sharepoint 101: columns & content types
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SHAREPOINT 101:COLUMNS & CONTENT TYPES
SharePoint Columns & Content Types arethe core of the platform. Start your SharePoint
Journey by learning everything there is to know about them!
Different kinds of SharePoint Columns Exist: List & Library Columns, and Site Columns
SHAREPOINT COLUMNS
Before going further, take a few minutes to review what SharePoint columns are
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LISTS & LIBRARY COLUMNSThe column is created inside a list or library, and is
only available there.
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Easily created
Can be customized for theneeds of any list or library
Cannot be reused in other lists or libraries
Ease of creation contributes to a lack of architecture control and overall governance
PROS: CONS:
LISTS & LIBRARY COLUMNS
Created in SharePoint sites, they are availablein all the subsites
SITE COLUMNS
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Reusable in any subsites
Centralization helps updates
Allows all sites to look up information in a single list.
Not as intuitive
Requires administrative rights
More thinking required
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PROS: CONS:
SITE COLUMNS
A way of grouping Site Columns into reusable groups that presents some kind of content
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CONTENT TYPE
I N V O I C E C O N T E N T T Y P E
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Necessary to organize reusable content and configurations
Helps you centralize all of these configurations in one place
Way more powerful than what we looked at here
Not so easy to understand at first
Can be misused or help destroy SharePoint solutions very quickly
Huge impact on your SharePoint Architecture -> Consider these cons before creating
PROS: CONS:
CONTENT TYPE
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