How to video: Create Optional Cascading Drop-Down Filters on SharePoint List Forms I knew I was going to like the ability to customize list item forms in SharePoint 2010 using InfoPath. The ability to filter drop down list choices based on a previous selection in the form is something many people ask for. I have… Read More»
Create a Detailed Custom Task Notification with a SharePoint Designer Workflow
Update June 6, 2012: If you would like to know how to do this in SharePoint 2010, click here for a video tutorial. It seems that few SharePoint users are happy with the out-of-the box task notifications. While they serve their purpose, we often want highly customized emails that contain more information about the task.… Read More»
Use Multiple Selection Columns in Calculated Fields
I recently had a need to create a hyperlink in a custom list and the hyperlink needed to contain parameters that came from a Choice type column that allowed multiple selections. I’m very comfortable using Excel’s string functions (LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, and FIND) to parse strings and I’ve done so many times. However, when… Read More»
InfoPath Form with Multiple, Dynamic Approvers
A question came in to our forums about creating a form that allowed multiple approvers to be specified at the time the form is being filled out. I went ahead and created a form in InfoPath and a simple workflow in SharePoint Designer to allow the selection of the approvers and assign tasks for the approvers.… Read More»
Hiding SharePoint List Action Menu Items
A question came up about how to go about hiding list action menu items on SharePoint lists. There were some actions that either didn’t make sense for their extranet users or they didn’t want to support. For example they would like to hide the “Edit in Datasheet” and “Alert Me” buttons. A number of people… Read More»
Use SharePoint Lists to Create a Filtered Drop Down in InfoPath 2007
While teaching our online class on InfoPath and SharePoint Designer Workflows (Essentials of InfoPath and SharePoint Workflows), I was asked about using SharePoint list data to populate InfoPath drop-down list controls and filtering a list control based on the selection of another drop-down. Goal: To create an InfoPath form that includes two drop down lists… Read More»
SharePoint 2010 Lab Environment Part 2 – Bootable vhd Files
The problem: Having to install SharePoint on a server OS has been a consistent cause of complaint for years within the SharePoint community, especially for developers. The proliferation of virtualization technologies (such as the free Virtual PC and VMWare Server for client OS’s, and Virtual Server and Hyper-V for server OS’s) have helped to soothe… Read More»
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