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Content Type Definition Schema

Each element manifest that defines content types must adhere to the Content Type Definition Schema.

Following is a list of the elements in the Content Type Definition Schema.

Note:
The Forms Element (ContentType) element is obsolete, as are its child elements. The DocumentTemplate Element (FieldRefs) child element of the FieldRefs Element (ContentType) element is obsolete as well.

Content Type Schema Example

Following is an example of the XML that defines the Document content type in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Elements have been edited for readability.

Xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!-- _lcid="1033" _version="12.0.3008" _dal="1" -->
…
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
…
  <ContentType ID="0x0101"
      Name="$Resources:Document"
      Group="$Resources:Document_Content_Types"
      Description="$Resources:DocumentCTDesc"
      V2ListTemplateName="doclib"
      Version="0">
    <FieldRefs>
      <RemoveFieldRef ID=FID_Attachments Name="Attachments" /> <!-- Attachments -->
… 
      <FieldRef ID=FID_Created Name="Created" Hidden="TRUE" /> <!-- Created -->
      <FieldRef ID=FID_Title Name="Title" Required="FALSE" ShowInNewForm="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE"/> <!-- Title --> 
…
    </FieldRefs>
    <XmlDocuments>
      <XmlDocument NamespaceURI="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3/contenttype/forms">
        <FormTemplates xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3/contenttype/forms">
          <Display>DocumentLibraryForm</Display>
          <Edit>DocumentLibraryForm</Edit>
          <New>DocumentLibraryForm</New>
        </FormTemplates>
      </XmlDocument>
    </XmlDocuments>
  </ContentType>

</Elements>

The order that fields will appear on the out-of-the-box default SharePoint NewForm.aspx form in response to New, New Item, is governed by the order of the <FieldRef> elements beneath the <ContentType> tag. This wasn't spelled out anywhere that I could find, so this seemed like a good place to document yet another of what I call "What Mother [Microsoft] Never Told You About Controlling The Order Of How Fields Are Rendered In Response To New, New Item" in a custom SharePoint list. :-)

Content Type Schema Example

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