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gadagottiraj
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Feb 14, 2020
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is there a way to bind list column to an content type in PNP Schema?

Hello Everyone,   I have created a site content type called "test" and I have a list called "clients" at which i have added this content type as default content type. and then I have added all the ...
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    Carlos_Marins
    Feb 14, 2020

    Hey gadagottiraj,

     

    Not sure if it will help since you told you don't want to create a site column, but I had a similar problem with content type and I was to find create it using provision.

    In my case, I needed to add a column to Site Pages. My solution was to create a site column with the 

    Field tag inside the pnp:SiteFields tag, then reference it in both the Site Page Content Type and the Site Pages library. Here's a quick example:

     

    <pnp:SiteFields>
        <Field Type="Lookup" DisplayName="FieldName" ID="{fieldID}" SourceID="{{siteid}}" .../>
</pnp:SiteFields>
...
      <pnp:ContentTypes>
        <pnp:ContentType ID="xxxx" Name="Site Page" ...>
          <pnp:FieldRefs>
            <pnp:FieldRef ID="fieldID" Name="FieldName" UpdateChildren="false" />
          </pnp:FieldRefs>
          ...
        </pnp:ContentType>
      </pnp:ContentTypes>

     

     
    This way, you can create a site column, include it in your custom content type, and insert your content type in your list. Let me know if you need any help.
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Carlos_Marins
Iron Contributor
Feb 14, 2020

Hey gadagottiraj,

 

Not sure if it will help since you told you don't want to create a site column, but I had a similar problem with content type and I was to find create it using provision.

In my case, I needed to add a column to Site Pages. My solution was to create a site column with the 

Field tag inside the pnp:SiteFields tag, then reference it in both the Site Page Content Type and the Site Pages library. Here's a quick example:

 

<pnp:SiteFields>
        <Field Type="Lookup" DisplayName="FieldName" ID="{fieldID}" SourceID="{{siteid}}" .../>
</pnp:SiteFields>
...
      <pnp:ContentTypes>
        <pnp:ContentType ID="xxxx" Name="Site Page" ...>
          <pnp:FieldRefs>
            <pnp:FieldRef ID="fieldID" Name="FieldName" UpdateChildren="false" />
          </pnp:FieldRefs>
          ...
        </pnp:ContentType>
      </pnp:ContentTypes>

 

 
This way, you can create a site column, include it in your custom content type, and insert your content type in your list. Let me know if you need any help.

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