Question

I noticed that VS2010 has some great new ways to build Sharepoint content. List definitions and Content Types amongst other things. What I didn’t spot was an easy way to build in Site Columns.

In Sharepoint 2007, I used to do this by hand. I’ve gotten quite used to it, but I am sure there must be a less time consuming way to do things in MOSS 2010 / VS 2010.

Previously I

• Created the feature
• Defined the site columns (fields)
• Created the content type
• Created the list definition and default instance
• Localized and such

I can see how MOSS 2010 gives you a head start with content types, but am I correct in saying there still is no GUI for the whole creation process, and fields still need to be done by hand?

Or what am I missing out on 🙂

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes, the custom columns needs to be created by hand. Although there are wizards to generate feature and content type schema.