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title: Next Generation Authoring- new layout components
description: The field set and field set grid layout components have been added to Next Generation Authoring to make it easy to group related fields together.
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date_published: 2025-06-27
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# Next Generation Authoring- new layout components

**Release date: 1st July 2025**

We've added some new layout components to Next Generation Authoring: field set and field set grid. These components allow you to group items together, display them with a text label, and choose a style variant to differentiate these items from other fields in the form. This additional flexibility in layout helps simplify the content authoring experience.

This release also includes some further improvements to the way validation is handled.

## About Next Generation Authoring

[Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) is now your default content authoring experience, allowing you to take advantage of features such as an [enhanced "look and feel"](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) without having to enable it manually.

Take a look at the [What is Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) page for an introduction to the new features for developers and users.

> **Note: Switching to Next Generation Authoring**
> Currently, you have the option to [switch Next Generation Authoring off](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/). However, we encourage you to keep it switched on and take advantage of the benefits it has to offer.

## Field set and field set grid

The new field set and field set grid components let you group items together, display them with a text label, and choose a style variant to differentiate these items from other fields in the form.

The following schema example shows 3 field set objects with different style variants, including a group of fields for a media configuration containing tabs. The group of fields labelled "Fields with validation" show the component's filled style.

![Three field set example objects](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/field-set-example-1?w=1880&fmt=png 'Three field set example objects')

The field set grid includes all the features of the [grid](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) and adds a title and additional styling.

An example field set grid schema example is show below. This shows some image properties grouped together in a grid, with each property using half the available space. The field set grid object is configured to use fill style, as well as showing the object title.

![Fields arranged in a field set grid](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/field-set-grid-1?w=1880&fmt=png 'Fields arranged in a field set grid')

You can find more details and schema examples on the [layout components](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) page.

## Improved validation handling

It is now easier to detect and navigate to validation errors in fields within tabs. Any tab containing an error will be highlighted in red and you can click in the "Check highlighted fields" notification in the header to navigate between each tab.

![Fields arranged in a field set grid](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/next-gen-tabs-validation-1?w=1880&fmt=png 'Fields arranged in a field set grid')

## Related pages

[Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Layout Components- field set and field set grid](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Schema examples: new features](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)