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I need to add a new custom Content Type to an existing SharePoint Intranet site but I want to make sure I do not disrupt any of the data or web parts on the site. What is the best way to go about this - is it to do a Feature Upgrade, or to retract and re-deploy the Content Types wsp?

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If it's new you have not problem to add it. Otherwise if you want add new column on your old content type you have to upgrade it and you can set a default value on those new columns.

Off course, to be sure to avoid any kind of problem, before deploy in production you should deploy the wsp in a stage environment.

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  • Thanks Salvatore. I was just worried that if I retract the content type wsp to deploy a new one, that it might delete existing data on the site.
    – Michael Binder
    Mar 20, 2013 at 11:37
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    If you are in production why you want delete the old one for a new one? that is dangerous. Better, IMHO, is update the old content type. You are able to add and remove the old columns.
    – Salvatore Di Fazio
    Mar 20, 2013 at 14:59
  • I don't want to delete anything, just add a new custom Content Type.
    – Michael Binder
    Mar 21, 2013 at 10:12
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    So you can add a new one and add the new one to the list or update the old one
    – Salvatore Di Fazio
    Mar 21, 2013 at 11:45

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