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Declare empty Fields element

Description

Declare empty Fields element when using only ContentTypeRefs. Fields automatically populated from content types.

<List xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" title="List title" other="" attributes="">
    <Metadata>
        <ContentTypes>
            <ContentTypeRef id="0x0100EDFEDEA571A241FD80430F4D48A91346"></ContentTypeRef>
            <ContentTypeRef id="0x0120"></ContentTypeRef>
        </ContentTypes>
        <Fields>
        </Fields>
        <Views>
        </Views>
        <Forms>
        </Forms>
    </Metadata>
</List>

This works well. For most field types, that is. It does not work for Calculated Fields. More about this.

Resolution

Add empty Fields node to List shema.

Links

• Fields Element