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missing content type name and description in the new item dropdown
I have created a content type based on the oob item content type, list definition and a list instance and they are activated via a web scoped feature. It all works as expected apart from one thing.
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Student Class Certificate Management [closed]
I have a requirement to build out a site that allowed for the following features:
A group of instructors can create class entries.
The enterprise have the ability to see upcoming classes up to 3 ...
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Hide Columns in Document Information Panel, but show in properties panel
I am trying to hide some columns from view in the DIP, but allow users to change them in the properties panel for the document. I am trying to associate 3 base content types for attaching different ...
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Are there any performance thresholds or limits for content types and their children?
We're having an issue with a client who is unable to update a content type's template. The content type is used within about 200-300 sites/webs. When they use the Upload Document page in the Advanced ...
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SharePoint 2010: Non-mandatory date field is prompting for a date upon item edit
Morning all,
My current set-up is SharePoint 2010 Standard RTM.
My scenario is thus.
I've created a series of content types for internal auditing purposes. One of the fields is a date/time data ...
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InfoPath form published into a Content Type Hub doesn't load in web browser in consuming libraries
We are deploying several content types to an organisation via the Content Type Hub functionality of the Managed Metadata Service in SharePoint 2010.
Our main focus at the moment is Project Server and ...
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Different View for Top-Level folder and folders of a Content Type (programmatically)
I have a Document Library where I add Folders of a specific Content Type. Inside these folders I can upload documents. I would like to have different Views for both. I found a manual solution as ...
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Adding a required column for an existing content type, what happens?
This is just a theoretical question as I am in planning stage, so I dont need to know how to do things, just if they are possible.
Lets say I have a content type that I need to change and add a ...
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How can I add button to ribbon that visible only for specific content type?
I have document library and i want to add button that will be visible only for my content type:
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<!-- Parent ContentType: ...
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Matching value from single line of text column to lookup column
I have a library containing a large amount of items.
The library contains a column of type 'Single line of text' with a code in it. The code was taken from an external system and entered manually.
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Removing Workflow Association on Content type programmatically with push to children
I am required to remove Workflow associations on a content type and from all the child content types deriving from this, as well as the list content types, deriving from the derived.
ct - A Site ...
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How to get default content type of list programmatically
How can I get default content type of sharepoint list programmatically?
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How to activate content type on specific web?
I have site collection ex: http://microsoft.com/ and i got few child webs:
http://microsoft.com/news/
http://microsoft.com/somethingelse/
<Elements ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow Deployemnet from DEV to UAT
I have Sharepoint 2010 DEV and UAT sites. I have made some changes in DEV workflow and I want to deploy the changed workflow to UAT site.
I have created the workflow template and saved .wsp file to ...
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Is a ContentType worthwhile/necessary in this situation?
I'm creating a custom List Definition. I've previously been told that I should create a ContentType, and a ListDefinition from that. But this seems to mean a lot of duplication in my project files. So ...
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How to use one page layout for few content types
I have elements.xml with module:
<Elements>
<Module Name="IntranetNewsPageLayout" Url="_catalogs/masterpage">
<File Path="IntranetNewsPageLayout\IntranetNewsPageLayout.aspx" ...
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Hide SPContenType in use
I'm trying to hide (or remove it from the new button drop) a SPContentType that is already in use via Powershell scripting.
Even if before:
$SPContentType.Hidden = $true
$SPContentType.Update()
I ...
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Projected Fields on Site Column not added to Document Library when Content Type Added
I have Site Column called PropertyDirectory that is a lookup on a List and I have checked several fields under the "Add a column to show each of these additional fields" section.
I also have a ...
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Error While Creating Site Collection
I am creating Site Collection with Team Site Template. When I tried to create it shows me error that
The parent content type specified by content type identifier 0x0101
does not exist.
Note : ...
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How to update a deployed content-type?
I created a content-type and applied it inside a document library. Now, if I go to the conent-type gallery and delete one of the fields, and then go back to the library and view the available ...
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Use media content types on a publishing page
I'm trying to make a new publishing page that can use either Images, Video or Audio.
I'we already made one that uses the PublishingWebControls:RichImageField but cant find equivalents for video and ...
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Programatically update field/column name in a list on all sub sites [Powershell]
What I want to do is with a Powershell script programatically go through all subsites in a site collection and change a column name in a list from "Web" to "Site".
So in easier words:
Go through ...
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synchronization of fieldlinks accross sites. (deleting a fieldlink will remove the data?)
We have a corrupted sitecollection where lists are behaving strange in production, but they are working fine on acceptance and test with the exact same deployment steps and scripts.
Our best guess is ...
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External content type from SQL stored procedure with EXEC
I'm trying to create an external content type from a stored procedure. I'm hitting one problem, when creating a Read List Operation, though:
The wizard is not able to find any return parameters (see ...
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How to Submit an InfoPath Form to its Own Library?
Salvete! I have an InfoPath-based content-type. I also created a forms library in several subsites that each use this content-type.
Now, I need to fix my InfoPath content-type form so that it gets ...
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How to update a infopath built content-type
With InfoPath I created a content type and saved it in a library. Now I want to edit the infopath form and save it, but it tells me:
The form template cannot be published to the server:
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How to use Infopath to Create a Custom Content Type for a List?
Salvete! I want to use InfoPath to create a Content Type for a List. I know how to create a site-content type using infopath, but that generates an form that you have to save in a library. I want ...
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How To Autosave a Form Based on a Infopath-based Content Type?
Salvete! I have followed this guide and created a site-content-type using infopath (very tedious if you have lots of fields).
Now, how can I make it so folks can fill out my new form?
Then I ...
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How to add other content to a content-type?
Salvete! I want to create a custom content-type, but I want to add a few subtitles and maybe some custom content, such as graphics, or explanations, to the fill-in area.
How can I do that short of ...
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How to specify the name of a ContentType in code for multi-language site?
according to the documentation I can do:
<ContentTypeID="0x01000188a30d01ae4607bbe5800bbbaf2550"
Name="$Resources:LocalizeContentType,ContentTypeTitle"
....
However I seem ...
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Lookup List and return data from within a Form
OK, I'm beginning to despair at SharePoint...please help restore some faith :)
Seems some very basic things are very hard to achieve?
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I have data in an SQL database table. 78,000 rows, but I want ...
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Multilingual User Interface (MUI) not works with SiteTemplates
I've created a CType and create columns namings for multiple languages by changing the current language and set the corresponding naming. Then I create a Subsite (same language based) using those same ...
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Content Typed Field Names not propagated with Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
I've created a CType with columns namings for the alternated languages, by changing the current language and set the corresponding naming. So far so good, it works as expected.
The problem comes when ...
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SharePoint 2010 and UNC Path Link-to Documents
We have recently upgraded to SharePoint 2010 from a stable 2007 application. In 2007, we were utilizing Link-to Document content type to link to fileshare documents via UNC path. We built several ...
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2 Content Types: Same column name, different choices. Possible?
I am trying to set up a number of different content types and have come across a road block.
I am trying to create a "Policy Document" content type and a "Training Document" content type. Within each ...
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Unable to create inheriting content types - A duplicate content type was found
I'm trying to create several content types via code, and they are all inheriting from a custom content type which was previously deployed.
Here's the weird part, i can deploy once from Visual studio ...
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Custom Content Type on Documents SharePoint 2010
I'm trying to attach a custom content type to Document Library so that it's available to users whenever they upload a new document, they'll have the necessary columns visible. I'm struggling to staple ...
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Issue with Content Organizer Rule for Document Sets in SharePoint 2010
I have created a new custom content type for document sets in SharePoint 2010. This content type is published via a Content Syndication Hub. I have also created a Record Centre site on the same web ...
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How to restrict/hide OOTB document libraries creation
Is there a way to restrict the out of the box document libraries like "Document Library" "Picture Library" etc and just have custom document libraries being shown in the pop-up below?
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Add Content Type to Additional Filter in Content Query
Additional Filters in Content Query no longer has content type to filter on. Any ideas how I can custom add it to the web part.
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What is the best way to provision Content Types and managed metadata columns in SharePoint 2010
What is the best way of provisioning ContentTypes, Columns and Metadata columns in SharePoint. Keeping in mind that we have two approaches of 1) SP object Model and CAML (declarative way).
Which ...
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SharePoint Framework for Programmatically creating Fields, ContentTypes etc
I am looking for a SharePoint Framework/API which can be used to programmatically create Artifacts like Fields, Lists, ContentTypes etc using SP 2010 Object Model.
The objectives are:
Provide ...
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Setting file Content Type using Client Objects
Setting the Content type the same way as setting other metadata fields does not work in ClientObjects. Anybody knows why?
Here is what I do, and works for other columns:
var fci = new ...
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Add field to content type in specific position
THe code below is working perfect, however I need the new field to be in the 5th position, and not at the end in the forms.
Any idea how?
private void UpdateDossierContentType(SPWeb parentWeb)
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List of Sub Sites and Workspaces
I would like to create a list of Project Sites and links to pages, on the Projects site. To contents of Sites and Workspaces.
This process should be automatic when you establish a new project site, ...
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Document Template - Columns from Content Type
I have a custom content type that inherits from the document content type, and has 10 columns (single line of text). A document template has been added to the content type from my local documents.
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How to add extra custom content type to Contacts based ListInstance
I am trying to build a custom ListInstance for deployment in Visual Studio. It should be based on the Contacts template so it can be opened in/linked to Outlook, but I also want to add two other ...
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Add content types programmatically into SPList takes too long
I've dozens of CTypes to add to an SPList programmatically (cause content types are provided by CTH) and each oSPList.ContentTypes.Add() takes almost 1sec. Is there any other approach ou code ...
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ContenTypes on List Definition not added
I've an ListDefinition with some references to existing Content Types (provided by CTH) but when the list is created the content types are not added.
elements.xml
<Elements ...
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Library ECB shows “Change New Button Order” for all users
We have a document library which has content type management enabled. The library allows two content types, one based on Document, the other on Document Set.
We also have a custom action attached to ...
