3
votes
1answer
127 views

Should this be a sandboxed solution?

My company outsourced the creation of a SharePoint WebPart for connecting to our cloud service. The WebPart connects to our service by using our REST API. When configuring the WebPart you supply ...
3
votes
3answers
622 views

Dynamically registering JavaScript from within a sandbox web part

I am mid-way through development of a corporate intranet that will be hosted in SharePoint Online. For this reason, we are restricted to using sandbox solutions. One of the last "gotchas" that I need ...
6
votes
3answers
2k views

WebPart where to store a connection string

I have a webpart that connects to an external DB. I need somewhere to store the connection string. It is possible for this data source to change but would always be the same for the site collection ...
0
votes
1answer
136 views

Setting SPWeb.AllProperties on WebPart Install

I have a WebPart where I need to set a custom property in SPWeb.AllProperties. How can I on install check to see if a property is set? If it is not set I want to set it. Or is it best just to do this ...
17
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5answers
926 views

Organizing WebParts in Visual Studio - Best Practices

My team is responsible for maintaining a SharePoint 2010 site that was developed by another group. This maintenance includes updates to existing web parts (approximately 20). Currently, all of these ...