What is parent content type SharePoint?

Content types define the attributes of the list item, document and folders. Content types have been inherited from parent Site Collection to child Site Collection. Content type can be published and can be used across Site Collection, using Content type hub and managed metadata Service Application (MMS).

What are SharePoint content types?

A content type is a reusable collection of metadata (columns), workflow, behavior, and other settings for a category of items or documents in a SharePoint Server list or document library. Content types enable you to manage the settings for a category of information in a centralized, reusable way.

What is a parent content type?

Under Parent Content Type, select a parent, such as Digital Asset Content Types or Document Content Types. Under the parent content type, the dropdown box will change. Select a more specific parent content type. For example, if you selected Digital Asset Content Types, you can narrow it to Video or Audio in this box.

What happens when you change child content type in SharePoint?

If you then make other changes to that column in the parent template or even delete that column, and you push down the changes, SharePoint Foundation overwrites the changes that you (or more likely, someone else) originally made in the child content type.

How does content type work in SharePoint Foundation 2010?

Each content type contains a reference to the site content type on which it was based. This enables Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 to propagate, or push down, changes that are made to a parent content type to its child site and list content types.

Can a child content type be added to a parent content type?

SharePoint Foundation does not add the column back into the child content type. If you try to perform a push-down operation on a child content type that is marked as read-only, the push-down operation fails unless you set the parent content type to be read/write as part of the push-down operation.

Where to find default content types in SharePoint?

There are many more, which you can see by looking at the Site Settings page on a SharePoint site. This is just a sample of the wide range of content types available. To see the default types that are available on your site, follow these steps: Select the list you want to work with on the Quick Launch, or click Settings and then click Site settings.