Scott Shearer SharePoint Evangelist and Developer FlexPoint Technology

 SharePoint Evangelist and Consultant for FlexPoint Technology in Reston, VA  Done everything from System Administration to C# development to helpdesk  CPA and Former Stock Broker  Past Certifications Held: MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, MCT, CNE  

 IT Consulting firm based in Reston, VA  Cloud Technologies  SharePoint consulting and development  SharePoint Training  US Government and commercial customers

 What is a Site Column ◦ Out of the Box Site Columns ◦ Custom Site Columns  What is a Content Type? ◦ Out of the Box Content Types ◦ Custom Content Types  Content TypeProperties  Why Use Custom Content Types  Safety Concerns

 What is a Site Column?  What is a Content Type?

 Reusable pre-defined column ◦ Out of the box site columns ◦ Custom Site Columns ◦ Updating the Site Column pushed update everywhere it is used  Stored in the Site Column Gallery  Use as list and library columns  Used in Content Types  Visible on the site where they are created and any sub site below

 Never ◦ Change an Out of the Box Site Column ◦ Delete an Out of the Box Site Column  Danger ◦ “Update list columns based on this site column”  Demo – Out of the Box Site Columns ◦ View Gallery ◦ Creating a Site Column ◦ Add Site Column to list

 A Content Type is a template for content stored in a list or library  All lists and libraries use content types  All content types inherit properties from another content type ◦ All Content Types are based on another content type  Reusable (current site and below)  Update all instances of Content Type at one time  Components of a Content Type ◦ Site columns ◦ Other properties (associated workflows, policies, Office templates, etc.)

 Never ◦ Change an out of the Box Content Type ◦ Delete an Out of the Box Content Type  Danger ◦ “Update all content types inheriting from this type”  Demo – Out of the Box Content Types ◦ View Gallery  Demo – Creating a Content Types ◦ Supply Request Content Type ◦ Add to list

 Demo

◦ Build a Leave Calendar using multiple Content Types and a workflow  Demo ◦ Build a document library using multiple Content Types and a workflow ◦ Re-use content type on sub site ◦ Roll-up content

 Allows for a standard way to record a given type of data  Allows for slightly different types of data to be stored in a single list  Allows for reuse  Allows for easy updates  Allows for standard policies  Allows for standard workflows