Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit eBook

Chapter 20: Working with Information Components in SharePoint Products and Technologies 561
List Templates
To change the name or description of a list or library
Just as the name and description of a document or list item are important metadata,
so are the name and description for lists and document libraries. Therefore,
you need to maintain these items so that they reflect the information they contain.
To update information, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to the list, document library, survey, or discussion board in which you
want to change the name or description.
2. Click Modify settings and columns. If the page displays a survey, click Modify
survey and questions.
3. Under General Settings, click Change general settings.
4. In the Name and Description boxes, type the new information you want.
5. At the bottom of the page, click OK.
To delete a list or library
Once information in a list is no longer needed, the list can be deleted. To
delete a list, perform the following steps:
1. On the page that displays the list or library, click Modify settings and columns.
2. Under General Settings, click Delete this list, Delete this document
library, Delete this picture library, Delete this form library, or Delete
this discussion board.
Creating a list is similar to creating a document library; use the Manage Content link
on areas or the Create link on the Document And Lists page. The Create page is then
displayed. When you choose a list to create, you are selecting a list template to use
in the creation of the list. SharePoint Products and Technologies include many list
templates by default, and users can customize an existing list and save the customized
list as a new list template. Similarly, you can customize a library and save the
customized library as a new library template. Ensure that when you create a template
you give the template a meaningful name so that both you and your users
know the purpose of the template. List templates and library templates created by
other users or software vendors can also be imported to the site collection list template
gallery.
A template can be created using the browser, in which case they are known as
custom templates and are stored in the SQL database. Otherwise, you can create a
template as a list definition that is stored in the file system of each front-end Web
server. List definitions have their own subfolder at Local_Drive\Program
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\LCID
\Site_Definition_Name\LISTS\List_Definition_Name that includes a SCHEMA.XML