DocumentTemplate element (Site)

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Defines a document library template for the New Document Library page in a website based on Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.

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

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
Default	Optional Boolean. TRUE if the template is the default choice in the Template Type 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 definition 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>