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Pieter Veenstra's avatar
Pieter Veenstra
MVP
Aug 15, 2016

Site collection columns vs list columns

In the new look lists/libraries it's been made easy to create new list columns and then save the view with the additonal columns. Are list columns a good idea? I thought that it isn't a good i...
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Gregory Frick's avatar
Gregory Frick
Iron Contributor
Aug 16, 2016

Hi Pieter - I also council people that site columns are the preferred type of column so I would also like this discussion to be rich.  Here is why site columns are superior: 1) They influence search relevance more than list columns because they are made into managed properties. 2) When created in the gallery in the top level site of the site collection, they can be added to any list in the site collection.

 

Here is why list columns are superior:  1) They are easier for users to add. 

 

Greg

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Aug 16, 2016

    Hi Pieter,

     

    i would not use it the way you show it especially for search etc. Site columns,contenttypes i would prefer if no need to create a reusable site column please use the libary settings to create a new column with a name. As it gets a more logical name on the backend.

     

    Kr,

     

    Paul

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