Logo
programming4us
programming4us
programming4us
programming4us
Home
programming4us
XP
programming4us
Windows Vista
programming4us
Windows 7
programming4us
Windows Azure
programming4us
Windows Server
programming4us
Windows Phone
 
Windows Server

Micorosoft Sharepoint 2013 : The SharePoint Content Type Model - New Content Type Model Functionality

- How To Install Windows Server 2012 On VirtualBox
- How To Bypass Torrent Connection Blocking By Your ISP
- How To Install Actual Facebook App On Kindle Fire
12/23/2014 8:37:42 PM

If metadata is data about data, then a metadata model is a system that allows the creation, editing, and management of metadata. SharePoint has a metadata model—called the Content Type Model.

The SharePoint Content Type Model consists of metadata types: content types, which themselves consist of metadata fields; columns; and the management of these types in the core of the SharePoint platform.

What are Content Types and Site Columns?

A SharePoint content type is a grouping of fields that describe a data entity in the SharePoint site collection or site, such as a document, calendar event, task, or any other list item. Each content type consists of one or multiple fields, better known as columns.

Content types exist at either the root site collection or subsite level. Lower sites in the hierarchy may use content types from parent sites to define data elements. In both cases, content types reside in the Content Type Gallery of the site or site collection.

The fields of content types exist as centrally managed site columns, at the same level as the containing content type or at parent levels to it. For example, a content type defined at a subsite level may contain site columns that reside in the root site collection or parent site in the hierarchy. Sites may not leverage content types and site columns at lower subsite levels than the current site—just up the hierarchy chain.

There is a difference between centrally managed site columns and list columns. When creating a custom list, the user may define columns specifically for the new list, meaning the columns bind only to that list. By contrast, site columns reside in the Site Column Gallery, and users may reuse these columns in lists (add an existing column) and content types.

Content types may inherit from other content types at the same level in the site hierarchy or a parent level. Even the most basic content types at least inherit from the stock Item content type, which contains the Title site column. Through inheritance, users may customize content types by defining new types that have the same columns as the parent, with additional columns to complete the specialization. For example, if you want to customize task list items with new columns, rather than creating a new content type, you can inherit the existing Task content type and add the new custom columns. Inheritance provides the added benefit that any changes to a parent content type apply to content subtypes.

Note  Never change stock content types and site columns; always inherit from content types, and then specialize.

New Content Type Model Functionality

SharePoint has included lists, libraries, content types, site columns, and list columns since SharePoint 2007. However, each version of SharePoint has brought change to content types. Following are some of the more noteworthy features, beyond the basic content type behavior (described previously). Microsoft introduced many of the following features in SharePoint 2010, which of course also exist in SharePoint 2013.

  • Content types and lists that use lookup site columns may specify additional columns of the lookup list to include, in addition to the primary lookup column.
  • SharePoint includes referential integrity in lookup columns. For example, when you delete a list item from a list, referenced by a lookup column, SharePoint will delete the dependent list item, prevent the deletion of the parent, or do nothing, depending on a referential integrity setting.
  • Document sets (a special content type) allow collection of documents in one list item. They are ideal for collecting multiple documents that combine to a single finished entity, such as a proposal.
  • A Managed Metadata column type that maps to term sets in the Managed Metadata Service Term Store exists.
  • An Enterprise Keywords column allows users to add their own tags (folksonomy) as part of the Managed Metadata Service.
  • Since SharePoint 2010, users can now share content types across site collections via a centralized content type hub.
  • SharePoint includes columns and content types to access external data via the Business Connectivity Service.
  • SharePoint includes a Rating site column.
  • Since SharePoint 2010, SharePoint includes advanced routing of documents via Content Organizer and policy rules.
Other -----------------
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Knowing Tempdb - Troubleshooting Common Issues (part 3) - Troubleshooting Space Issues
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Knowing Tempdb - Troubleshooting Common Issues (part 2) - Latch Contention - ikelihood of it happening. Multiple Tempdb Data Files
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Knowing Tempdb - Troubleshooting Common Issues (part 1) - Latch Contention - Allocation Page Contention
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Knowing Tempdb - Overview and Usage (part 2) - The Version Store
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Knowing Tempdb - Overview and Usage (part 1) - User Temporary Objects
- Microsoft Lync Server 2013 : Windows Client - Navigating in the Client - Useful Lync Client Shortcuts
- Microsoft Lync Server 2013 : Windows Client - Navigating in the Client - Managing Contacts, Managing Groups, Status View
- Microsoft Lync Server 2013 : Windows Client - Navigating in the Client - Configuring Basic Options
- Microsoft Lync Server 2013 : Windows Client - Installing the Client
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2013: Configuring mailbox delivery restrictions, permissions, and storage limits (part 4) - Setting storage restrictions on mailbox and archives
 
 
Top 10
- Microsoft Visio 2013 : Adding Structure to Your Diagrams - Finding containers and lists in Visio (part 2) - Wireframes,Legends
- Microsoft Visio 2013 : Adding Structure to Your Diagrams - Finding containers and lists in Visio (part 1) - Swimlanes
- Microsoft Visio 2013 : Adding Structure to Your Diagrams - Formatting and sizing lists
- Microsoft Visio 2013 : Adding Structure to Your Diagrams - Adding shapes to lists
- Microsoft Visio 2013 : Adding Structure to Your Diagrams - Sizing containers
- Microsoft Access 2010 : Control Properties and Why to Use Them (part 3) - The Other Properties of a Control
- Microsoft Access 2010 : Control Properties and Why to Use Them (part 2) - The Data Properties of a Control
- Microsoft Access 2010 : Control Properties and Why to Use Them (part 1) - The Format Properties of a Control
- Microsoft Access 2010 : Form Properties and Why Should You Use Them - Working with the Properties Window
- Microsoft Visio 2013 : Using the Organization Chart Wizard with new data
- First look: Apple Watch

- 3 Tips for Maintaining Your Cell Phone Battery (part 1)

- 3 Tips for Maintaining Your Cell Phone Battery (part 2)
programming4us programming4us
Popular tags
Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft OneNote Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft Visio Microsoft Word Active Directory Biztalk Exchange Server Microsoft LynC Server Microsoft Dynamic Sharepoint Sql Server Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows 7 Windows 8 windows Phone 7 windows Phone 8
programming4us programming4us
 
programming4us
Natural Miscarriage
programming4us
Windows Vista
programming4us
Windows 7
programming4us
Windows Azure
programming4us
Windows Server
programming4us
Game Trailer