Is it possible to create a content type based on an existing list?

Question

Hi,

I have a nicely created list with customized columns and I would like to create a content type based on my list.

Is it possible to create a content type based on an existing list?

Thank you,

Answer 1

Hi Yes,

But this means you have to rebuild your list in content columns and a as a content Type.

best regards,

Paul Keijzers

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Answer 2

Hi Paul,

Let me clarify my question:

I don't wnat to create a new content type and then manully click and type all of my list columns. I am looking for a button called "Create a Content Type Basd on This List" or "Copy This List to a Content Type". Is there such feature OOB?

Rebulding the list is not the concern of this post.

Thank you,

Answer 3

Hi AMX2012,

Unfortunately, there is no way to do this out of the box. You can build Site Columns and Content Types using the existing lists as a pattern, then apply the Content Type to the existing list/library and then copy over the content, but that's about it.

You may want to check Codeplex and see if there is a tool that can export the list as XML and then use that to build a new Content Type.

Hope this helps

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Troy Lanphier -- MCT/MCSE/MCITP SharePoint Server 2010 Administration -- Author: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out -- http://blog.sharepointcookbook.com

Answer 4

Hi Tore,

You said:

"You can build Site Columns and Content Types using the existing lists as a pattern"

This is exactly what I am trying to do. How do i do that?

Thank you,

Answer 5

Hi amx2012,

I wasn't trying to get your hopes up - I merely meant that you would have to manually recreate the columns as Site Columns, add the Site Columns to a Content Type, add your new Content Type to the list (causing 2x each column to appear), and then migrate the content in grid view (copy/paste). Without code, I do not know of any other way, and I am not a coder per se.

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Troy Lanphier -- MCT/MCSE/MCITP SharePoint Server 2010 Administration -- Author: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out -- http://blog.sharepointcookbook.com