For questions completely specific to SharePoint 2010 and **not past or future versions**
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Possible to add a “configuration” page to my custom timer job?
I would like to have a page in the central admin that allows administrators to configure a few values for the my timer job. Is there a way that I can do this?
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2answers
249 views
When moving SiteURLs is it better to recreate the Web Application or use AAM to redirect?
We've had an existing site that has been built and deployed to for awhile now, mostly an internal beta site at http://beta.site.com which has been built up with an extended site on ...
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2answers
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Sharepoint 2010 XsltListViewWebPart on site definition template
Im having a problem placing the XsltListViewWebPart on my Default.aspx template (relevant code bellow)
<WebPartPages:WebPartZone runat="server" ID="NewsItemsList">
<ZoneTemplate>
...
5
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4answers
7k views
Powershell: cannot access the local farm
Yes, I am logged into the machine as an administrator, and my domain account id a farm admin as well. The site is running properly, and nothing seems wrong in SP Central Administration.
But when I ...
5
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2answers
581 views
SharePoint Organization Profiles
I noticed that SharePoint User Profile Service now includes a definition for Organization Profiles. I think this is a really interesting new feature, but I'm not sure how it is used inside of ...
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2answers
4k views
How can I export a schema.xml file for a list from a SharePoint site?
I've been troubleshooting my schema.xml file for a list definition and getting more and more frustrated.
So I thought, "Hey, I'll just get it to look right in the UI and then export that and compare ...
3
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3answers
4k views
Change a Web Application URL
We have registered our Web Application under the url http:\intranet. We no longer wish to use that URL at all and want to use http:\somethingelse. Is there anyway you can change the default URL in ...
3
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1answer
717 views
SharePoint RTE: How to attach to mousedown events (like bold, italic does)
When clicking on bold text in the RTE (rich text editor), magically the ribbon button for bold: get's activated.
The same happens for the other format option buttons you can see on the screenshot. I ...
3
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3answers
680 views
How to bulk import User Profiles from a legacy system and pre-create MySites
I need suggestions how to accomplish one upgrade task.
I have list of user accounts in .csv file which I need to import to SP2010 and create user accounts with appropriate attributes. Also this ...
3
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1answer
2k views
export / import spweb problem with DataConnectionLibrary feature
I'm attempting to export a subsite from staging to production using powershell and export-spweb and import-spweb.
This worked just fine from staging to development.
When we try to run this on ...
2
votes
1answer
4k views
Where to put javascript files, problem with _layouts
I'd like to add jQuery and SPServices.
I added the following code:
<SharePoint:ScriptLink runat="server" Name="/Style%20Library/Scripts/jquery-1.7.2.min.js" ...
2
votes
3answers
748 views
Deactivate email-notifications for SPLists only temporally (and programmatically)
So here's my Problem:
I have a list which is used to notificate user. (Announcements) So it's essential that the email notifications work for most of the time. The announcement (items) get saved in ...
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3answers
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sharepoint 2010 context menu event handler
i want to hide sharepoint 2010 list/library context menu based on users.
i am using below javascript
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.ms-MenuUIPopupBody').live('blur', function() { ...
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2answers
489 views
How to get value of List Filter web part in Javascript?
I use the SharePoint List Filter web part on a page to control several Data View Web Parts.
How do I read the current value of the List Filter in Javascript?
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2answers
698 views
what is the best way to learn SharePoint development
Can you please tell me what is the best way to learn SharePoint development and also some reference sites or books.
Thanks,
Bhanu
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3answers
9k views
How to create custom email alert template in SharePoint 2010
There seems to be a widely popular blog post (here) about creating these. It's tailored to SharePoint 2007, but I've read through the entire article, and it makes sense. I've followed the directions, ...
5
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4answers
4k views
Creating a Site collection programmatically throws exception <nativehr>0x80070005</nativehr>
I'm migrating a SharePoint customization from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010 (Win 2008), which creates the Site Collection programmatically. Problem is I'm unable to create the Site Collection ...
5
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2answers
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How does SharePoint Search handle pending (unapproved) items?
How does SharePoint Search handle the indexing of pending (unapproved) items/documents? As far as I can see there are no pending documents in the index. These seems a little odd to me, since it would ...
5
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1answer
2k views
Endless prompt for credentials on a web application with host header
I want to create a web application tied to a domain name within my server. Following are the steps I followed:
Modified the server host file for www.xyz.com to resolve to localhost
I am able to ping ...
5
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3answers
714 views
using ftp in a SP list
I am not yet familiar with Visual Studio SP development as I have just started developing on SP sites less than 2 months.
I would like to use a SP list to initiate a transfer of HUGE files which ...
4
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1answer
2k views
Remove a single user from all site collections in a web application using powershell
Is there a way I can choose to remove a single user from all site collections within a single web application using powershell. There are number of user profiles whose domain account has been blocked ...
4
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2answers
246 views
Why can't I crawl bog-standard HTML internet sites?
This comes up in the crawl logs:
Access is denied. Verify that either the Default Content Access Account has access to this repository, or add a crawl rule to crawl this repository. If the repository ...
3
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2answers
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Sharepoint site using corev4 AND custom CSS File?
I'm using a custom Masterpage which references a custom CSS File in the header like so:
<Sharepoint:CssRegistration Name="CUSTOM/Custom.css" runat="server"/>
My custom CSS file is simply a ...
3
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1answer
2k views
WCF Service Endpoint not found (but service operations work OK)
Here is my problem:
Does anybody know how to configure a WCF service hosted in Sharepoint to show standard WCF welcome page (the one with description and a link to wsdl)?
I want to underline that I ...
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3answers
244 views
SP version history is different from version history dispayed in Office application
Have you any idea why office application like Excel or Word shows different name in version history than SP version history? This is version history of some Excel file viewed through SP GUI:
... ...
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3answers
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User Profiles “User Information” -vs- Mysites
In Sharepoint lists, where it gives you a link to the user who created or modified a file, or to a username specified in a "user field" on a list, sometimes I get a plain "Edit User Profile" panel, ...
3
votes
1answer
463 views
Including Description with Page Layout
I'm deploying a couple of custom page layouts as part of a feature for SharePoint 2010, and am having issues including the description with the page layout. I'm looking to include descriptive text as ...
2
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1answer
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SPv4 - Alerts based on view - What are the limitations?
The quick version (SP2010 Enterprise): What requirements/limitations are there for being able to assign a view to an alert?
The full explanation:
I've been playing around with creating alerts via C# ...
2
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1answer
1k views
How to copy People and group from one site to another
I need to copy People and group from one sharepoint site to another. I dont want to backup the entire site.
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Lav
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3answers
4k views
How To: Send the Alert Emails to External Email Addresses?
In our SP2010 Intranet (Windows authentication) we are using "Alert Me" feature and it has been working great.
However, Currently we have a new difficult situation where we want to send the Alert ...
2
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1answer
498 views
How to find the localized name of the Web Part Gallery
I have learned (still a SP-Noob...) that I have to take care of removing webParts that I deployed as part fo a solution myself.
Now I have coded something like
string file = "MyWebPart.webpart"; ...
2
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1answer
3k views
Hide items in Sharepoint Treeview
Any idea to hide non-site items in the Sharepoint 2010 tree view control?
Or the only chance is to develop our own control and integrate it on the master page?
there's this link but it doesn't seems ...
2
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1answer
763 views
AspMenu does not render css-class for 'selected' element
I'm using the codeplex cross-site collection navigation project as a basis. The problem should not be related to that specifically though.
I'm using Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.AspMenu as my ...
2
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1answer
249 views
Sharepoint 2010 alternative to SetCtrlFromOpt
I have been tasked with debugging custom javascript which was originally written for 2007 by a 3rd party vendor. The 2007 site has upgraded to 2010 and the javascript has stopped working.
The one ...
2
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4answers
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Configure a new SharePoint install with existing databases
I'm trying to "clone" my company's SharePoint installation in order to run some experiments. The system is run on a virtual machine, but for some reason the VM will only work in the system were it is ...
2
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1answer
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How do I unhide hidden column in SharePoint 2010?
I've upgraded a SP2007 to a SP2010 and now some settings have been lost. In some CQWP I need the Created column to group items etc. How do I unhide it so it is selectable in dropdownlists and displays ...
2
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1answer
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Why do I have folders called “1” in my document library after an upgrade to 2010?
We upgraded our MOSS2007 to MSS2010 (database attach upgrade method). We have multiple document libraries on a site. default.aspx contains web parts with the files from document libraries.
The files ...
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4answers
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Unable to open office files in Office client
While trying to open an excel document stored in "Shared Documents" library, the excel application opens up with a login prompt, to which I passed the login credentials of the site. After which the ...
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1answer
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Get Current User's Department Name and Manager From Active Directory
How the "department name" and "manager" attribute value could be retrieved from active directory programmatically? For ex. i will have custom newform.aspx to create some new item, in the code-behind ...
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1answer
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Customizing MySite template
my current customer is rolling out SharePoint 2010 (yeah yeah, I know) and wants to know about MySite.
They want to customize the MySite experience and are wondering if enabling the features now ...
1
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1answer
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All about SharePoint licences
My question is regarding the licensing of the SharePoint, basically there was already a topic done about it, but it had just bunch of references to website which i already saw and i still didnt get my ...
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1answer
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Create a WebPart that floats in text
I want to create a webPart that "floats" in text.
Basically I want to duplicate "Reusable Content".
Is there a way to have the webPart render as span and without chrome?
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vote
1answer
553 views
How to Set Forms Authentication Timeout?
I have a public facing SP2010 site that uses forms authentication (default ASP.NET membership provider).
I noticed that The user stays logged in even after hours of inactivity.
We need the user to be ...
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1answer
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This view cannot be displayed because it exceeds the list view threshold (5000 items) enforced by the administrator
I am facing following warning message when i add list as webpart.
"This view cannot be displayed because it exceeds the list view threshold (5000 items) enforced by the administrator."
Also when i ...
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1answer
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SharePoint 2010 - Configure People Picker columns (add/remove)
How it is possible to configure the Sharepoint 2010 People Picker?
I want ot remove the column [Mobile Number] and add a column with the normal Phone Number.
Thanks in advance!
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2answers
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SharePoint Foundation 2010 Top Navigation Bar drop down
I have tried almost everything. I have been reading the blog from this Question, but it does not explain how can I make drop down menus work on multiple top navigation links. Doing changes as the blog ...
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2answers
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How to edit/replace an existing page when the ribbon is not visible?
I was just going to follow this tutorial
http://www.glynblogs.com/2011/01/create-a-content-type-search-refinement-panel-in-sharepoint-2010.html
They say this:
Edit the search results page, and modify ...
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6answers
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Accounts Needed for Installing SharePoint
I am installing SharePoint on my local machine. What accounts are needed to install SharePoint?
It seems ubiquitous that you need the following accounts.
SP_Admin (Account you install SP with)
...
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1answer
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Sharepoint 2010 : File path too long error during wsp file creation in MSBuild
We noticed our TFS build started failing with the following message:
C:\Builds\1\MyProject\MyProject ...
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2answers
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Get document id after uploading it to SharePoint using the same web service
Does any one knows how to get the document id after uploading it to sharepoint using a single web service? So by using one call i can upload the document and get it's id.
I looked at Copy.asmx web ...
