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CuriousProjectUser
Feb 14, 2024Brass Contributor
Rename title column of list in SharePoint site template / not persistent in instantiated sites
Dear all, in a Microsoft Project Online environment we are configuring SharePoint site templates with certain lists for documenting project information. This means we are configuring SharePoi...
BarryGoblon
Mar 12, 2024Iron Contributor
Facing the issue where renaming the "Title" column in a SharePoint list template doesn't stick in new sites suggests a need for a workaround due to SharePoint's handling of site templates. Here are two succinct strategies:
Firstly, employing PowerShell to rename the "Title" column post-site creation ensures consistency. This script connects to each new site, applying the desired column name, like "Decision." It's a direct fix but necessitates either manual action or integration into your provisioning process. Secondly, adapting the site template itself by incorporating a custom content type, where the "Title" column is renamed, offers a more automated solution. This adjustment ensures any site created from the template automatically includes the change, streamlining the process.
Each method aims to maintain the renamed "Title" column across new sites, providing flexibility in approach based on your workflow and preferences.
Firstly, employing PowerShell to rename the "Title" column post-site creation ensures consistency. This script connects to each new site, applying the desired column name, like "Decision." It's a direct fix but necessitates either manual action or integration into your provisioning process. Secondly, adapting the site template itself by incorporating a custom content type, where the "Title" column is renamed, offers a more automated solution. This adjustment ensures any site created from the template automatically includes the change, streamlining the process.
Each method aims to maintain the renamed "Title" column across new sites, providing flexibility in approach based on your workflow and preferences.
- TamaraFMar 12, 2024Brass Contributor
BarryGoblon Thanks for sharing.
But the latter solution is the one that is not working in Project Online at the moment. We created a custom content type and changed the Title name on the respective list using this content type. And this change is always reverted.
You can't change the title name directly in the content type - only in the list.