07 April, 2013

Configuring Content type hub in SharePoint 2010 step by step


Configuring Content type hub in SharePoint 2010 step by step
Content Type Hub is like a repository where we can store the content types in a site collection and can be shared among all site collections in a web application and multiple web applications in a farm.
It is one of the features available in Managed Metadata service in SharePoint 2010
Create a site collection name it as content type hub


Site collection: ContentTypeHub
Now configure this content type hub site collection in Managed Metadata services
Click on Manage Service applications under Application Management section
It will display all the services
Select the Managed Metadata service and click on Permissions

Add the Administrator




Click on Administrators




Select the Full control permisssions


Click on Properties








Now enter the URL of content type hub site collection here


Click ok and again select the managed metadata service ..click on properties


Select the Managed Metadata Service Connection and click on properties

Select all the checkboxes

Click ok
Now publish the Managed metadata service by clicking on Publish


   Select the check box..publish this service application to other farms


Click ok
Now open the content type hub site collection
Navigate to site action --> site settings
Click on site collection features under Site collection administration
Now content type syndication hub feature is already activated

Click on site content types under Galleries section
Now create a custom content type and name it as Cricket Content type





To publish this content type…click on Manage publishing for this content type
Select the publish radio button


Click ok
Now Cricket content type is published and it is available for all site collections in a web application and all web applications in a farm
Create a site collection “Australia” check this new content type “Cricket content type” is available.
Now navigate  to site actions à site settings
Click on Site content types under Galleries section
Cricket content type is available in custom content types section


Create a site collection in another web application to check whether cricket content type is available
Now navigate  to site actions à site settings
Click on Site content types under Galleries section
Cricket content type is available in custom content types section