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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How to make Add new Item link to navigate to Custom Form
I have made Custom Content Type, and List Definition from that Content Type. What I'm trying to do now, is create custom display/edit/add forms for List Item, and when user clicks on Add New Item, ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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, ...
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An item with the same key has already been added when trying to recover my list using Linq (SPMetal)
I have a problem with my application SharePoint. The problem is that I added a List in my SharePoint site (directly in SharePoint), then I used SPMetal LINQ to generate a File in which I can recover ...
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SPMetal, lookups without EntityRef
I defined site definition with two content types and two list definitions.
I have lookup site column
<Field ID="{4318c52f-11c6-129a-b832-5ab22450b17c}"
Type="Lookup"
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Custom list definition shows title even if it is not declared in schema
I created an own list definition with list instance in the project.
I described all the fields in the schema which should be shown. ANd it is ok, after deploying when i visit the list it show all mine ...
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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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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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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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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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Same custom button on 2 totaly different lists
Is it possible to have just the same custom button, show on 2 totaly different lits?
Because when i use the same type for the lists TemplateType="10777" then the list have the same fields.
So i need ...
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How can i enter User information in the Data element of a list instance
For example...
<Rows>
<Row>
<Field Name="ClassName">Programming 101</Field>
<Field Name="Attendee">Domain\User</Field>
</Row>
</Rows>
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Creating Custom List Definitions that Use InfoPath Forms - Deploy everything using Visual Studio 2010
I'm trying to create a list instance from a list definition, all from a VS2010 solution and want to have custom InfoPath forms for the list instance.
This article keeps popping around in my searches: ...
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How do I import a spreadsheet to create a list, but specify which column should be the “title”?
I'm not a programmer, just a frustrated user. Is there a way for me when I create a custom list by importing a spreadsheet to specify which column should become the "title" for each row in the list?
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How should I go about modifying the Discussion Board?
So our client wants a Discussion Board, but wants to change the functionality and look 'n' feel significantly.
We want to be able to deploy changes via a VS 2010 solution (farm) and a deployable wsp.
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Pagination and group by for Custom views created using list definition not working
I created a list using the list definition + list instance from VS 2010. I also created the list views for the list. When I add Group by and paging properties for custom views other than All Items ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
