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Is it possible to have a Lookup column that points to a different SharePoint site, hosted on the same SharePoint server?

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Do you use WSS or SharePoint Server? Standard or Enterprise? 2007 or 2010? – AlexPoint Jun 15 '11 at 14:01
@AlexPoint WSS I believe. I know it's 2007 and Enterprise (sortof). – C. Ross Jun 15 '11 at 16:43

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A different site yes. A different site collection no. Then you'd need to create your own custom field type. Going to another webapp is another thing altogether (security wise it can be tricky). 1 option could be to move your column to managed metadata if you are using SP2010, or use the BCS.

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Same site collection, different site. How would I do it? – C. Ross Jun 15 '11 at 16:44
By creating a site column in the root site of the site collection, include that in the content types it's needed – Colin Jun 16 '11 at 12:29
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If you create your lookup column as a Site column, then you can use it in all lists and child sites below that site.

Therefore, if you create a lookup at the site collection root, you will be able to use it everywhere in that site collection.

Sadly, there is no easy way of doing a lookup across site collection boundaries.

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