Questions tagged [field-definition]
field deployed via a feature
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What is wrong with this field definition?
After deploying a solution and activating a Site scoped feature that has Field definitions and Content Type definitions, I see all the content types and all the fields except one, when going to Site ...
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Convert User field to UserMulti field
I have a content type which has a field called "Owner" which currently is of type User.
The code has been deployed to production and has been so for ~1 year so they have a lot of data in the ...
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Internal column name from Resource file
I have created a resource file to store project site column names and display names. What I find odd is that when the column is created the internal name remains $Resources:Boris.SP.Abl.SiteColumns,...
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Site column definitions displaying resource keys instead of values
I wrote a Boris.SP.Abl.SiteColumns.sr-Latin-RS.resx resource file for a SharePoint 2013 farm solution project. I followed the tips from here to ensure that the resource is deployed to both %15hive%/...
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Removing People from User Field, Allow only group
By default, there are two options available for User field.
User
User and Groups
Is there any programmatic/declarative way on changing the properties so that the user field will only suggests and ...
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SharePoint Powershell Number and User columns
I need to create two list fields by powershell.
One that accept only Integer (type Number with no decimal) and the other User (multiple selection).
I can create Number field and Single User field ...
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RichTextMode attribute is ignored when applied
In my solution, I have defined a custom Field and Content Type. The field is defined as follows
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/...
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Custom Field - Hide field on Item Edit and Add (ShowInEditForm, ShowInNewForm )
Im using SharePoint 2007. Created a custom field for a SharePoint list, which should not be displayed during Item Add or Edit. I have used SharePoint WSP Builder Project in Visual Studio 2008. Created ...
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User Field that shows user Photo in SharePoint 2013
I have a list definition with Field of type User. I need to display a user's photo alongside with his name. In order to do that I'm using ShowField="NameWithPicture" attruibute like so:
<Field ...
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What is the order in which Custom field type,Fields,Content type,List definition are creating?
I am creating a custom field type, Content type and List definition. I have a custom field type inheriting from Multicolumn value and I am adding new fields of my custom type to my new listdefinition....
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Field ShowInNewForm=“FALSE” Cannot Be Accessed In Code
I have a field for a custom document library, that must only be updated from code (event receiver) not from UI. So i set this field ShowInNewForm=“FALSE” and ShowInEditForm=“FALSE”. But this time, in ...
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Please explain the Field Element Aggregation attribute
I am not quite understanding the use of the Field Element attribute 'Aggregation'. The Field Element : Defines the internal data types used in the list infrastructure of a SharePoint Web site.
The '...
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Changing enterprise keywords column title programatically
I'm trying to rename an enterprise keywords column in a specific list of a subsite. In a Feature Activated event receiver i tried to set the column's display name by setting its title using the ...
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Move Files from a SharePoint Library into a Folder
I have a problem. I want to move files from a SharePoint library into a folder using PowerShell. To be more specific I need to move all the files in the library for whose a SharePoint field value ...
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Sharepoint how to add field to list where field with such name already exists?
I have sharepoint list 'Events' with field Location.
I am trying to add from web existing field with same internal name from other package.
var fields = contentType.ParentWeb.Fields;
SPField ...
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Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': Invalid field name
SharePoint Error message Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': Invalid field name.{guid}
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How to debug custom field type?
I wonder if we can debug custom field ? Does "attach to process" method works for custom field?
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Rename standard field name in XML
I have a custom content type that inherits from the standard article page CT. In my new content type I would like to use the Contact field that is inherited from the article page but I would like to ...
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Using Content Type hub - do updated fields update in subscribed sites?
The title pretty much covers my question...
I've updated a field in the content type hub - I want this field update to be reflected in the consuming sites/webs. I don't think the field defs are ...
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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" Direction="$...
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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;" Url="Lists/...
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How to restrict a note field to 255 characters (without switching to single line of text)
I made a custom note field named "Content_Feedback" without specifying Allow Unlimited Length in document libraries
<Field
ID="{C9C90E3A-85AB-492E-9E47-C7A520A7DD0D}"
Name="...
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Problem tying textfield to a content type field
I have a SharePointWebControls:TextField control on the page. It's tied to a field that has been defined as normal in the xml (I've gone through this with a fine tooth comb so I'm 99.999% sure the ...
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How do I make Title property mandatory on a custom content type?
As title says, I want to use the standard SharePoint Title property, but I need to make it mandatory. It's not an option to do this through the 'Documents' settings of the UI, I need to define it as ...
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InfoPath cannot generate a form template for the SharePoint list
The error I'm getting when I click Customize Form on a list.
InfoPath cannot generate a form template for the SharePoint list
Missing equals sign between attribute and attribute value.
The list ...
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Filling a list instance's MultiUser Field
i created a UserMulti field inside my list's instance. Heres how i declared it.
<Row>
<Field Name ="Title">List1</Field>
<Field Name ="aatMessage">Message place ...
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How to display column names in several languages in SharePoint?
I have created a site, installed my language packs, created the term store service and created some terms in multi-language (Persian and English). I then created a site, a new list, and a new managed ...
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How to create a lookup field that has a list column picker
How would I be able to create a list field in VS that would be a lookup to select columns from any list?
I would preferably like to have something like the PickerTreeView.aspx, but instead of ...
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Can an event receiver update a list item before the alert email is sent?
I have a requirement to expose a list item's ID value on the "DispForm.aspx" form and all alert emails for a particular list.
SharePoint is very "protective" of its IDs (or counter fields) and it ...
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When defining field using CAML: what is the difference between Name and StaticName
When defining a new field using CAML in a feature definition I can define a the Name of the new field and the StaticName. What is difference? Should I define both? And how big is the explosion if ...
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Composite unique indexes in Sharepoint 2010
I'm looking for something like Composite unique indexes in Sharepoint 2010. I have found that I can make some field in list unique. But how to make unique index composed from two or more cols in list? ...
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Diffrence between AllowDuplicateValues and EnforceUniqueValues?
When defining a site column in XML, what is the difference between AllowDuplicateValues and EnforceUniqueValues?
AllowDuplicateValues="False"
EnforceUniqueValues="True"
Logically it should do the ...
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Custom Inerited Note Field 255 character limit and no HTML for Editing?
Two issues I have with the same column type.
Using Sharepoint 2010.
I created a custom Content Type (for use as news articles content Type) and added a couple of custom columns. I have a issue ...
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export specific field from from sharepoint custom list to excel
I'm having custom list (SharePoint 2007)
I need to export the list to Excel file.
So I mark all the field that I want to export.
but I when I export the list I can see:
the "Path" field, though ...
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Adding a site column and add it to a content type from PowerShell issue
Within a PS script, I'm trying to add a site column and add this column to a custom content type.
Here is my script :
add-pssnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -EA 0
function ...
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Custom content type throwing errors?
I have created a custom content type that uses several custom fields that I created in the same project.
When I deploy the content type for the first time it works fine. When I try to deploy ...
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EnforceUniqueValues attribute on Field definition in Schema.XML not working, what am I doing wrong?
I have the following field definition in the Schema.XML file for a custom list definition. Per the documentation setting EnforceUniqueValues and Indexed to true should enforce a uniqueness constraint ...
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How to update choice field options with a feature upgrade?
I created a feature with a field definition with choices. These choices are bound to language dependent resources using the $Resources:file:key system. Resource files are included.
As the feature is ...
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When I define a field in an elements.xml file, does the Name attribute have to be unique for the whole site collection?
I'm building a project consisting of two features; the first one contains, among other things, the following field definition:
<Field ID="{E9821752-3293-4c3f-B377-22ABB7AF2F04}" Name="TruckNo" ...
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Sharepoint Profile not reading some AD fields
I have on my Sharepoint Profiles some fields that are mapped to the Active Directory (Name, job title, phone etc).
I have added some info on the AD field called "Description", and when i went to map ...
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Non-supported field type change
I am having a problem with a custom site column in SP2007, whose field type recently changed. I have defined features for the following artifacts, which are deployed at the site collection scope:
A ...
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Add URLEncode attribute to a deployed field definition
Is it possible to add URLEncode to a field in schema.xml, and update the SharePoint site without deleting everything based on the schema? Eg.
<Field DisplayName="Internal/External" />
to
<...
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Accessing a custom column in User Information List
I'm working with WSS 3.0, building a customized SharePoint site using .NET 3.5 and SPVisualDev. I have edited the FeatureEventReceiver.cs in the List area to add a new column to the User Information ...
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How to disable commas on Integer field in Edit item screen
I have a field defined as this:
<Field Type="Integer" DisplayName="BŠS" Required="FALSE" Commas="FALSE" Group="CRPU grupa" ID="{f8ae007e-df89-4149-8318-a79673cec338}" SourceID="{e0015c45-f539-484b-...