SharePoint® 2010 Administration: Instant Reference

Configure Content Type Syndication

Content types are essential to virtually all information stored in SharePoint. SharePoint uses content types to define which columns of information will be tracked for a document, a contact, an appointment, and other items that can be created in SharePoint. Content types are also used to bind workflows, document templates, and expiration policies to items in a consistent manner that can support an organization’s compliance requirements. In SharePoint 2010, it is possible to create a single set of content types in a single site collection and then publish those content types to other site collections throughout the SharePoint farm and even to other SharePoint farms. This process, referred to as content type syndication, ...