A timer job runs in a specific Windows service for SharePoint Server to automate common SharePoint tasks.
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SPTimer Jobs During Certain Time Frame
I have a request to run a timer job each hour from 12am-5am Monday-Saturday. Do I have that level of flexibility to define my timer job schedule within the FeatureActivated method in my C# timer ...
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Instantiating timer job multiple times
I need to check the status of a VS workflow a number of times for status and send email if task incomplete. Usually I create a Sharepoint timer Job. As I am required to check numerous times a day ...
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Workflow Timer Interval
Can I change Workflow Timer Interval value from default "every 5 minutes" to "every minutes" without impact to performace?
Thanks for supprt,
Best regards
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Disabling/postponing timer jobs programmatically
I wrote a utility that sync's our Oracle HR database of employees into SharePoint profiles. It loads all 150,000 employees from Oracle into an array, for each employee it retrieves or creates a ...
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Password Management Timer Job Failed
After changing the "configure service accounts" for Web Analytics Service under Security in CA, I received the following error:
Also when I access the timer jobs, I noticed that the Password ...
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synchronize data from external list and SPList
How do we synchronize data from an external list (BCS) into a custom SharePoint list? I have tried using a timer job, but it did not help. Any ideas?
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Column doesnt exist error - Sharepoint Deployment
I am getting an error while deploying a project to the Timer Jobs. It keeps shooting me an error that says "Column does not exist", when I go to my list and my code, there is no such variable or ...
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My custom sharepoint 2010 Timer job not running
I have created a custom timer service to create a list. its scheduled in minute using FeatureActivated event. I could able to globally deploy the solution. But the my timer job is not running. Its ...
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passing parameters to timer job
I have a web template that provisions some lists and as part of the solution i need a timer job to manipulate the lists. The problem is i do not know where the lists will be within the web ...
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Timer Job with lock type SPJobLockType.Job is scheduled on all WFE servers
I have written a custom timer job that should only run on one server in the farm. The constructor is as follows:
public class MyCustomTimerJob : SPJobDefinition {
public MyCustomTimerJob () : ...
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Run a SharePoint manual start workflow from a timer job
I have developed a SharePoint manually-started workflow (WF) that send mail to a group of persons entered by the user as an initiation parameter before starting the workflow on an item.
Now i want ...
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how to configure a timer job to run in specific servers?
If I have a big environment with 100,000 users, I am planning to split the servers for WFE, Application Servers and Batch Processing.
I wonder if there is an specific way to enable/install specific ...
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TimerJob editing workflow and web config - Consuming external webservice
I have a list that is attached to a workflow (State machine, VS2010, SP2010).
There is an OnWorkflowItemChanged activity that will check if a column of the list has been changed. If it changed, it ...
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for update record using sharepoint 2010 Timer job
i want to know that how to update record in MS sql server 2012 using SharePoint 2010 Timer job.Or how to call MS Sqlserver procedure using sharePoint timer job every hours.
Please help me any ...
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make sptimerjob run on correct list
I followed the code example at How to: Create a Web Application-Scoped Timer Job. It creates a timer job that runs on a list in the root of the web application. However, I need to make the timer job ...
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How do to update custom SPTimerjob?
I have created & deployed a custom Jobdefinition via feature activation. During feature deactivation I use...
Foreach(SPJobDefinition job in WebApp.JobDefinitions){
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Value retain when redeploy of SharePoint Timer Job
I have a very simple question on SharePoint 2010 Timer Job, I build by reference from here.
Basically upon execute of the Timer Job, I add an entry to SharePoint Custom List as following:
public ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow stuck in starting status?
We have a SP 2010 workflow on a Document Library which sends an email notification out to certain users when a property is changed for a document. This workflow was working fine up until 2 weeks ago ...
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Users get subscribed to the same list more than once
I have developed a timerjob for MOSS 2007 which loops through a variety of subsites and then loops through all users on each site.
Code can be seen here
The issue at hand is that some of the users ...
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Executing sharepoint Job on single content db
I've added a 2nd site collection with its own content db. My custom timer job now runs twice, I want it to run only once as it sends an email out.
How can I achieve this ?
Here is my code :
I've ...
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Trigger workflow daily
Is there a simple or OOTB way in SharePoint to trigger a workflow to execute daily? Maybe through the use of timer jobs? My goal is something that doesn't require the use of a solution or some type ...
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Word Automation Services - Generated documents with original metadata
I'm tying the word automation services in order to transform some docx and docs into pdf/a files.
It works like a charm.
However, something is missing: I need to pass the SPListItem metadata from the ...
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Get default WebApplication in a farm
I have a question about getting the default WebApplication in the farm - how do I do it?
I need to, because my timer job must be completed only for one WebApplication.
PS: I'm using SharePoint 2010
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Unable to update list item - Additions to this web site have been blocked
I am developing a SharePoint job. In the public override void Execute(Guid targetInstanceId) method, my code goes:
SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate()
{
int count = ...
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New-SPSite gives ERROR: Failed to OpenThreadToken, LastError=1008 in Timer job
I have a timer job that is running some powershell.
The script creates a content database and then attempts to create a site collection. If run from powershell prompt the script works fine. If I ...
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Problem in Invoking SQL Server Reporting Services by SharePoint Timer Job
I'm facing some problem with the Render of some Reports during my SharePoint Timer Job. The same code running in a Console Application works correctly but in SharePoint Timer job stops working without ...
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Solution's deployment status failed
Last I night I was trying to deploy a custom timer job on production servers, I added solution easily using STSADM, but when I tried to deploy it using CA it returned with deployment status as Failed.
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Is it possible to run timer job like run now and get results
Just added a new Web Analytic service (that's been broken for ever) using msdn gg266382 article
Made sure everything is enabled and configured for this new web analytic service (and made sure old wa ...
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SharePoint Farm feature not deploying to all members
I have a SharePoint 2010 farm solution (with some timer jobs tied to SPTimerV4 and a LockType of None) that is not deploying it's GAC'ed DLL to all servers in the farm. This timer job must run on ...
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Problem Timer job unknown error
I'm having a problem to reach a specific SPlist in my sitecollection. The timerjob is supposed to read all items from a SPlist I've choseed and send them to a user through mail.
I'm not sure if it's ...
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How to fix the access issue with Timer JobDefinition Page - SP2010?
I am unable to access the Timer Job Definition Page in Central Admin and getting error given below, if anyone can tell me how to fix this issue please,
The configuration database was queried for a ...
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How to get all Note Board notes?
I have written code like this
SPServiceContext context = SPServiceContext.GetContext(site);
Uri uri = new Uri("http://localhost:1000/");
var socialCommentManager = new SocialCommentManager(context);
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Microsoft SharePoint Guidance: Could not load assembly 'Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation'
I am using Microsoft SharePoint Guidance for logging and exception handling in my SharePoint timer job, my solution in SharePoint 2007 worked perfectly (and is working).
Right now I am in the ...
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Running a Timer Job
I have a custom Timer Job that runs on every Monday. However, I want to be able to run the timer job manually outside of Central admin. but I dont want to use PowerShall or stsadm. Can I put a link ...
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Advantages/disadvantages of Timer Jobs vs. PowerShell scripts
I've worked with several examples of both SharePoint Timer Jobs and PowerShell scripts, some of them doing the same things as the other. In my experience, PowerShell scripts are far more flexible, ...
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Accessing Entity Framework from Timer Job: connection string problem
I had a DB that normally I access from my SharePoint (2010) custom feature by Entity Framework.
The connection string is stored in the web.config.
If I do something like that from outside TimerJob:
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what is the best way to send survey or poll once a year
I have a requirement to send an online survey/poll/feedback form to all the users in our intranet once a year. I have been advised that this might require creating an infopath form and completed forms ...
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Share Point 2007 - Concept of an Agent?
I think I already know the answer to this question, but I'm hoping I am wrong.
My background is in SQL, specifically T-SQL alongisde SSMS. I rely pretty heavily on agent jobs for periodic tasks. My ...
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Error computing the expiration data for item
EventID 7972 Task Category: Information Policy Management Source:
Document Management Server
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> Error computing the expiration date for item
> ...
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SharePoint 2010 send email
I have a timer job that will get ListItem based on some criteria.
After I gathered all the items, I will send an email based on the Modified column and cc that email based on the Created By column.
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Sharepoint Workflows in background
I'm just curious, I was reading an article here, and in the third paragraph it states
"If you didn’t know, there are quite a few workflows that run in the background all the time. "
I was just ...
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WSS 3.0 - Running Timer Jobs Manually
I am trying to troubleshoot why my timer job is not working in WSS 3.0. Is there anyway to run a timer job manually in WSS 3.0?
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Why Sharepoint Timer Service is making Pc slow?
Currently Sharepoint Timer Service is stopped in my Pc and the Pc is running perfectly but when i start Sharepoint Timer Service at the time of Development, at that time it is making my Pc very slow ...
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Variation Subsites Not Created - all timers finish in 00:00:00
Part 1:
Variations Create Hierarchies Job Definition successfully creates the source & target labels.
After that no subsites are created on the target labels nor any target pages.
I've created ...
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Web analytics job not running
I've examined a web analytics job and have retrieved the following properties:
WebAnalyticsWorkflowTrigger
Display name: Web Analytics Trigger Workflows Timer Job
Title: Web ...
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Error trying to Update List Items via a TimerJob
I thought I could reference SPContext when executing the timerjob function but I get "Instance reference is not set to an instance of an object". It fails when I reference SPContext.
What am I doing ...
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How can I get a reference to a specifc SPWeb object in a custom timer job?
I have a custom timer job that imports data from an external source into a specific list on a specific Web in my SharePoint 2010 installation. That is the job is only relevant to one list on one web. ...
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Could these errors be the cause of my timer job problem?
I have a timer job that runs every night at midnight.
The first part of the timer job is to iterate through every single site in a particular site collection (there are many).
The second part of the ...
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Deciding on custom timer job constructor
I have been tasked with writing a couple custom SPJobDefinitions and have 2 blocking questions regarding its implementation.
What constructor should I use?
I have noticed two that I can use. One ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow Reversing Date Format
I've created a workflow that stores its start date and time plus 10 minutes to a variable and then repeats the process with 20 and 30 minutes. Once in production this will go up to a few days each.
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