A site column is a reusable column definition, or template, that you can assign to multiple lists across multiple SharePoint sites.
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Can sharepoint calculate the number of “business hours” for a list item to be completed?
I work in financial institution and we want a column in a case management database to show the number of "Buinsess hours" from start to finish of a case.
Business Hours
Monday to Friday 5am - 8pm
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Diffferent methods of retreving site column values
I'm wondering if there are any differences between retrieving value of a site column (RichHtmlField) via PublishingWebControls:RichHtmlField vs getting its value via Container.DataItem?
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What does the “Overwrite” attribute in a site column definition actually do
I'am deploying some site columns, content types and lists to my site via CAML definition. This works as expected. However, I faced problems with re-using site columns that reference my lists.
My site ...
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What is the best way to provision Content Types and managed metadata columns in SharePoint 2010
What is the best way of provisioning ContentTypes, Columns and Metadata columns in SharePoint. Keeping in mind that we have two approaches of 1) SP object Model and CAML (declarative way).
Which ...
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Site columns pages (mngfield.aspx) loads very slow (more than 3 minutes)
Site columns page of subsites on my production farm loads very long. It takes not less than 3 minutes to load it. It is happening for all subsites, whereas Site columns page of the site collection ...
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Sharepoint 2010 column missing or hidden?
I created several site columns to build multiple lists on a new SP 2010 site. In one of the new lists one of the columns has gone missing and I cannot reference, view, or update entries in the ...
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Access Linked List - Lookup Column “cannot Update. Database or Object is Read-only.”
I have a SharePoint contact list linked in Access. The list contains a Site Column, which is based on a lookup from a list at an upper-level site in the Site Collection hierarchy. Permissions are set ...
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SharePoint 2013: Creating Site Columns using CAML
I had a SharePoint solution which is working perfectly in SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010.
The solution contained Site Columns that were created using CAML (XML Files). Further I created a ...
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Best practice for deploying Site Columns and Content Type
What is the best practice for creating a site column or content type in SharePoint 2013? Is it still recommended to use farm solutions? I was hoping we could do something with the new app model, but ...
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SharePoint Online - Use Site Column Lookup Value In Workflow
I am trying to generate a unique ID for items in a document library based on values from other fields. I have several lists located at the root of my site, and have created lookup site columns for ...
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How do I create a new Site Column (then used in a Content Type) with a default value, and apply that default value to all existing list items?
I need to add a new column to an existing Content Type in Sharepoint 2010.
This column requires a default value.
How do I apply the new column to the existing Content Type, and apply the default ...
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How to remove an Existing Site Column from list?
I need to remove an Existing Site Column from a list.
This has already been answered here:
How do you remove fields from a custom list in SharePoint that have been added via the 'Add from ...
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change attributes of a site column when using in list definition
i want to know how to change Required Property on site column when it is consumed in a list definition.
like i have deployed a site column
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements ...
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A change to the 'required' value of a site column not reflected in content type
As title suggests, I had a site column defined in the xml of a content type.
The site column was required. I have just changed the definition of this field (it is not defined anywhere else in the ...
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Choice drop-down column doesn't display choices, SP 2010
We have one SP2010 site and in one library we have added two choice columns with drop-down menus. We have populated choice with names for each column. Columns are added to the document library but ...
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Propagate Site Column Changes to Pages
Is there a way to change a SharePoint Image site column to enable the use of RichText, and then propagate that change across all sites of the site collection?
The issue I am experiencing is that ...
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ContentTypes and Site Columns via Visual Studio / CAML Query Updates broken
I've been using CAML queries to do list updates for quite some time, but recently they've stopped working, and I have no idea why. Even an extremely simple query seems to be failing. For example the ...
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SharePoint List with many columns
We are designing a system where data from forms will be stored in sharepoint lists.
Problem is that these lists can have very many columns.
Question is:
Is there a max number of columns in a ...
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Editing site columns then they disappear, where do I find them?
I have an InfoPath 2010 form that I have published to a SharePoint library. Users fill out this form and it goes through workflows from library to library and finally to a closed library. In that ...
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What happened to multiple lines of text text format and append changes only settings?
I have created a document library. Next, I wanted to add a Multiple lines of text field and have Append changes only option selected. But, to my surprise, once I choose the field type, I was not ...
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Better to try to reuse built-in site columns, or create your own?
I'm creating a client content type. One of the properties I want to store for each client is their postcode.
I could create my own site column, say Client Postcode. But there's also a site column ...
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Changing character limit on inherited column of custom content type
I've inherited the OOTB content type 'Announcement'.
I want to set a character limit on the 'Body' column for this particular child content type.
Is this possible/feasible or is this generally ...
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Why would a content type column not show up in library settings?
Background
I have a content type (CT2) with 7 site columns. CT2 inherits from CT1 which has 3 columns.
We are using CT2 in several document libraries.
In one document library
The columns for ...
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Best way to delete a a sitecollection column
I have a site column that was created some time ago, and that column was added to a content type.
Then many lists were created using that content type.
Later they decided that field should not exist ...
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Is there a way to build a site column and implement it twice(or more) in the same list?
I want to create a list of names in and Offices site column and then use this around my site. Specifically I want to have a list with columns called OPR and OCR, but they need to be from the same site ...
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How to rename the column Item Child Count in a list (SharePoint)
I have a document library with an OOTB column called Item Child Count. Is there anyway I can change the name of this column? Or at least create an alias?
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New column added to content type - not appearing on an item of that type
As title says, I have added a Site Column to an extisting Site Content Type. When looking at an item (it happens to be a page) that is of that content type, I can't see the new field. By 'looking at', ...
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SharePoint Site collection
I have custom list(created using VS) where I need to add a new column. But in my site collection i got the data from restoring site collection in which new column information will not be there. Now my ...
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Can I change Type of Default SharePoint Columns?
My question is Simple. I want to Change Type of SharePoint Default Column (Site Column) like Title. I want to Change its type from Singe Line of Text to Look Up. Is it Possible ?
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Error with special characters in site column names referenced by a calculated column
I have a site column Construction - Complete Date which is used by my calculated column Construction - Is Complete?. Whenever a date is entered for the Construction - Complete Date then Construction ...
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What are the Differences between These Content-type Properties?
In my portal, I have created a few infopath forms, and promoted properties in them. When I view the content-types in the site-collection's content-type library, I see that some of the fields are in ...
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REST: unable to retrieve lookup data from top level
At the top level of my site collection, I have created a list called "Markets", and a site column called "Market", defined as a lookup to the Markets list.
In a subsite of this same site collection, ...
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site columns with a different value and display text
is it possible to create a choice site column that has a display value that actual differs from the real value. as an example i want a site column that displays a list of colours but i want the ...
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How to set columns visible only in Display Form on a Column used by a Content Type
I have a column that we will call C. This Column is associated to a Content Type (CT).
If I go to the properties of the CT -> Column C I can set the column to be Facoltative or Hidden:
If I put it ...
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Change Title (linked to item with edit menu) to different column
How can I change the column in a SharePoint list that has the link to the item and the link to the item with edit menu eg:
Title (linked to item)
Title (linked to item with edit menu)
I want to have ...
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Projected Fields on Site Column not added to Document Library when Content Type Added
I have Site Column called PropertyDirectory that is a lookup on a List and I have checked several fields under the "Add a column to show each of these additional fields" section.
I also have a ...
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How to update a deployed content-type?
I created a content-type and applied it inside a document library. Now, if I go to the conent-type gallery and delete one of the fields, and then go back to the library and view the available ...
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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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Is a Site Column related to a web or site collection
just going through some slides for SharePoint 2010 Developer Certification slides and it says Site Columns are related to web, but I thought they are created on site collection level, can someone ...
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Hide a Site Column in NewForm and EditView
I have created a custom site column. I have added this to my custom content type that inherits from the document content type. I wish to hide a field on the edit and new forms. I have the following ...
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How to get user profile info from AD like ManagerName and E-mail automatically in doc library item
I have a Document Library based on a custom content type and I cannot figure out how to grab information from the user profile. The built-in column called "Created By" knows my "full name" based on my ...
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Deploying columns with content types in Visual Studio 2010
I've written a feature that deploys new columns along with a content type containing the columns. The feature is Site scoped and written in Visual Studio 2010 to deploy to SharePoint 2010.
When the ...
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Crawled Property with accountname of “Person or Group” Site Column in SharePoint 2010
I created a custom content type that includes a custom site column "Owner" of type "Person or Group". Now i need the accountname/login name (for exc. domain\usera) as a crawled property to include it ...
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“Linked Item” Lookup available in browser by not SPD2010?
When I create a Lookup site column in the Browser, this enables me to choose "linked to item"...which then means it pulls back all the related information.
However, if I do the same in SPD 2010, ...
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Multi-Select choice listbox in SPD
When I create Choice column from SharePoint designer, it gives me three options under display as:
Drop-down menu
Radio buttons
Checkboxes
Apparently, for multiple select option, we only have ...
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Only rendering a content field if it has a value
I have a page layout with a field defined like so:
<PublishingWebControls:RichImageField FieldName="30809220-9D7B-4124-8672-4DBBCEA8C67D" ...
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ContentType.FieldLinks.Add() issue with hidden and required
I have a feature that does the following in the feature activation Code :
Creates a new SiteColumn (Type=Text, Hidden=False and Required =True)
Set the french version of the Name (using ...
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XSL Transform impacting other Web Parts
I have on my SharePoint page an XSL List View Web Part linked to an XSLT file via the "XSL Link" property. Here is the content of the XSLT:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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Publishing field type names for feature
I'm creating a SharePoint 2010 feature in VS 2010 to add some custom site columns to a site collection via an elements.xml file.
I can't seem to find the Type attribute values for the publishing ...
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Can the built-in document property 'Abstract' from Word 2010 be mapped to a SharePoint 2010 column?
If you add certain columns to a content type they will map back and forth to built-in properties of any Word document. This works, for example, with title, subject, and category. These columns are all ...
