All commercial releases of SharePoint. Excludes free license versions of SharePoint.
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Content Type dropdown in a custom list edit form
I have two content types created A and B. I have a list definition where I placed those content types.
Using SPD 2010, I created a custom list edit form and as you know, SPD 2010 will ask you to bind ...
3
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6answers
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Logged in user name in SharePoint 2010
I am trying to retrieve the display name('firstname lastname') of a user who logs in the SharePoint site.
When I log into my SharePoint site I could see at the top right --'domain/user name'. So when ...
3
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2answers
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What is the Best practice to install sharepoint 2010 for an Extranet deployment?
What are the accounts and roles required in order to successfully install sharepoint 2010 server enterprise edn. in order to deploy an extranet successfully.
Please do share good links that detail ...
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3answers
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Difference beween wiki page, application page, web part page and publishing page
There are lots places in msdn sharepoint forums and blogs where these terms are used and I am confused between them. Can anybody clarify?
3
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4answers
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SP 2010: hide/disable column in edit form
I've got a list (based on custom list) with several custom columns. There is one column, that I want to protect from changes by the user (it will be set/changed by webservice call and should not be ...
3
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3answers
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Remote Desktop rights - SharePoint 2010 Service Account (is it really required)
I am preparing a SharePoint 2010 (1 WFE/APP + 1 DB) farm. While planning for service account creation , I was wondering do I really need to give Remote Administration Rights to this account.
The ...
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3answers
689 views
How to prevent Denial of Service (DoS) attacks in sharepoint
Today i have facing a problem of the Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on my public facing anonymous web site.
My server return the error message as "Server is too busy, Try again later".
We have ...
3
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2answers
3k views
How to find the number of Active Logged in Users across all site collections
I wish to know the possible ways to find out the count of all currently logged in users across all the SharePoint site collections in a farm.
For example (users logged into sites)
John - ...
3
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2answers
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SP2007: Download document after form submittal?
I have a request from a client to see if the following can be done. The catch though, is we CANNOT develop any custom webparts nor use sharepoint designer. We can only use & modify "out of the ...
3
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2answers
851 views
Chat in SharePoint 2010
I want implement chat in SharePoint 2010
I need to develop the chat application in SharePoint 2010.
I need the Steps for Development and my requirement is that users should able to chat with each ...
3
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4answers
1k views
SharePoint 2010 - The account in User Information is not up to date with Active Directory
I'm running a 2010 SharePoint environment and have encountered a problem in the User Information list.
Previously a user logged in with username:
domain\JackSh
But his accountname has been ...
3
votes
3answers
591 views
Update Feature automatically
I have developed an update for a SharePoint 2010 solution. This update defines some upgrades for some of the included features (the upgrade are managed via the new FeatureUpgraded receiver event).
I ...
3
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2answers
274 views
Hiding breadcrumb in Sharepoint 2010 site pages
We have site pages stored in the document library.
Is there a way to hide the breadcrumb which appears in the page (outofbox)
site->document library->page name?
3
votes
2answers
350 views
Configuring Alternate Access Mapping
My development environment is SharePoint 2010. I want to access my sharepoint sites with some useful names instead of http://my_machine_name/sitepages/home.aspx/ I want it to be like ...
3
votes
1answer
515 views
Couldn't find 'Rating Settings' under 'General Settings' in List Settings page
I have to implement rating like the steps here.
But the problem is that I couldn't find 'Rating Settings' under 'General Settings' in List Settings page.
I tried this to configure in central admin ...
3
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2answers
3k views
SP is Undefined in SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog
I got "Type is undefined" and "SP is undefined" message when I try to open the list form in sharepoint modal dialog. Could anyone help me to resolve this issue?
This is the code:
<script ...
3
votes
4answers
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How to setup Kerberos Constrained Delegation for SharePoint Excel Services and Analysis Services
This question is in continuation to
MSOLAPSvc.3 service missing from kerberos delegation
Target : To refresh a pivot table based out of a SSAS cube using Windows Authentication in the excel service ...
3
votes
2answers
229 views
How to automatically convert the word document into PDF?
Is there any workflow that I can create to convert a word document into PDF after the approval workflow is finished.
3
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3answers
236 views
SharePoint related PowerShell tutorials
I am really in interesting PowerShell for SharePoint administration. Please help me with some books or sources, tutotials
3
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2answers
238 views
Programmatically add item to sharepoint list from window application
How to add item to SharePoint list from window application using claim based authentication ?
it gives 401 forbidden error. user is authenticated from ADFS server.
3
votes
1answer
119 views
ScriptResx.ashx Not Working
I'm trying to use ScriptResx.ashx in an Application Page I'm building (just to test out the functionality) and every time I try to grab a resource from what should be a JavaScript object, SharePoint ...
3
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3answers
2k views
How to Submit an InfoPath Form to its Own Library?
Salvete! I have an InfoPath-based content-type. I also created a forms library in several subsites that each use this content-type.
Now, I need to fix my InfoPath content-type form so that it gets ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
How to upload/download document to Document Library via WEBSERVICES? Also set metadata
I want to retrieve a template document from a Document Libraries, in order to allow a user to edit it, and then upload it back again to the Document Library. I'll probably need to set some metadata ...
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2answers
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How to add wiki pages to web-part page?
Salve!
EasyTabs works on a web-part page.
I want users to be able to create wizzywig pages with, say, the "create page" which creates a blank wiki page.
Then I want to use the web-part page that ...
3
votes
1answer
153 views
Enumerating Features in a WSP or Deployed Solution using PowerShell
I am creating a build script that will automatically create a Test Site, Deploy all wsp to that site and activate all the features. The problem I have is how do I enumerate the feature Names or GUID's ...
3
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2answers
233 views
Creating a drop down list with all US universities
Is this possible? I'd like to pull from a master list of universities and colleges either maintained locally in sharepoint or somewhere online (I found this). The idea is to keep users from typing in ...
3
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3answers
4k views
How to get user profile property value when privacy for property set to “Private” (only me)
I have a property in the user profile. This property has privacy settings equal to "Private" (or "Only Me" if working through UI). It means that value for this property will be shown only to you or ...
3
votes
1answer
75 views
Creating a view in SharePoint 2010
I have a ticketlist which has ticket_id for 2 different locations,
tickd1,tickd2,tickd3,tickd4 for Dallas
ticka1,ticka2,ticka3,ticka4 for Atlanta
Now I am trying to create 2 views, one for ...
3
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2answers
58 views
SharePoint 2010 - choice of deploying dll to GAC or web application
In case of sharepoint 2010 is it really better to avoid deploying DLLs to the GAC (this has risks because of security override), instead deploying it to the web application IIS bin directory and use ...
3
votes
1answer
41 views
Get Site Template ECMAScript
I have an ECMA script that I'm using to build a site directory (Thank you Bill Simser). I'm trying to add additional information such as the template the site is using, and not having much luck ...
3
votes
1answer
137 views
SharePoint Wiki Versus SharePoint Blog for building a knowledge base library for our company
I am new to SharePoint and after reading about the available features inside SharePoint 2013 I have decided to either:-
Build a Wiki Site using the Wiki Page Library
OR to use the Collaboration -> ...
3
votes
2answers
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how to have a list like this
i would like a list that has one more column with a hyper link "details" inside of it. when i click that link for each list item, it should take me to a new item view. if this is the first visit then ...
3
votes
2answers
689 views
Error occured in deployment step Install App for SharePoint 2013
I got this error while trying to deploy an App in SharePoint 2013. The full error message is "Error occurred in deployment step 'Install App for SharePoint': Failed to install App for SharePoint"
3
votes
1answer
130 views
SPUtility.GetLocalizedString() Method Parameters
I have two Label Controls with text property as "Name" and "Company". I want to change the text of these two Controls into Swedish language. For this, I created resource (.resx) file named ...
3
votes
2answers
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Retrive date from Sharepoint calendar
How to retrieve selected date on add event in sharepoint Calendar ??
3
votes
4answers
175 views
How to create the following list structure in sharepoint
I am trying to create a list with following structure in sharepoint 2010.
Is it possible to create like this?
You may say that enter values by leaving title as blank. But here Title Filed should be ...
3
votes
1answer
675 views
Error instaling windows Azure workflow in SharePoint2013 Preview
Can someone shine some light on this?
Log Details:
Error] [7/19/2012 11:26:38 PM]: System.Management.Automation.CmdletInvocationException: Could not successfully create management Service Bus ...
3
votes
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, ...
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votes
2answers
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SharePoint 2010 Ribbon loading issues
I've got issues with the SharePoint 2010 Ribbon. At first I thought it was exactly the same as this: SharePoint Ribbon Loading endlessly
Here is what works:
the page ribbon works flawlessly on top ...
3
votes
1answer
259 views
How to create a content source of type “web” with the option “Only crawl within the server of each start address” via powershell
I have a requirement to create a content source of type "web" with the option "Only crawl within the server of each start address" via powershell. I am trying the below command : ...
3
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3answers
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using jquery and search.asmx service search People in sharepoint 2010
Hi i use below code for Getting people Search. Using below code I am able to search but getting only user name and User my site url.
I want all user profile Property.How I get all user Property using ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
How to get list item from a different site collection using javascript?
I have two site collection like site1 and site2. I am working in site1 application and I want to get a list item from site2.
This is the code I am using:
var ctx;
var listItem;
var title;
var ...
3
votes
2answers
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Server Error in Save Site as Template in SharePoint 2010
I am getting the following error when saving a site as a template (just this specific site is having this issue - other sites in collection successfully save as template)
...
3
votes
2answers
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What's the downside of using backup and restore site collection as deployment methods in #SharePoint2010?
What's the downside of using backup and restore site collection as deployment methods in SharePoint2010?
The downsides are:
an not restore a previous version of SP site backup to a new version of ...
3
votes
2answers
96 views
C# VS PowerShell Script For Gathering Information
First I want to point out that I am very new to SharePoint. I have recently been hired as a SharePoint administrator, developer and content maintainer. Fortunately my new employer is willing to train ...
3
votes
1answer
151 views
Disable inline editing on a list?
does anybody know if there is a way in SharePoint 2010 to disable inline editing on a list?
Or, is there a way to prevent users with contribute permissions on a list from creating list views with ...
3
votes
3answers
665 views
Sync Google Calendar with sharepoint Calendar
How to synchronize Google calender with SharePoint 2010 calender ?
3
votes
1answer
479 views
Error connecting SP 2013 and TFS 2012
I'm trying to connect SP 2013 and TF 2012 and I am getting this message:
Reconnecting SharePoint Web application at the following address:
http://mydomain.com:28940/.
[Warning] TF205018: ...
3
votes
1answer
458 views
Remove the text below the noteboard webpart when no post
Is there any way to remove the text below the noteboard webpart when there is no comments?
"There are no notes posted yet. You can use notes to comment on a page, document, or external site. When you ...
3
votes
1answer
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Enable Enterprise Features option missing in my Central Administration
I want to upgrade the existing Sharepoint installation to the Enterprise version, but there's "Enable Enterprise Features" option missing from my "Upgrade and Migration" portion of the Central ...
