Custom actions enables expanding or extending the standard behavior of SharePoint 2010 core components.
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How to make custom workflow activity parameter optional
I'm developing a custom Sharepoint 2010 workflow activity and I need some of it's parameters to be optional. For example, I need a user, using Sharepoint Designer, to be able to specify document path, ...
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Custom Workflow and Task Time Limits
I have created a custom workflow for an approval process. The workflow is designed to accomplish this task by using the “Collect data from user (Output to variable: collect)” action.
I wish to assign ...
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Information needed to get specific list / user group
I am working on a Custom Action that I want to add to all list instances as well as all user groups. The purpose is to export the list / group as a document to allow the user to export it when Client ...
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How to execute code for custom menu action?
I have a custom menu action, declared like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<CustomAction
Id="ConvertListLevel"
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How to check if current folder in document library has child items via JavaScript client object model?
I have a custom button on ribbon, which performs some action with current folder (download folder content as zip package). I want to disable this button in case if current folder doesn't contain any ...
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Custom SharePoint Designer 2007 Workflow Activity Works on Test Server, but not production [closed]
Right now I have a Custom Workflow Activity, I've developed on a test server and it's working fine. However when bundled into a .wsp on the test server and deployed to production, SharePoint Designer ...
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How do I show a loading div when opening a modal dialog from a CustomAction?
I have created a new CustomAction which is a new item (link) in Site Actions menu.
When you click it, it opens a modal page (aspx). Everything works fine, but it takes about 3 seconds to open the ...
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Ribbon Button Not Working In Home Page (Home.aspx) And Any Site Pages
I've created a "Hello World" ribbon button as per MSDN code sample: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff630938.aspx
The "Hello World" ribbon button is working only in AllItems.aspx (i.e. In the ...
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How to control Display Order in Custom Site Actions
There is a way to control the display order for custom actions added to Site Action menu? Always, new added custom actions are added to the end of the OOTB list.
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Workflow Custom Action Error
I wrote a quick custom action for SharePoint Designer workflow. SPD recognizes the action and lets me add it, and specify my variables. When I go to publish it I receive errors
(0, 0) Type ...
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hide ribbon menu for workflow
I want to hide the workflow button: Ribbon.List.Settings.ManageWorkflows
Which scope should the feature have (web or site)?
Now I try:
<HideCustomAction Id="RemoveRibbonButton"
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Hide start workflow menu
I want to hide "start workflow" menu with hidecustomaction
This example is from a sharepoint book.
<HideCustomAction Id="RemoveRibbonButton"
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list customactions and rights
we have a custom action for list settings, that requires ManageLists rights:
<CustomAction Id="fear.is.the.path.to.the.dark.side"
Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.ListEdit"
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How do I create a Custom Action for a Workflow?
I need to create a Custom Action that's displayed in the Action list for a Workflow.
How would I go about this?
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How to add Two java script file in element .xml
I am using 2 button in custom tab and each button has a .js file to load . Could you please say me how to use 2 .js file in the same element .xml and here is my code for element xml
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Custom activity created and appearing in Actions list in SPD, but cannot select it
I've been following several examples regarding custom actions. I've been trying to deploy my own one, but although I can see the action inside SPD, when selected it doesn't appear in the workflow ...
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Activated Custom Action for SharePoint Designer dosn't display sentence
My solution requires me to create a custom action for SharePoint Designer for a list. I have treed creating the custom action the old fashioned way (200 method) by creating the action and deploying it ...
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How do I programmatically disable (i.e. “grey out”) a custom action menu item?
Obviously, this is something I need to do just in certain circumstances (determined by the current contents of a list).
The reason I want to keep the action visible is to set its description to say ...
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Is it possible to add custom actions to a version?
I need to add a custom action to versions of a file. Optimally, I want it on the Version History page:
A second best would be the version display form (the result of clicking View on the previous ...
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Need help specifying the location of a Custom Action
Spawned from this question.
I have been able to add a new link to my Central admin page under the Monitoring->Timer Jobs section. My problem is that I have been unable to figure out how to add it ...
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Custom Action and Group
I'm creating a link and put it in the site action container.
The link should only be visible to members in the HR groups.
Here is the declaration in my Elements.xml file
<Elements ...
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Custom actions migration from SP 2007 to 2010
I have custom action defined in my SharePoint 2007 feature. It adds new item to document library menu.
<CustomAction Id="UserInterfaceLightUp.MobiusDiscretionaryArchivingLibMenu"
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Unable to hide LoginAsDifferentUser menu in SP2010
I need to hide the "Sign In as Different User" option on the "Welcome" menu for all users. This is for SharePoint 2010. I have tried adding a customaction feature using the xml below, which didn't ...
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How to add a custom link to Central Admin quick launch?
I'm attempting add a page for my collection of apps to the Central Admin quick launch in SharePoint 2010:
Following SharePoint's out-of-the-box behaviour, a custom action group like this should be ...
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Unable to add button to a custom list
I'm trying to add button to a custom list. It seems impossible to me, below is my button definition from elements.xml
<CustomAction Id="CopyTasksButton2" Location="CommandUI.Ribbon"
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Hide “New Site” on Site Actions menu?
Using SharePoint 2010, how do I remove "New Site" from the Site Actions menu. I believe I can do this through permissions but would like to remove for all users (and replace with a custom action ...
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Central Admin Custom Action menu not appearing?
I am trying to add a custom Menu item under "Site Collections" in central admin. Following is my elements.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements ...
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How do you create a Ribbon Button custom action that will appear on all kinds of lists
I want to create a ribbon button that will work with all kinds of lists. I mean, the same custom action should work against lists, document libraries, Announcement lists, etc..
Also. It should work ...
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Custom workflow activity for SP 2007 appears in Designer's action picker but won't add
This is SharePoint 2007. I created a custom workflow activity in Visual Studio 2008 (using this and a few other blogs as a reference). I deployed it properly, I think. I can go into SharePoint ...
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List’s contextual menu issue with ie 6
I have a list with a large amount of items. When scrolling down to edit/view an item which is at the bottom of the page, the contextual menu appears on top of the page not by the item so I have to ...
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Add Menu Item To Actions Menu UrlAction
I am attempting to call an .aspx page from a custom "Actions" menu item that I have added using xml. However, I cannot get the UrlAction path setup correctly. Everything I try fails with the ...
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Creating custom Actions within an Retention Policy
Does anyone know, either via the object model or through xml, if you can create custom actions for a retention policy, which is defined as part of an Information Management Policy?
I know that you ...
