I'm very new to using SharePoint. I have created a custom list that I use as a linked table in Access. As the access database pre-existed, i need the column names in my SharePoint List to match those that are in the Access Database, otherwise all my Reports & Queries etc will not work.
Is there a way to have a separate display name for the columns in my SharePoint List.
For example, the column names are currently like "Innov_Desc", which isn't User friendly. When the users are adding "New Items", I need to display "Description" for example.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Derek
If you are trying to do this change from the the user interface (from settings), I'm afraid it's impossible. You will have to do this change in the code.
Please check the links below to get general idea of what is involve when naming columns:
Finding the internal name and display name for a list column
SharePoint Column/Field Display Names vs Internal Names
You can change the display name to something more user friendly via the UI after the column has been created. The internal name of the column will remain whatever it was at the point of creation.
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I want to create a Look up column to bring the data of a column "Person/Group" in other library but I can´t.
I found some solutions to this inconvenient, for example:
https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/56745/is-it-possible-to-make-a-lookup-column-that-looks-up-person-or-group-type-from
But, I can't use them because the politics of the company I'm working, forbade me to code in Sharepoint or even use Sharepoint Designer.
So... is there a workaround this problem, maybe working with InfoPath or something?
Thanks in advance
Why not use the list settings graphical user interface of SharePoint?
Have a look at
Sharepoint: Calculated column based on another list
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShLH0mBcA54
== Update after some discussions ==
Lookup columns can only be linked to other lists and the only built-in list that contains any users is the hidden User Information List. This list you can link to, to do it any other way you must create your own list with users
Is it possible to create a Drop-down list in InfoPath which connects to Active Directory and fills the list with UNIQUE Department Values only (no repeating ones)
I need this for an InfoPath so when a user entering the data can pick one of the departments listed in the drop-down. Any help would be appreciated.
I've had a look at the people picker control, which works great for User names, but the department field is a separate field and has nothing to do with the user I pick, so I simply need a control which is populated by the unique Department codes in AD.
Any help would be appreciated.
You should really contact your administrator for this sort of information. You do not want a form to query every AD user to pull their department and get the unique values just to populate a drop down list. It is very possible to obtain the list of unique directories, however you should work with your administrator to populate this data to an XML web page or other similar solution and then connect your form to THAT data source through the form. The point is you are missing a step of obtaining the queried data.
With that said you can obtain the department of the user by querying the get user profile service to obtain the department name, elinating the need to even create a populated drop down list. See this article.
One or more field types are not installed properly.
Go to the list settings page to delete these fields
I got the above error while adding item to list, I Don't have any lookup Column and I also deleted relationship list.
Kindly Help....!
Thanks in advance.
Seems you are adding the item by code. Just verify the column name spelled properly or not.
When ever Events are Handled.most of them used to give column name as it is there in list/library. But I recommend before providing the column make sure that column Name and its internal Name is same.
You can get Column internal Name by using SharePoint Manager Tool
Just curious, if I try to create a look up (relationship) from source list that is based on a custom list template, I can't access columns that users have defined on the list level (within the list). however, this doesn't seem to be the case with any other content type selection that was made to create the list from. for example, if they selected contacts content type, and define a new column on the list level, it will.....
just a bit confused here.
Are you saying that you cannot make a LookUp Field for a custom column you created?
I do not understand the question completely..
But can give an idea.
If you are able to solve your problem from sharepoint itself or somehow, you can get the schema.xml file of the list where you solved the problem by this.
[WebApplicationUrl]/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=ExportList&List={ListInstanceGuid}
to get the list guid of the list that you solved the problem.
go to the list settings of that list. And in the address bar you can see the list GUID.
add the web application url , then paste this line in the address bar, it will prompt to save an xml file. Save the file, open it, There you go, the schema.xml file of that list.
I have a Person field in my custom list. I want to have a view that will show multiple fields from that Person instead of the one I had to choose when creating the Person column.
So basically I want to have one column for Person and then in the view see Name, title, email, phone. All of those are valid choices but I can only pick one right now.
I really want to avoid typing in the username lookup for each column I choose to display.
This is SP 2007
It sounds like you need to create a custom fieldtype (with a fieldcontrol) that inherits from the userfield but in viewmode renders out the different columns you need. Is that something along the lines you are looking for?
http://www.sharepointblogs.com/nicksevens/archive/2007/08/31/create-custom-field-types-for-sharepoint.aspx
Note: This link is broken
You probably want a Computed Field. Note that this is not a Calculated Column. A Computed Field is what is used to display the same data is different ways. In SharePoint there is a Title field, but there is also a "Title (linked to item with edit menu)" computed field as well as a "Title (linked to item)" computed field.
See midway down this link for more details. I'm not sure if it will have all of the power that you need, but if it does it is almost certainly what you are looking for if you don't mind getting into the Schema XML file a little.
Could you use a DataView web part for this? If it's just a question of viewing the data that might be suitable.
Came across this thread and thought I'd add a tip. This suggestion is clearly not for every use case, but may work well in situations where you're managing a list rather than allowing manual inputs (verified to work with SP 2013):
Create a spreadsheet with columns to match your SharePoint list that contains multiple profile fields. (for example: name, phone number, email address)
In the spreadsheet, enter the same email address in all of the person/group field types in that row. (e.g., boss#company.com, boss#company.com, boss#company.com)
Select and copy the row(s) you wish to transfer to SharePoint.
In SharePoint, change the list view to "Quick Edit" and paste the row(s) into the grid.
SharePoint will process each field and convert the email address to the profile value you selected during the list setup.