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I have created 'myUI.aspx' file @ /_layouts/myproject/myUI.aspx. This application page(aka LayoutPageBase) is used as a dialog across the farm just for creating new items in my list. As such I would also like to set it as the template for adding list items.

My custom list has a schema defenition where at the bottom I find

  <Forms>
           <Form Type='DisplayForm' Url='DisplayForm.aspx' SetupPath='pages\form.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
           <Form Type='EditForm' Url='EditForm.aspx' SetupPath='pages\form.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
           <Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' SetupPath='pages\form.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
  </Forms>

Both the List definition & the layout file are in the same solution.

I have tried changing NewForm to each of the below:

  <Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' SetupPath='_layouts\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' /> 

  <Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' Path='_layouts\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' /> 

  <Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' Path='layouts\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />

Is there a way to do this or am I using the wrong kind of .aspx file?

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  • Try <Form Type='NewForm' Url='_layouts\myproject\myUI.aspx' – Amal Hashim Nov 21 '14 at 16:18
  • I tried this before. It looks like the url attribute should only contains the file name, which the list form will get. Entering a path results in error Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': The file or folder name contains characters that are not permitted. Please use a different name. – Fensterbank Nov 26 '14 at 13:29
  • so how did you manage to set it for creating new items? did you try to create a new list from that shema, maybe the existing list doesn't get the upgrade ? – Gwny Nov 26 '14 at 14:20
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After analyse the trace logs, I found the solution (for my case).

The content of attribute Path is relative to the installation path of the feature, e.g.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\myproject\MyListInstanceName\

The content of attribute Path is relative to the template path, e.g.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\

So with 

 <Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' Path='_layouts\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />

Sharepoint tried to load the file C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\_layouts\myproject\myUI.aspx which does not exist.

So the solution for your code is:

<Forms>
    <Form Type='DisplayForm' Url='DisplayForm.aspx' Path='LAYOUTS\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
    <Form Type='EditForm' Url='EditForm.aspx' Path='LAYOUTS\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
    <Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' Path='LAYOUTS\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
  </Forms>

This means your last try must have been worked!

What was your error message? Did you look to the TraceLog, which file SharePoint tries to load?

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have you tried using 15 hive in path?

<Form Type='NewForm' Url='NewForm.aspx' Path='_layouts\15\myproject\myUI.aspx' WebPartZoneID='Main' />
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  • Yep, I tried it. This did not solved the problem. – Fensterbank Nov 26 '14 at 14:07
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look at these links which explain how to do this:

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/223431/Custom-SharePoint-List-Forms

http://thesharepointdive.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/list-forms-deployment-for-sharepoint-2010-part-1-of-4/

these applications are in SharePoint 2010 but works in SharePoint 2013, I tried it and it works.

I hope you find it useful.

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