
• User clicks on the first node of the breadcrumb to go to the root of the library and the view switches to the default view set for the library, as expected

This is where the issue happens:

1. User opens the document set and then the subfolder - The view at this point is the default one for document sets, as expected
2. User clicks on the first node of the breadcrumb to go to the root of the library, and the view does not switch to the default view of the library, it keeps the same it had before
3. The view automatically switching from the document set view to the library view only seems to happen when the user is in the document set itself, not when he is inside a folder of a document set.

This is happening with the existing UI and also with the new UI currently rolling out to tenants in targeted release.

Expected behavior

Default library view should be applied when navigating to the root of the library regardless of the previous location of the user

[Ashlesha-MSFT]

Hello @joelfmrodrigues,
Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We will look into it and get back to you shortly.
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[Ashlesha-MSFT]

@joelfmrodrigues,
Thank you for reporting this issue and for sharing the detailed reproduction steps.

Based on the behavior described, this appears to be related to SharePoint’s built-in library and Document Set navigation/view logic. Because this is product-level UX behavior, it is not something controlled by the SPDev APIs, SPFx, or documentation, and therefore is outside the scope of this repository.

If this is impacting your scenarios, the recommended path is to open a support ticket through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center so the issue can be formally reviewed by the SharePoint Product team.

Thank you for your understanding.

[joelfmrodrigues]

@Ashlesha-MSFT Many thanks for the reply. Happy to follow up via support as this was already being considered. Will close this issue based on the feedback that it's outside the scope of this repository.

Many thanks