RemoveFieldRef Element (ContentType)

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Specifies a column reference, included in the parent content type, to be removed from this content type.

You need only specify the ID attribute of the RemoveFieldRef element. Windows SharePoint Services ignores all other attributes of this element.

<RemoveFieldRef
  DefaultValue="Text"
  Description="Text"
  DisplayName="Text"
  Format="Text"
  Filterable="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  FilterableNoRecurrence="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  FromBaseType="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  Hidden="TRUE" | "FALSE" | "orResource"
  ID="Text"
  Locked="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  Name="Text"
  Node="Text"
  NumLines="Integer"
  ReadOnly="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  ReadOnlyClient="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  Required="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  Sealed="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  ShowInDisplayForm="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  ShowInEditForm="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  ShowInFileDlg="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  ShowInListSettings="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  ShowInNewForm="TRUE" | "FALSE"
  Sortable="TRUE" | "FALSE" />

Attributes

Attribute	Description
DefaultValue	Optional Text. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Description	Optional Text. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
DisplayName	Optional Text. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Format	Optional Text. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Filterable	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
FilterableNoRecurrence	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
FromBaseType	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Hidden	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ID	Optional Text. Specifies the field ID of the column to be removed from this content type.
Locked	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Name	Optional Text. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Node	Optional Text. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
NumLines	Optional Integer. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ReadOnly	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Required	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Sealed	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ShowInDisplayForm	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ShowInEditForm	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ShowinFileDlg	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ShowInListSettings	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
ShowInNewForm	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.
Sortable	Optional Boolean. Windows SharePoint Services does not use this attribute in this element.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

FieldRefs Element (ContentType)

Occurrences

Minimum: 0

Maximum: No limit

Remarks

If the RemoveFieldRef element specifies a column that is not included in the parent content type, Windows SharePoint Services disregards the element.

Example

The following example shows RemoveFieldRef elements specifying several columns to remove from a content type.

<FieldRefs>
  <RemoveFieldRef ID=FID_Attachments Name="Attachments" /> <!-- Attachments -->
  <RemoveFieldRef ID=FID_WorkflowVersion Name="WorkflowVersion" /> <!-- WorkflowVersion -->
  <RemoveFieldRef ID=FID_GUID Name="GUID" /> <!-- GUID -->
  <RemoveFieldRef ID=FID_WorkflowInstanceID Name="WorkflowInstanceID" /> <!-- WorkflowInstanceID -->
</FieldRefs>

See Also

Concepts

Content Type Definition Schema

Fields and Field References

Other Resources

Content Types