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Hi All, just wanted to point out a teensy weensy but maybe very useful tip. It might be outdated information if you are using SharePoint 2010, but if you are using SharePoint 2007 then you might find this useful. I am sure all of you working with SharePoint has come across Heather Solomon through her blog, it being a really wonderful resource for skinning SharePoint. Heather also has provided a ton of help to the SharePoint community by sharing the minimal masterpages for WSS and MOSS. What I wanted...
Not that I use these things much, but on a few other occasions I have had the need to use Google Documents, and was quite contempt with it. The scenario where I would personally see the need for these kind of applications is when I want to share documents and stuff, and also be restricted with not having the Office programs available, e.g. WebCafes etc. So today moved by all the hype around the announcement of Office Live Workspaces I gave it a try, and I am impressed. The interface looks elegant,...
Was doing some deep digging in google to find a comprehensive post on MOSS's Security Model, and came across Reza's post. Its a good read and comprehensive. Technorati tags: SharePoint, MOSS, WSS, Securtiy, Object Model, Permissions, SPRole, SRoleDefinition, SPRoleAssignment Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
Yes, that's the question I have been pondering for the last couple of hours (maybe more). And I am begriming to believe that it cant be done. Other than for the route of either writing a feature receiver to upload the template to a list on activation (but I think this approach is unclean) or modify onet.xml (a site definition?). I think both approaches are unnecessarily complex for the task at hand. Think about it, just so that I could have a custom document library or form library with a custom...
I've been pondering about the lack of a more efficent process for developing MOSS/WSS Solutions (I mean a solution to a business probelm and not a wsp) lately, because believe it or not, when your MOSS Solution contains more than just one component, e.g. WebParts, Features, ASPX pages, Workflows etc, there is no Solution template in Visual Studio where you can add all these project types and have them compile to a single wsp. Its kind of a pain to develop without this functionality. Serge pointed...
Nothing much in this post. Just some intersting MOSS/WSS resources on the web. WCM Andrew Connells SharePoint WCM Resources - http://andrewconnell.com/bl... Localisation Mikhail Dikov's post on Feature localisation - http://www.mikhaildikov.com... Troubleshooting Dan Attis's post EventReciever example on changing absolute urls to relative ones - http://devcow.com/blogs/jda... Technorati...
Something thats new to anyone comming from SPS03 or WSS 02 is the logging in MOSS/WSS3. In MOSS/WSS3 SharePoint does some good logging and the log files are stored in "%commonprogramfiles%\Micro... Shared\web server extensions\12\logs" Technorati tags: SharePoint, Moss, WSs, Logs Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
Via Mart Oooh - this tool from John is like an a couple of asprins for the developer writing those CAML queries. Thanks so much for this John Technorati tags: MOSS, SPS, WSS, Sharepoint, CAML Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
The Kid (Vincent Rothwell) has a post on how to create floating toolpanes in SharePoint. Link: http://blog.thekid.me.uk/ar... Lot of good content on his blog. Another SharePoint blog worthy of aggregating. Technorati tags: Sharepoint, Moss, wss, Toolpane, Themes, Templates, Css Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
Googling for some insight on the SPDataSource I came across the blog by the guys at SharePoint Solutions. Its a very usefull programming reference blog. If you are a SharePoint developer check out their blog, because they have some good tips to share, and while the posts may not be many, the content so far is good. Link: http://sharepointsolutions.... tags: SharePoint, Development, Visual Studio 2005, WSS Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
Lately I have discovered a quirk with document libraries in WSS v3 and MOSS that is not very consistent. Basially the problem I am seeing is that SharePoint doesnt consistenly handle query parameters passed to aspx pages store in document libraries. For instance if you had a page in a document library called MyPage.aspx, and if you were to point it in your browser as http://server/[site]/Document Library/MyPage.aspx?MyQuery... your page would load only some of the time. More of than not SharePoint...
Creating and using Calculated Columns in your ContentTypes are a bit tricky. First off the syntax for defining a Calculated column is like <Field ID="{Some GUID}" Name="Name" Group="GroupName" Type="Calculated" DisplayName="Display Name" StaticName="Name" FromBaseType="TRUE" ResultType="Number/Text" ReadOnly="TRUE"> <Formula>Some Forumula</Formula> <FieldRefs> <FieldRef Name="Name of Field Referred"/> </FieldRefs></Fiel... For the calculated column to work...
The Title Column inherrited from Item typically shows itself up in any contentType that would define. But ever wanted to call it something else? Here is how you do it. <FieldRef ID="{fa564e0f-0c70-4ab9-b86... Name="Title" DisplayName="Your Other Name for Title" Sealed="TRUE"/> The trick is in the DisplayName. Reference the Title Colulmn and give it a seperate DisplayName And you could even have a go at LinkTitle <FieldRef ID="{82642ec8-ef9b-478f-acf... Name="LinkTitle"...
Yay! There is an update to the SDK to reflect WSS v3 B2 TR. Looks like the OSS SDK is still on B2 (i.e. not TR) tags: sdk, wss, sharepoint, v3 Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
In WSS v3, the concept of folders has been introduced into lists, and a folder is also a Content Type, which basically means that you could define your your custom columns/fields against a folder as a content type to track metadata of interest. For example within a Book list, you could have Genre as a Content Type derived from Folders, which could contain a series of book items. I am not going to argue that genre is more appropriate to be a field against the book item rather than a folder, but bare...
Ok this is just a Rant - no thought put into it. OSS 2007 (not sure about WSS v 3) comes with a whole heap of site columns. Now that is a good thing, but for me lately they have become a bit of a bother. Why you might ask? Because all of the good column names are already taken. So for example if I wanted to Create a Column called Location for one of my content types, which is a lookup and picks values from another list, I cant, because its already taken. <waves clenched fist in air/> Cross-posted...
I deployed a sample ASP .NET 2.0 app in to the _layouts directory of a WSS v 3 setup. This app was not precompiled. When the app runs, executing code that accesses the SP object model gave me the error "Unable to Validate Data". I can think of any reasoning behind that error. But after resetting IIS, all was fine. Note to Self: Recycle the Application pool after each deployment. Technorati : 2007, Sharepoint, Wss, v3 Cross-posted from tariqayad.com...
I have a little gripe with WSS v3 Beta where the New List page doesnt provide an indication about the type of list you are creating except from the ListTemplateId in the url. So for reference (primarily my own) here is a mapping 101 - Document Library 104 - Announcements 103 - Links 100 - Custom List 115 - Form Library 105 - Contacts 106 - Calendars 120 - Custom List in DataSheet View 119 - Wiki Page Library 108 - Discussion Boards 107 - Tasks 109 - Picture Library 150 - Project Tasks 1100 -Issue...
A colleauge of mine was trying to setup WSS v3 Beta 2 today and was shown this message Service Pack2 is forced if you need to upgrade. Nice! So I am guessing that the upgrade path for customers who have not yet applied Service Pack 2 would be to apply SP2 first and then upgrade (i.e. 2 steps) I just cant imagine why there isnt a direct upgrade scenario. Please educate me if you know better. ...
Mart already blogged about this, so go check it out. I might as well add that if you are are a vendor that delivers solutions on the office platform you might be missing out if you dont check it out. Any one in paticular you should take a look at? No, check them all out :) but this might be a good starter Office 2007 WSS Collaboration...
Via Chris Johnson “So ... the smart guys in MS IT have come up with an alternate way of providing document recovery without going to a SharePoint backup. They have also decided that it is so useful that they are providing it to the world via GotDotNet. This solution uses an ISAPI filter that sits in front of the WSS ISAPI filter. It watches for requests from users to delete documents. When it sees one, it grabs the document and copies it down to a file share first, then allows WSS to delete...
erouse has a recap of some other new WSS v3 goodness on his blog. I am sure this is too early to ask, but it is bound to be on the minds of a few. “With all the changes we hear being infused into the product is WSS still going to be free with Window Server 2003 or Server v.Next? Will it run on IIS6 (highly likely) or be II7 only?”
Got this link from Dustin over a chat session we had today. Its a link to a couple of screenshots of Office 12. Now take a look at the screenshot showing FrontPage. Its got a WSS v.NEXT site loaded into it. So far I like the UI Revamp, but more than that, from what I notice i like the fact that there is breadcrumbs built in (i.e. the ‘You are Here’ text) and also the fact that there is a Recycle Bin built in. Rock On...
Via Mart, I had a suspicion that this would happen, and seems like I was right. First it was Biztalk needing WSS as a pre-requisite, then Project Server running on top of WSS, and then there was speculation that there would be a product merge between CMS and Portal Server. “Via WSSDemo.com and eWeek we can read that the next versions of MS CRM and Axapta will use WSS for additional functionality. “The Redmond, Wash., company is building out functionality across its MBS product suite,...
Hey, did you guys know that James is back? Well neither did I. Its not like his back, but he has a new blog up at mindsharp. No longer jj4.bloggedup.com He is sorta/kind back here: http://mindsharpblogs.com/J... His last post on March 25 2005 was on stress testing SharePoint. Woah, he is getting 6 RPS. Jim u need to look at your box there ;), you might have a problem there. By the way that is actually a good question. Anyone interested in claiming there Stress test results for SharePoint along...
A couple of my colleauges who as far as I know have all their life worked with ASP (mind you not ASP.NET, just the now aged ASP) were trying to dip their feet into SharePoint. One of them developing a paticular WSS site kept insisting on the need for an asp include file to create a bit of jazzy navigation. Now as you know SharePoint does not allow include files. So I proposed for all the links to be on a WSS list and then render the navigation by means of DVWP. Yes this can be done, but to create...
Recently I had a requirement where the stakeholder for a WSS Site wanted what I call 'Visual Security' i.e. basically where the interface does not render what the user does not have rights to. The requirement wasnt too extensive, they just wanted a few links to lists and a few list forms hidden if the user didnt have the right to add items. And they werent moved by attempts to convince them that content discovery is a good thing. So in the end had to cough up a POC WebPart simmilar to the Content...
Ian recently posted about a WebPart called R.A.D Editor. Which is actually super brilliant, and I am sure most of us would more than welcome a tool of its capabilities, but me as a developer am wondering whether the $349s is worthwhile considering the alternatives such as FreeTextBox and FCKEditor. For a simple WSS solutions it might be it might be cheaper to write a simple content editor based on the 2 mentioned above. In the long run considering my woes with SharePoint's RTE and image functionality...
Faced a dilemna with a SharePoint box recently. This SharePoint box had been running for over 4 months, and had over 500 users using it daily. Its not a dedicated server box, but more of a PC that runs as a server. Its local HDD capacity is 40 Gigs split up into 2 20GB Partitions. Most you might think that is OK (I innittially thought - what the heck, its just WSS hosting 1 site). But remember 500+ users on a daily basis. IIS Logging was turned on (default settings + few other properties for a usage...
Mike Shorten posted an entry on his blog about simplifying user administration for Team Foundation Server. Now we on the SharePoint end would have a few reservations about step 16 over there. But anyways here is what I would like to know from those of you much more fortunate than me. Are the TFS sites a special WSS or SPS Site definition? I would like to know, but haven’t had time and from the looks of things will not have time to investigate this further (i.e. not time to install TFS at all L)...
As a Site Admin dont you hate those WSS Sites that have the default 'Top Navigation' removed, leaving you with no easy way of getting to Site Settings or the Create Page? Well I do, and I resorted to drastic measures recenlty. Following Philips example I was able to squeeze a few minutes into writing a few IE context menus. Here is the replacement script for launching the WSS Site Settings page <script type="text/vbscript"> settings = "_layouts/1033/settings.aspx" create = "_layouts/1033/create.aspx"...
Off of Mart Mulers blog Mathew Cosier has been working on a toolkit to enable boolean logic on the SPS search. Theres even SAST (Advanced Search Tools) WSS site to beta test it. More deails here
Lately I’ve been puzzled by a hypothetical scenario with regard to SharePoint’s indexing. Consider that you have a bunch of WSS Sites named A, B & C. Now it is understood that the contents of A, B & C will get indexed in their own time. But supposing a WebPart page on A had links to B & C. Now would the crawl follow those links to B & C, index the contents of those sites and then return to indexing the contents of A? Or would B & C just be queued and processed in their own time....
When I first started with SharePoint I was pretty much surprised that the ability to create tabs was only available on meeting workspaces. I have no explanation as to why there is such a limitation. I am also currently unaware of a hack to make that system available across all WSS Sites, but here is something that I was able hooked up, and I am actually pleased with it (the main reason I am pleased with it, is because it’s nothing more than a DataView WebPart). What I wanted was a system of...
Something I came across today. I have a bunch of stsadm backups of WSS sites. Today when I tried to restore one of them after re-installing SharePoint this error screamed at me “Your backup is from a different version of Windows SharePoint Services and cannot be restored to a server running the current version.” Guess what – STSADM backups are not version independent. My scenario was a SP1 backup to be restored on a non SP1 box. I do not know if a Pre SP1 backup will restore on a SP1 machine. I haven’t...
Maurice shares some thoughts on what most probably might be with the next Version of SharePoint. He also mentions vaguely the nuance of developing and deploying WebParts. The fact is SharePoint v Next will built on the next version of Asp.net. I am sure that most of you would agree that WSS is today what it is because of Asp.net. The move up from SPS 2001 or STS to SharePoint 2003 was phenomenal. All that productivity capabilities just opened up with the 2003 versions. I suspect that we can look...
Here is the TOC of Scot Hillers book 'Advanced SharePoint Solutions' About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii About the Technical Reviewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Whilst downloading the latest release of Maxthon, I saw an interesting comment in the reviewers list that brought me to Stephen Toulouse’s blog. If you look for the entry dated Monday, August 30, 2004 on this page. Stephen admits he runs Maxthon. Me, I occasionally keep switching back and forth because sometimes Firefox just acts weird. Anyways another interesting point, Stephen is using WSS to blog. Wayta go Stephen...
Bill English the CEO of Mindsharp (a SharePoint training & consulting company) pointed to this article in one of his mails to the sharepointdiscussions yahoo group. Even thought the article keeps mentioning Portal, I think its more of WSS than SPS. But here is another interesting bit from that article “The portal is a prototype of a communication and alert Web portal being developed by the Missouri Department of Homeland Security that's scheduled to go live Nov. 1. The state's $1 million portal,...
Some things I got burnt by recently. Hope you guys are aware of these. 1) If you right click on a WebPart Page on a document library and say Save Target As (i.e. from IE’s context menu) what you are going to get is the HTML normally sent to the browser and not the WebPart composition. It makes perfect sense actually since the browser is requesting for a ‘Smart Page’ from SharePoint and there for SharePoint sends it HTML. Now having said that even though it makes perfect sense it is not too obvious....
Recently a colleague of mine was faced with the problem of moving content from one WSS Site to another, with almost all the lists you can save the content in a template and recreate the list, but that is not possible with the Issues List. For some reason beyond my comprehension the Issues List does not let you save the content to a template. Here is a small tip on this, but I do not recommend it. The SharePoint ‘_Site’ database contains a table called UserData that stores the contents of all lists....
Greg Hughes points to the following SPS Portal on the internet. It is almost what I’ve wanted to see for a long time. What I mean I’ve seen my fair load of WSS Site samples on the net, and SharePoint customization hosts a good series of WSS samples too, but what I also want to see is a full blown SharePoint Portal Server sample J...
This is a problem I keep running into quite often and today again I spent an hour wondering why my code wouldn’t work. What I was trying to do was to use the Lists WebService (i.e. lists.asmx) to add contents on to a WSS list via the UpdateListItems() method. The reason for the hiccup in the code was that when trying to add a value to a field whose name consists of multiple words (for instance "Last Name") the field should be referred to with a "_x0020_" separating the words (i.e. "Last Name" becomes...
First to fend off any SPS discriminations I might be accused of- Mike I am writing this with my knowledge of SPS, do not know if it applies to WSS, since I do not have a WSS Configuration to try it out on separately. Secondly fiddling with SPS database is not recommend, do it at your own risk K OK, I had this scenario recently (actually about 2 weeks back). An intern colleague of mine had to do a bulk upload of a bunch of documents to a SharePoint team site, which is not very unusual if you are trying...
Have any of you seen WSS FAQ? Yeah? Which one? Today I discovered there are 2 sites that go by the same name, both running on SharePoint (Can the net get any nicer?) One is the very informative WSS FAQ by Collutions and the other is the WSS Demo Site The latter I came across today whilst trying to do a google search for the former (talk about stealing someones thunder). Anyways I was flattered to see me on their blog roll along with LauraJ, but my first thought on this was, where are the others,...
Recently I had the issue of dealing with SPS2003 and Extranet access. The issue is ofcourse no issue at all, but just the problem of how to add external users (i.e. ppl outside your Windows domain) and users of the Portal. Here are a couple of links that would aid anyone else who wants to achieve this. Google indexed discussion @ microsoft.public.sharepoint... Whitepaper on how to Expose WSS through MS Small Business Server. And there is a whole email thread on this subject at sharepoint@yahoogroups.com...
Paschal has a post at dotnetweblogs on a couple ASP.NET lessons learnt. Just a note to SPS Developers. Dont you think this does not apply to you. One thing you should learn if WebParts are your game, pay close attention to anything that happens in the ASP.NET Custom Server control arena, because they both share the same bloodline. I took a different approach with regard to sharing SPS lessons learnt. What i did was Got the team to put up a SharePoint Social Meeting workspace. Created tab pages for...