DocumentTemplate Element (Site)

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Defines a document library template for the New Document Library page in a Web site based on Windows SharePoint Services.

<DocumentTemplate
  Default = "TRUE" | "FALSE"
    Description = "Text"
  DisplayName = "Text"
  Name = "Text"
  Path = "Text"
  Type = "Number">
</DocumentTemplate>

Attributes

Attribute		Description
Default	Optional Boolean. TRUE if the template is the default choice in the TemplateType drop-down list box of the New Document Library page.
Description	Optional Text. A description of the template.
DisplayName	Required Text. The display name of the template.
Name	Optional Text. The internal name of the template.
Path	Optional Text. The name of the site template to which the document template belongs.
Type	Required Integer. A unique ID for the template.
XMLForm	Optional Boolean. TRUE if the document template applies to a form library.

Child Elements

DocumentTemplateFiles

Parent Elements

DocumentTemplates

Occurrences

Minimum: 0 Maximum: Unbounded

Example

The following example defines a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 document library template.

<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Excel;" Type="103" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Excel_Desc;">
  <DocumentTemplateFiles>
    <DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctemp\xl\xltmpl.xls" TargetName="Forms/template.xls" Default="TRUE" />
  </DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>