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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List definition simply won't work

I have created this list-definition which I then refer to in a site-definition. When I then create a new site with the site-definition, the list gets created too on the site, but all the custom fields ...
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List instance not working after solution retraction

I have a project with a Content Type A list definition based on the Content Type A list instance When I deploy this solution, it all works fine. To my knowledge, when this solution is retracted, ...
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Add fields to New/Edit form with custom list definition (document library)

I'm using Visual Studio 2010's template "List Definition" to create a new list definition for a document library. Nothing fancy at all - I only want to add a couple of fields to the list and to the ...
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How to disable launch modal dialog in list definition schema.xml?

I have a sharepoint 2010 site template. The site template activates a feature that deploys several lists. Some lists need to open the new/edit/display forms in full page mode. Is there a way to ...
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List Definition and List Instance in SharePoint 2010

What is List Definition and List Instance in SharePoint 2010?
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Display an SPFieldUrlValue property from a BCS Model

I have a pretty simple BCS model: public Guid Id { get; set; } public SPFieldUrlValue Url { get; set; } public string Description { get; set; } public string Owner { get; set; } public DateTime ...
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How to tell all the differences between 2 SharePoint lists?

I have 2 SharePoint servers (2007) a staging and production server. Both have the same list but now that the test server is undergoing a few changes, the fields are somewhat out of sync. Is there an ...
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Set Event Recurrence ShowInNewForm programmatically

I have a custom list template based on the "Calendar" default list template with the "Recurrence" field disabled. In my case, disabled means ShowInNewForm, ShowInDisplayForm, and ShowInEditForm ...
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ListInstance not firing all item event receivers [closed]

I have a feature that defines a number of list instances to provision whenever a new site is created using a particular site definition. The list template for one of these instances has an item event ...
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Creating a document library list definition in visual studio 2010

In visual studio 2010 I create a new empty sharepoint project. I then add a new list definition selected document library as the type of list. It generates the def and I then change the type in the ...
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Getting an existing list definition in sharepoint 2010

I have created a list in sharepoint 2010 and want to somehow export the list definition for use in a feature in visual studio 2010. What is the best approach to getting the list definition?
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Changing site/list definitions post-production

There have been several questions asked on this site regarding the best way to provision sites and lists (definition schemas vs. templates vs. the object model vs. the web interface vs. provisioning ...
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Custom list defintion with OrderedList property [closed]

I've created a custom list in SharePoint 2010 from a custom content type (inherit from item) and I would like to give the users the option to order the items in this list - similar to how users can ...
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How do I create a Forms Library feature with a custom list definition?

I'm working on a prototype SharePoint site at the moment where a forms library has been created with an InfoPath form published to it. A content type has not been used, the form is bound directly to ...

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