set of columns and behaviour applied to lists
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How to Submit an InfoPath Form to its Own Library?
Salvete! I have an InfoPath-based content-type. I also created a forms library in several subsites that each use this content-type.
Now, I need to fix my InfoPath content-type form so that it gets ...
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How to find all documents of a certain content type?
I have an content type I would like to delete, but when I try I get an error message saying that it is still in use. Is there a way that I can find all documents that are still using that content ...
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2answers
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Best way to package publishing content types
I'm currently planning on how to package my Publishing content types in a WSP to make deployment in production easier. I came a cross the following choices
1- create a feature receiver and ...
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1answer
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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 ...
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3answers
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Sandbox Content Type and Resource (RESX) File
I have a simple Sandbox Solution with a Content Type in it. The Content Type simply inherits from the Item content type. It adds no additional fields to it.
I've added a Feature Resource file to my ...
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vote
1answer
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How to search by content type?
How can you perform a search using content types.
For example, I want to search for all documents having content type "ct1" and where the field "fld1" contains the word "finance"?
Is this ...
0
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2answers
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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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Feature based XML vs. Object Model: Which is better for content type development?
I've been researching a few different ways to create content types and I recently discovered that you can use the Object Model to do this. All of the examples I have found online typically use XML ...
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Content Type Event Receivers Impossible to Remove
I have a very odd situation in my SharePoint staging environment. We recently stood up a new SharePoint 2010 server (single WFE + a DB server), and attached a backed-up content database from our ...
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2answers
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Find if content type is hidden (Visible is not checked) on the list level using SharePoint web services
I am trying to know if a content type is hidden (Visible not checked in Change new button order and default content type section) on a SharePoint list using SharePoint web services. I have tried the ...
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4answers
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Why is Word document created from template saved locally, instead of to the document library?
I have created a custom content type at the root of my Site Collection and set this content type to use a Word document template, which resides in a different document library on the root site. (The ...
5
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2answers
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SPSiteDataQuery vs. Recursive SPWeb.Lists Performance
I'm looking for the best performing means of querying for site data within a site collection. I need to query for all of the lists in either a particular SPWeb, or a set of SPWeb's, that contain a ...
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Is there a way to see if an SPField was created by a user?
I have some code where I am going through all of the Fields that belong to a content type. I'm curious if there is a way to check to see if the SPField was created by a user or if it is a system ...
6
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2answers
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Renaming Title Column in SharePoint List Definition
I am defining a custom list content type for SharePoint (using VSeWSS 1.3 and schema.xml).
I want to change the display name of the default title field ('Title') to 'Serial Number':
<Fields>
...
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vote
1answer
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How to enforce metadata in document information panel in SP2010
My document library supports several custom content types. When "Add new document" is clicked, the Browse dialog for uploading the file is followed by the Document Information Panel which is properly ...
5
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3answers
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Deleting a site content type in Sharepoint 2007
I'm trying to delete a custom content type that I've created, but I'm getting an error when I try to do so:
The content type is in use. at ...
5
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2answers
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How to adjust the title column in custom content type in SharePoint 2010?
I am creating a custom content type and it is working correctly with the exception of the Title column. My content type defination has the Title column added to the FieldRefs and I am trying to both ...
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Error Message - Field type Publishing Image is not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete this field
When I goto Site Settings > Site Columns, I get this error message
Field type Publishing Image is not
installed properly. Go to the list
settings page to delete this field.
How do I get to ...
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1answer
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How to Search custom columns for a content type and display in SPGridView
I have a custom task content type based on the task content type which has a custom priority column, custom assigned to column etc. There are many instances of the task list in multiple site ...
3
votes
1answer
3k views
Adding a site column and add it to a content type from PowerShell issue
Within a PS script, I'm trying to add a site column and add this column to a custom content type.
Here is my script :
add-pssnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -EA 0
function ...
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votes
3answers
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How to efficiently deploy content types to a Content Type Hub
I have set up a Content Type Hub and tested the syndication is working correctly by creating a test content type and watching it be published to the client site.
Then I deployed the content types I ...
2
votes
4answers
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Document IDs on existing Lists with inherited Content Types not showing
I've got some existing lists that have custom content types inherited from the Document content type. I've activated the Document ID Service feature, and any new lists I create using the same content ...
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3answers
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Content type ordering or making it default ct
The following is updated code from Ton Stegeman and it works.
private static void AddContentType(SPWeb web, SPList spList, string ctName)
{
if (web.AvailableContentTypes[(ctName)] != ...
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vote
1answer
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Programmatically create a new document based on a content type template
As in the title, I need to programmatically create a new document based on a content type template. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Normally, to add files you use Web.Files.Add(), but all ...
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3answers
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How to access documents with in a custom content type of Document Set
I have a Library, which stores document sets (the content type here is a documentset which contains more than one word document). Currently I can to get the items from the library using the below code
...
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0answers
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Content Types not visible under New Button
I have a Sandboxed Custom Action for SharePoint Designer that can add Content Types to Document Libraries. The problem is that it does not automatically add it under the "New Document". It's not ...
1
vote
2answers
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Creating Custom List Forms for Creating, Editing, or Displaying a List Item
I'm following this article (as well as different MSDN pages) and trying to add some custom template forms to my content type.
I think I'm doing all by the book, but for some reason wont deploy my ...
1
vote
1answer
4k views
Custom list definition - fields in Elements.xml and Schema.xml
I'm creating a custom list definition in SharePoint 2010 by following this article. The tutorial is OK and it works.
There is a thing that I don't understand though. Why do I need to insert the ...
1
vote
1answer
791 views
Updating a content type via feature receiver at the list definition level
Problem is I am trying to update a content type (created within a list definition, going into a new list instance) and it is not liking the ID I pass in code. I tried passing JUST the child ID, ...
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0answers
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SharePoint List with multiple content types and the datasheet view
According to this thread. SharePoint 2010 does not "support" using the datasheet view with multiple content types configured anymore.
But maybe somebody knows a workaround for my problem:
I have a ...
1
vote
0answers
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Migrating a site from one SC to another - ContentType problems [closed]
Recently I took over a sharepoint 2010 consolidation project from another developer. The goal was to combine 6+ standalone Site Collection + Site stacks into one Site Collection. Apparantly 5 of the ...
1
vote
3answers
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Are site columns and content types really worthwhile?
I started doing Sharepoint development by the book. From the very start I was taught, create A site column -> A content type -> A list definition -> A list instance.
So the theory here is you have ...
0
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1answer
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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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0answers
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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 ...
0
votes
1answer
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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 ...
0
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1answer
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Hide option to create meeting workspaces for new sites created
I already know how to iterate over all sites in a site collection and hide the option to create meeting workspaces.
http://pastie.org/3349098
This will work however for already created sites.
What ...
0
votes
2answers
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Can't change title field display name
I'm using visual studio to develop custom content type, which uses Element as base content type. I'd like to change title field's display name, by doing so:
<FieldRef ...
0
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1answer
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Extending Survey Content Type
Does anyone know of a limitation that would prevent a developer from creating a new Content using the Survey Content Type as a base?
We are hoping to add a few columns to that base Survey List.
