SharePoint - Content type error - Asked By O tweezy on 19-Jun-12 06:39 AM

In a SharePoint 2010 library, I have used a content type. I editted the content type, republished and instead of getting "create new" document just like before, I get a "Create new item" rectangle and when clicked shows the "upload document " page. I am unable to figure out what went wrong, and where to start troubleshooting.
Any suggestions?

Thanx for your help,

Obi.

Sounds like the content type's parent are the content type called "Item".. Try to change it to "Document"

Best regards

Thanks a lot. Apparently the parent of document is Item and it is used widely in our deployment. The content types produce a document when clicked on, but this particular library just comes up with the "create new item" button in only this library and no other.
I need to know why.

Regards.

hi,

Use this referance link :

http://www.go4sharepoint.com/Forum/changing-document-create-item-document-23272.aspx

Regards,

Humm.. What did you edit in the content type? :)

Just added a column to the content type, and updated a drop down list for  a column. Republished the content type, the new column fed through, but the the drop down list on the column didnt show up. After another republishing, it then started giving the "upload new item" instead of "create new" document.