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»
Changes in SharePoint DesignerTypes for workflow activity parameters
Creating a workflow in SharePoint Designer consists of selecting Conditions and Activities to build the logic and determine what actions the workflow performs. When you select an activity or condition a sentence appears in the WorkFlow Designer screen with underlined phrases that allow you click on them to set the workflow’s parameters. These parameters can… Read More»
Creating SharePoint 2010 Workflows in Visio 2010
Microsoft is taking a bit of the chore of designing workflows off of designers and letting business users define their own workflow layouts in Visio 2010 before exporting to SharePoint Designer to associate it with a List or Site. This allows business users to use a familiar graphical tool to define the steps in the… Read More»
The New Approval Actions in SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflows
SharePoint 2007 came with 23 out-of-the-box actions to fit many of the most common tasks needed in workflows. SharePoint 2010 comes with 44 out-of-the-box actions. All the original actions are still there, but you now have 21 more! Note: This post and all screenshots are from the Technical Preview and things may change before SharePoint… Read More»
Creating a Custom Ribbon Tab in SharePoint 2010
Introduction As a SharePoint developer, mirroring the style of the SharePoint user interface in a custom application is important to create a homogeneous experience for your end users. One of the best opportunities to accomplish this is by creating a custom ribbon tab containing contextualized buttons to suite your application. In this article I’ll… Read More»
The New Chart Web Part in SharePoint 2010
I may have a new favorite web part in SharePoint 2010—at least it’s my favorite for a while. J I am a bit of an Excel fanatic. I love drilling down into data to gain obscure business intelligence. I love pivot tables, and I love graphs—although I’ll admit I’m much better at pivot tables than… Read More»
Create a Custom Picker in SharePoint 2010
Introduction One of SharePoint’s neatest features is the People Picker. It allows a SharePoint user to elegantly query, identify and select SharePoint accounts. Did you know the People Picker is built on a set of publically available picker controls available to every SharePoint developer? Read the rest of this article to find out how… Read More»
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