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Creating Content Types 99
Content types and site columns cannot easily be copied from one site collection to another,
or from one site to another. Therefore, in SharePoint Foundation, without the skills
of a developer, it is difficult to apply consistent data management across a number of
site collections. In SharePoint Server, you have the same restrictions. However, by using
the Managed Metadata Service (MMS), term stores and content types can be created
and shared across Web applications and site collections. It is important to plan your use
of list columns, site columns, content types, and if you have SharePoint Server, MMS;
otherwise, you might find that you are creating the same columns, site columns, and
content types for each of your solutions.
See Also More information on site columns and content types can be found in Chapter 7,
“Working with Lists Settings,” and Chapter 8, “Working with Library Settings,” in Microsoft
SharePoint Foundation 2010 Step by Step. Information on document management planning
can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263266.aspx.
In this exercise you create a content type.
SET UP Using SharePoint Designer, open the team site you used in the previous
exercise if it is not already open.
Content Types
1. In the Navigation pane, click Content Types, and then on the Content Types tab,
click Content Type in the New group.
The Create A Content Type dialog box opens.
2. In the Name box, type Expenses, and in the Description box type Use this content
type when uploading new expense claims or creating new expense claims.
3. In the Select parent content type from list, select Document Content Types. In
the Select parent content type list, select Document.
4. Select New group, and in the New group box, type SPD SBS.