Rows of items containing columns of information.
2
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2answers
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Is there any guidance on designing lists for efficient CAML queries?
I'm designing some lists that may well contain thousands of items, and I'm trying to come up with the best design for efficient querying.
I'm looking for some form of (hopefully Microsoft) ...
2
votes
1answer
240 views
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 ...
8
votes
2answers
986 views
How can I create an Entity Relationship Diagram for SharePoint lists?
I'm trying to design/document a collection of lists with lookups in an Entity Relationship Diagram.
Currently I'm using Visio's built-in ERD template, which is most of the way there, but it lacks two ...
6
votes
1answer
427 views
Where to load data in the lifecycle of custom webpart
I have a webpart where I access a sharepoint list and render contents of that list.
At the moment I'm fetching the data in CreateChildControls().
When a button is clicked the data will be fetched ...
2
votes
1answer
509 views
SharePoint Designer Edit NewForm Link
I created a Data View Web Part based on an existing list in SharePoint Designer 2007, I included the SharePoint List Toolbar so users can create new items. I want to use a custom List Form, in the ...
0
votes
2answers
619 views
Unable to create list form(newform,editform or displayform) in SharePoint 2010
Using SharePoint Designer, I am trying to create some dummy listforms (newform1,editform1 or displayform1) but when I create one it pops up the following error.
"could not save the list changes ...
0
votes
1answer
102 views
Sharepoint 2010 list form edited using Infopath
we have a list whose forms(newform.aspx,editform.aspx,displayform.aspx) has been modified using infopath, how can i change it either back to listformwebpart or replace with custom list form..
0
votes
2answers
405 views
Data View Web Part (DVWP) for different groups
Here is my scenario:
I have three groups, top-level Site Owners and sub-level groups Site Visitors and Site Testers. I have a single master list of resources with a variety of items stored in it. ...
3
votes
1answer
478 views
Moving list from one environment to another while preserving the GUID
I have a list template (.stp) file. I would like to restore the list and its contents in any given SharePoint environment. The conditions for restoring are listed below:
Restore the list to any ...
0
votes
1answer
91 views
Don't show DateTime format on a web part
I Created a WebPart with a GridView.I get items of list and show in gridview.
Run-time ,datetime field displays only the time.
list.GetItems().GetDataTable();
0
votes
1answer
632 views
Retrieving list values within custom task form
I've created a custom list (PBE) and attached a workflow which creates a task. When I edit the task, I am in my custom task form (.aspx)
I want to check a value in a field in my orginal custom list ...
0
votes
1answer
722 views
Filter form for a list
I have a Sharepoint 2007 site and want to create a list that users can filter dynamically using a form or something similar. The use case is as follows:
A user is shown a list with any number of ...
2
votes
3answers
2k views
Sharepoint list “add a new item” Option
I have a SharePoint listview with Title, Name and Address as its columns.
I am passing parameter Name in the url
The url of this list view is "http://site/Lists/Listl1/ListViewl1.aspx?name=testname"
...
0
votes
1answer
287 views
Remove Quick Launch panel for the list view.aspx
I have a listview called customerListView which is located in
http://sitename/customerList/customerListView.aspx. What would I need to do in order
to hide the quick launch just for this listview?
3
votes
1answer
694 views
Is it possible to return only the count of the query?
Is there any way to return only the count of the rows from a Sharepoint query? I would like to get only the count of the result returned by sharepoint query.
0
votes
2answers
221 views
How to Hidden List Instance in Sharepoint 2007?
Is this possible to list instance hidden using attribute because I read this post from msdn
and there are no available hidden attribute. So how can I hide a list instance in my web application?
0
votes
1answer
717 views
How to verify whether the document name exist in document library?
I am uploading some document in sharepoint document library with name sample.txt and after some time I am uploading a document with the same name.
As per the OOB functionality based on the checkbox ...
1
vote
1answer
146 views
List View in Sharepoint WebPart Page
I have created a webpart page..now i want to add a list view(CustomerListView) to the page... so i went ahead and edited the page and added the particular list(customerList)..but the dropdown box in ...
2
votes
2answers
107 views
Changing the default “Allow items from this list to appear in search results?” to No when a list is provisioned
How can I change the default setting on "Allow items from this list to appear in search results?" in SharePoint 2007 to be "No" when a list is created?
No every list created needs crawled so I'd like ...
1
vote
0answers
43 views
How an I access the field name section of a field instead of field value for onworkflowproperties?
I have a sequential WF initiated by a list item inofpath form. As of now when I do this this.workflowProperties.Item["JobLocation"].ToString(); it gives me the value in that field. I need Display ...
1
vote
1answer
74 views
Can not turn of notifications (SP 2010)
I'm about to update 300 items in a list that I know lots of users are subscribing to (notification by email on every item update event). I've tried turn this off by using STSADM:
stsadm -o ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
SharePoint Lists' EditForm & DispForm
I haven't been able to find any information regarding this, so I hope you guys can help me out on this.
Since all lists in SharePoint all have an EditForm.aspx and a DispForm.aspx I am wondering if ...
0
votes
1answer
128 views
Error while downloading Lists in a spweb
Here is the code
private void downloadList(SPObjectData objectData)
{
using (SPWeb currentWeb = objectData.Web)
{
foreach (SPList list in currentWeb.Lists)
...
0
votes
3answers
438 views
How can I set a field value in a display form when a list item is first read?
I have a list with multiple columns.
This list may include multiple records. I want the value of a specific field to be changed when a special record is read for the first time.
0
votes
2answers
27 views
Does moving a list from a navigation folder to another navigation folder cause any impact
Suppose I have a List called Jan 2011 Reports inside the Lists Heading, I moved to another Heading, say 2011 Reports (which I created to keep all the Jan to Dec 2011 reports), will it affect the ...
0
votes
2answers
636 views
How to move an item from one custom list to another custom list?
I have two Custom Lists (Timesheet and Weekly Timesheet). My requirement is
if any item exceeds the time length (or days) in "timesheet" list for more than 7days then that item has to be copied ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Error - while exporting a Sharepoint List (Export to Excel)
Colleague of mine is facing the below issue while trying to export the SharePoint List which has more than 10 000 items. However I was able to export the complete List without any issues.
Note:
He is ...
1
vote
2answers
354 views
Send Mail to user, when End date is less than 4 days
I have a Data Sheet type list, where I have items with fields - Title, Start Date, End Date, Person allocated, and a comment column.
Now how can I create a workflow to trigger, when the elements end ...
2
votes
1answer
144 views
Muti-language list in SharePoint
I have a product list which stores English descriptions for each field.
How can i implement/architect a multi-language feature to provide the same product in French ?
3
votes
1answer
89 views
Can an entire list/library be versioned?
It's possible to enable item versioning on lists and roll back to a previous version on that item. Can this be done for the entire list? So we can roll the whole thing back?
We accidentally modified ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Is there a way to reset the ID of a List inside a SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS)?
After testing my list with a complex workflow on my MOSS 2007 production server, the ID have reach 100. Is it possible to reset the ID to the original value that it was created?
(Otherwise, I have to ...
4
votes
2answers
539 views
DateTime list column with 1 minute increments
How can I change the time portion of a date time column to have 1 minute increments? When you create a coulmn by default it shows 5 minute increments, but I need to be able to use 1 minute increments. ...
1
vote
3answers
481 views
Open DispForm.aspx on selected list item in a SharePoint list
Is it possible in a SharePoint list to change the function behind the event 'select item' to open the modal dialog with DispForm.aspx?
So in a list, when you click on a item -> the row gets darkblue, ...
0
votes
3answers
230 views
Custom Lists: how to retrieve 3 most recent item submissions
I have currently 2 custom SharePoint lists. One represents questions, the other one answers.
Both lists have the default columns in place: ID, modified by date and username.
The requirement is now ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
sharepoint 2010 Retention Policy not working?
I have created one simple document library and want to enable a retention policy for that, for this thing I have created one document library and have navigated to following steps:
1) Document ...
1
vote
0answers
430 views
Creating Custom List Definitions that Use InfoPath Forms - Deploy everything using Visual Studio 2010
I'm trying to create a list instance from a list definition, all from a VS2010 solution and want to have custom InfoPath forms for the list instance.
This article keeps popping around in my searches: ...
2
votes
1answer
175 views
Infopath, sharepoint list and SSRS
I have a challenging question from my manager.
In InfoPath/SharePoint, he is trying to capture the time spent by his team on various activities via SharePoint.
Using an infopath form, each week his ...
3
votes
2answers
637 views
Migration tool for specific lists
I am looking for a migration tool that works at the list level, not for a full site or server.
One specific requirement is to be able to migrate lists that are connected via lookups.
For example, if ...
2
votes
1answer
227 views
How to remove/hide the title field from a list
I am creating custom list and do not want to use the title.
I know I can rename, but I do not want to do that.
Some weeks ago I did do this (but have forgotten!!). I went to advanced settings, ...
0
votes
1answer
947 views
Create list instance with Visual Studio 2010 and specify Group or Person for field value
I'm creating a list instance in an XML file and I have some fields which are of type "Person or group". In the XML I can specify it like this:
<Row>
<Field ...
0
votes
1answer
164 views
InfoPath custom forms - Dynamically create controls in the form
Is it possible to dynamically (at runtime) create controls in an InfoPath form?
Some background: I have a list for which the new item is a custom form created with InfoPath. It contains some ...
0
votes
2answers
547 views
What are the top SharePoint list best practices?
I am looking for specific best practices around naming conventions and cross site list querying (site collection & subsite). I am not finding a lot of resources on these topics and assume this ...
0
votes
1answer
398 views
Change ID number feed
I was wondering whether it's possible to change the ID feed for a list. We're migrating an older system to SharePoint and the customer requested that the ID's of the items stay the same in SharePoint. ...
0
votes
0answers
107 views
Adding custom folder content type by default
I have list with 2 content types: first CT - inherited from folder, second one - from item. If I add new item using ribbon, as expected opens form for my folder CT. But if I press link Add New Item - ...
0
votes
3answers
3k views
Lookup column to Documents library
Here's what I need to do for a SharePoint 2010 list: Allow users to select the filename from a dropdown showing the items in the Documents library. But the "Add new item" form of the list doesn't show ...
8
votes
10answers
7k views
Sharing data between multiple site collections
We currently have no central records for the addresses of our offices around the world in Sharepoint. Different teams maintain their own address lists, and a search for an address may return various ...
3
votes
1answer
358 views
Version history of items in related list
Is there a way, without additional programming, to get history of children related items to the parent one, for example:
SPList threads = SPContext.Current.Web.Lists["Blog threads"];
SPList posts = ...
5
votes
3answers
5k views
How to delete the undeletable list
Somehow a developer has managed to royally screw up a site collection. The site collection has the Publishing Feature enabled and it's working fine. A botched migration from 2007 to 2010 has caused ...
4
votes
1answer
1k views
How to create SharePoint list with custom template using Managed Client Object Model?
Creating lists in SharePoint using Managed Client Object Model is rather easy task. Here's how to create a list with SharePoint's custom list template:
ListCreationInformation lci;
List list;
lci = ...
2
votes
1answer
374 views
Change List Item Permission via Web Services?
Using web services, is there a way to assign a list item different security than the rest of the list?
Lets say I have 3 rows in the list and 2 different groups.
1. A ; Group A & B can see
...
