Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint Syntex

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11/23/2021
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SharePoint Syntex is an Microsoft 365 service that helps organizations to:

Use advanced AI and machine teaching to amplify human experiences
Automate content processing
Transform content into knowledge

The resources on this page are designed to get you started with learning about and using SharePoint Syntex in your organization.

Get started

The resources in this section help you learn more about the two methods of data classification and extraction used by SharePoint Syntex: form processing and document understanding.

Note

You can get started with SharePoint Syntex without buying licenses by creating a content center from the SharePoint admin center. Unlicensed users can create document understanding models but can't apply them to a document library.

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Learn more about document understanding	Document understanding overview
Learn more about form processing	Form processing overview
Understand the differences between the two methods	Difference between document understanding and form processing models
See resources in the Microsoft Tech Community Resource Center	SharePoint Syntex - Content services in Microsoft 365
SharePoint Syntex FAQ on the Microsoft Tech Community Resource Center	SharePoint Syntex - FAQ
How to get SharePoint Syntex	SharePoint Syntex product page
Learn to use SharePoint Syntex	SharePoint Syntex learning path

Adoption

Learn more about how to use and implement SharePoint Syntex in your organization to help you solve your business problems.

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Learn how to start planning to use SharePoint Syntex	SharePoint Syntex adoption: get started
See example scenarios to give you ideas about how you can use SharePoint Syntex in your organization	Scenarios and use cases for SharePoint Syntex
Set up and run a trial pilot program for SharePoint Syntex	Run a trial
Learn how to use SharePoint Syntex to automate document processes	Manage contracts using a Microsoft 365 solution

Set up SharePoint Syntex

The resources in this section help your admin in your organization to set up and configure Microsoft SharePoint Syntex in your Microsoft 365 environment.

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Set up and configure SharePoint Syntex	Set up SharePoint Syntex
Learn about licensing for SharePoint Syntex	Licensing for SharePoint Syntex
Learn about image tagging and how to disable	Image tagging in SharePoint Syntex

Models

The resources in this section help your users learn how to create and configure document understanding and form processing models.

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Learn how to work with models	Create a content center Create a classifier Duplicate a model Rename a model Create an extractor Rename an extractor Create a form processing model Explanation types Use explanation templates Apply a document understanding model Learn about document understanding models through the sample model
Apply a retention label to your model	Apply a retention label to a document understanding model
Apply a sensitivity label to your model	Apply a sensitivity label to a document understanding model
Use trained models in other content centers	Publish and discover document understanding models
Perform metadata-based queries on document libraries	Search for metadata in document libraries
Use Managed Metadata services term store taxonomy when creating an extractor	Leverage term store taxonomy when creating an extractor
Learn how to see data about your models	Model usage analytics
Learn how to use accessibility mode when training a model	SharePoint Syntex accessibility mode

Premium services

A SharePoint Syntex license gives your users premium content services that give you additional functionality in your Microsoft 365 environment. The resources in this section give you more details on these feature and how to use them.

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Learn about importing a data set using Simple Knowledge Organization System based format	Import a term set using a SKOS-based format SKOS format reference for SharePoint taxonomy
Learn how to make content types more consistently available to SharePoint libraries and lists	Push content types to a hub
Learn about the term store reports that are available to you	Term store reports

Extensibility

Use REST APIs to create a document understanding model, apply or remove the model to one or more libraries, and obtain or update information about the model.

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Use REST APIs for document understanding models	SharePoint Syntex document understanding model REST API