A list definition defines a schema for a SharePoint list. It contains information on what views are being used, which columns and content types are being used, and other metadata information.
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Rename “Title” column on multiple lists
I have 3 or 4 lists where the title column is not required. Hence I started renaming the Title field to any other text field that I have in the list per the below blog.
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Adding values to column filter of a list
Ive created some custom xsl for a view in a project i am working on. One of the columns shows a custom message depending on some date comparisons i am performing against other columns in the xsl. ...
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missing content type name and description in the new item dropdown
I have created a content type based on the oob item content type, list definition and a list instance and they are activated via a web scoped feature. It all works as expected apart from one thing.
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Create Calendar view using list definition with visual 2010 (sharepoint 2010)
I'm a newer in sharepoint 2010 .I want to create calendar view for my list definition using list definition. I think i need to do something in schema.xml file, but i can't find any document talk about ...
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Sharepoint 2013 custom toolbar in list definition (VS 2013)
i've a problem with the customization of the toolbar in a list definition created in a custom view.
I write the following code:
<View BaseViewID="4" ...
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View and Edit SP list from another site with Sharepoint 2010?
I have been searching for a way to view my SP list into another site. I want the members to be able to delete items so the list changes on my site. I tried to create a view of the list and created a ...
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Permission only get list information from admin site to user site Sharepoint 2010
I discovered a problem while I was testing my webparts this morning. In my project I have an Admin Site and a user site. The user site is supposed to only be shown by users. It contains a webpart menu ...
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Fail to export custom SPList to Excel
Im trying to export a SharePoint-List(created from a custom Listdefinition) to Excel by using the "Export to Excel"-button on the ribbon. It works when im trying with other default SharePoint-lists ...
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Custom list definition using OOB Site column causing problem
I have a custom list definition where i want to use the OOB URL site column plus a site column that i created in another list definition. When i do it and try to display the All Items view it says it ...
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Redeploying ListInstance in Sandbox Solution retains old fields. Help!
I originally created a sandbox solution. Created a elements file to hold all the Fields. I created 5 fields. I then created a content type to hold all 5 fields. I then created a List definition and ...
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create list using CustomSchemaXml from client object model
I'm using Client Object model of SharePoint 2010. What is the property CustomXmlScheme in list creation? MSDN say nothing about it. It seems not working. I'm using this code:
string xml = @"
<?xml ...
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Is a ContentType worthwhile/necessary in this situation?
I'm creating a custom List Definition. I've previously been told that I should create a ContentType, and a ListDefinition from that. But this seems to mean a lot of duplication in my project files. So ...
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Set Enforce Unique Values for Title Field in Custom List Definition
I have custom content type, custom list definition from this content type, and list instance in my visual studio project. I could not set Enforce Unique Values for Title Field. How can i achieve this.
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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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CustomRibbon not displaying in inbuilt List created
I have created my CustomRibbon button in my project.
When I deploy it, it is showing me in the CustomList which is created from Site, but not displaying in the List which is created from VisualStudio ...
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Add content type from sandboxed solution to list definition (farm solution) does not work
I'm using a sandboxed solution from a 3rd party vendor which contains some site columns and a site content type.
I want to add this content type to my document library definition in CAML.
But when I ...
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“Value does not fall within the expected range.” After adding a column in a existing list
I updated a list of mine by adding a column.
After this update I receive the following error "Value does not fall within the expected range" when I try to get the data in the colum.
This is the code ...
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List validation on multiple fields?
I would like to validate a list item so that if one field is true, then another must be completed. If the first one is false, then it can be ignored.
=(([Start Deferment]="Specific Date") AND [Start ...
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Missing my custom content type in UI List instance
In visual studio I defined some content types. In addition I added each content type to a list definition and created a list instance from each list definition.
When I install my solution in ...
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Listdefinitions use Listname as Contenttype
I have a Sharepoint 2010 Foundation, VS2010 and
i use the Sharepointfactory(spsf.codeplex.com), if this is important.
My typical approach are:
I create first some fields, then i use these in a ...
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SharePoint 2013 Document Library Template
I'm in the process of migrating code from SP 2010 to SP 2013. I have a document library (both definition and instance) which is defined via XML in a Visual Studio project. I moved the definition into ...
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Creating a List Definition in Visual Studio 2012
Dont know if I'm missing something or just blind, but did MS not include the Add new List Definition template to VS2012 ? It was there in VS2010.
VS 2010 screenshot
VS 2012 screenshot
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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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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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Define contenttype with list
I have defined my list definition as following:
<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" Title="Requests List Definition" FolderCreation="FALSE" Direction="$Resources:Direction;" ...
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Change Add new Item Text
I've developed a ListTemplate via ListDefinition in SP 2010 using Visual Studio. Nearly everything works fine, but the Link at the bottom of my ListInstance is missing the Text "Add new Item". Is ...
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how to get guid in list definition
I have noticed that many examples of internet which show creating the list definition have a GUID in the id of the field. How is this ID got? e.x.
Where is this GUID got from?
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How to create List Definition based on Wiki Page Library in Visual Studio 2010
While creating Wiki Page Library from the browser (Site Actions->More Options->Wiki Page Library) is easy, doing it form Visual Studio not so much.
When I create new ListDefinition in VS2010 I use ...
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Programmatic Setting List Options
In the list definition, is there a way to programmatically set the "Dialogs" parameters?
I see available parameters such as OnQuickLaunch, as well as the parameters listed: ...
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Creating a custom EditForm for a document library
I have been following this article: http://ikarstein.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/walkthrough-create-custom-sharepoint-2010-list-form-for-deployment-in-a-visual-studio-2010-project/
I have followed every ...
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Creating a New list based on previous List Definition
I have a List definition with following files
Feature.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Feature Id="GUID"
Title="abc"
Description="mmmmmmm."
Version="1.0.0.0"
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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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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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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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How to modify width of standard dialog form sharepoint 2010
Please, help me!
I need to modify width of standard dialog form for adding element into library.
If I click to ribbon button for adding element, form opened with width=402px:
<div ...
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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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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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Hide custom list definition?
I have a custom list definition, created in visual studio. We no longer want users to create lists from it. We have existing lists created from it, therefore deactivating the solution is not an ...
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create custom sharepoint new form in visual studio
I am creating a custom list inside a feature receiver. I would like to create a custom New Form for my list.
So, the list is not created via List definition.
Can anyone guide me how to create the ...
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error activate feature list template/instance in site definition
i've created a SiteDefiniton project and a Sharepoint ListDefinition project. In the SiteDefinition I created a listinstance of my template, but in deployment the activation of the ListInstanceFeture ...
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How to set FormBaseType (of SharePoint field) to false programmatically?
What I have?
I have many list definitions deployed on production and they are working fine. In one of the list definitions, by mistake, I have added a field (which is not required) with ...
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Lookup column of type “User” showing #ERR
I've defined two list definitions and instances in a feature in VS2010.
One list only contains a required field "Employee" which is of type User.
The second list has two fields, a simple text field ...
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deploy a list with specific item-level permissions in ListAdded event receiver method
I have a certain type of custom list I have designed in my 'solution.wsp', that, whenever an instance of it is instantiated, it should have at the outset a specific Item-Level permission.
To further ...
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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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Using part of date in CAML query
I want to create new view for my list. The list contains a column called Year, which is a number and contains, as name suggests, year. Eg.:
2012
2011
2010
2009
I would like create a view, where I ...
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How to Deploy Custom list definition in Central admin so that it appears in all WebApps I create?
I have created a custom list definition with my custom fields
Now I want to deploy my feature in farm level i.e
1 When I deploy my solution in central admin as a farm solution that particular list ...
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Limiting List Permissions Programmatically
Scenario:
When a User (let say Controller 1) creates a site using a site definition, "which already has a Custom List definition in it and different other things(like lists, webparts)"
Custom List:
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Limiting a List (Listview webpart) to a single User
I have a List Definition and I want to limit only 1 specific user to "add new items" to this list, oh by the way its a custom list definition, I was wondering what are the possible ways to accomplish ...
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List item field values incorrect in AllItems view, but correct in detail view
I've created a custom content type and a list definition and list instance based on it. In a web part, I add an SPListItem to the list, set its field values, and then call item.Update().
However, ...
