SharePoint List Collection
  • Aggregate SharePoint Cross Site list items into a single data view web part;
  • Create and manipulate SharePoint list items in list collection web part as in default SharePoint list view;
  • Create Standard view, Gantt and Calendar for SharePoint list collection Web part to filter, sort or group data.

SharePoint List Collection Tutorial:

SharePoint List Collection is a Web Part which can collect lists from different sites to display in a single grid view. It can also create different views in list collection web part as in lists.

The following example will show how to use SharePoint List Collection.

There are two lists in different sites.

SharePoint list collection task schedule

SharePoint list collection meeting schedule

1. Add Cross-site list collection web part

Open the page to which you want to add list collection web part. Click "Edit Page" on "Site Actions menu".

SharePoint list collection edit page

Then, click "Add a Web Part".

SharePoint list collection add a web part

Choose cross-site collection web part, and click "Add".

SharePoint list collection checkbox list collection

Exit Edit Mode, and cross-site list collection web part has been added on the page.

SharePoint list collection web part

2. Add SharePoint list collection web part

On the Settings menu, click "Add collection part".

SharePoint list collection add collection part

On "Add collection part page", select the site, list and view.

SharePoint list collection select collection information

Select select columns, and click "OK".

SharePoint list collection column mapping

After selecting columns, return to the front page, the items from different lists are now displayed on list collection web part.

SharePoint list collection default view