SharePoint 2010 Custom Field Control, Lookup, Custom Content Type, Custom Page Layout

Step by Step guide to create content type and page layout including lookup column:

1. Create "Empty SharePoint Project"

2. Add a "Empty Element" file

3. Add "Field" in empty Elements tags. like for link list:

   

         EnableLookup="TRUE"

          Name="FieldName"

          DisplayName="Name you would like to display to end  user"

          Type="Lookup"

          Group="group name"

          Description="enter description for end user here"

          Overwrite="TRUE" --This is very important if you have form solution, as other you will get error, ignore in case of sandbox solution.

         List="Lists/ListName"

          ShowField="ColumnName"/>

For normal column add details like

   

          Name="FieldName"

          DisplayName="Name you would like to display to end user"

          Type="Text" -- Mention type here like text, note, datetime

          Group="group name"

          Description="enter description for end user here"/>   

4. Add New Item - Content Type

This opens SharePoint customization Wizard -  choose base content type you wants to inherit

5. In Newly added content type file under "FieldRefs" add "FieldRef" with values from fields added in step 3.

ex.

       

       Name="namesame as mentioned in field"

       DisplayName="display name same as mentioned in field"

       Description="description for end user"/>

6. Add new item module

7. Delete file sample.text and add .aspx file.

8. Element file under page layout folder should be look like

 

     

         

              Value="$Resources:cmscore,contenttype_pagelayout_name;"/>

         

                    Value=";#name from conent type under tag content type ;#id from content type under tag contenttype;#"/>

         

                    Value="name of page layout"/>

     

Publish and enjoy....