The content type is not created on the destination subsite when you copy a site content type from one subsite to another subsite on Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Create two subsites on InfoPath Forms Server.
2. Create a new, blank InfoPath form. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Open Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007.
   2. On the File menu, select Design a Form.
   3. Select Blank, and then click OK.
3. Publish the InfoPath form to subsite1 on the server. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. On the File menu, select Publish, and then save the file when you are prompted.
   2. Select To a SharePoint Server with or without InfoPath Forms Services, and then click Next.
   3. Enter the location of the SharePoint site or the InfoPath Forms Service site, and then click Next.
      
      Note For example, enter http://servername/subsite1.
   4. Select Site Content Type, and then click Next.
   5. Select the Create a new content type option, and then click Next.
   6. Enter template_name in the Name box, and then click Next.
   7. Enter a location and a file name for this content type template, and then click Next.
      
      Note For example, enter http://servername/subsite1/contenttemplate.xsn.
   8. Click Next, click Publish, and then click Close.
4. Use site manager to copy the site content type from subsite1 to subsite2. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Locate subsite1.
   2. Click Site Action, and then click Manage Content and Structure.
   3. In the left pane, expand until you can select the document library on subsite1.
   4. In the right pane, click to select the check box next to the content type.
   5. Click the content type, and then select Copy.
   6. Expand subsite2, select the document library where you want the content type copied, and then click OK.
5. Try to use the copied content type in a new document library. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. On subsite2, locate the document library to which you have copied the content type.
   2. Click Settings, select Document Library Settings, and then select Advanced Settings.
   3. Set Allow management of content types to Yes, and then click OK.
   4. Under Content Types, click Add from existing site content types.
      
      Note In the Available Site Content Types box, the copied site content type is missing.

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