Add a column to a content type for records

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Topic Last Modified: 2008-01-28

A site column defines an item of metadata that can be associated with a content type, list, or library. Add a site column to a content type for records either to store an item of metadata that is submitted with a record, or to add metadata to help manage the record.

To add a column to a content type for records

Use this procedure to add a column to a content type for records.

Add a column to a content type for records

1. From the home page of the Records Center site, click Site Actions, and then click Site Settings.

2. In the Galleries column, click Site content types.

3. On the Site Content Type Gallery page, click the site content type that you want to configure.

4. On the Site Content Type page, in the Columns section, click Add from existing site columns.

5. On the Add Columns to Site Content Type page, in the Select Columns section, select the group that you want to filter on from the Select columns from list.

6. Select the column that you want to add from the Available columns list, and then click Add.

   Note

   To quickly add multiple column types, press CTRL while you click each available column that you want to add.

7. In the Update Lists and Templates section, specify whether the child site content types that inherit from this site content type will be updated with your changes.

8. After you finish adding the columns that you want, click OK.

See Also

Concepts

Create content types for records
Create a site column for records
Add an information management policy to a content type
Add a workflow to a content type for records