Reuse Sitecore Data Template Fields by Pulling Them Up Into a Base Template

This module -- in the spirit of the 'Pull Up Field' refactoring technique coined by leading refactoring expert Martin Fowler -- arms developers with two context menu options for pulling up fields from a source data template into a new or existing base template.

Install /Packages/Sitecore Pull Up Fields-1.0.0.0.zip in Sitecore.

Nope. The module should be ready to go after installing the package.

The installation package installs the following:

The following items are installed into the core database:

• /sitecore/content/Applications/Content Editor/Context Menues/Default/Pull Up Fields Into New Base Template
• /sitecore/content/Applications/Content Editor/Context Menues/Default/Pull Up Fields Into Existing Base Template

The items above should be the first items in the /sitecore/content/Applications/Content Editor/Context Menues/Default folder -- for aesthetics.

• ~/bin/Sitecore.PullUpFields.dll
• ~/App_Config/Include/Sitecore.PullUpFields.config

I have tested this on Sitecore 6.4.1, 6.5 and 6.6.

.NET 4.0

This blog article demonstrates how you would use the commands supplied by this module.