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Home > Thinking out aloud - Dave Hunter's SharePoint Blog > Posts > Using the Content Types Viewer
My thoughts and findings on Microsoft Information worker technologies, including MCMS and SharePoint 2007 (MOSS).

19/06/2007

Using the Content Types Viewer

The content types viewer is a windows form which displays information about content types that exist in SharePoint 2007. I came to write the tool because creating custom content types using features was quite time consuming. Creating content types with a web browser is more intuitive but there is no easy way to deploy them. The content types viewer looks like:




Download it here http://www.codeplex.com/MOSS2K7CTypesViewer/

How to use the content types viewer

  1. Type in the url of the site collection where the content types are. Then click on "GO".
  2. Select a content type from the list of content types displayed.
  3. You have 3 choices. You can view the schema of the content type by clicking "Show Schema". You can also view the fields (the xml displayed is used for features that create site columns) by clicking "Show Fields" and field refs (the xml displayed is used for features that create content types) by clicking "Show Field Refs".

Show Schema example:


Show Fields example:



Show Field Refs example:



Comming soon ... creating content types with the Content Types Viewer.

Updated: Creating content types with the Content Types Viewer
Posted at 17:19 by Dave Hunter | Category: SharePoint - Development | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (2)
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hi

Hi!

I am trying to get your tool, but it is not at the url you said...
Do you still have it?

could send me?

diboi.dc@gmail.com

really thanks
at 20/10/2008 20:50

No displaying Custom Content types

Tool looks good and overall works well, but when I point to my site collection my custom content types are not displayed.

brian.higgins@pcubed.com

Thanks in advance, Brian.
at 06/02/2009 20:58

 Dave Hunter

I'm currently a Senior Consultant at Netstore 2e2. I specialise in Microsoft Information Worker technologies (especially MOSS, MCMS and .NET), with over 8 years of experience within this area of specialism. 

I have gained two certifications for MOSS and WSS and look to complete the full certification track soon.

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