Populate a List in List Instance by XML : how to fill a multiple look up value Field

Question

I am populating a list instance in the Elements.xml with a multiple look up value Field that I called 'groups'

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
  <ListInstance Title="Mytitle"
                OnQuickLaunch="TRUE"
                TemplateType="10006"
                Url="Lists/title"
                Description="my  description">
    <Data>

      <Rows>
        <Row>
          <Field Name="Title">title1</Field>
          <Field Name="text"> value1</Field>
          <Field Name="groups">group1;group2;group3</Field>
        </Row>

<Row>
          <Field Name="Title">title1</Field>
          <Field Name="text"> value1</Field>
          <Field Name="groups">group2;group3</Field>
        </Row>

<Row>
          <Field Name="Title">title1</Field>
          <Field Name="text"> value1</Field>
          <Field Name="groups">group1</Field>
        </Row>

       
      </Rows>
    </Data>
  </ListInstance>
</Elements>

That occurs an error, do you know if it is possible and how to do that???

Answer 1

Hi,

yes it's possible, you need to declare in you list scheme the field as lookup type.

And in your elements.xml enter the lookup value as key/pairs

Like: <Field Name="MyField">1;#group1;2#group2;3;#group3</field>

Have fun ;)

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Answer 2

Merci!!!