set of columns and behaviour applied to lists
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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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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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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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Pages list, content types and custom field display names
While investigating SPList multiple content types - "Column does not exist" error, I discovered something odd. Background:
I'm using the SharePoint Publishing feature
I have a custom ...
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SPList multiple content types - “Column does not exist” error
I'm using the Publishing feature of SharePoint. I have a custom Content Type that inherits from the ArticlePage Content Type, and is bound to the Pages list of a given site. My custom Content Type ...
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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?
1:
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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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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Possible to force content type deletion despite error?
When attempting to remove a custom content type I get the "cannot delete, part of an application feature..." error (expected). But I'm only wanting to delete it to deploy it again straight away - so ...
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Content Type adding and removing to a list: “ghost content type” problem
I have a problem with Content Types... I have houndreds of lists that has some content Type and a configuration list in which I store the content type to be attached to my custom list type.
I have an ...
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How to get SPList to expose a data entry form during “Add New Item”
I think I've successfully created a list based on a custom content type but when I click on the "Add new item" link for the list, I see nothing except:
a basic ribbon tab labeled "Edit" with icons ...
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Access exceptions when trying to add a content type to list
In the following method, 'list' is simply an SPList ("Documents"). I'm attempting to add ContentTypes to the list and then update it. This code is found in the FeatureActivated event of an event ...
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How to extend the Survey content type?
This may be basic but being a novice in SharePoint, I am not able to figure out how to create a new Content Type with Survey as base type. Adding a new Content Type in Visual Studio presents me a list ...
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Content Types “New Item”
I am working on the Knowledge Database in SharePoint, so I have created several content types with lists. I want customers to be able to create a new article and get a different FORM based on the ...
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SharePoint 2010 for custom content type not working for subsite
In SharePoint 2010, we are creating a subsite from a site template.
We have 2 custom content types based on the folder content type with some manage metadata columns added. Still, after creating a ...
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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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Content Type concept
I read hundred of articles for Content Type but still confused, can someone please put down few words that help me understand concept of it and how its being utilized in sharepoint, I already read ...
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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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Field derived from content type switches to mandatory automatically
We have a content type, "Tasks", that have a number of fields, one of which was mandatory when it was created. We have a list that makes use of this content type, and now we want the field to be ...
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The content type is not available in this site
I created a content type and deployed it as a feature. It shows up in the root site. I cannot attach it to the Task list in a sub site. I created a console app (code from MS) and tried to add it ...
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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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Hidden content types
All the default content types are being hidden in our sites how to get them visible on all our sites.We are having SharePoint 2010 and i could see all the content types visible when I open the site ...
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Site Content Types are Missing [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Hidden content types
We had an issue of content types in one of our site collections. We have lost the default content types from all our sites. We don't have server ...
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Attach content type to task list
I have created a content type that inherits directly from the "workflow task" content type. I deployed it as a feature and activated it. Now, I want to attach it to the "Task" list in a site, but when ...
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Cannot delete duplicate content types where more than one type is duplicated
We have a strange situation where we have managed to get two copies of a custom content type referenced in a document library.
The content types had the same name and content type ID, and this ID was ...
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Include SharePoint Version and Date info in Content Types
I have some content types for documents. It would be neat if I could have the Version and Date Modified properties attached or replicated to the Content Type.
My goal is to be able to use the ...
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Content Type's custom template loading from wrong place
My first question on stack exchange, and I'm very new to SharePoint, so please be gentle! (But please do let me know if I've not provided enough detail for you to be able to help me).
I would like my ...
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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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WorfklowAssociations.Update exception
I am following the example provided by
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spcontenttype.workflowassociations.aspx
Any ideas as to why the exception stating 'workflow ...
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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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Define the scope of managed metadata column based on audience
OK, here is the deal:
I created one content type. This content type contains one column, Column A. The type of the column is managed metadata.
Since the content type is located in the Content Type ...
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create content type from workflow task
I have been looking all over the internet for instructions on how to create a content type based off the Workflow Task type. Everything I have found thus far seems like it is incomplete or has gaps ...
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I can't remove Content Type programmatically? How I can do it? SharePoint Foundation
I create in SPD 2010 workflow which create custom content type with column. I removed workflow, list and column and I also want to remove content typ but I can't do it, SharePoint shows this info "The ...
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Document Library in Site Definition with custom content type
I am attempting to specify a custom content type onto a reference library which is being provisioned in a site definition but am so far failing.
I have read:-
Deploy document library with multiple ...
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My List Content Type is no being found by SPMetal
I am trying to use Linq to Sharepoint for some custom reports but I am running into an issue trying to setup SPMetal.
I generated the class but for one of my lists "ListA" only ID and Title fields ...
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Help understand ContentType/List upgrade
Everywhere i read on the web it says that Content Types and List once deployed through Xml files they cannot be updated anymore.
I have created a VS 2010 solution, created a SharePoint List ...
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1answer
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A column is not appearing in GroupBy option when editing view
I have a document library created from a custom content type (which inherits from Document type). The Document Libraries are created via feature activation using CAML in the Elements and a List ...
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CQWP displays error when pointed at specific subweb
I wonder if anyone can help. I have a content type (FAQ) that I deploy in several different webs. I then use a CQWP to display all the FAQs used (aggregating them from different subwebs).
This was ...
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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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Upload document : Default value not applied on choice column if baseFieldControl.ControlMode = SPControlMode.Display
I created a new site column, a choice column with 5 values to pick from in a drop down list :
1,
2,
3,
4 (default value),
5
I then created a document content type using this column. The problem I am ...
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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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If properties.Afterproperties[“ContentType”] is null, is it safe to assume that the item is a document?
I need to add a specific behavior in the ItemAdding event when the item added is a document, but I noticed that when using the "Upload document" or the "Upload Multiple Documents" features in ...
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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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Define contenttype with list
I have defined my list definition as following:
<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" Title="Requests List Definition" FolderCreation="FALSE" Direction="$Resources:Direction;" ...
