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SharePoint 2010 Lists with Visual Studio 2010

By Chris Stratmann on July 24th, 2012 // No Comments

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SharePoint lists are a vital part of any SharePoint farm. Many SharePoint developers have different processes in creating List Definitions and/or List Instances and deploying them to various environments. After seeing these different processes and methods, I have come up with a process that I feel every SharePoint developer should consider.

This process has been created to enhance the speed at which List Definitions and List Instances are created, reduce flaws in manually creating these sometimes large XML files, and enhance the collaboration of test data between developers. This video will show common issues that may occur when creating List Definitions and List Instances. The video goes through the process of creating site columns, content types, list definitions, list instances, test data, and deployment.

The video also shows how PowerShell can be used alongside of Visual Studio to allow for testing data and structural item to be created outside of the SharePoint project. The benefit of this is that it will NOT be included within the WSP. This means when you deploy the WSP to a testing or production environment you will NOT have sample development data.

The video is a basic introduction and does not go into advanced topics such as lookup columns…enjoy.

Click here to view the video.

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About the Author: Chris is a Software Engineer with RDA’s Charlotte office. His expertise includes C#, ASP.NET, SQL and SharePoint customization. Prior to RDA, Chris worked for Cardinal Solutions Group, where he was involved with numerous SharePoint engagements building and deploying many custom features. Prior to Cardinal, Chris worked at Miller Davis, where he gathered requirements, developed websites, and created a framework to build future applications. Chris earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from Liberty University.