field type that has been custom developed and not provided out-of-the-box
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Can I prevent author field being populated when changing content type?
I have two content types:
Content type 1 only has the standard author field.
Content 2 also has a custom field with display name "Author".
When I change the content type of a document from 1 to 2 ...
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Cross site cross database lookup field SP2010
SiteCollection 1 in ContentDB 1 has List 1 with custom lookup field.
This lookup field returns all text fields from any selected list in a site collection specified. Each site collection is in a ...
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Custom Field PropertySchema Type=User
I have a custom field in my SP Project. In my .xml file, I have a propertySchema and a user field inside it. Currently the field does not accept multiple users/groups. How can I change that?
I ...
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How to remove a field from the list settings page
I created one custom list. While deploying that list, it gives me a deployment error. I remove that solution from the solution gallery and recreated the list with similar functionality with another ...
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Custom Field Type Deployment error
I am receving the following error message in the ULS logs
The type 'MyHeaderField,$Sharepoint.Project.AssemblyFullName$' could not be deserialized. Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: ...
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Purpose of the <MAPPINGS> CAML element in a custom Choice Field definition
I have yet to find a clear answer to this topic, so I'm writting this question in hope that someone can explain me the correct way to archieve my goal.
I must also add that all my test was done on ...
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Generic column comparison between different SharePoint list / Site
I had to check "equality" between two different values stored in generic column in generic lists.
Suppose I have two SharePoint installation and a WebPart. The webpart had to check differences ...
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SharePoint OOTB List and Lookup field problem
I am working in a project with SharePoint Server 2010.
I have the hole project inside a Visual Studio solution (site columns, content types, lists, workflows...)
Everything were working well until I ...
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How to save data in ItemFieldValue of custom lookup field type?
I have created custom field type inherited from SPFieldText successfully. I save a data in the item value as string of the next format: "id;#title". Now I need to convert the base type from ...
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Custom columns (IFRAME), web parts and connections
We have created a number of custom columns for our client. Some of them display content using an iframe to an .ASPX page (so that some code-behind can be executed).
I was recently tasked to create a ...
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Rendering custom MultiColumn field type does not work properly
I am trying to create a custom multicolumn field type for SharePoint 2010. Everything looks great when you create a new Item that has that field type assigned. The problem is once I save the item ...
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System.MissingMethodException when creating new column based on custom RichImageField field type
I'm trying to create a custom field type inherited from the publishing RichImageField type. I did the following,
1- Created the XML declaration of the column as follows
<FieldTypes>
...
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SPFieldUrl does not work
I have an external list, items in that list have a field that contains an url. I want to show this url as a link in sharepoint form.
I found this example
and defined in my Creator and Updater methods ...
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Custom Field Type in 2013 Not Respecting Header Template
I have a custom field type with a fldtypes_xxx.xsl template that we have carried forward from a 2010 solution into a 2013 solution. The Number_body template we are using works just fine. However, I ...
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1answer
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Custom Discussion Board Join User Profile Custom Properties Linked Datasource
I have been tasked with modifying the SharePoint 2010 default Discussion Board to include two additional custom fields that have been definied in the User Profile list.
In an ideal world I would like ...
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Custom Fields - how to get the value of one rendering control in another rendering control?
I am working with some custom fields. One of them is a choice field. I need to be able to get the value of the currently selected item in the choice field rendering control (i.e. what would be ...
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1answer
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Does the SPField.OnAdded() method get called from a CAML deployment?
If I create a custom list definition and instance in CAML, as part of a feature, and I have included a custom field as part of that list, will that field's OnAdded() method get called when the feature ...
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394 views
SharePoint 2007 : Custom Field Type
I'm trying to create a custom field type in SharePoint 2007, and the steps I did as below:
i) Create a Class Library project in Visual Studio. The code:
public class CustomField : SPFieldText
{
...
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2answers
348 views
Skype status field for SharePoint 2010?
Is this Skype status field available for SharePoint 2010 also? I did a quick Google search and couldn't find.
http://skypestatusfield.codeplex.com/
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getting exception error -SPFieldType.File -“Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.”
creating a Field of type File and Attachments in document library and getting exception error as mentioned above.Please help me out thanks in advance..
Guid listid1 = web.Lists.Add("TESTLIBRARY", ...
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How to define Guid for custom field type?
I have developed in Visual Studio solution that define custom field type for SPList. Everything works fine. After deploy I was able to add my custom column into SPList. SP has created field ID ...
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Custom SPField error when re-deploying or upgrading WSP
I have created a custom SPField and is working well. But if I retract/deploy or if a upgrade the solution, I've got this error when accessing the item:
SPField Field type is not installed ...
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2answers
777 views
Problems with Custom Field Type list view rendering in 2013
I'm upgrading an existing 2010 Custom Field Type to work with 2013. Where possible I'm attempting to re-use code from the 2010 version, to avoid duplicate work.
The main problem I'm coming across ...
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Are Display Form FieldControls used in 2013 Custom Field Types?
When using a Custom Field Type that has a Field Control (provided by FieldRenderingControl), it seems that the Field Control isn't used when rendering data on the Display Form if the SPField.JSLink is ...
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715 views
Custom Field XSL — Name vs FieldType
I've created a custom field according to the following walkthrough:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff606773.aspx
My field XML is as follows:
<FieldType>
<Field ...
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1answer
424 views
Render Pattern in list view for “custom field types” sharepoint 2010
I have developed a custom field type which will show the link to the "workflow history list" in the list (It's a column in the list).
It works fine in sharepoint 2007 site. when i migrate the code to ...
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Custom Column, Shared Properties and Document Sets
I have created a custom column with SharePoint and it appears to be working nicely.
I have created a document library and added to it a document set content type. This document set has the custom ...
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1answer
173 views
ListItem GUID doesn't shown
I want to display the GUID of a ListItem in a column of a List.
I have created a list with some fields, including a custom field to display the guid of each listitem, this field is not editable.
When ...
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3answers
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Page layout not showing Content type fields
I'll try my best to describe this problem as it is quite tedious.
We have a sharepoint solution, in where we create Columns that are deployed through a feature. I added my custom columns to a custom ...
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Creating Site column with a custom SPFieldType
i have this solution deployed on my sharepoint.
http://ilovesharepoint.codeplex.com/releases/view/44989
And i created a Site column of type Lookup with picker that is from the above solution.
...
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what does “ows” means and why people use it before name of a field
I seen at different places if a field has a name "LinkFilename" then while trying to get its value using CAML query or any other way, developers put it as "ows_LinkFilename", can someone explain it to ...
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1answer
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Field to store a list of links
I'm looking for a way to store a simple list of links (add/remove) in a single field on a basic Custom List. My team has extensive custom field development experience and we've built such fields ...
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How to List SharePoint Groups in a dropdown list when uploading docs
I would like to list all users and SP groups in a dropdown list when uploading documents.I need this so i admins can select a specific group or users to assign permissions too.
Is this possible? I ...
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Parsing custom field type
I developed a custom field type for List, now I am trying to get list data using SharePoint list web services in "K2 workflow" I can get all fields values except this custom field type as I am not ...
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Exception when adding attachment
When I'm saving attachment to list item, an exception is thrown:
The list item was saved, but one or more attachments could not be saved.Could not upload file xyz.txt.
Despite the exception, list ...
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2answers
108 views
Custom Field with Custom Format
I have been tring to create a text field (SPFieldText) with a custom format XX-XXXX-XXXX and add a check (control) so that when you add a dokument with same property but different format to a document ...
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1answer
127 views
Custom field type - how inherit attributes from base field type
I need to create custom field type which must inherit ATTRIBUTES from inherited field type (e.g. Note).
I know how to add custom attribute on my custom type (using fldtypes...xml, custom ascx,...) ...
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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 can I create a column that always points to the same hyperlink and is not editable
Working with foundation 2010.
I'm trying to create an admin configurable read-only hyperlink field.
I'd like a column type where I can specify the url and description (in the content type ...
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How do I find lists using a Custom Field Type?
I'm trying to find all lists that use the "stoneshare.cascadingdropdown.withfilter.wsp" feature: http://cascddlistwithfilter.codeplex.com/. This is on my upgraded SharePoint 2010 server.
It doesn't ...
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Reason for Custom Field not getting displayed while adding new Item
I had a custom field deployed in one of server and now am trying it on my VPC which is exact copy of Server, however I added/deployed solution, checked GAC, dll was there, looked at controltemplate ...
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Get listitems with custom columns and edit them through c# client object model
I am trying to get a collection of .pdf files from a certain document library, as well as their fields and values. I need three of them - DisplayName, "Barcode"(custom) and "Document Type"(also ...
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Custom field editor problem
I have an interesting problem that i hope you can help me with.
I have written a custom fieldtype that extends the sptextfield using
the example from this website.
...
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How can I add Custom Field settings to all OOB Field types?
I need to add a custom "Check Box" property to all existing OOB SharePoint column types. This should appear in the Additional Column Settings section for any column type created; this property will be ...
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1answer
567 views
Can't see any custom fields when 'adding new item' to custom list
As title says, I can only see the 'Title' field when adding a new item to my custom list.
Any ideas?
I've double checked the field definitions and checked the field references are in both default ...
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1answer
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Issue with Publishing Image Field
I have a custom Publishing Image field defined as
<Field ID="{621EC4B5-457F-4B64-B2F1-6F568F6BFA60}" Name="ContentImage1"
SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3" ...
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1answer
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Set value for custom field type
I am new to SharePoint developement and need a little help to create a custom filed type. I am building the field with WPS builder. I have created a project and it is compiling just fine. However I ...
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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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Custom Field List View — How to look up values from other lists?
I have a custom list (List ONE) with fields:
A, B, C
A is simply a single row of text.
B is a lookup field to another list (List TWO).
C is a a custom field I've written.
How can I have the list ...
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Is it possible to have a lookup field with multiple source lists?
I have two lists: list A and list B. List A should have a new multiple choice lookup column that allows the user to choose items from both list A and list B. Is this even possible? I have a kind of ...
