Tuesday 9 April 2013

Setting default data in a List Definition on Sharepoint 2013

This is a handy trick. When you create a list definition, sometimes you want to set default values, as easy as using the element <Default> and insert the default data between <Default> (ie: <Default>#FFEBCD</Default> ).

Have a look to this example coming from my Schema.xml:

<Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B99}" Name="alphatop" DisplayName="alphatop" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
 <Default>1.0</Default>
</Field>
<Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B00}" Name="alphabottom" DisplayName="alphabottom" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
 <Default>1.0</Default>
</Field>
<Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B01}" Name="overlayimagebottomenabled" DisplayName="overlayimagebottomenabled" Type="Boolean"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>      
<Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B02}" Name="overlaycolorbottom" DisplayName="overlaycolorbottom" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
<Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B03}" Name="bordercolor" DisplayName="bordercolor" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
 <Default>#FFEBCD</Default>
</Field>      
I have introduced “#FFEBCD” as default value for the border color, I have also set the “alphabottom” value to 1.0.

A attach a full copy of a working lint definition:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" Title="PresentationLI" FolderCreation="FALSE" Direction="$Resources:Direction;" Url="Lists/PresentationLI" BaseType="0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
  <MetaData>    
    <Fields>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B81}" Name="topstartx" DisplayName="topstartx" Type="Integer" Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>                
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B82}" Name="topstarty" DisplayName="topstarty" Type="Integer" Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B83}" Name="topendx" DisplayName="topendx" Type="Integer" Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE" />       
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B84}" Name="topendy" DisplayName="topendy" Type="Integer"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B85}" Name="middlestartx" DisplayName="middlestartx" Type="Integer"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B86}" Name="middlestarty" DisplayName="middlestarty" Type="Integer"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B87}" Name="middleendx" DisplayName="middleendx" Type="Integer"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B88}" Name="middleendy" DisplayName="middleendy" Type="Integer"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B89}" Name="offsetx" DisplayName="offsetx" Type="Integer"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B90}" Name="offsety" DisplayName="offsety" Type="Integer"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B91}" Name="name" DisplayName="name" Type="Text"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B92}" Name="description" DisplayName="description" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B93}" Name="version" DisplayName="version" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B94}" Name="releasedate" DisplayName="releasedate" Type ="DateTime"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B95}" Name="audience" DisplayName="audience" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B96}" Name="features" DisplayName="features" Type="Note"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B97}" Name="overlayimagetop" DisplayName="overlayimagetop" Type="URL"  Required="TRUE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B98}" Name="overlayimagebottom" DisplayName="overlayimagebottom" Type="URL"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B99}" Name="alphatop" DisplayName="alphatop" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
        <Default>1.0</Default>
      </Field>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B00}" Name="alphabottom" DisplayName="alphabottom" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
        <Default>1.0</Default>
      </Field>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B01}" Name="overlayimagebottomenabled" DisplayName="overlayimagebottomenabled" Type="Boolean"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>      
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B02}" Name="overlaycolorbottom" DisplayName="overlaycolorbottom" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE"/>
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B03}" Name="bordercolor" DisplayName="bordercolor" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
        <Default>#FFEBCD</Default>
      </Field>      
      <Field ID="{24B3F6C1-B75B-4821-A466-C1E979B87B04}" Name="borderwidth" DisplayName="borderwidth" Type="Text"  Required="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="TRUE" ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" ShowInNewForm="TRUE">
        <Default>5px</Default>
      </Field>
    </Fields>
    <Views>
      <View BaseViewID="0" Type="HTML" MobileView="TRUE" TabularView="FALSE">
        <Toolbar Type="Standard" />
        <XslLink Default="TRUE">main.xsl</XslLink>
        <RowLimit Paged="TRUE">30</RowLimit>
        <ViewFields>
          <FieldRef Name="LinkTitleNoMenu"></FieldRef>
        </ViewFields>
        <Query>
          <OrderBy>
            <FieldRef Name="Modified" Ascending="FALSE"></FieldRef>
          </OrderBy>
        </Query>
        <ParameterBindings>
          <ParameterBinding Name="AddNewAnnouncement" Location="Resource(wss,addnewitem)" />
          <ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
          <ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_ONET_HOME)" />
        </ParameterBindings>
      </View>
      <View BaseViewID="1" Type="HTML" WebPartZoneID="Main" DisplayName="$Resources:core,objectiv_schema_mwsidcamlidC24;" DefaultView="TRUE" MobileView="TRUE" MobileDefaultView="TRUE" SetupPath="pages\viewpage.aspx" ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/generic.png" Url="AllItems.aspx">
        <Toolbar Type="Standard" />
        <XslLink Default="TRUE">main.xsl</XslLink>
        <RowLimit Paged="TRUE">30</RowLimit>
        <ViewFields>
          <FieldRef Name="Attachments"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="LinkTitle"></FieldRef>
          
          <FieldRef Name="topstartx"> </FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="topstarty"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="topendx"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="topendy"></FieldRef>
          
          <FieldRef Name="middlestartx"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="middlestarty"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="middleendx"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="middleendy"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="offsetx"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="offsety"></FieldRef>
          
          <FieldRef Name="name"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="description"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="version"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="releasedate"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="audience"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="features"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="overlayimagetop"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="overlayimagebottom"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="overlayimagebottomenabled"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="overlaycolorbottom"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="alphatop"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="alphabottom"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="bordercolor"></FieldRef>
          <FieldRef Name="borderwidth"></FieldRef>
          </ViewFields>
        <Query>
          <OrderBy>
            <FieldRef Name="ID"></FieldRef>
          </OrderBy>
        </Query>
        <ParameterBindings>
          <ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
          <ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_DEFAULT)" />
        </ParameterBindings>
      </View>
    </Views>
    <Forms>
      <Form Type="DisplayForm" Url="DispForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
      <Form Type="EditForm" Url="EditForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
      <Form Type="NewForm" Url="NewForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" />
    </Forms>
  </MetaData>
</List>
  









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