-
When creating large Portal solutions with SharePoint you need to think about using more then one Site Collection. By using more then one Site Collection you can isolate information within the Portal and give it its own security settings, content databases, masterpages and more. But in some cases you will need to access a SPList from another Site Collection. For example when you store global data in a listing in one place needed through out the whole Portal. The following code finds the SPList object...
-
When you want to create your own site definition, a site template defined in the 12 hives, you copy in most cases an existing one to a new folder inside the SiteTemplates folder and start altering the ONET.XML and the default.aspx files. The ONET.XML captures the available configurations and their modules. It also defines per configuration which site collection features, site features and initial Web Parts should be activated and/or displayed. The default.aspx contains information what is displayed...
-
As mentioned on the blog of Bart Wessels , again there are some great hands-on labs available for you developer guys. This time for developing applications on WSS 3.0. It even contains a lab for doing things with SilverLight. It is becoming the new GUI platform for SharePoint. " A set of 10 Hands on Labs for Developing Applications for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Visual Studio 2005. These labs are provided in C# and VB.NET languages. Each Hands on Lab is expected to take 60 minutes...
-
A lot of people think that it is only possible to add Content Types and Site Columns through the Site settings page of MOSS. So what is a Content Type? And what is a Site Column? To understand this you need to know that almost everything in SharePoint is stored as items in Listings. For example a document library, task list, contact list, but also a calendar is stored as a collection of items in a listing. The data which you are storing is of some type. Since the new version of SharePoint called...
-
NetVibes has created a new internet solution which makes it possible to create your own digital life by creating a start page around yourself. As they stated on their website: " Netvibes is a free web service that brings together your favorite media sources and online services. Everything that matters to you — blogs, news, weather, videos, photos, social networks, emails and much more — is automatically updated every time you visit your Page. Share your favorite netvibes content with friends...
-
Thanks to the blog of Mart Muller from Tam Tam a great example of something which you can do with SharePoint by combining existing products to one solution. " Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS) is an accelerator for social media, using Podcasting and social networkrs to deliver the next generation knowlegde management experience to Microsoft customers. Built on top of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Silverlight 2.0 platforms, PKS delivers an integrated experience with a wide variety of...
-
More and more companies all over the world understand the power, scalability and possibilities of delivering Enterprise 2.0 implementations which are integrated with SharePoint Technology. SharePoint is a great product for delivering at the front robust Portal environments for team site creation and collaboration of people inside and outside any company. At the backend they deliver a platform which can be easily scaled. Lot of other tools are available for even expanding this platform in ways like...
-
You can find great articles inside MSDN of Microsoft. One of those things is a list of ten tips improving yourself using SharePoint Server 2007 together with Excel Services. And here they are: Making an Excel Workbook Compatible with Excel Services Configuring External Data Connections Configuring Excel Services to Work with Kerberos Saving an Excel Workbook to a SharePoint Document Library Programmatically Avoiding Exceptions in a UDF When Accessing the Caller's Identity Handling Dimension Issues...
-
Microsoft has finally released the beta 2 of Microsoft Silverlight 2 . There are some great new and improved features like: More Built-in Controls Controls like Button, ListBox, Slider and more Control Template Editing Support You are able to alter the look and feel of controls Visual State Manager (VSM) Support This makes it easier to build interactive control templates Input Support It will also support inking and stylus input support UI Automation and Accessibility It enables screen readers and...
-
Windows Mobile 6.1 has been introduced to the market. It is now even more easier to stay connected and manage your busy life, from just about anywhere. Windows Mobile 6.1 is full of enhancements, made with your needs in mind: Instant messaging-like texting Improved Internet browsing Simpler e-mail and Bluetooth setup New Home screen interface New Getting Started Center Security enhancements Easier Wi-Fi connection More personal choice There is a great visual presentation available which gives you...
-
One of the major advantages for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 is the fact that it fully support the use of Windows Workflow Foundation to create any type of Workflow Solution. There are several ways of creating workflows like: Out-of-the-box workflow (WSS has only one and MOSS 2007 has around 8) SharePoint Designer (disadvantage is that workflows are created per list, advantage is that anybody can create workflows with a wizard) Developing workflow with Visual Studio and WF One of my collegeas (Stefan Lankester...
-
Beginning of this year a downloadable book is available at the website of Microsoft. As stated in their abstract: " This guide provides prescriptive guidance that can help you and your team build custom enterprise sites by using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 — such as company-wide portal sites or Internet presence sites. Custom sites based on Office SharePoint Server 2007 combine coded elements, such as workflows, document converters, and Web Parts, along with content, such as master...
-
Bamboo Solutions , a leading provider for Web Parts and solution Accelerators for Microsoft SharePoint, developed an installer which allows you to install WSS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Vista. Both on x64 and x86. It allows developers to work on his own workstation without the power of a virtualized environment as VPC and VMWare. You will still need a VPC or VMWare to run SharePoint as a server product but it gives developers the oppertunity not to have to develop inside a virtualized environment anymore...