set of columns and behaviour applied to lists
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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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how to remove a published content type from subscribed site collections
I have a small Visual Studio 2010 project with one farm level feature that I deploy to a site collection which is configured as my content type hub. The FeatureActivated event adds a site column and ...
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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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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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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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Adding/removing items to/from a DropDownChoiceField
I can't seem to manipulate the items displayed in a DropDownChoiceField I have that's tied to a field on the custom content type with big, really frustrating problems.
This field is only visible in ...
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Calculated column on Start Date in Calendar List Not working
In SharePoint Server 2010, I have a standard calendar list created with an attached custom content type. I'm simply trying to create a calculated column on the event's start date in the content type ...
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How to assign programatically an InfoPath XSN to a Content Type
I had some content types and some XSN infopath files... I can link it by web interface and this works well but I must do this connection during feature activated event...
So... Is there any code to ...
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Display Calculated Field as link
in a custom ListDefinition I used a calculated field to format a Text into an URL. I'm developping in VisualStudio2010 for SP2010.
Here is my ListDefinition:
<Fields>
<Field ...
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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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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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Possible to show description on publishingwebcontrol?
As title says, on a publishing web control (in edit mode) where it would typically display the display name - I want it to display the content type field description instead.
FYI - this is a ...
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Trying to hide the title column the sharepoint way
I am currently just messing around with defining lists via the elements.xml
Content Type
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements ...
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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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Sharepoint 2007 lookup column
I have a site dropdown column using a list as the datasource (lookup). I was looking for a way to have the column be both required and have a default blank value. I read that is is not possible ...
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How bind a custom ContentType with activity CreateTaskWithContentType ?
When I create a task with activity "CreateTaskWithContentType", I can't bind a custom ContentType with the list "Tasks".
For the moment I try to bind my CT with the correct path in properties ...
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How to specify content type when creating a list item using web services?
This is what I have tried so far:
string newPageXml = String.Format(@"<Batch OnError='Continue'>
<Method ID='1' Cmd='New'>
...
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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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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
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Problem tying textfield to a content type field
I have a SharePointWebControls:TextField control on the page. It's tied to a field that has been defined as normal in the xml (I've gone through this with a fine tooth comb so I'm 99.999% sure the ...
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1answer
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How do I make Title property mandatory on a custom content type?
As title says, I want to use the standard SharePoint Title property, but I need to make it mandatory. It's not an option to do this through the 'Documents' settings of the UI, I need to define it as ...
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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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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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List Definition with Managed Metadata field disposes the SPWeb
I have encountered a very strange behaviour twice now, on 2 different SharePoint Server 2010 installations over the last year (I cannot state excatly which CU but fairly recent versions).
When I have ...
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1answer
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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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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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1answer
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“No item exists at https://<internal_url>” after file upload when accessing the site externally
I have created a SharePoint 2010 site that is accessible both internally and externally. I have created alternate access mappings for https://<internal_url> (Extranet) and ...
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Can I create a template from a list?
Can I generate a word template, containing information from a list?
Suppose I have a list containing "department addresses", and I want to generate letter heads for each department automatically, ...
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How to change boolean variation on document template
I've a bool (checkbox field) as a template field, and it shows true - if checked - and false - if not - on the template field content and I want to show up different display text.
what's the best way ...
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Find content types for given column
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spfield.listsfieldusedin.aspx
$web = Get-SPWeb http://”sitecollectionurl”
$column = $web.Fields[“Column Display Name”]
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Add files to document library based on content types
Okay, I am using following powershell script to add files to document library. Initially, the library only had built in content type "Documents". But now its another content type "Link to a Document". ...
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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 ...
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1answer
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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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Changed the URL for Content Type Hub but new URL not showing site Content Types of the original hub
SUMMARY: I am trying to change my Content Type Hub site collection to a new site collection which has CTHub as part of the URL (i.e. now that I know a bit more, I thought this should be part of the ...
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applying a managed meta-data column to a content type vs adding it to a view
Hello this is my first question on here so please be gentle.
i have just provisioned a new document content type called GCDocument (whose parent is document) along with some new fields, such as a ...
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Assigning Icons to Content types
I'm new to sharepoint and really hoping someone can help.
Right now I have added a couple of content types that inherit from "folder" and some other from "item" (and each other, but they're not the ...
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1answer
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Non-global fields for custom content types?
I've been tasked with creating a fairly complex system in sharepoint 2010. Coming from a background of from-scratch .NET applications, I'm used to defining tables with their own "local" columns.
My ...
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1answer
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How to add required column comments in library Sharepoint Fundation
I try to add required column "comments" in library but I have problem, when I add column and I check in "Require that this column contains information:" when I try to save this file (.doc) I don't see ...
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How is content type inheritance set?
I am building a WCM site. I have a custom Content Type for my pages, set at the Site Collection level. When I create a sub site, however, that content type is not present in the Document Library ...
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Provision a file through a module (CAML) and choose its Content Type
How do you provision a file through a module (CAML) and choose its Content Type? Is it even possible? The normal behavior for a new item is to get the default content type.
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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
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List Templates and Custom Contenttypes missing document template on list creation
I want to create a new document library definition for general use in our SharePoint environment. This new list has some predefined content-types. Users will add this list themselves one or more times ...
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Removing System Content Types
I have deployed a Content Type Hub which has my organization's "Primitive" Content Types. These types are obviously inherited from the System Content Types (Document, Item, Announcement, etc..). Now, ...
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How to move content within fields in a page layout?
I'm working on a requirement where I'm adding a few fields in an already existing Page Layout and also renaming all the fields. After adding the fields via code,I want to move content within fields ...
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How to update all elements child of a Content Type programmatically
when (by web interface) user access to a content type (in site settings -> content types) and adds or remove a column there is a flag near the end that says something like:
"Update all content types ...
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Can't hide the title column in a custom content type
I'm building a custom content type. I've set a bunch of site columns I add to the content type. The content type is used in a custom list definition within a ContentTypeRef node.
I'm also willing to ...
