set of columns and behaviour applied to lists
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Web part and content type
I'm using SharePoint 2007, custom list.
I have created 2 content type on that list.
on the home page I create 2 web part.
I want that each content type appear in one web part.
is it possible?
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How content type hubs works?
I am really new to that concept, never used before, but after some readings these are my conclusions and later my questions
To create a content type hub I need to create a site collection in there I ...
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How can use API to get all Publishing pages in the site collection using a specific Content Type?
I need to use API to return all Publishing pages using a specific content type in a publishing site. this includes querying all sites in the site collection. Can I do that with SPQuery?
I am using ...
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Content type creation in visual studio - title field
I want to create content type based on Element content type, which has only one field - Title. I'd like to modify this field's display name. How can I find the GUID of title field from base content ...
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How to create a Content Type within a Content Type in a SharePoint 2010 list?
How do I create a CT within a CT as shown in the image?
Thanks
-saumil
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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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Difference between a content type and a list template
I understand that content type gives the definition for the set of fields in a list which can be reused while creating many other lists and a list template gets a copy of an existing list with or ...
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The workflow could not create the list item?
I would be grateful for any help/pointers
I am getting “The workflow could not create the list item. Make sure the list exists and the user has permissions to add items to the list.”
My scenario
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Is there a flag/property to identify custom content types?
Is there a flag / property to identify custom content types in SharePoint 2010 ?
I know when creating new content types its possible to put them in a group (for exc. custom content types), but is it ...
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Sharepoint contenttype columns -> types
Does anybody have a list of all internal "type" names of contenttype - columns in SP2010?
I am creating a custom contenttype in VS and really don't have an idea where to get them from. I already ...
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Should I this add metadata to my contenttype? And can I make the information be filled out automagicly?
I'm building a sln for managing projects. A site will be created for each project. Each project has a projectId, and is also related to a CustomerID, and a OrderId. The project site includes a ...
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SharePoint search not indexing contents of document libraries
I have a strange problem where the MS Word documents my documemt libraries are not being indexed. When i look at the crawl log i can see that the crawl is indexing the libraries themselves but not any ...
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Finding the URL for New Item Form - several content types
I am attempting to find the URL for the form to add new items to the list. I have several content types being used and would like to find the URL for each of the content types.
On a side note, I ...
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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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Attempting to Add a Column to the Folder Content Type Leads to “The content type ”Folder“ is sealed”
I want to add a column called "Relevance" to the Folder content type so that I can create views based off of it.
Is this not possible?
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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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Error “duplicate field name” while adding content type programmatically
Judging by the stack trace, one of the following lines of code is giving me an error:
private void AddcontentTypesToDocumentLibrary(SPWeb web, SPList list)
{
SPSite site = ...
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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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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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Can you have too many content types in a content type hub?
Question
For our business requirements we have 700+ content types and 400 site collections. If I use a content type hub will I be exceeding any recommended or hard limit?
Some Background
These are ...
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Deploy document library with multiple content type
I have a Document Library definition that I added to the solution. I want to include multiple content types for this Document Library: one that inherits from Folder and one that inherits from ...
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Problem with Sharepoint ContentTypeBinding and Lookup field
I have a problem with ContentTypeBinding when creating a new site. I have custom site template definition where I have referenced Publishing Server Feature, so list Pages is automatically created on ...
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Where are Custom Content Type Definitions Stored
When custom content types are created using Visual Studio where are the deployed definitions located? I have retraced the ones we have developed and removed them from the farm but my site collection ...
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How to add a site column to a site content type in a large environment?
How do I add an extra (site) column to a content type on a large environment (~500gb, loads of documents).
I've have tried using the UI but that failed halfway the operation due to a time-out. Now ...
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Unable to see read only fields of a content type from a workflow in SharePoint Designer 2010
I have published an Infopath form that creates a custom content type for a site. Using SharePoint Designer, I have created a workflow for the list that the content type is associated to. So why can I ...
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Date Field format in a Publishing layout
I have created a publishing layout for SP 2010 Publishing site. I have created it based off a page layout publishing content type. One of the field is the standard OOTB Date field. Using SP ...
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Can't delete site columns that aren't referenced
I just created a couple of site columns and content types that reference them through VS2010. I updated one of the fields and then tried to redeploy, but after retracting, deploy failed because the ...
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What is the best way to reverse engineer a custom SharePoint list with custom content type?
What is the best way to reverse engineer a custom SharePoint List with a custom content type attached to it?
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Dynamic templates for content type?
How would I go about having dynamic templates for a content type?
I have multiple language versions of one template document and I want the user to have the choice to select his preferred language ...
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How to delete Content Type drop down menu from EditForm.aspx
I am trying to delete Content Type drop down menu from EditForm.aspx but not able to do it?
Any ideas? Pls shoot
-saumil
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Custom event receivers not recognised in a custom document set solution
I'm trying to do the following:
I need the Document Set functionality of 2010, and I need to be able to add event receivers when a new document set is added, and when a new document is added to the ...
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Add New Field to Every Content Type or Base Content Type
In our quest to handle some requirements to levelize the type of data users are adding to Sharepoint, we have come up with the idea that we need to add a choice field to all existing content types to ...
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Column validation on managed metadata term
I would like to validate when i create a new list item that the metadata item selected is a specific item and not a top level category
for example in the above you should not be able to select ...
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SharePoint Library - Multiple Content Types - Each Type as a link on page to open document
I have a SharePoint library for multiple request types. Each request type has it's own InfoPath form, which I published to the library as content types. All that is working fine. However, instead ...
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Can an InfoPath 2010 form be built from an existing content type
I have several custom content types defined in a site collection defined as a hub. These content types have been published and I have some other sites that use these content types. I would like to ...
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Opening newform/editform.aspx in SP Designer for further customization only shows default forms
On a document library I have a custom content type and I want to edit its forms in SP Designer. Going to the library in Designer and clicking on any of the forms in the Forms section shows a seemingly ...
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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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How to save infopath form with unique filename when it is published as site content type
I created an InfoPath form which should be published as a site content type.
The content type will be used in several libraries. The form must create an unique filename for every new instance. 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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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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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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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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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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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 Create a View of a Particular Content Type when there are Mulitple Content Types?
Salvete! I have a forms-library with two content-types that appear in the "New Document" menu. How can I create a view and choose which content-type to use?
Let me explain. I have two ...
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Sharepoint how to add field to list where field with such name already exists?
I have sharepoint list 'Events' with field Location.
I am trying to add from web existing field with same internal name from other package.
var fields = contentType.ParentWeb.Fields;
SPField ...
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Number field on custom content type working inconsistently amongst items
In a document library, I've included a field of type 'Number' in my custom content type.
At a particular point in my solution I increment this field by 1.
On certain items it will work, on certain ...
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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 ...
