Add a column to a content type for active documents
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Topic Last Modified: 2008-03-24
A site column defines an item of metadata that can be associated with a content type, list, or library. Add a site column to a content type so that the type of metadata represented by the column is available for content of that content type.
Important
Membership in the Owners group for the active documents site is the minimum required to complete this procedure.
To add a column to a content type for active documents
Use this procedure to add a column to a content type for active documents.
Add a column to a content type for active documents
From the home page of the top-level site in the site collection, on the Site actions menu, point to Site Settings, and then click Modify All Site Settings.
In the Galleries section, click Site content types.
On the Site Content Type Gallery page, click the site content type that you want to configure.
On the Site Content Type page, in the Columns section, click Add from existing site columns. The Add Columns to Site Content Type page appears.
In the Select Columns section, select the group that you want to filter on from the Select columns from list.
Select the column that you want to add from the Available columns list, and then click Add.
Note
To quickly add multiple column types, press CTRL while you click each available column that you want to add.
In the Update List and Templates section, specify whether the child site content types that inherit from this site content type will be updated with your changes.
After you finish adding the columns, click OK.
See Also
Concepts
Create content types for active documents
Create a new content type for active documents
Create a site column for active documents
Add an expiration policy feature to a content type
Add an auditing policy feature to a content type
Add a workflow to a content type for active documents
Associate a content type with a document library