How can we show a custom column to all libraries in the default view without creating that for all libraries everytime

Question

Hi,
Any help?
Thanks
srabon

Answer 1

You can use powershell script below which loops through each libraries and sets view.You can modify the script to user it for single library as well.
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -erroraction SilentlyContinue
$siteURL = "<YOURSITEURL>"
$site = Get-SPSite($siteURL)
foreach($web in $site.AllWebs) {
foreach($list in $web.Lists) {
if($list.BaseType -eq "DocumentLibrary") {
// the variables `$web` and `$list` already reference the objects you need
//$site = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite($SiteURL) ;
//$web = $site.OpenWeb($SiteURL);
// new instance of the list is necessary to avoid the error "Collection was modified"
$newList = $web.Lists.item($list.ID);
$viewfields = New-Object System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection
$viewfields.Add("DocIcon")
$viewfields.Add("LinkFilename")
$viewfields.Add("_UIVersionString")
$viewfields.Add("FileSizeDisplay")
$viewfields.Add("Created")
$viewfields.Add("Modified")
$viewfields.Add("Editor")
[void]$newList.Views.Add(<VIEWNAME>, $viewfields, "", 100, $true, $true)
$newList.Update();
// setting the default view
$view=$newList.Views["<VIEWNAME>"]
$view.DefaultView = $true
$view.Update()
$web.Dispose();
$site.Dispose();
Ref: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10015311/part2-sharepoint-2010-powershell-loop-through-all-document-libraries-creat
Hope that helps!
Avni Bhatt