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Erik Wettergren
Oct 28, 2018Iron Contributor
Can I auto tag managed column when chosing a content type
So, I've created a bunch of term sets and corresponding terms in the term store. I've then created a number of content types in ContentTypeHub. Now, I wish that whenever a user on my site selects "ne...
Erik Wettergren
Oct 28, 2018Iron Contributor
OK, thanks for the advice!
I'll try to look into your suggestions. However, I get the feeling that I'm looking at the wrong approach here.
What I want to achieve is having a set of content types that users can choose from if they want. When they do so - it makes sense to me that this also becomes something that can be filtered or sorted (like any other column), also it should be possible to apply the same category to sort/filter on even if the content type is not used.
So if a user picks a content type then the corresponding "doctype" column value is automatically filled in.
Is there any other way to sort/filter on content type?
I'll try to look into your suggestions. However, I get the feeling that I'm looking at the wrong approach here.
What I want to achieve is having a set of content types that users can choose from if they want. When they do so - it makes sense to me that this also becomes something that can be filtered or sorted (like any other column), also it should be possible to apply the same category to sort/filter on even if the content type is not used.
So if a user picks a content type then the corresponding "doctype" column value is automatically filled in.
Is there any other way to sort/filter on content type?
Alan Marshall
Oct 28, 2018Iron Contributor
If you are using a modern list, the show/hide does not show the Content Type column. To add it, go to List Settings and click on your view "All Documents", and then select Content Type and change the order it is shown. This column will then show in the view and is filterable
- Erik WettergrenOct 29, 2018Iron Contributor
Hi, an again thanks for you suggestions and help!
I do use the modern experience, but cannot find "list settings". Its a document library and the only settings I can find are the "library settings" but there it was "All documents" and from there I could enable the "content type" column. Very well hidden :-)
So, now I guess I just need to choose, either having a custom column which is not automatically set when creating a new doc based on a content type
or
Using the content type column but then missing out on the possibility to use to filter on this if user decides to e.g. create a report but not using the report content type.