My first thought is to modify the Content Type named Folder,
but it is "sealed". (Microsoft locked the door!) So I created a new
Content Type based on Folder, added the custom column, added the content type
to the library and magically I found my custom folder type in the New dropdown.
Here's the steps:
- Go to Site
Actions, Site Settings
- Click Site
Content Types
- Click Create
- Give
the new content type a name such as "Enhanced Folder" or
"Product Spec Folder"
- Set
the parent content type group as Folder Content Types
- Set
the parent content type to Folder
- Add
the new content type to a Group. I put it back in the "Folder Content
Types" group
- Click OK
- Scroll
down to the columns section and click Add from new site column
- Name
the column and set all the usual column options
- Repeat
for any additional columns (Release Date, etc)
- Click OK
- Go to
your document library
- Click Settings and Library
Settings, or in 2010 click the Library ribbon tab and then click
Library Settings
- Click Advanced and
set Allow management of content types to Yes and
click OK (this may already selected)
- Scroll
down to Content Types and click Add from
existing site content types and add your new folder content type
- Go to
your document library and click the New dropdown, or the
New button in the 2010 Document ribbon, and add your new folder!
- Go to
the View dropdown and click Modify this view and add your
new folder meta data columns (you will probably want to move them to just
after the Name column)
