| Type (as shown on the Create Column page) | Field Type | Notes | MSDN Links |
| Single line of text | Type=”Text” | Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldText | |
| Multiple lines of text | Type=”Note” | In the Create Column page, can pick the type of text to allow. To enable the different sub-types, you need to set a couple of other attributes on the field element. Plain Text RichText=”FALSE” (default value) Rich Text RichText=”TRUE” RichTextMode=”Compatible” (default value) Enhanced Text RichText=”TRUE” RichTextMode=”FullHtml” In addition, you can also set the number of lines to display using the NumLine attribute. Further Information on MSDN: |
Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldMultiLineText |
| Choice (menu to choose from) | Single Choice Type=”Choice” Multi-Choice Type=”MultiChoice" |
Pick the display format for the Choice and Multi-Choice types, respectively: Drop-Down Menu or Combo Box Format=”Dropdowns” Radio Buttons or Check Boxes Format=”RadioButtons” Define the options a user can pick from using the Choices element. Below is a skeleton to explain this. <Field Name=”MyOptions” Type=……> <CHOICES> <CHOICE>Option 1</CHOICE> <CHOICE>Option 2</CHOICE> </CHOICES> </Field> If you would like to give the user an option to add their own value, set the attribute FillInChoice=”TRUE”. |
Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldChoice Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldMultiChoice |
| Number | Type=”Integer” | This field type also lets you define: Minimum Value (0 for example) Min=”0” Maximum Value (100 for example) Max=”100” Decimal Places (Default is Automatic, example 2 decimal places) Decimals=”2” Show as Percentage (Default is False) Percentage=”FALSE” |
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldNumber |
| Currency | Type=”Currency” | This field type also lets you define: Minimum Value (0 for example) Min=”0” Maximum Value (100 for example) Max=”100” Decimal Places (Default is Automatic, example 2 decimal places) Decimals=”2” Currency Format This sets the display format of the currency. LCID=”3081” 3081 sets the format English – Australian. For a complete list of Locales, see the MSDN link in the next column. |
Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldCurrency Locale IDs |
| Date and Time | Type=”DateTime” | This field also lets you define: Date and Time Format Show the date only: Format=”DateOnly” Show the date and time: Format=”DateTime” |
Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldDateTime |
| Yes/No | Type=”Boolean” | When setting the default value, you need to use the binary values: No/False = 0 Yes/True = 1 |
Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldBoolean |
| Person or Group | Single User or Group Type=”User” Multiple Users or Groups Type=”MultiUser” |
This field also lets you define: Allow multiple selections Set the Type to MultUser and the attribute Mult=”TRUE” Allow selection of People Only UserSelectionMode=”PeopleOnly” People and Groups UserSelectionMode=”PeopleAndGroups” Choose from If you want to limit the option list to a SharePoint Group, use the UserSelectionScope attribute. Set it to the ID of the SharePoint group (Integer value). For example, UserSelectionScope=”3”. Show field Set the name of the field from the User’s profile properties that you want to display. For example, show the user’s name property: ShowField=”Name” If you would also like to show presence (Office Communicator integration required): Presence=”TRUE” |
Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPFieldUser |
| Hyperlink or Picture | Type=”URL” | You can display the URL as a Hyperlink or Picture. Use the Format attribute to pick which one: Hyperlink Format=”Hyperlink” Picture Format=”Image” |