Day 3 of the SharePoint Conference 2009 has so far been full of many more details about how to congifure many of the new features within SharePoint 2010. I have good news and bad news about Content Types. I will start with the good.
Content Types with its columns and policies are now available not only across a site collection, but also across multiple site collections, web applications, and farms.
No longer do you need to recall what is in your site columns, SharePoint now has 'Suggestions.' You can enter any term and SharePoint brings back possible matches for you to select from. If needed, you can configure whether to only allow users to select the existing available options, or create a new one.
The bad news is that Content Types have become even more complex than ever before. As I left this morning's session, I realized I was walking out with far more questions than answers. As I uncover and learn the answers to these questions, I will continue sharing.
Sandra Tersteeg
Technology Business Consultant