Since the Link to a Document content type functions just like any other content type in SharePoint, it can be extended to include additional columns that other library content types might be using. This allows for a consistent UI design and allows for the Link to a Document’s content to be displayed along with the rest of the content and filtered and sorted as necessary.
Additional columns can be added to the content type. This section describes how to do so in SharePoint 2010.
Click Site Actions and select Site Settings.
From the Site Settings menu, click the Site Content Types link in the Galleries section (see Figure 9-17).
Click the Create option to start the process of creating a new Link to a Document content type. Give the new content type a name and description. Select the parent category as Document Content Types and the parent as Link to a Document. You can create a new group if you’d like or just accept the default of Custom Content Types. When finished, click OK (see Figure 9-18).
When you click OK, you’ll be shown the details page for that content type.
From here there are two options. If you already have site columns from existing content types, then click the “Add from existing site columns” link. If no pre-existing site columns exist, then click the “Add from new site column” link (see Figure 9-19).
Once all of the column(s) have been added to the content type, you can add it to the document library.
Use this procedure to add columns to the content type in SharePoint 2010.
Click Site Actions and select Site Settings.
In the Site Settings menu, click the Site Content Types link in the Galleries section (see Figure 9-20).
Click the Create option to start the process of creating a new Link to a Document content type. Give the new content type a name and description. Select the parent category as Document Content Types and the parent as Link to a Document. You can create a new group if you’d like or just accept the default of Custom Content Types. When you are finished, click OK (see Figure 9-21).
When you click OK, you’ll be shown the details page for that content type.
From here, there are two options. If you already have site columns created from existing content types, click the “Add from existing site columns” link. If there are no pre-existing site columns, click the “Add from new site column” link (see Figure 9-22).
Once all of the column(s) have been added to the content type, you can add it to the document library.