set of columns and behaviour applied to lists
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Will lists inherit the edit form from it's Custom Content Type?
I have created a custom content type and I would like to have all lists that use that content type use it's edit/new forms. Below is the XML i have in my Elements.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" ...
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Specify a custom content type when publishing forms to a form library?
I'm on a project that use a lot of infopath form published in form libraries.
I'd like to create a query to retrieve all forms filled in a site collection (to create a global dashboard) but restricted ...
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29 views
How to add a new custom Content Type without disruption?
I need to add a new custom Content Type to an existing SharePoint Intranet site but I want to make sure I do not disrupt any of the data or web parts on the site. What is the best way to go about ...
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233 views
Content type ID on a file different from actual content type ID?
Moving from "a sharepoint user" to "a sharepoint power user", I now am facing the world of Powershell and more. One thing that really puzzles me is the following.
Ok, so I have a document library ...
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153 views
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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287 views
Set Enforce Unique Values for Title Field in Custom List Definition
I have custom content type, custom list definition from this content type, and list instance in my visual studio project. I could not set Enforce Unique Values for Title Field. How can i achieve this.
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242 views
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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543 views
Hide content type on “Add new item” ribbon button in folder
I have a problem which concerns hiding content types in the "Add new item"-Ribbon-Button.
In Visual Studio, I defined 2 custom content types (derived from the default folder content type) and a ...
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Description of site content types ignored?
I created site content type element and write some text into Description attribute. I deploy it (as farm solution). When I look at this content type in Site Content types section, I found that ...
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230 views
Crawled Property with accountname of “Person or Group” Site Column in SharePoint 2010
I created a custom content type that includes a custom site column "Owner" of type "Person or Group". Now i need the accountname/login name (for exc. domain\usera) as a crawled property to include it ...
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51 views
Store Custom Data with Content Types Content Types
I have done a Custom DocID provider and I want to be able to specify a different format for the DocID for each Content Type.
I have managed to add a custom action (using 30+ SharePoint Custom Actions ...
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320 views
How to create link to create a custom content type in Site Actions menu?
I am new in SP2010 and I want to ask if anyone knows how to do the following. I have made some new custom content types based in the Article page (Publishing page) and assigned new layouts to them. Is ...
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SharePoint 2007 - library with list items
For an application that I'm working on, we have two separate content types - one based on Item and one based on Document. I'd like to create a container that houses both of these content types.
I ...
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Content types inherited from Folder content type with Publishing image field
I've a custom content MyAlbum type inherits from Folder content type, MyAlbum has a publishing image field, I've![enter image description here][1] bounded MyAlbum to new list from Document library ...
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Items in folder not showing after filtering
following situation...
The goal:
i have a document library with different Project folders. Within these folders are various project files (exel - word - pdf etc.) that belong to that specific ...
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29 views
Document Set - sort by Content Type?
I have a SharePoint site where we use document sets.
I would like to sort the inner view by content type. Is this possible? (i know through the GUI it is not possible)
thanks
I am able to create a ...
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23 views
Easily update site templates
I have created a site with some lists and libraries. I have also set up the quick launch with some items and created a home page with some web parts.
I created a template from that site, so I can use ...
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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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Changed event content type at parent now existing calendar lists content types are _hidden
I am new to SharePoint and I changed the event content type at the parent level. Now existing calendars list content types groups are _Hidden. The calendars also do not work now. Is there a way to re ...
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Column in Calendar says its used by content type, but its not!
I have created a custom content type called Vacation for a calendar list. When I look at the list settings page in the columns section, I find a column called Comments which indicates it is used in ...
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How can I define a “local” default value for Managed Metadata field in Content Type published from a Content Hub?
I am publishing a a Content Type from a Content Type hub. This content type contains a Managed Metadata column. The column has a default value, set in the hub.
On a subscriber site, I set a library ...
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Adding “Link to Document” to all document libraries in SharePoint 2010
Is there a way to add the "Link to Document" content type to all existing document libraries in a site/site collection other than editing each one manually? I'm fine to do it with PowerShell if there ...
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1answer
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Position of Content Types
Whats the difference in creating a Content Type in the Root Site collection to that of a subweb?
I've noticed when created at Root lovel its available to all sub-webs wheras if I create at web level ...
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Centrally managing or updating the content types of all document libraries in SharePoint 2010
So I have read articles on Managed Metadata, Content Type Publishing and Editing Document Library templates and while related none of these seem to do what I want to do. I want to add the "Link to ...
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1answer
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Propagate Site Column Changes to Pages
Is there a way to change a SharePoint Image site column to enable the use of RichText, and then propagate that change across all sites of the site collection?
The issue I am experiencing is that ...
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248 views
Sharepoint Change Content Type Dropdown
SharePoint ChangeContentType DropDown
I have attached an application page to the custom document based content type as its edit form.
That content type is being used in a document library which has ...
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List Content Type broken from the site content type
How can I re-establish a broken link between a list content type and a Site content type, considering the fact that most of the existing documents are already using the broken list 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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378 views
Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': Invalid field name
SharePoint Error message Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': Invalid field name.{guid}
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Uploading a document of given content type invokes wrong workflow
Problem summary: Given 2 content types and a different workflow associated with each CT, one workflow works properly for it's CT but when the other CT is uploaded the wrong workflow is invoked. I have ...
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1answer
92 views
add field directly to a Document library or via a Content Type
What is differents between adding a field (Site column) directly to a document library or via adding the field to a content type and then add this content type to the list?
Because fields directly ...
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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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Including Custom Columns when retrieving Content Type
Using the Lists web service I am retrieving a content type as follows;
var contentTypeWithFields = listsService
.GetListContentType(listId, contentType.ID);
However, the result does not include ...
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154 views
Programmatically Creating Self Referencing Content Type using C# is it possible?
I was wondering if it's possible to create a content type using C# that has two columns, the second column looks up the first column.
eg.
Title | myColumn
myColumn should be a lookup column and it ...
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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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1answer
90 views
Help to understand content type
Given the below definition of a content type:
<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" Title="Algorithm Types List Definition" EnableContentTypes="TRUE" FolderCreation="FALSE" ...
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ContentType.FieldLinks.Add() issue with hidden and required
I have a feature that does the following in the feature activation Code :
Creates a new SiteColumn (Type=Text, Hidden=False and Required =True)
Set the french version of the Name (using ...
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Why is the associated lookup field not on the dispform.aspx?
I have three lists:
Events (calendar)
Customer1 (custom list from scratch)
Customer2 (custom list from template)
When I added the lookup of Customer1's ID and added the associated field "Title," ...
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1answer
260 views
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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1answer
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How do I add a new ContentType using Feature Upgrading?
I have created a new Content Type. How do I publish it using Update-SPSolution and feature upgrading?
I added the following Code to my Feature Manifest:
<UpgradeActions>
<VersionRange ...
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Error Message - Field type Int is not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete this field
I saw similar post on SO but it didn't worked out for me. I've created a List Definition project in VS. On one of the fields I set type to Int instead of Integer, and tried to deploy List Definition.
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1answer
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Field required in Content type, but not in my list
I don't know why but when I try to bind a list with my content type, fields having a status to "Required" in my content type are not Required at all in my List.
I'm binding the field with this ...
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1answer
431 views
Extending Content Types from Content Type Hub
I have defined a content type in content type hub. I would like to use this content type on a site (other than the hub) but also to extend it with an additional (lookup) column. Is it possible to do ...
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1answer
118 views
How to iterage through Message content type in Discussion list
I need to iterate through all the columns (default + custom) in Message content type in Discussion list.
i have used this code:
//select a single discussion (in this case, the first one), to view ...
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220 views
How does Content Type Inheritance interact with retention policies?
Are there any issues with defining retention policies on a hierarchy of custom Content Types? I want to be able to define retention policies in a flexible manner, with a root Content Type that has the ...
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1answer
54 views
Content type is not creating Parent properly
I am trying to create generic content type creation using following code.
// Create a Content Type Information object
ContentTypeCreationInformation _customcontenttype = new ...
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1answer
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Infopath Publish as Content type an Reusable workflow
Does anyone have any good links to web tutorials that demostrate how to publish and Infopath Form as a content type and then attach a reuasble workflow to the form?
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Custom Site Content type is not getting mapped for the required taxonomy field
I have a custom project site template which is coded in c#.net VS 2010, I have deployed the projects related to the project site template into central admin through VS
After deploying the solution I ...
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1answer
171 views
Change form based on content type
I have a list which have several content types attached to it. When you click on new item I want a dropdown box to appear where you can change the content type and it then changes the fields that can ...
