Questions tagged [content-type]
A content type is a reusable collection of columns and settings that can be applied to a certain category of SharePoint content
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Create a content type which can be used on every websitecollection
Is there a way to create global content types? I can create a content type on my websitecollection and it is also available and usable in the subsites. However, I want to create a general content type ...
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Can not see custom content type to add to library
I have Sharepoint 2016 on prem version. I have created a library with Infopath form for employees to complete. Once the form is submitted a workflow needs to assign a task for someone else to ...
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HyperLink to Search Webpart
I have a SharePoint Content site with the PnP Modern Search Feature. I have a search filter set up. Is it possible to take text in the SharePoint site and make it into a hyperlink that will ...
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Link to New Document in SharePoint Online
in SharePoint Online, how to add a button/link to create new document based on a content type template?
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Use same “Site Columns” & “Site Conent Types” in 2 SharePoint environments
We want to work with "the same" metadata being used e.g. in Word Templates in 2 different, physically completey separated SharePoint 2019 instances. Hopefully someone has a good idea, how to ...
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Is it safe to delete the default Document content type that is created by default with a document library in SharePoint Online
I have a document library in a SharePoint Site where I have created my own custom content type that inherits from Document called "My Special Document". (It has a few optional columns ...
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Polling SharePoint Online Site to check when a custom Document Set has synced from the Content Type Hub
I have a custom content type called "Project" that inherits from the Document Set content type, that is created from the Content Type Hub (CTH) in SharePoint Online. This "Project" ...
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How to read the parent name of content type
I want to read the document library content type parent name. Below is the code I used. I am not getting any values in that. Can someone suggest on this?
$contentTypes = $ctx.web.contenttypes
$ctx....
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How to remove duplicate entries in CSV
The code is running properly. But this is creating the multiple duplicate entries in CSV file and Parent properties i am not getting the values.
$List = $web.Lists
$ctx.Load($List)
#$ctx.Load($List....
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Incorrect content type
I have a document library, that has two content types on SP 2016
OOTB
Custom
Custom is set as the default content type, as well as the only available content type, using Mange Content type.
If I ...
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ContentType from ContentTypeHub takes time to be available in Team Site
I currently use PnP cmdlets to provision a Team Site and want to apply a PnP template that refers to a ContenType usually published by the ContentType Hub. Right now, when I try that, it usually fails ...
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How to identify Custom Site column and Custom Site Content Types using SHarepoint 2013 Powershell
I need to find out custom site columns and custom site content types used in the client SharePoint applications.
I want to list down those using SharePoint 2013 PowerShell.
Please help me on this.
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Unable to set document template path
I want to give document template path for site content type. i used the below code.
$SiteURL = ""
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Credentials (Get-Credential)
$filePath = "/Template/DocumentTemplate....
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Create content type template using Power Shell
I want to create the content type using power shell. By using created content type with need to create the content type template using power shell script.
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Create a relationship between a List and Document Library in SPO2013 and have them be associated when looking at the List view form
I have a list that has multiple different content types that define certain columns and a document library that I want to have a relationship back to the list item it's associated with. Some list ...
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Metadata Fields not appearing in Form List InfoPath
Yes, I am still trying to work in InfoPath. I created 4 separate InfoPath Forms to be used in one list. I thought the easiet way would be to create separate InfoPath forms and apply as Content Type ...
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Unable to filter the items based on the content type inside my content search web part
I have a content search web part inside our sharepoint online site collection, and i want to show items which are under certain content type, but when i use the following to get the items which are ...
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Formatting Column in Content Type Hub Not Available Anymore?
I feel like I am going crazy, but 6 months ago (ish), I created a site column in my Content Type Hub. Right there while I was creating the column, I formatted it. Because at that point you could ...
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force user to select a content type
I have a library "Accounting" and it has 12 different content type. I dont to set any default content type (looks like thats not possible). user must select a specific content type. how do i implement ...
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Which Content Type ID i should use inside my CSOM code to change the list item content type. the content ID at site level or at list level
I have the following CSOM code to change the content type of a list item:
var salesCT = context.Site.RootWeb.ContentTypes.GetById("...
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How to create a new content type in SharePoint using MS Graph / REST?
I tried to add a new content type to list using MS Graph Explorer:
Request:
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/contenttypes
with body:
{
"description": "...
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Default Column for all future content types
I want to force the users of our company to identify the confidentiality level of each document that they upload into SharePoint. We haven't introduced SharePoint yet so there is currently no data in ...
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SharePoint 365 content type hub
Ok I have read a few articles on here so far about a content type hub vs hub. Can someone please dummyfy the difference for me.
I am trying to get a content type to flow from my hub on SharePoint ...
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Change the default content type for a folder/sub-folder in a document library?
I think its best I describe what my end goal is, and how our environment works in case there is a different/better way of achieving what I am asking help with.
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We have 1 person that looks ...
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Update content type gives error: The content type “System Page Layout” at “/” is sealed
Sharepoint 2016 On Prem
I'm trying to change on field in my Document Content type to be 'hidden' in stead of 'Optional', when I click 'OK', I get the following errors:
The content type "System Page ...
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SP2016: Error when create new article page in document library
I created a custom Document Library, and added Article Page, Welcome Page, and Page Content Types to it.
When I'm creting a new page, I get the following error after clicking the Create button:
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New Button of Document Set - Sharepoint 2013
I created a Document Set with a Document Set Content Type Project.
However, the Library does not display a "New" button where I can select "New Project" but only a "new document" button where I can ...
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What content type use for Modern Page on SharePoint Online?
Any one have idea about What type of content type use for Modern Page on SP 365?
Thanks,
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Sharepoint online cannot change content type from folder
Up until a couple of months ago, we were able to change content-type of folder to a customised folder. We are no longer able to do this, content-type is not even showing in the details pane any more, ...
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Migrate a subsite with content types
I have a large subsite within a Sharepoint 2016 site hierarchy that I would like to export to a different site collection. The problem is that each document set library in the subsite uses a single ...
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Searching by Content Type or Content Type Id not returning results
I'm setting up several aggregators on a SharePoint Online site collection page that surface documents of the same content types from different document libraries onto a single page.
So far the ...
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SharePoint 2013 C# Event reciever choose specific template from document library
I have a document library with multiple content types of word templates.
In my event receiver I need to choose the right template based on a field of the modified/created list item.
Any ideas how to ...
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Infopath and field for content type
I have created different content types in SharePoint.
Then I started editing the different forms for content types in InfoPath. The only field that is not visible is 'Content type'.
Why can't I see ...
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How to create a SharePoint content type with 'Document' as the parent
I am trying to use SharePoint REST to create a content type. I intended the content type to use the 'Document' as its parent (0x0101). But every time I tried the code, it creates a content type with '...
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How to add list column to list content type via SharePoint online PowerShell?
I'm trying to add some custom property to list content type at SharePoint Online site by following script:
$context=New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($URL)
$context.Credentials = ...
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Content and Structure Tool Error: SmtMoveTitle List does not exist
I am trying to relocate a subsite on SharePoint 2013 using the Content and Structure tool.
When I try to move the aforementioned subsite, I receive this error:
"SmtMoveTitle
List does not exist.
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How to get “Allowed Content Types” of a DocumentSet by CSOM on SPO?
I have a SPO site with some DocumentSets having different ContentType.
I need to get "Allowed Content Types" of any DocumentSet to take a decision: I get my DocumentSet as ListItem or as Folder or as ...
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Get Required Fields in each content type associated with given List
I have a list - Documents (Actually document library). I have given it two types of content types :- Document(default) & MyDocumentContentType (this is my custom content type)
Now Content Type ...
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Unable to update the page layout for our enterprise wiki pages using sharepoint workflow 2013
I have a SharePoint online enterprise wiki site collection. and i have provided a newer pagelayout and new content type. but i do not want to update all the wiki pages at-once. so i tried to create a ...
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Number of results decreased after applying a query rule to promote a specific content type in SharePoint
As mentioned in the below link on how to promote a content type in SharePoint results: How to change the order in which search results are displayed in SharePoint Server 2013,
I did the same but the ...
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CAML error when querying SharePoint List for more than one input
I have a CAML query which retrieves data from a SharePoint list. It passes for 1 input, but fails when there are 2 or more.
Error:
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: One or more field types are not
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Managing Content Type using REST API
How can i manage Content Type in SharePoint List using REST API, it's look like a very wide question, isn't it ? well what i'm looking for exactly is:
How to change content type visibility option to ...
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Cannot add new content types to a manually added pagelibrary
I have a page library by default on my subpage, but now I want to add more. So I go to the different apps via the menu item "Add App" and add a page library. By default it has such an old ugly ...
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Error 415 (uns. media type) when creating new item list on SP Online using REST API and POSTMAN
As you can see I'm successfully authenticated to my tenant as I can retreive the List info.
But I just can't create an item. I always get an 415 error "Usupported media type" whatever the headers I ...
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Content type with template
I have set up a content type syndication hub and created a new content type (Document Set) with the default content based on .xlsx file.
There is no any template created on https://..tenant....
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Get list of all content type associated with a list
I am using client code using JQuery and rest API where I have a requirement to
bind a drop down control with the content type names associated with a particular list.
I am working on SharePoint ...
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Creating a content type with a specific ID in SharePoint Online using PowerShell
I had a content type in my default SharePoint Content Type Hub site (https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/contenttypehub) which I deleted before it was completely unpublished. As noted in this post, ...
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Issues with content types Vs templates Vs NEW button entry names
We are using SharePoint Online via Office 365. I am pretty sure I am not the only one facing the sort of issues mentioned below, so I wonder what sort of workarounds you guys came with.
We have ...
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Cant add custom content type to my new tenant
I created a new tenant for DEV purposes. I create a custom document Content Type. But when I try to add a new template to it, I don't have access, even if I use the same account I created the tenant ...
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Updating the timestamp of the subscriber site
We are using Content Type Hub and all of the sites are showing below error on Content-Type Publishing Error Log. I have blurred the name of Syndication Item but its the same for all error.
I would ...
