Content Type choices

Hi all,
I have created some content types in Task list. To choose the content type, I need to click on the new item in ribbon and choose the one I need. It is inconvenient. The "new task" button just show the original one only. Could I click on it and
then choose the content type like the "Edit item" support?
Thanks,
Andy Nguyen.

Hi，
Based on your description, my understanding is that when you click new task in tasks list, the content type choice field missing from new form.
There is no OOTB method to make the content type choice field display in the new form.
When we click the new task button we are by default selecting the default content type so the content type field is not available. Users will need to click the dropdown in the ribbon and select the correct content type.
Besides, here are similar posts, you can use as a reference:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/217eb758-9090-49c9-bb7f-b6f2ca334ce4/content-types-as-choice-field-on-newformaspx?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c5e4bbe0-91c4-429c-9442-4bd229f5e773/content-type-choice-field-missing-from-new-form-and-missing-in-group-by-for-view?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
Best Regards,
Lisa Chen
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Dear all,
I created a list content type, list definition and list instance for a SessionsList.
I did mistake when created a event receiver file where field name is RegistrationsInfo - did typo error as RegistrationInfo. This field I want to make it as false in the ShowInNewForm= false
When I deploy it with event receiver file - I am getting stack trace error stating that the RegistrationsInfo field is missing.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<Field ID="{7113CBE5-57E9-4082-A0A2-492B35B69C8D}" Type="Lookup" List="Lists/Courses-List" ShowField="Title" Name="CourseTitle" DisplayName="Courses - Title" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns"/>
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<Field ID="{F73D9A96-3C86-4E33-96D5-31E30B08BF40}" Type="Choice" Name="TrainingVenue" DisplayName="Training Venue" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns">
<CHOICES>
<CHOICE>Kerala Meeting Room</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Orissa Meeting Room</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Bihar Meeting Room</CHOICE>
</CHOICES>
</Field>
<Field ID="{B6E9C8F5-F1BD-4D98-BD30-194504859ACC}" Type="Number" Decimals="0" Min="0" Name="RegistrationsInfo" DisplayName="Registrations Info" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns"/>
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<Field ID="{8A900663-6351-445B-ACB3-394F44D45C8D}" Type="Calculated" ResultType="Number" ReadOnly="TRUE" Name="OpenSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Open Seats Info" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns">
<Formula>=TotalSeatsInfo-RegistrationsInfo</Formula>
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<FieldRef Name="TotalSeatsInfo" ID="{03281B47-F1D1-477E-9793-3A19118720EE}"/>
<FieldRef Name="RegistrationsInfo" ID="{B6E9C8F5-F1BD-4D98-BD30-194504859ACC}"/>
</FieldRefs>
</Field>

<ContentType ID="0x0100a9dc01b7e78b45799fe59153d97e2b9e"
Name="SessionList"
Group="Session Content Types"
Description="Session Content Type"
Inherits="TRUE"
Version="0">
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<FieldRef ID="{7113CBE5-57E9-4082-A0A2-492B35B69C8D}" Name="CourseTitle" DisplayName="Courses - Title" Required="TRUE"/>
<FieldRef ID="{920AE6A7-2AAE-4E43-8855-7CBD9978EC5E}" Name="Trainer" DisplayName="Trainer" Required="FALSE" />
<FieldRef ID="{F73D9A96-3C86-4E33-96D5-31E30B08BF40}" Name="TrainingVenue" DisplayName="Training Venue" Required="FALSE"/>
<FieldRef ID="{B6E9C8F5-F1BD-4D98-BD30-194504859ACC}" Name="RegistrationsInfo" DisplayName="Registrations Info" Required="FALSE"/>
<FieldRef ID="{03281B47-F1D1-477E-9793-3A19118720EE}" Name="TotalSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Total Seats Info" Required="FALSE"/>
<FieldRef ID="{8A900663-6351-445B-ACB3-394F44D45C8D}" Name="OpenSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Open Seats Info" Required="FALSE"/>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" Title="SessionList" FolderCreation="FALSE" Direction="$Resources:Direction;" Url="Lists/SessionList-LD-SessionList" BaseType="0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
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<ContentType ID="0x0100a9dc01b7e78b45799fe59153d97e2b9e" Name="SessionList" Group="Session Content Types" Description="Session Content Type" Inherits="TRUE" Version="0">
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef ID="{7113CBE5-57E9-4082-A0A2-492B35B69C8D}" Name="CourseTitle" DisplayName="Courses - Title" Required="TRUE" />
<FieldRef ID="{920AE6A7-2AAE-4E43-8855-7CBD9978EC5E}" Name="Trainer" DisplayName="Trainer" Required="FALSE" />
<FieldRef ID="{F73D9A96-3C86-4E33-96D5-31E30B08BF40}" Name="TrainingVenue" DisplayName="Training Venue" Required="FALSE" />
<FieldRef ID="{B6E9C8F5-F1BD-4D98-BD30-194504859ACC}" Name="RegistrationsInfo" DisplayName="Registrations Info" Required="FALSE" />
<FieldRef ID="{03281B47-F1D1-477E-9793-3A19118720EE}" Name="TotalSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Total Seats Info" Required="FALSE" />
<FieldRef ID="{8A900663-6351-445B-ACB3-394F44D45C8D}" Name="OpenSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Open Seats Info" Required="FALSE" />
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<Field ID="{7113cbe5-57e9-4082-a0a2-492b35b69c8d}" Type="Lookup" List="Lists/Courses-List" ShowField="Title" Name="CourseTitle" DisplayName="Courses - Title" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns" />
<Field ID="{920ae6a7-2aae-4e43-8855-7cbd9978ec5e}" Type="Lookup" List="Lists/SessionTrainer" ShowField="FullName" Name="Trainer" DisplayName="Trainer" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns" />
<Field ID="{f73d9a96-3c86-4e33-96d5-31e30b08bf40}" Type="Choice" Name="TrainingVenue" DisplayName="Training Venue" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns">
<CHOICES>
<CHOICE>Kerala Meeting Room</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Orissa Meeting Room</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Bihar Meeting Room</CHOICE>
</CHOICES>
</Field>
<Field ID="{b6e9c8f5-f1bd-4d98-bd30-194504859acc}" Type="Number" Decimals="0" Min="0" Name="RegistrationsInfo" DisplayName="Registrations Info" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns" />
<Field ID="{03281b47-f1d1-477e-9793-3a19118720ee}" Type="Number" Decimals="0" Min="0" Name="TotalSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Total Seats Info" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns" />
<Field ID="{8a900663-6351-445b-acb3-394f44d45c8d}" Type="Calculated" ResultType="Number" ReadOnly="TRUE" Name="OpenSeatsInfo" DisplayName="Open Seats Info" Required="FALSE" Group="Training Site Columns">
<Formula>=TotalSeatsInfo-RegistrationsInfo</Formula>
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef Name="TotalSeatsInfo" ID="{03281B47-F1D1-477E-9793-3A19118720EE}" />
<FieldRef Name="RegistrationsInfo" ID="{B6E9C8F5-F1BD-4D98-BD30-194504859ACC}" />
</FieldRefs>
</Field>
</Fields>
<Views>
<View BaseViewID="0" Type="HTML" MobileView="TRUE" TabularView="FALSE">
<Toolbar Type="Standard" />
<XslLink Default="TRUE">main.xsl</XslLink>
<RowLimit Paged="TRUE">30</RowLimit>
<ViewFields>
<FieldRef Name="LinkTitleNoMenu">
</FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="CourseTitle"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="Trainer"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="TrainingVenue"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="RegistrationsInfo"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="TotalSeatsInfo"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="OpenSeatsInfo"></FieldRef>
</ViewFields>
<Query>
<OrderBy>
<FieldRef Name="Modified" Ascending="FALSE">
</FieldRef>
</OrderBy>
</Query>
<ParameterBindings>
<ParameterBinding Name="AddNewAnnouncement" Location="Resource(wss,addnewitem)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_ONET_HOME)" />
</ParameterBindings>
</View>
<View BaseViewID="1" Type="HTML" WebPartZoneID="Main" DisplayName="$Resources:core,objectiv_schema_mwsidcamlidC24;" DefaultView="TRUE" MobileView="TRUE" MobileDefaultView="TRUE" SetupPath="pages\viewpage.aspx" ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/generic.png" Url="AllItems.aspx">
<Toolbar Type="Standard" />
<XslLink Default="TRUE">main.xsl</XslLink>
<RowLimit Paged="TRUE">30</RowLimit>
<ViewFields>
<FieldRef Name="Attachments">
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<FieldRef Name="LinkTitle">
</FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="CourseTitle"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="Trainer"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="TrainingVenue"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="RegistrationsInfo"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="TotalSeatsInfo"></FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="OpenSeatsInfo"></FieldRef>
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<Query>
<OrderBy>
<FieldRef Name="ID">
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</OrderBy>
</Query>
<ParameterBindings>
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_DEFAULT)" />
</ParameterBindings>
</View>
</Views>
<Forms>
<Form Type="DisplayForm" Url="DispForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
<Form Type="EditForm" Url="EditForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
<Form Type="NewForm" Url="NewForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
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</MetaData>
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public override void FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)
//Reference the newly created session list and perform the following
//1. Set the display name of the "Title" column to "SessID" and hide it from the New and Edit Forms
//2. Make the "SessID" column not required
//3. Set the default value of the RegistrationsInfo column to 0 and do not display it on the new form
//4. Add the built-in "Start Date" and "End Date" columns
//Reference the newly created session list
SPWeb currentWeb = properties.Feature.Parent as SPWeb;
//currentWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
SPList sessionList = currentWeb.Lists["SessionList"];
//Title column update
SPField titleField = sessionList.Fields["Title"];
titleField.Required = false;
titleField.ShowInNewForm = false;
titleField.ShowInEditForm = false;
titleField.Title = "SessID";
titleField.Update();
//RegistrationsInfo column updates
SPField registrationField = sessionList.Fields["RegistrationsInfo"];
registrationField.DefaultValue = "0";
registrationField.ShowInNewForm = false;
registrationField.Update();
//Add the Start Date and End Date columns to the list, ensure they both display Date and Time, and add them to the default view of the list
SPFieldDateTime startDate = currentWeb.Fields["Starting_Date"] as SPFieldDateTime;
startDate.DisplayFormat = SPDateTimeFieldFormatType.DateTime;
SPFieldDateTime endDate = currentWeb.Fields["Ending_Date"] as SPFieldDateTime;
endDate.DisplayFormat = SPDateTimeFieldFormatType.DateTime;
sessionList.Fields.Add(startDate);
sessionList.Fields.Add(endDate);
SPView defaultView = sessionList.DefaultView;
defaultView.ViewFields.Add(startDate);
defaultView.ViewFields.Add(endDate);
defaultView.Update();
sessionList.Update();
//currentWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
Can somebody help me - how to overcome the RegistrationsInfo missing field - error(in the stack trace) when activating the feature in the training site?
Thanks
Sathya

Hi Sathya,
Seems the field “RegistrationsInfo” is not been found when deploying with Event Receiver, a possible reason is that it might be damaged.
As a workaround, I suggest you retract the solution from your farm, make sure the “RegistrationsInfo” field is deleted using PowerShell, then create another project with the same
content and perform the deployment again.
About how to delete a field using PowerShell for your reference:
https://peterheibrink.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/powershell-delete-field-and-all-references/
http://www.sharepointfix.com/2011/04/powershell-script-to-delete-site.html
Feel free to reply if there any progress.
Thanks
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Invoice Date
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PO Number (When entered, look it up in our ERP system and populate as many fields as possible, such as the Vendor Name, Account Number and Plant.)
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"Pending Issue" - An "Issue" needs to be resolved. (See "Issue" below.)
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“Approved” – All Issues have been resolved.
“Issue Check” – The Invoice was “Approved” and a check may now be issued to the Vendor.
“Completed” – The Invoice has been “Approved” and the vendor has been issued a check.
Issue - Chosen from an “Invoice Issues” list (a SharePoint "custom" list that contains "Issue" and the name of a "WorkFlow" to execute on the "Invoice" in order to resolve that particular "Issue").
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Account Number
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Invoice Notes
Template/Forms (Insert/Update)/Development/Event Receivers/Display Template/"UI". This is the part that I am unsure of and where "Visual Studio" will be used. (I have quite a bit of experience developing "SharePoint
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in a new "Search Result Type". The new Display Template created an "IFrame" and populated it using our Office Web App Server via "WOPI". Anyway, I believe I can simply do the same thing in a Document Library View and most
likely in whatever "form" or "page" is responsible for the Insert/Edit. I suppose I am just looking for someone to tell me if this is "doable" (and as "easy" as I think it might be), what the "best"
way to accomplish it would be, or if it is a bad idea, etc. etc.)
"Auto Populate" the columns. When a new Invoice is added, I would like to use the (Enterprise) Search functionality (OCR and "graphic matching") to somehow populate as many of the columns (metadata) as possible.
This might involve looking for some particular "text" or graphic(s) (like a company logo?) to determine the Vendor. Then, once the Vendor is determined, I might be able to figure out other items, such as the "Invoice Number" and "PO".
Usually our Vendor Invoices don't change very often. This would only serve as "default" values, so it wouldn't have to be 100% correct. Anything I can do to save the user time or make it easier to enter new Invoices will go along way towards
acceptance of this application. (Currently, they use an Excel Spreadsheet, along with email. So, from their point of view, the existing "system", "works" and is very "easy" to use, etc....)
More uses for the "Search Index Results". It would also be "nice" if we could setup some "weighted rules" on a "per Vendor" basis to help determine who the "responsible user" is. (For instance,
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certain "keywords". For instance, if the word "Computer" appears on the invoice, that might be worth "100 points" towards the "IT Manager". So, when the user is selecting the person responsible for this particular invoice,
I could order the list they are choosing from by the "total points" (as calculated from the "weighted rules") which would put the "Person" who is most "likely" the "Person Responsible" at
the top of the list, followed by the second most likely, and so on. I don't think this be that "hard" to do. I would simply need to store "keywords" and "values" and have access to the "Search Index Results" for the
document (Invoice) the user is currently adding.
**Another "option" I have for developing this application is to basically develop it using a traditional "ASP .Net" framework and controls (which I definitely have more experience with, but as I mentioned, I also
have quite a bit (4-5 years) of SharePoint development experience) and just using the "out of the box" features of SharePoint (and Custom Lists, Document Libraries, SharePoint Security Groups, WorkFlows), etc. What I am trying to describe is that
I would develop the "UI" (add/change/delete) using traditional "ASP .Net" controls and just use SharePoint for my "Data Source". (I DO need to AT LEAST use SharePoint as the "Data Source". This is for reasons that
I don't want to get into here and just bog down the discussion. I certainly realize this application could easily be a "traditional" "ASP .Net" application using "SQL" for the Data Source. So that part really isn't what I am looking
for "advise" on.)
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Shayne

You should generate the XSD form the DTD files. Also you should list values unless necessary. XMLSpy is good tool I use.
You can send the XML schema file to me if you can't register it to XML DB. I will help you take a look.

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Wendy Li
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Content type "Link to a Document" to content type Document SET

Hello,
Could you please assist.
I have a customized document sets.
I added the content type "Link to a Document” to content type Document SET.
I uploaded several documents to each document set. There are several identical documents in different document sets.
How can I arrange for uploading just a link to the documents, but not the additional documents?
In other words, how to arrange for convenience for users to download a link?
I mean them not to enter
http://server/files ,
but a certain “dropdown” appeared, a kind of menu with a choice of downloaded documents.
Suppose, I added to each file its own attribute link and this link. I want to present in form of creation “Link to a Document”
There are 2 forms of creation. The first one is where we point a link. The second one is where we point the attributes.
For example:
I have two document sets: Project 1 and Project 2.
There are 2 documents “instruction.doc” and “invoice.xls” uploaded to Project 1. Each document has a field – link (a link to this very document).
I want to add a link to “invoice.xls” in Project 2.
I want to do it in that way a user could choose a list of links from a dropdown menu.
Thanks

Lookup column is the attribute of file. Attribute can not be upload! . Did you try to use the content type of link to document? If yes, you can understand my question. I want to change uploaded.aspx ( link of document) and add lookup column to this form.
Standart scenario: User create link to docunent. 1. Prees button start. 2. Input text link to upload.aspx form 3. Set attributes new. Aspx I want: 1. Press button. 2. User press dropdawn menu and choise neddeng link. 3. Set attributes Plese read my question
again. Sorry for my not good english

Connect to MS Access using External Content Type

I am trying to establish connection to an Access 2013 DB from SharePoint 2013 Designer.
I am in External Content Type. My database is on local drive. When I click on Add Connection, I have the following choices,
.Net Type
SQL Server
WCF Service
Which one shall I choose for access. What would be the Database Server. The database is local.
Thanks
Mayank

Hi Mayank,
If you want to use ECT to display the data of the Access database, per my knowledge, you need to import the Access database table into SQL server, then use to ECT to connect to the SQL server table.
More information about importing an Access database table into SQL server, you can refer to the link:
http://www.fmsinc.com/microsoftaccess/sqlserverupsizing/importing/Import_Access_DB.asp
Best Regards,
Wendy
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Upgrade SharePoint Content Types / Site Columns declaratively in SharePoint hosted apps

Hi!
I have a question where I was unable to find any official guidance for. I have created a SharePoint hosted APP where I have multiple site columns and content types (declared in XML). The APP installs and functions just fine.
Now I have a requirement to change a site column (Choice field, just add some more choice values). I was able to update the site column but the changes will not be reflected on the list column (I think because there no way to push the changes).
So is there an "official" way of changing site columns?
Any help is appreciated!
Thx!

msdn -
How to: Update app web components in SharePoint 2013 :
We do not support changing the data type of a list or content type field (column) after its initial deployment in any
circumstance. In particular, do not change the data type of a field as part of an app update (not
even programmatically). As an alternative, you can add a new field. If the app includes custom item create, edit,
or view forms; be sure to make corresponding changes in these forms. For example, add UI for the new field and remove UI for the old one. (In a provider-hosted app, you can programmatically move data from the old field to the new one and then delete the old.
How to: Update apps for SharePoint
[custom.development]

Content-Type: text/plain

Hours after I MMS a picture or video I get the following message. Anyone know what it means?? The message seems to go through but not sure if complete.
Re:
Content-Type: text/plain;
boundary="_CONTENT_64564_PART_BOUNDARY__33243242_"

Hello,
>> To build on Rob's reply, I think there are a number of open-source lightweight HTTP proxy/Web servers out there that might already provide the capability of removing the Content-Type header on GET requests or could be straightforwardly modified to do so.
It could be a solution. Before, I plan to use some cross-platform http client application like curl or wget only for http GET requests to the Live API server . This should work ok.
>> You might start with "lighthttpd".
I'm familiar with this server I currently run it on my home router for the small site which acts both as data agregator and proxy at the same time. So it was my choice as well
I'm slowly calming and recovering after this trip-up in API and soon will start looking for some workarounds
Thanks for suggestions!

Lookup column reference content type insteal of list

i need to create look up column in SharePoint 201o using XML, my problem is i need the look up column to reference certain content type on the list instead of referencing the list itself, can we do that ????
Mohamed Abdeen

Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to create a lookup column reference content type instead of list.
Lookup Fields obtain their values from an existing list. Each Lookup Field is being linked to its list using the list's ID. As the ID's are being generated after creating the instances there is no way to provision a Lookup Field linked to a newly created
list during Solution deployment.
However, we can use the Feature Receivers to achieve it.
Feature Receivers are nothing more than custom code you can attach to events triggered by a feature. Provisioning a custom field programmatically works exactly the same as doing it using the GUI: first you need to create a Site Column and then you need
to attach it to the Content Type of your choice.
Waldek Mastykarz had written a good blog about the lookup field reference content type, you can have a look at it.
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/sharepoint-programmatically-provisioning-lookup-fields/
Thanks,
Jason
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Application Error while activating the feature - for creating list content type, list definition and list instance

Dear all,
I am getting application error while enabling the feature. if any body can point out the issue - that will be helpful.
content type
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<Field ID="{4C1B0A21-FCE0-4CFE-8742-A250672AFE4F}" Type="Note" Name="CourseDesc" DisplayName="Course Description" Required="TRUE" Group="Training Site Columns"/>

<ContentType ID="0x0100d57ecc53fde34177b096abd0ec90a8f9"
Name="TrainingCourses"
Group="Training Content Types"
Description="Defines a Course"
Inherits="TRUE"
Version="0">
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef ID="{4C1B0A21-FCE0-4CFE-8742-A250672AFE4F}" Name="CourseDesc" DisplayName="Course Description" Required="TRUE"/>
</FieldRefs>
</ContentType>
</Elements>
List definition
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

<ListTemplate
Name="TrainingCourses"
Type="10100"
BaseType="0"
OnQuickLaunch="TRUE"
SecurityBits="11"
Sequence="410"
DisplayName="TrainingCourses"
Description="Training Courses List Definition"
Image="/_layouts/images/itgen.png"/>
</Elements>
List instance
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<ListInstance Title="TrainingCourses"
OnQuickLaunch="TRUE"
TemplateType="10100"
Url="Lists/TrainingCourses"
Description="Training Course List Instance">
</ListInstance>
</Elements>
schema
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" Title="TrainingCourses" FolderCreation="FALSE" Direction="$Resources:Direction;" Url="Lists/TrainingCourses-LD_TrainingCourses" BaseType="0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<MetaData>
<ContentTypes>
<ContentType ID="0x0100d57ecc53fde34177b096abd0ec90a8f9" Name="TrainingCourses" Group="Training Content Types" Description="Defines a Course" Inherits="TRUE" Version="0">
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef ID="{4C1B0A21-FCE0-4CFE-8742-A250672AFE4F}" Name="CourseDesc" DisplayName="Course Description" Required="TRUE" />
</FieldRefs>
</ContentType>
</ContentTypes>
<Fields>
<Field ID="{4c1b0a21-fce0-4cfe-8742-a250672afe4f}" Type="Note" Name="CourseDesc" DisplayName="Course Description" Required="TRUE" Group="Training Site Columns" />
</Fields>
<Views>
<View BaseViewID="0" Type="HTML" MobileView="TRUE" TabularView="FALSE">
<Toolbar Type="Standard" />
<XslLink Default="TRUE">main.xsl</XslLink>
<RowLimit Paged="TRUE">30</RowLimit>
<ViewFields>
<FieldRef Name="LinkTitleNoMenu">
</FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="CourseDesc">
</FieldRef>
</ViewFields>
<Query>
<OrderBy>
<FieldRef Name="Modified" Ascending="FALSE">
</FieldRef>
</OrderBy>
</Query>
<ParameterBindings>
<ParameterBinding Name="AddNewAnnouncement" Location="Resource(wss,addnewitem)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_ONET_HOME)" />
</ParameterBindings>
</View>
<View BaseViewID="1" Type="HTML" WebPartZoneID="Main" DisplayName="$Resources:core,objectiv_schema_mwsidcamlidC24;" DefaultView="TRUE" MobileView="TRUE" MobileDefaultView="TRUE" SetupPath="pages\viewpage.aspx" ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/generic.png" Url="AllItems.aspx">
<Toolbar Type="Standard" />
<XslLink Default="TRUE">main.xsl</XslLink>
<RowLimit Paged="TRUE">30</RowLimit>
<ViewFields>
<FieldRef Name="Attachments">
</FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="LinkTitle">
</FieldRef>
<FieldRef Name="CourseDesc">
</FieldRef>
</ViewFields>
<Query>
<OrderBy>
<FieldRef Name="ID">
</FieldRef>
</OrderBy>
</Query>
<ParameterBindings>
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_DEFAULT)" />
</ParameterBindings>
</View>
</Views>
<Forms>
<Form Type="DisplayForm" Url="DispForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
<Form Type="EditForm" Url="EditForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
<Form Type="NewForm" Url="NewForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
</Forms>
</MetaData>
</List>
I am applying the feature to SPWeb level.
cheers
Sathya

redeployed a new solution; since I was getting this error. I would have done typo errors etc.
https://naveengopisetty.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/error-occurred-in-deployment-step-activate-features-invalid-file-name-the-file-name-you-specified-could-not-be-used-it-may-be-the-name-of-an-existing-file-or-directory-or-you-may-not-have-pe/
Cheers
Sathya

Not able to crawl all items from External content type

Hello All,
"All the records in my external content source are not getting crawled, only 1/3 rd of the data are getting crawled."
Steps:
I created "External content type" using sharepoint designer which connects to a SQL Server database.
Have written a SQL View joining 2 tables, which return 9,00,000 rows when executed using the SQL Server management studio.
I used the default "Business Data Connectivity Service" and "Search Service Application" and made sure the necessary permissions are set.
Created a External Content source for the search service application and selected the "Business Data Connectivity Service" -> "Crawl selected External datasource" -> <my external datasource i created in sharepoint designer>
Issue
When i ran the full crawl for the first time it crawled "3,49,923" records in 01 hour and 07 seconds. And returned 1 error "Error crawling LOB Contents.(Error caused by exception: System.InvalidOperationException. There is an error in XML
document...)
Later i removed the below item from the index and started a full recrawl, this time it crawled "3,49,924" records 1 record extra from my previous crawl
and no errors were returned.
Please let me know what could be the issue. It doesn't look like the permission related issues as i am able to crawl the 1/3rd of my total data. Also i am able to search the crawled data. I also set the throtteling limit for the "Business data catalog"
to -maximum 10000000 -default 1000000 which is less than the data it has to crawl.
SRIRAM

Hi ,
I started the change suggested in the link shared by you, but got stuck at a point,
The field which i set as identifier in BCS earlier is not having unique values. Total rows returned by the sql view is 899000, but the unique values present in the column that is set as identifier is
3,49,923, which is equal to the number of rows crawled. - Is this the reason why it didnt crawl all records?
The table that is used in the sql view has composite key, - Is it possible to have multiple identifier in BCS as well?
Is it possible to make BCS to ignore the identifier? i mean creating BCS without an identifier column?
Please let me know your suggestions on this.
Thanks,
SRIRAM
Yes, BCS needs a UID. This is so it can figure out changes over time to a single record. Otherwise all changes to a row could be a potential new row without BCS knowing any better.
Yes, or just have it run off the composite key instead of the field you're using now.
Nope, BCS needs a UID field like in answer 1 :)
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