Set-SPListContentTypes PowerShell Cmdlet

1.0 Description:

A custom Powershell cmdlet to add, remove and change the order of the content types in SharePoint 2010 list

2.0 Set-SPListContentTypes

NAME

Set-SPListContentTypes

SYNTAX

Set-SPListContentTypes [-url] <String> [-ListName] <String> [[-ContentTypeToAdd] <List`1>] [[-ContentTypeToRemove] <List`1>] [[-ContentTypeOrder] <List`1>]

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Url	Required	System.String	Specifies the URL of the site collection.
ListName	Required	System.String	Specifies the list name.
ContentTypeToAdd	Optional	System.Collections.Generic.List<T>	Add list of content types to the SharePoint list.
ContentTypeToRemove	Optional	System.Collections.Generic.List<T>	Remove list of content types from the SharePoint list.
ContentTypeOrder	Optional	System.Collections.Generic.List<T>	Change the order of the content types in the list.

Detailed Description

EXAMPLE 1

Set-SPListContentTypes http://sitename/sites/test -ListName "tl" – ContentTypeToAdd @("ct1","ct2") – ContentTypeToRemove @("Content1","Content2") – ContentTypeOrder @("ct2","ct1")

The above cmdlet will

• Add the content type's ct1 & ct2 to the list "tl".
• Remove the content types Content1 & Content2 from the list "tl".
• Content types Order will be ct2, ct1.
• Default content type will be first one ct2.
  
  
  

3.0 Register the cmdlet:

• Unzip the source code.
• Go to the installer folder.
• Run Install.bat.
• anavijai.SP2010.PowerShell.dll will be installed in the gac.
• Go to 14\CONFIG\POWERSHELL\Registration and check whether anavijaiSP2010Cmdlet.xml is available.
• Run "SharePoint 2010 Management Shell" as administrator.
• Check whether the cmdlet is registered by executing the following commands.
  - Get-Command Set-SPListContentTypes
  - Help SPListContentTypes