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SharePoint task assignment email doesn't send to group
Task list has email enabled on task assignment, tasks can be assigned to multiple people or groups. When I create a task and assign it to myself, I get mail. When I update the task to assign it to a ...
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Why is Workflow sending Emails even when Status is Complete and %Complete = 100%?
We have a user that is receiving the Task assigned to emails about once a week. He is listed in the CC field of the emails (I think this indicates he created the list entry for which the Workflow is ...
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Show all tasks from user
How can I make a list with all Tasks? It is possible to use the MyTasks webpart, this is after changing a list of all task within the sitecollection.
But i want a list of all tasks of multiple ...
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Programmatically get Workflow Task Outcomes (Sharepoint 2010)
I want to read all the Outcomes from a Workflow Task Outcomes (not only the standard but also the customized outcomes) from a Sharepoint 2010 Workflow Task.
I searched all over the internet but ...
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Design Workflow that Emails People in Assigned To (Except for Created By)
We have a custom list that tracks work tasks in our department; we track our own work and use it to assign work/tasks to other colleagues.
I have a people/groups column called AssignedTo and need a ...
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How do I run a Workflow on a Task List as the Current User instead of Item Creator?
I've created a Workflow in SharePoint Foundation 2010.
It creates items in a task list. (Collect Data From User)
There is a workflow on the second task list that runs when the task is changed. For ...
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Sharepoint Task list and Microsoft Project sync problems
I've been using Microsoft Project to sync with a task list on SharePoint, which worked fine for a while, but then suddenly it stopped working saying it's not able to synchronize.
Anyone know what ...
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Create multiple tasks from one single task
I am using SP2010.
In Tasks, I create a task and assigned it to a specific group which has 5 people. What I want is that the task has to be individually assigned to each person i.e. 5 new tasks of ...
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How to debug the error "This task is currently locked by a running workflow and cannot be edited”?
From time to time, some of my SP2010 site workflows fail with this message:
This task is currently locked by a running workflow and cannot be edited
I believed I have fixed this but from time to ...
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Automated Sharepoint Task Creation with Powershell
This is a cross-post from stackoverflow, upon the suggestion of a user there.
My organization is experimenting with new processes to coordinate developers as they integrate their code into our main ...
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How to Create Task Items With Custom List Dataview
I have created 2 custom lists in Sharepoint 2010:
List #1: INTERNAL PROCESSES (fields: Process Title, Reference)
List #2: PROCESS STEPS (fields: Step Title, Step Description, Process Title[lookup of ...
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How long does the “new” indicator show up next to a task in SharePoint 2010?
When creating a task in SharePoint 2010, the "new" indicator is shown after creating a task. How long is this displayed and is the amount of time it is displayed configurable from the GUI?
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SP2010: How to count total items for a particular set of data (grouped via a specific column name).
I have a list of items and they are grouped via a certain classification depending on a column.
How can I get that particular number of total items so I can use it on a status list/kpi?
Thanks.
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How to change view of InfoPath form in WorkFlow
Can you help me with my task: I'm creating a view/edit InfoPath form, using InfoPath Designer, for a task list where a workflow creates tasks.
In the workflow I change this:
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Multiple Assigned To Field on Task Lists
I have two people/group lookup fields on my task list. One field is the original 'Assigned to' and sends out an email when ownership is assigned. I would like both of my "Assigned to" fields to send ...
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A manager wanted to use a project task list, but wanted a running log of the comments entered as the task is being worked
The project task list allows a gantt view and can be used for status updates.
Once the task is assigned, the assignee needs to provide regular status updates and update the task. With a regular ...
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How to automatically restart a workflow when a task is locked?
I get the following error for some workflows. Restarting them always solves the problem, but doing this manually for each instance is not practical in our setup.
This task is currently locked by a ...
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Stop change notification emails in Issue List
We want an email sent when the issues is assigned, but we do not want multiple emails when changes are made. Is there any way to still allow the assigned emails to be sent but turn off the changes ...
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Updating status of terminated workflows
I have a bunch of terminated workflows due to many reasons mostly inability(not catching exceptions) to send emails as part of task assignment. After the code has been fixed, is there a way to ...
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How to show the parent task in a task list view?
I have synced a Project with Sharepoint using the Project 2010 blog instructions. This way I can create the tasks in Project and they appear automatically in a webpart where I put a view of the tasks, ...
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How can I convert the Taks in a Tasks list into PDF documents?
In order to document what happened on a project and why those decisions were made my customers needs to turn the tasks on a task list into documents, preferably PDFs. For now I only have to convert ...
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How to get approval status of a list item as a column to that list?
I have a Calendar list and an approval workflow. The workflow is initiated when a new item is added. The event gets approved in the task list. I want to get that "Outcome" column to the list. But when ...
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To Do List Item's are not able to be Edited in Datasheet Mode on the Task List
I have several workflows connected to the Task list. When a user tries to edit their to-do items on the Task list, they have to edit each task as Complete one by one from the normal view. I want ...
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How to display list data in 'Related Content' field in Tasks
I've got a holiday approval system on our Sharepoint 2010 Foundation intranet. The process is that the staff member requests a holiday by adding to a List called 'Holiday Requests', the workflow then ...
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sharepoint 3.0 Project tasks list - showing dependent tasks and linking betweekn taks
Is there any option to show link between tasks and dependency between tasks in gantt chart.Please let me know is it possible with Sharepoint services 3.0?
Or is there any webparts which fulfills my ...
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Asigning task to selective users from the list
I need advanced sharepoint help and hoping that someone can help me...
I have 20 teams in my group and for each task I need to select certain teams each time and not all will be asked to review the ...
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Sharepoint: How to include a tasklist from a subsite in a wiki page
I have a site hierarchy that looks like:
Roadmaps (/engineering/roadmaps)
RM1 Meeting Site (/engineering/roadmaps/RM1Meet)
RM2 Meeting Site (/engineering/roadmaps/RM2Meet)
Now those meeting ...
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jQuery to modify SharePoint 2010 Column Width
SharePoint 2010 - I have a Standard Task list in Gantt View that represents a list of projects (Sync from Project 2010). Since the column widths are not-persistent in SharePoint, I wrote a script to ...
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Duplicate task appearing in task list
I have created an "action items" list and every time I add a new item it adds to the list and then once you refresh the page it adds a second item below and calls it "action item initiated: task name"
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Correct way to fix “This task is currently locked by a running workflow and cannot be edited”
I have a SharePoint 2010 workflow that creates a task. The task has custom form and custom code executed when the form is submitted.
Inside the code I'm trying to set the Completed Status on the task ...
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Limiting Concurrently Running Workflows
I've got a SharePoint 2007 site which is using list item workflows to direct the execution of a business process. The list items are large (100+ fields). These workflows create tasks to collect data ...
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SharePoint 2010: View tasks/list items from child sites
Our client, who runs a business that oversees a group of shops, would like to set up an intranet site, with this basic structure:
A main landing/info site
Child site for shop 1
Child site for ...
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Email not sending when task is assigned, but email sends when task changes (SP2010)
I had been using SP2010 Beta for 7 months or so, and had the task lists set up such that when a task was assigned to someone, an email was sent to that person. I moved over to RTM, and am having ...
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Sharepoint 2010: How to customize standard task list to have dependency tasks
I have functional requirement to allow Sharepoint site users to put tasks in a task list with dependencies. For example there are tasks:
"A" assigned to "User1"
"B" assigned to "User2"
"C" that ...
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add SPListItem with more than one field of data
I want to add an item to a SharePoint task list, with data in the Title, AssignedTo, and Status columns. The code below adds the item with data in the Title column, but no data in the other columns. ...
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How to get task name while deleting in EventReceiver?
I have written my Custom function into the EventReceiver created on Tasks.
public override void ItemDeleted(SPItemEventProperties properties)
{
base.ItemDeleted(properties);
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How to create a Project Tasks List view for Overdue tasks?
How do I create a dedicated view to display only the Overdue tasks based on three columns. Start Date and End Date (Actual End Date) and Target Date (projected completion date)
Target Date - Start ...
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send email to task assignee using powershell?
I want to send daily reminders to users who have tasks assigned to them. It seems like a simple way to do this would be to write a Powershell script that sends an email for each item, and set up a ...
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Outlook/SharePoint calendar sync 'error occurred connecting to site'
Our SharePoint site was originally setup under a test name (oldname). When brought into production, I added an AAM to extend it to our production name (prodname). About 6 months ago, I added an SSL ...
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Are there advantages of workflows sharing a task list?
I have seen this approach as my company is currently upgrading from SP2007 to SP2010. Because the person who designed this left the company and there hasn't been anyone who continued maintaining the ...
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Projects list, click to display tasks (Gantt)
We´r running SharePoint 2010 Server and i´m about to try out the projects part in SharePoint.
I would like a list of projects, behind each project there is a list of tasks (Project Tasks List ...
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Sharepoint 2010 grouping workflow tasks for a document library
We want SharePoint Experts Advice here
What we have :
1- we have one document library ( many items).
2- we have many Tasks assign to document library item by workflow e.g. Require Manager ...
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Sharepoint Task Items Title Field - change URL to point at a custom form
I am currently developing a custom workflow which has it's own approval process when publishing documents to a list.
I have created a new form for use which approves/rejects the file. The approval ...
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Can we create phased workflow in Sharepoint?
I am using a single tasklist at my work.
I would like to notify the administrator at different times i,e in phases.
For example, the data is presented in a tabular view categorized in to 5 phases.
So ...
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how to create a custom task form using aspx
How can i create a custom edit form for a task using aspx?
All the examples i see seem to use infopath.
Thanks
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Best practice: Task list item security, so only Assignee & Administrator can change tasks
I'm reading up on Sharepoint and it's security limitations in terms of unique permissions on items within lists (max 2000 per level).
I will have a list/doclib with about ~800 entries, probably with ...
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Load All Task Items in to Page?
I have Task list in home page containing multiple task items,
Is it possible to approve multiple items at once, instead of one at a time (being redirected to the start page after each approval..) ?
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CustomSchema.xml and Multilingual site
I am trying to create a Task based list with a customschema.xml.
I have created a custom contenttype with custom fields that uses resource files for title and description.
However when I activate a ...
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Leave planner and its Gantt View in SharePoint with approval workflow
I am creating a leave planner with provision for approval in SharePoint with a Gantt Chart view of the leaves.
The requirements are
Add a new leave entry with start date, end date (status of entry ...
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Can the Task List be substituted for workflow?
What is the 'Task List' and what is its importance to the workflow designed in SharePoint 2007?
Can 'Task List' be considered to be a substitute for workflow?
