set of columns and behaviour applied to lists
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What is the purpose of SharePoint 2013 Site Content Type - “JavaScript Display Template”?
Under SharePoint 2013 Site Content Type - JavaScript Display Template Content Type is present, what is the purpose of the content type and how we use it?
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How to change site collection URL (Content Type Hub) in Managed Metadata service application
in Application Management -> Manage Service Applications -> Managed Metadata Service. Select manage metadata service and click properties. In properties window, I have added Site collection URL for ...
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Custom list definition using OOB Site column causing problem
I have a custom list definition where i want to use the OOB URL site column plus a site column that i created in another list definition. When i do it and try to display the All Items view it says it ...
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can a workflow be assigned to a list and a content type
I'm creating a workflow that needs to run everytime a article is added to a list, but it also needs to be able to check a field that is in a custom content type. This content type is used for every ...
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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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Get all Files from sub folder of a certain content type
my problem is I have a document library with sub folders. Also the document library got more than one content type.
Is there a way to create a CAML or LINQ query to get all files of a certain content ...
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Changing character limit on inherited column of custom content type
I've inherited the OOTB content type 'Announcement'.
I want to set a character limit on the 'Body' column for this particular child content type.
Is this possible/feasible or is this generally ...
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Document Library - Content Type selection ignored!
Not sure yet if something wrong on my Foundation installation or a new SP2013 bug. On SP2013 (didn't happen on SP2010!) - create new Document Library app and use Advanced Settings to set it to Manage ...
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Issue with lookup column in subsite
I add lookup columns with a elements.xml file and like everyone else I had issues with them once deployed, i.e. "Get information from:" was empty for the lookup list. I found ...
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Sharepoint Content-Types 0x01 0x0120
Was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of info that details what fields these content types add to my custom list.
Was also curious if someone could explain what the Folder element ...
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Get content Type order in C#
I am building a web part that would be added to the bottom of every library view and would display the folder content types making it easy to create a new folder (rather than having to go to documents ...
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Make Link to a Document more user friendly
The way Link to a Document works is that I need to go to the place where I want the link to appear. Click this content type and then provide the URL to the document in some remote location. This makes ...
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Adding default “Created” column to content type
I am working with a third-party solution for SharePoint that has some limitations I am trying to work around.
We are using a SharePoint library as a repository for XML objects, and this third-party ...
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Ghost Column in Sharepoint by FieldRef deletion
Let me explain my situation. I have some Document Libaries that derives from some content type some columns.
In some of these columns I have (by mistake) add two times the same columns with different ...
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Error while form opening if it is created from SharePoint Designer
I got stuck! :P
My goal: New form in source library ====> New form in target library [both web-browser enabled, following Infopath templates]
Using "create list item" action within a workflow ...
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Redeploying ListInstance in Sandbox Solution retains old fields. Help!
I originally created a sandbox solution. Created a elements file to hold all the Fields. I created 5 fields. I then created a content type to hold all 5 fields. I then created a List definition and ...
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Content Type Lifecycle management best practices
I saw thisarticle in the link below and I wonder if you could help me with some questions I have
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330223(v=office.12).aspx
In our current project, which we ...
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To deploy page layout with feature at the same time of adding content type, the content type Id issue
First let me describe my situation:
Now I'm using object model to add two content types (inheriting Pages content type) using the FeatureActivating methode in the Feature Receiver. in the same ...
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data sheet view with multiple content types problem
I have got a list with multiple content types. On of the types is inheriting from Folder and is NOT set as default content type. When I try to add list item using data sheet view the inserted item ...
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How to check if a list content type has its link broken from the site collection content type definition
Its very clear to me that content types after they are deployed their inherited lists shouldnt be changed manually using the web gui.
“Do not, under any circumstances, update the content type ...
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Form to pick a folder content type from a list and create such a foder
After a document is uploaded, SP opens a form (EditForm if I am not mistaken) that allows the user to pick the content type of the new document from a list of document content types allowed in the ...
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Why would a content type column not show up in library settings?
Background
I have a content type (CT2) with 7 site columns. CT2 inherits from CT1 which has 3 columns.
We are using CT2 in several document libraries.
In one document library
The columns for ...
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Changing content type from a sp2013 app using REST
I'm creating an app that uses a calendar and its events as a source for information. My app, however, needs some additional fields associated with the event. The additional fields are easy to create ...
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Create Custom Ribbon Tab with New Document Flyout
My boss wants me to assume that the clients are complete idiots and that the standard document tab with all the options is too scary even with all the options grayed out. He wants me to create a ...
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How to tackle the Item default content type?
As you know "Title" field is a built-in column that is gets created automatically in every SharePoint list, and If I tried to hide that field ("Title" column) by modifying the Item default content ...
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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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Sequential workflow running twice sharepoint 2007
I inherited a site with a sequential workflow (created in Visual Studio 2008). The workflow is attached to a content type and is set to run only on item created. Recently, I attached three declarative ...
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How to determine item ContentType in FormControl (FieldIterator for instance)?
I've implemented my ListFieldIterator to change the way field controls rendered.
I'd like to change the behaviour of form depending on the item content type,
but any attempts to determine ...
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Get ContentType in ItemAdding Event Handler
I need to change a field in the item being added based on its content type. This needs to happen before the item has been added - hence ItemAdding event receiver. Using ItemAdded is no good since the ...
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Add field to List Content Type using Powershell
I'm updating predefined content types with 2 new field, but I have to set the ContentType.Update(false,false).
Which means that it will not propagate the changes to the list content type (instances ...
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Document Sets and changing the Upload Path Location of a document..
Is anyone familiar with a setting or switch to turn/on off the default folders path on a Document Set or how to adjust the upload path of the document ?
Thanks in advance...
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New column added to content type - not appearing on an item of that type
As title says, I have added a Site Column to an extisting Site Content Type. When looking at an item (it happens to be a page) that is of that content type, I can't see the new field. By 'looking at', ...
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Should i use content types, if i develop a solution for SP with Visual Studio?
I'm a little bit confused about the question.
Currently we are using site columns (which make perfectly sense for me) and content types and lists which are using that content types.
As i see it ...
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rootFolder.ContentTypeOrder throws unexpected error for sandbox solution
I'm trying to add content types into a library list, in order to make "Visible on New" option ticked.
Firstly I enabled contenttypes in the library, then I want to do this:
SPFolder rootFolder = ...
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A change to the 'required' value of a site column not reflected in content type
As title suggests, I had a site column defined in the xml of a content type.
The site column was required. I have just changed the definition of this field (it is not defined anywhere else in the ...
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tagging current documents
We have a large amount of documents that are stored on a network share in the traditional manner with directories and subdirectories. I would like to begin to tag these documents so that only links to ...
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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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Can I change a custom SPContentType's display name?
I created a SPContentType of my own. In the Sharepoint Site Settings I see all the default content types with names in my language (polish). How can I change display names for my own content types?
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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 can I create a Enterprise Wiki pagelayout with a repeating content type?
So this is the situation: my customer wants to have a web service catalog in an Enterprise Wiki.
Per service we need to store fields like:
- service name
- description
- goal
- status
- version
...
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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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Add column to a Content Type which is associated content type of Page Layout, PL not updated
All I do below is with Visual Studio 2010. I cannot use Sharepoint Designer because I don't have the right to do it.
I have a Content Type, which is the associated content type of a page layout. They ...
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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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Help Return Lists With With No List Items
This is my first time posting and I'm looking for some help, so hopefully someone has an answer. I used the search, but didn't find anything.
I created a custom list definition, and content type ...
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1answer
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Loading NewForm based on Content Type
I am using the Training Fab 40 template to build a training site in MOSS 2007. I have another content type for my Course list. I want to load the NewForm.aspx based on Content Type selected. The two ...
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Add new Content Type to Multiple Document Libraries in SharePoint online(Office 365)
I have one Sample Document Library on SharePoint Online (office 365). this Library has 5 different document content type. And using this Library as a template i have created 300 new Document Libraries ...
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How to associate a list workflow to list-specific (not site) content type
I am trying to make a workflow for a specific list content type. Unfortunately, there seems to be no option to do so. I can create a list workflow in SP Designer but can't find an option to associate ...
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How to rename a Content Type associated to a List
I'm tring to change the content type name of a specified List.
I have a Content Type called (for example) ExampleCT that I change from Site Settings in "Example CT" pushing down changes to childer.
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