A custom list in SharePoint is a blank list in which you can add your own columns and views. Use this if none of the build-in list types are similar to the list you want to make.
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Content types vs. custom list field
This is a question about best practices and the intent of the designers of SharePoint.
I'm pretty new with SharePoint, and have only worked on pretty small projects. I often find myself creating ...
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How can I use normal paging on a custom view?
I'm creating several lists (and their views) programmatically, based on custom list definition templates.
When these views display more than 30 items, the following link is displayed:
Whereas on ...
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Event Reciever on specific list in sharepoint 2010
I am working on creating event reciever for a custom list in sharepoint 2010 using visual studio..how can this event reciever be targeted to a specific custom list ..in my case its customEmpList?
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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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How to add new field to custom list (See edit!)
I am using a Microsoft template for adding Training and Courses for people to register for. Everything is working fine, but I want to add a field to the Courses list. I want to add a field to indicate ...
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sharepoint 2010 adding more fields in user profile, accessible from spuser
we have custom fields like e.g. Manager, Organisation, EmployeeCode.
currently we are creating a custom list to add these with respective SpUser.ID, which i think is wrong.
Can any one please guide ...
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How to add values from a “Person or Group” list column type to workflow email To or CC field
On SharePoint 2007 I have a custom list with a custom content type. The content type contains (among other things) a Person or Group typed column that allows the creator to add additional ...
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Sharepoint 2010 Calendar View in Custom List Expand All by Default
For some reason the scripts I have found on the web (ie: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/sharepoint2010general/thread/a24da49a-7fc8-47c6-a125-95e4a5b2d095) are not working with a ...
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How to create SharePoint list with custom template using Managed Client Object Model?
Creating lists in SharePoint using Managed Client Object Model is rather easy task. Here's how to create a list with SharePoint's custom list template:
ListCreationInformation lci;
List list;
lci = ...
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CAML Query for items with a text value containing square brackets
I'm attempting to query for list items using a value stored in a plain text multi-line of text field in a SharePoint 2007 custom list.
My column is named FilePath and contains a value like: ...
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Can you add comments to an append-only field in a list in Sharepoint 2010 using C#? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you programmatically add comments to an append-only comment field in a custom item list using C#?
Posted on stack exchange first, then I found this Sharepoint ...
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SP 2010: hide/disable column in edit form
I've got a list (based on custom list) with several custom columns. There is one column, that I want to protect from changes by the user (it will be set/changed by webservice call and should not be ...
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Custom webpart being rendered twice on layout page
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using ...
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Browsing to a local image and uploading to a list
I am attempting to build a classified ad list for internal use. I want an image upload column that allows users to browse to a local file instead of having to paste a URL, and then I need to display ...
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Disable the delete option from Sharepoint list 2010
I have a custom list in SharePoint 2010, for which, the requirement is to disable the delete option. Users should be able to add to the list but not delete. Is there anything oob for that?
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Dynamically display a single row of a custom list
In SharePoint 2010, I have created a custom list and I want to be able to display a single row of this custom list on page. But I do not want to create a separate page for each row.
I would like to ...
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How to create the following list structure in sharepoint
I am trying to create a list with following structure in sharepoint 2010.
Is it possible to create like this?
You may say that enter values by leaving title as blank. But here Title Filed should be ...
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How do I deploy custom list edit forms in the sandbox?
I'm creating a List Definition for use on 2007, 2010 (Sandboxed), and 2010 (unrestricted) that will need custom new and edit forms; unfortunately the Sandbox specifically excludes custom application ...
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more than one attachment field
We are planning to retire one of our old fashion tools and currently evaluating Sharepoint 2010.
in our current tool, we have 3 different attachment sections two of which are visible to customer, and ...
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Save a multilingual site as template
I created a site and set the language settings to multiple languages, so users can switch between different languages for the MUI.
But I have also custom columns in a list. So, i translated the ...
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Event Reciever firing twice sharepoint 2010
Hi I have a event receiver(item adding,item editing,item added), it was working fine before ...now it has started to fire twice...any suggestions?
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Single form for multiple lists
Is there any chance to do that? If so, what do you suggest me to do? I have two custom lists that are related to each other, while adding an item to main list, i have to add some parts of it into ...
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Can I create some sort of Attachment column in a list?
User needs a list to track issues. They also want to be able to attach a document to this issue. If this attachment was mandatory I would be able to create a document library, but since it is not I ...
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Creating CASE statement with Calculated Column
I am using SharePoint 2010.
I added a new Column and made it a Calculated Column.
Now I need to place a CASE statement in my Formula. Something like this...
CASE when [Region1] = 'A' and [Region2] ...
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Creating SharePoint List Dynamically
I am trying to create a custom SharePoint list on feature activation. Though it works fine but I want that if the list with same name already exists it should overwrite that list and create the new ...
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Submit Data Using HTML Form Web Part
Can someone please point me in the right direction. I've created a fill-able form using the HTML web part in SharePoint 2010 and I want to submit the data to a list. I've created the form and the ...
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Sort “Assigned To” field containing multiple values
Have assigned default column "Assigned To" for new list "Issue Tracking" with following settings:
Require that this column contains information: No
Allow multiple selections: Yes
Allow selection of: ...
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How to remove default columns from a custom list?
Is there any option to remove default columns(eg: Created By, Modified By) from a custom list?
I do not want to hide the columns for a view, but I need to entirely remove/modify the default columns.
...
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How to determine the List Template (SPListTemplate) that was used to create a list?
I am using the following code to create a custom list from a custom list definition. Is there a way, after the list is created to determine which definition it was created from?
SPListTemplate ...
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Comma is being appended to values when adding new item to list through C#
I have a custom web part form which takes a few values from text boxes and adds the new row to a list. The problem is that when I click 'save', the values are being saved but some fields like ...
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Possible to use a MySites field as a Custom List column?
Ok, odd request incoming....
Is it possible to add a field from our User Profile information in MySites as a column on a custom list?
So lets say Mr. SoAndSo creates a new list item....This column ...
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How to update field name for a list?
I am creating custom lists(fields,CT,List Def and list Instance) A and B with visual studio. I have site column called "Status" i have used those column name in ListA and ListB. Suddenly i need to ...
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Display Grouped List Web Part as Tiles
I'm creating a Sharepoint Site in SP 2010 to hold information for Meetings at my Company. This site will hold documents and will need them to be grouped by Meeting Type and then by Meeting Date.
I've ...
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Get single field item value from Custom List and set it on same item but another field
I'm new in Sharepoint, and I have an issue with a custom list in Sharepoint 2007.
The thing is... I have a custom list with pre-loaded data, and I need to get a unique code from a field item, to put ...
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How do you clear the list schema cache for a re-deploy without rebooting the SharePoint server(s)?
In our development environments we need to re-deploy our codebase on a regular basis. We go through a deployment process where we do the following steps (all through PowerShell):
Delete our old ...
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New choices are not shown in existing list items
I have my custom list template. The template initially described a field Position using the following XML element:
<CHOICES>
<CHOICE>1</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>2</CHOICE>
...
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Changing existing List schemas (custom ones)
I have a custom list that is deployed (for a while) that has a fair few instances of that list. I've been informed the schema.xml has a bug in it in the view/toolbar section.
So whilst I could ...
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List DVWP and directly linking to upload attachment
I'm working on a dataview web part in a MOSS 2007 environment which comes from a custom list. In this dataview web part, I'm wanting to link to the Attach Item form so users can attach some ...
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Help Return Lists With With No List Items
This is my first time posting and I'm looking for some help, so hopefully someone has an answer. I used the search, but didn't find anything.
I created a custom list definition, and content type ...
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Importing a list from one visual studio project to another
I have sp project (say project a) in visual studio that is supposed to deploy the sp solution to my website (say that its running at http://localhost:xxxx/).
My goal would be to add the list ...
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How do I combine rows from different sharepoint lists onto 1 overall list?
I'm using Sharepoint 2007 and sharepoint designer, and I am using multiple sharepoint lists that have the same column types (# required, # complete, % complete) that shows the training status for ...
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Why CustomRibbonButton for List not displaying in RibbonBar?
I have added 1 Element File for CustomRibbon Button.
And added 1 Feature to deploy this RibbonButton.
When I deploy this, it deploys and Feature is Activated but not displaying the Button in ...
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Return a rich text managed property in search results
I am working with a custom list in Sharepoint 2010. The list has nine custom columns, some of which are rich text. I've mapped these custom columns to managed properties so that I can return them ...
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Updating field in custom list with values from AD/User Profile
hoping someone can assist with my current problem. I've been Googling for a solution for the past few days but haven't found anything yet that is close to what I need.
My scenario
The HR Department ...
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Have External Lists And / Or Event Receivers?
I am fairly new to Sharepoint. I am in the early stages of developing a SP2010 LOB app that will finally have like 50 lists which are quite interrelated with each other. I am asking for your help ...
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List Definition, disable modal dialog for View item form
I created two List Definitions with custom add\edit\view forms. Now I want to disable modal
window only for "view form".
I found solution where NavigateForFormsPages="TRUE" was used.
But this ...
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how to show infopath form in an email
is it possible to have a form in an email? I'm needing to create a form that will be sent to a user based on a workflow variable. This email will have two field in it that will need to be filled out ...
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Custom lists and mandatory 'Title' field
I've just successfully followed this tutorial:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff728096.aspx
Not the best tutorial, but it's all working nevertheless.
My question is, now that I've managed ...
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How to check if a item in a custom list have a property or not
I added a check Check Box to a custom list library form which works well with new files uploaded and I can check the property Value by
bool.Parse(listItem.Properties["columnName"].ToString());
but ...
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How do I add a user column to a custom list?
I have created a custom list programatically. I want to add a field to it call User, this should be a lookup to the system Users. This will be like the default CreatedBy field.
How would I do this?
