How To Create a Feature
As a first step you you have to add a subfolder containing a Feature definition(Feature.xml) within the Features setup directory (Local_Drive:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES). Feature.xml file defines the base properties of the Feature and lists elements bound to it. The Feature element is used in a Feature.xml file to define a Feature and to specify the location of assemblies, files, dependencies, or properties that support the Feature
Create a ContentType Feature
First step create the desired coloumn as a feature Follw My BlogCreate Site Coloumn As Feature
1. Create a new folder called "SampleBlogContetType" under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Template\Features\.
2.Create a new file called features.xml containing:
<Feature Id="3B4752E6-8D62-4df0-A4D3-31C8E99D44FC" Title="Blog Sample Content Type" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" Description="Shyju Mohan's Sample Content Type" version="1.0.0.0" scope="Site" hidden="FALSE">
<ElementManifests>
<ElementManifest Location="elements.xml">
</ElementManifests>
</Feature>
3. Create a new file called elements.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<ContentType ID ="0x0110035A5E402D9B4EAAC0049A3554D81" Name="BlogPerson"
Version='1' Group="BlogSample"/>
<FieldRefs>
<FieldRef ID ="{95EF4E88-A8AE-4b11-8110-DEE7B2CE4D41}" Name="PersonName"/>
<FieldRef ID ="{95EF4E88-A8AE-4b11-8110-DEE7B2CE4D41}" Name="Age"/>
<FieldRef ID ="{96EF4E88-A8AE-4b11-8110-DEE7B2CE4D41}" Name="Salary"/>
</FieldRefs>
</ContentType>
</Elements>
4. Open a command prompt and type the following:
CD C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\bin
stsadm -o installfeature -file SampleBlogContetType
5.Again in command prompt and type the following:
stsadm -o activatefeature -file SampleBlogContetType -url http://localhost/
Cheers
Shyju Mohan
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