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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find out which page is not published in Pages list
I have a publishing site and about 20 pages in Pages list. When you check out one page the icon is changed and you detect that that page is checked out. However when there is a unpublished page it is ...
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Use of default Site Columns
I require a column in my Content Type that holds department values. I need to give department pre-defined values so rather than use the existing (oob) Department site column I've created Dept. and ...
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Sharepoint-hosted app: Access site columns belonging to host site
I have a sharepoint-hosted app containing a custom list. On the host site collection where I am deploying this app, there are several custom site columns.
In my app, I want to access these site ...
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Maximum value on list field does not work
This ist my code (field element):
<Field ID="{doesn´t matter}" Name="Percent" DisplayName="Percent" Type="Number" Decimals="2" Min="0" Max="100" Percentage="TRUE" ...
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Unable to add site column to the list using code in SharePoint - 2010
I have a site column named "Temp".
I want to it to be added to the all lists available in site. To do so, I created a console application which contains the following code:
static void Main(string[] ...
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XML Code equivalent of “Add a column to show each of these additional fields” [duplicate]
I have the following XML to create a site column:
<Field
Type="Lookup"
Name="FunctionalArea"
DisplayName="Functional Area"
Group="GROUP1"
Required="FALSE"
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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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Automatically add site coulmn
I have added a metadata site column, and some content types to the default 'Pages' library in my sharepoint site.
How can I have sharepoint automatically add this site column and the content types ...
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Site Column as lookupfield creates false URL-Strings
I have a created a custom site column, which is a lookup field, on my rootsite.
However, I use this colum now on a subsite in another list. The idea is, to have a central list with lets say Divisions, ...
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SharePoint still holding a reference to Managed Meta data site columns even after deleting and cleaning database
I am facing some weird issue during the custom farm solution deployment in staging. I am receiving below error when activating the one of the features which deploys custom managed metadata fields as ...
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Fields disappearing in SP 2013 publishing site
We have a SharePoint 2013 solution with custom content types and page layouts. Page layouts are deployed using Design Manager. The content types are inside a feature build in Visual Studio 2012.
We ...
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Site columns created programmatically don't show up anywhere
I need to create a site column programmatically during feature activation (requirements - supose I can't change that).
My code is fairly straight forward:
string internalName = ...
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Creating a site column using a feature and setting its WebId property
I need to create a site column that will be added to children sites, this column is a lookup referencing a list in the rootWeb, so I need to provide de WebId property in order to make it available on ...
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Managed Property name from site column name
Is there a function of SharePoint API that gets as input a name of a site column and returns the name of the corresponding ManagedProperty?
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SharePoint 2013, Lookup field cross-Web
It looks like I found pretty annoying bug in SharePoint 2013. Can anyone confirm this?
Create site-column lookup to list placed on rootWeb (I will refer to it as WebA), the title should be used as ...
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Need way to keep historical data in lists that uses site column
Just want to preface this with I am just a site curator. I do not have SharePoint admin rights but can pass suggestions on to the admins.
I created a site column "Sales Person Names" that is ...
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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" ...
