320 posts from: Mart Muller's SharePoint Weblog
DIWUG Session: Ask The Experts
(Indexed 2009-10-29):
Yet another Dutch Information Worker User Group session at November 4th: ask the experts.Several SharePoint expert will be talking and answering questions about SharePoint2010. [Image] Subscribe here: http://www.diwug.nl/More info (in Dutch):In de week van 2 tot 6 november wordt er in Amsterdam een IGNITE SharePoint 2010training gegeven aan Microsoft SharePoint professionals. Zowel de trainers als dedeelnemers wilden graag hun medewerking verlenen aan een DIWUG avond. Deze mogelijkheidwilden we ...(truncated)...
SharePoint 2010 news
(Indexed 2009-10-20):
The SharePointConference in Las Vegas has begun and the news is dropping streamingin!Some highlights:New name: SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 on top of thatWhat'sNew: Alerts Enhancements What'sNew: Business Connectivity Services What'sNew: Client Object Model What'sNew: Events Improvements What'sNew: Microsoft Synch Framework What'sNew: Mobile Device Development Enhancements What'sNew: Query Enhancements What'sNew: Ribbon What'sNew: Sandboxed Solutions What'sNew: Service Appl...(truncated)...
New DIWUG event: September 29th
(Indexed 2009-09-16):
Two interesting sessions this time at the DutchInformation Worker User Group. Ton Stegeman (MVP SharePoint) talking about theSharePoint toolbox and Dennis Vroegop (MVP .Net) about excel services.[Image] Subscribe at the website for freeand see you there?[Image]
SharePoint Branding Limitations
(Indexed 2009-07-23):
Ex-colleague Diantha vanMarion has written some interesting articles about branding limitations in SharePoint.They have been posted on SharePointMagazine and are certainly worth reading![Image]SharePointsBranding Limitations, Part 1SharePointsBranding Limitations, Part 2SharePointsBranding Limitations, Part 3SharePoints Branding Limitations, Part 4.. will be published tomorrow![Image]
New WiZZiX blog online
(Indexed 2009-07-22):
As you might know, I started working at WiZZiX atthe beginning of this year. We are working on a new service oriented solution forevents & activity planning and customer relationship management, based on SharePointtechnology and Silverlight 3. The first release is planned by the end of this year.After that, more things to come complementing this concept. Ill keep you posted![Image] A lot is going on at WiZZiX these day. Therefore, we created a corporateweblog (in Dutch), where we will expose our...(truncated)...
Take a sneak peak @ SharePoint 2010
(Indexed 2009-07-13):
The SharePoint and Office 2010 information is starting to appear on the internet.Check out the videos and screenshots on the SharePoint site:http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/d...(truncated)... Some interesting keywords:Ribbon interfaceVisio ServicesSharePoint Workspace (aka Groove)Business Connectivity ServicesSilverlight webparts..and for developers a great Visual Studio 10 integration :)[Image]
SDN Event June 26th
(Indexed 2009-06-02):
Some interesting sessions coming up at the SoftwareDevelopment Network Event (SDN)! Bob Fox, Spence Harbar and Robin Meur will fillthe IW tracks:SharePoint Mythbusters: Debunking common SharePoint Farm Misconceptions -Spencer Harbar This interactive session will dive into common SharePoint Farm Myths anddiscuss common misconceptions around Global Deployments, Farm Topologies, Shared ServiceProviders, High Availability, Security and more. Alongside best practices for eachmyth, the SharePoin...(truncated)...
Presenting at SharePoint Nightmares Sessions
(Indexed 2009-05-03):
Next Wednesday (6th), I will be speaking at the SharePointNightmares session, organized by Sparked inAmsterdam. My topic will be about how to deal with the deployment of non-SharePointelements using the SharePoint solutions framework.Moreinformation can be found here.[Image]
DIWUG event: May 7th
(Indexed 2009-04-28):
Next week on May 7th, there will be a new Dutch Information Worker User Group (DIWUG)event with two interesting sessions:A SharePoint User eXperienceFunctional design for MOSS[Image] Check out the website and subscribehere.[Image]
AKS 2.0 released
(Indexed 2009-03-10):
Via the SharePoint Blog:Today, Microsoft and HiSoftware arepleased to announce the release of the AccessibilityKit for SharePoint (AKS) v2.0. The AKS v2.0 provides an accessibledevelopment framework and significantly reduces the level of effort and knowledgeneeded by customers and partners to improve the accessibility of SharePoint basedsites and applications.The AKS v2.0 follows on from the success of the AKS v1.0 and v1.1 which have beendownloaded by more than 4000 organizations in fifty...(truncated)...
We will sleep an extra 1000 ms so things don't go too fast for the user.
(Indexed 2009-02-25):
Having some problems with a WSS 3.0 installation made us go through the SharePointlog files. Just above the error we were running into, we noticed quite a remarkableevent02/25/2009 12:59:18 1 INF Leaving function ConfigurationProgressForm.InvokeTaskDriverEventHandler 02/25/2009 12:59:18 6 INF The task driver event indiatedthat the task driver is stopping, so we will sleep an extra 1000 ms so things don'tgo too fast for the user 02/25/2009 12:59:19 6 ...(truncated)...
New DIWUG event at February 17th
(Indexed 2009-02-12):
Next week (February 17th) there is another DIWUG eventscheduled. Please check our web site and registerfor 2 cool evening sessions about the cloud and SharePoint![Image]This session will be hosted at Sparkedin Amsterdam![Image]
Host a WCF service in SharePoint under Forms Authentication
(Indexed 2009-02-12):
Ive been working with WCF services a lot lately, especially hosted in SharePoint.My Silverlight 2.0 application uses the services to interact with SharePoint, whichworks great. There are someposts about how to get started with them available, which is great.the the architecture Im using for my application, Forms authentication in SharePointis a must, which means I wrote my own authentication provider. The WCF services however,dont like that by default and returns a login screen which I cant pass...(truncated)...
More BI in MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2009-01-26):
Friday MS, announced thatthey will include PerformancePointServer 2007 in the MOSS 2007 Enterprise CAL, which means you can add these BIfeatures within MOSS within the same license.As part of this vision, and feedback from a wide variety of customers, PerformancePointscorecarding and dashboarding capabilities will now become part of SharePoint EnterpriseCAL and available to customers who are on SharePoint SA. This means that customerswho want to deploy PerformancePoint can do so today at no addi...(truncated)...
Happy new year!
(Indexed 2009-01-02):
Happy 2009, another challenging year! I will keep you up to date with new things arun into at WiZZiX and of coursehopefully a lot of new SharePoint information (finally more about O14) and DIWUGevents.2009 starts with great news about WaldekMastykarz receiving the MVP award! Yet another Dutch SharePoint MVP, congrats![Image]
Let it snow…
(Indexed 2008-12-19):
Like every year around Christmas since the SharePoint 2003 release.. snow on SharePoint![Image] Download thewebpart here.[Image]
My blog is moving, and me too!
(Indexed 2008-12-15):
As some of you might have heard already, I'm going to stop working at TamTam from January 1st 2009. I will join the R&D team at WiZZiX asmanager and architect. A new challenge for me both on technical and human aspect!I've been working for Tam Tam for more then 7 years and I look back to it as a greattime. Tam Tam gave me many opportunities to grow and expose my knowledge also on thisblog.In my new role I WILL also be doing SharePoint and other web related techniques,so I'm glad to announce my b...(truncated)...
Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-11-11):
Seems like VisualStudio 2010 will have improved SharePoint integration.PaulAndrew summarized it from the TechEd Barcelona keynote yesterday:Server Explorer for SharePoint viewing Lists and other artifacts in SharePoint directlyinside of Visual StudioWindows SharePoint Services Project (WSP file) Import to create a new solutionAdded a new web part project item and showed the Visual web part designer which loadsa user control as a web part for SharePointShowed adding an event receiver for SharePoi...(truncated)...
Two new SharePoint Certifications!
(Indexed 2008-11-11):
Interesting news from the IT Forum in Barcelona about two new Microsoft SharePointcertifications. Fromthe SharePoint team blog:"Introducing the Microsoft Certified Master and Certified Architect forSharePointLast week at IT Forum in Barcelona, we announced the Microsoft CertifiedMaster (MCM) for Office SharePoint Server 2007 and the MicrosoftCertified Architect (MCA) for Office SharePoint Server 2007.The Master program is designed to be the top-tier technical certification forSharePoint Products...(truncated)...
Two new DIWUG sessions!
(Indexed 2008-11-10):
Two new Dutch Information Worker UserGroup sessions in November!The first one is November 20th inVianen about the DataView web part en Silverlight in SharePoint. Two interestingpresentations you can't miss![Image] The second session is November 24th at MicrosoftNetherlands in Schiphol. This session is added because of the success of the sameone in October. Topic again is 'The New World of Work'. How did Microsoft implementthis at their new office?Hope to see you there![Image]
Office 2007 SP2 information
(Indexed 2008-10-24):
Office 2007 SP2 will be release between February and April of 2009! There will bemore information soon from the product groups about what will be improved.From the Officeblog:To be fair, this is not the first time we have talked about SP2. Severalmonths ago, we announced that we'll be further demonstrating our increased commitmentto interoperability by including support for Open Document Format (ODF), XML PaperSpecification (XPS), and Portable Document Format (PDF) in SP2. In additio...(truncated)...
Another DIWUG event at September 25th!
(Indexed 2008-09-17):
Next week (September 25th) there is another DIWUGevent scheduled. Please check our website and register for a cool evening session about Office Business Applications(OBA) and SharePoint![Image] This session will be hosted at Enigmatry inRotterdam[Image]
Logon to SharePoint using AD and a custom email address with the UPN
(Indexed 2008-09-10):
Yesterday we received a very useful tip from someone during a intake about logon withAD users on a SharePoint site, but with a custom email address.For a lot of out extranet users (project spaces, teamspaces, team sites) we use domain specified logon names (domainusername). Theusers are non employees and therefore they get another login account to remember.To avoid the domain name, you can also use the UPN name (user principle name) of theuser to login into SharePoint, for example: username@doma...(truncated)...
Sessions at PDC 2008
(Indexed 2008-09-08):
Yes, I'm going to the PDC2008 this year in LA. There is some more information available about thesessions at the PDC site.[Image] Not much SharePoint and Office this time (last time was like heaven for the SharePointpeople!), but a lot about Live and 'the cloud'. But enough interesting sessions tofill the days![Image]
Patrick Tisseghem
(Indexed 2008-09-05):
I just read that Patrick Tisseghem, one of the most remarkable persons in the SharePointcommunity, has passed away. I'm shocked to hear this and wish his colleagues and ofcourse his family and friends all the strength in the world.[Image]
Avoid 'Read-Only' documents with Office 2003 (retry)
(Indexed 2008-09-04):
A while ago I did an unsuccessfulposting about how to avoid the 'read-only' problem with Office 2003. TonStegeman however, did not leave it that way and created a great feature that getsrid of the very un-user friendly behavior of Office 2003 and SharePoint:´Users then make changes to the document, hit the save button and get theSave As dialog. If 'Require checkout' is enabled, they need to save the document usinga new name, because the document cannot be overwritten. It is pretty hard to e...(truncated)...
New SharePoint Things on the Web
(Indexed 2008-09-02):
I'm not a big fan of just quoting other blogs and things the whole community is bloggingabout, but I do want this blog to be a complete knowledge base for everything thathas to do with SharePoint.That's why this posting contains a summary of resources from the last few weeks (withthanks to Bart):SharePoint administration toolkit v2.0 The Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit contains functionality tohelp manage Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services version3.0. This ...(truncated)...
LinkedIn integration with SharePoint (Part II)
(Indexed 2008-09-02):
After mylast post I got some positivecomments on the LinkedIn custom field type I wrote. One of the issues with LinkedIn isthe way they expose their data for mashups. The only thing you can use directly isthe script widget for embedding company information (see previous post).This weekend, I expanded the custom field types with a LinkedIn userprofile page:[Image] Which generates a LinkedIn icon with a link to the profile of the user:[Image] and[Image] I gota tip from my old colleague Jasper abou...(truncated)...
LinkedIn integration with SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-08-28):
I've been playing around a while with the option to integrate the LinkedIn socialnetwork with SharePoint. A while ago LinkedInannounced they were working on a API to communicate with other applications. Icontacted them about the options and plans I had with SharePoint, but no responseso far.Anyway, I made a start integrating them with the possibilities they offer right now.The only thing they have right now are widgets tointegrate on a html page using a script.I developed a proof of concept for ...(truncated)...
Infragistics for SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-08-27):
Seems like Infragistics hasgone theSharePoint way! I think that rich user interfaces SharePoint have always beena bit.. let's say, difficult. There are some initiatives like the SilverlightBlueprint and AJAXprojects, but it's not the core of the current SharePoint version. Although I expect a lot from Office Server 14 on this topic, we still have to do ourbest making it all work in the current version. Good to hear about the integrationof the NetAdvantage controls with SharePoint.[Image] "By uti...(truncated)...
Unit testing in SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-08-27):
Ah unit testing.. every developer says it should be done, but it hardly ever happens,well, in SharePoint development.. :)AndrewWoodward published an articleabout basic unit testing in SharePoint. A good starting point for a higher qualitysolution.Some other interesting related articles about unit testing and SharePoint:http://www.pseale.com/blog/SharePointNotUnitTesti...(truncated)...
SQL Server 2008 Support for SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-08-18):
It's official now [viaSharePoint team blog]:You may already be aware of the recent RTMannouncement of SQL Server 2008. We are happy to announce that Office SharePointServer 2007 SP1 & Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 now support SQL Server 2008.Our documentation has been updated to include support for SQL Server 2008. Pleaserefer to:Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288751.aspxOffice SharePoint Server 2007 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc...(truncated)...
Faceted Search 2.5 released
(Indexed 2008-08-14):
There is a newrelease of the MOSS Faceted Search solution available. A summary of the new features:Caching – dramatically improves performance and decreases the load on the searchengine Synchronization with Core Search Results web part Support for advanced search Match of search counters Introducing Parent-Child relationships Extending search to logical “OR” queries Simplified web part properties [Image] There are some interesting plans for future releases as well:"It’s m...(truncated)...
500 SharePoint Postings!
(Indexed 2008-07-21):
Today, I realized that I reached the magical number of 500 SharePoint related blogpostings on my weblog :)This site has about 1000 Internet searches and 4000-5000 page views a day, which Iwouldn't have guessed when I started it in 2004.The firstpost was about the inconsistency of the HTML of SharePoint 2003. Ironically, thisposting is still relevant although things have changed a lot in the right direction. Anyway, up to the next 500![Image]
International SharePoint Professionals Association (ISPA)
(Indexed 2008-07-17):
Yesterday, BobFox announced the start of the InternationalSharePoint Professionals Association on his blog. Together with DanielMcPherson, I will take care of the regional lead (The Netherlands) for this organization.[Image] The International SharePoint Professionals Association (“ISPA”) is thefirst independent, community-run, not-for-profit organization designed specificallyfor SharePoint Professionals. ISPA is a professional association dedicated tothe promotion and global adoption...(truncated)...
Upcoming DIWUG Event at July 3rd
(Indexed 2008-06-19):
Thursday July 3rd there will be a new free event from the DutchInformation Worker User Group (DIWUG). This evening contains two interesting sessions. The first one is about NintexWorkflows, presented by Sander de Koning. The second session of the evening isabout authentication providers in MOSS 2007, and will be presented by Peter Gerritsen.All sessions are in Dutch.[Image]The host of this event is Imtechin The Hague. Check out thesessions here, and clickhere to subscribe![Image]
Tam Tam awarded for Microsoft Search Partner of the Year
(Indexed 2008-06-16):
Last week we received an email telling us that we are the winner of the Search Partnerof the Year Award! We are very proud receiving this Microsoft award for a projectwe did with Twijnstra en Gudde, aDutch company.Basically what we did for the user, is creating one single search text box:[Image] Underneath however, it searches many different subsystems like CRM data, Projects,a document management system, people in the organization and all the relations theyhave with each other.[Image] Using Ont...(truncated)...
Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS)
(Indexed 2008-06-10):
Available on codeplex: [Image] What Can You Do With Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS)?: Listen and watch audio/video podcasts, anywhere on your PC or mobile device (Zune,SmartPhone, or any podcasting device) Share content by producing your own audio/video podcasts and publish them on PKS onyour own. Connect and engage with podcasters via your integrated instant messaging program Find the most relevant content using the five star rating system, tag cloud, searchengine and provide your feedback ...(truncated)...
How to avoid 'Read-Only Mode' when opening documents in SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-06-05):
Something which is hard to explain to customers is why they can edit a document inSharePoint only via the document context menu 'Edit in Word' and not directly viathe link to the document. Especially when a link is provided in an email message,it is annoying to see that you can only open a document in read only mode.Today I got the question if it was possible to create a list of links directly todocuments to edit, without opening them in read-only mode. Good question, good reasonto find a soluti...(truncated)...
WSS Visual Studio 2008 Extensions 1.2 available
(Indexed 2008-06-05):
Just released: the Visual Studio 2008 extensions (1.2) for WSS 3.0!Downloadit here. Note that it will only run on 32-bit..."Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and listdefinitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.Please also download the User Guide and Samples listed in Related Resources. The User Guide for this tool can be found here: WindowsSharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions User Guide, Version 1.1The 1...(truncated)...
How to start as a SharePoint developer
(Indexed 2008-06-04):
I often get questions about where to begin when you want to start developing in SharePoint.This question is quite tricky, because you can approach it in many different ways.Just start with your first web part or first dive into the wide range of functionalityfirst?Personally I would approach it this way:A good starting point is the Office web site: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/HA102...(truncated)... .There are some video’s and explanations about SharePoint in gene...(truncated)...
Collecting SharePoint Knowledge
(Indexed 2008-05-30):
Being a good SharePoint developer or consultant consists of many parts. Understandingthe platform and the way it can be used to solve business cases is one of those parts.Another part is to be aware of the ideas, problems and solutions that live in theonline SharePoint community. Sometimes I'm asked about how do I keep up with all thesenew things. Well I can tell you it is simple... really simple. I start my working day (ok I admit, weekends too sometimes) with reading blogs whichI aggregate usi...(truncated)...
Install WSS 3.0 on Vista
(Indexed 2008-05-29):
Nicepost on the Bamboo team blog about installing WSS on a Vista machine. They releaseda helper application to make it all work, including a manual which steps to take.[Image] Checkit out here.[Image]
SharePoint and RSA
(Indexed 2008-05-29):
I received a question from one of our customers about their SharePoint extranet security.Because they are publishing important documents on the SharePoint environment, thequestion raised if they could use RSA tokens to make it even more secure, combinedwith Forms Based Authentication (FBA).We are using ISA server in this case and I found the question interesting to investigateand see what to options are.So first of all, I did run into a interesting blog posting by Pranab Paul about astep by step...(truncated)...
PDC08 Info
(Indexed 2008-05-28):
On the PDC08 website is announced thatRay Ozzie will take care of the keynote. During PDC in 2005 there were a lot of sessionsabout SharePoint 2007. It was the first time that we actually saw thing working inaction there.So, what's in it for SharePoint developers during the PDC08?Looking at thesessions, I see two interesting words that trigger me: 'The Cloud' and 'LivePlatform'. Connected, I read: SharePoint As A Service. IsPDC the place where we will see interesting things about Office '14'? It...(truncated)...
Using 'window.onload' in SharePoint pages
(Indexed 2008-05-28):
My colleague Wouter just came up with a solution for some issues we were dealing withhere at Tam Tam.Using window.onload = function() ...in javascript breaks SharePoint's own system of getting functions run when the pageis loaded. Two problems that I've seen as a result: menus not folding outExplorer view not workingThis is how the SharePoint "on load" system works: the body tag has this onload attribute: onload="javascript:if (typeof(_spBodyOnLoadWrapper) != 'undefined') _spBodyOnLoadWrapper();...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 SP1 (also for Windows Server 2008 support)
(Indexed 2008-05-26):
Just for the record to share with you:Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1 (32 bit) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2E6...(truncated)... Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1 (64 bit) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=301...(truncated)... You'll notice two executables: OfficeServer.exe 295.0 MB and OfficeServerwithSP1.exe409.2 MB. The OfficeServer.exe is the full RTM version. The OfficeServerwithSp1.exe isthe new special slipstreame...(truncated)...
Predefined styles in HTML editor in MOSS
(Indexed 2008-04-24):
You can change the default predefined styles in HTML editors in SharePoint.Standard MOSS HTML Editor. You can specify a unique CSS class name prefix for each publishing HTML fieldcontrol so that you can present different custom styles for different sections ofthe page. Look here for full details how to: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms551040.aspx Telerik HTML Editor You can add the custom heading styles to the CssEditor.css file. This fileshould be stored in the Program FilesCommon Fi...(truncated)...
Tam Tam Euro 2008 European Championship Web Parts Ready for Download (free)!
(Indexed 2008-04-23):
Just liketwo years ago, Tam Tam hasagain released the (almost) famous EuropeanChampionship Soccer web parts![Image] This release, for both SharePoint 2003 and 2007, is again free of charge! Of course,you have to register to create your pool and keep track of the results and scores.[Image] The game consists of two web parts which are easy to install and to configure. Theweb parts collect the match and result information from a web service hosted by TamTam. A short overview of the game: Two web pa...(truncated)...
Details about AKS 2.0
(Indexed 2008-03-13):
From the SharePointblog:AKS 2.0, to be released in Q3CY2008 will consist of the following: Smart Adapters – automation of control adapters through install settingsAdditional control adapters and remediation examples Web part zone controlXHTML 1.0 Strict pagelevel validation example – brute force approachAnother page level validation example against a standard DOCTYPE Declaration (DTD)Additional requirements under CanadianCommon Look and Feel 2.0 (CLF 2.0) guidelinesImprovements to ac...(truncated)...
‘Stapler’ vs. ‘Site Definition’ Feature Activation
(Indexed 2008-03-10):
I received a question concerning the use of the 'staplerfeature' for activating features versus the activationof features within the site definition (in the onet.xml). What is better and whychoose the one or the other?In my opinion, it is better to activate as many features in the site definition, asfar as possible. The difference between them is the timing. Whenusing the site definition, the features are activated during thesite(collection) creation. If you want to deploy page layouts or site c...(truncated)...
Search Server ready for Download
(Indexed 2008-03-05):
Find out firsthand how Microsoft enterprise search products make finding informationwithin your organization easier than ever before. Download Microsoft Search Server2008 Express for free today or try Search Server or Office SharePoint Server for 180days. [Image] Downloadhere[Image]
GEAR Up for SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-03-04):
Although I hadto smile (andagain) when going through the downloads,the concept is very useful for implementation partner doing SharePoint implementations.I'm talking about 'Gearup for SharePoint', a complete guideline set specified per role for implementingSharePoint in organizations. The BuzzKit,which is also included, contains useful posters, email drafts, letters etc for settingup an adoption strategy for SharePoint. [Image] The Gear Up site is divided into 4 sections: Get ReadyEngineerReleas...(truncated)...
Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
(Indexed 2008-03-03):
Check out the SilverlightBlueprint for SharePoint web site with sample demo's how to integrate Silverlightin your SharePoint application. Personally I really like the custom filed type sample.[Image] I also heard that PatrickTisseghem is preparing his Silverlight presentation on the SharePoint Conference. [Image]
AKS 1.1 Released
(Indexed 2008-03-02):
HiSoftware has just releasedthe AccessibilityKit for SharePoint version 1.1. This time, there are more control adapters fordefault portal web parts and blog controls. It also contains a new set of CSS andmaster pages to make MOSS 2007 more accessible.[Image]"The AKS solution represents a set of files, programs and utilities that facilitatethe enhanced accessible and usable output of SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePointServices 3.0. AKS v1.1 provides new cascading style sheets (CSS), mas...(truncated)...
No SPC2008 for me...
(Indexed 2008-03-01):
Due to personal circumstances I have to skip the SharePointConference 2008 next week :(. Too bad because it seems that it will be a greatevent with many interesting people going there.Anyway, two colleagues will be there to make sure TamTam doesn't miss anything interesting. They brought the MOSS2007 personalized tagging and rating solution on VPC so I've you're there andinterested please drop me a line and I'll forward it to them. I've had many questionsabout how it will be put on the market. T...(truncated)...
ReGhost released
(Indexed 2008-02-19):
Matthew Cosier droppedme a line on MSN today about ReGhost,a SharePoint application that he released. [Image] "ReGhost is an application that was built quite some time ago, to deal with theunghosting issues prominant in Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, and SharePoint PortalServer 2003. Whenever a page/item was customised in an application such as SharePointDesigner - the content would become what they call unghosted. Meaning thatthe content is now stored and served from the database - it now e...(truncated)...
How to install MOSS on a 2-server farm without AD
(Indexed 2008-02-15):
Disclaimer: NOT SUPPORTED (I think), NOT TESTED INTENSIVELY, I NEVER DID THIS (well,once..).Ok, there are some workarounds available how to install MOSS on a single server withoutActive Directory. As far as I could see, MS does not describe this a something youshould do, which I agree with.. you are not able to scale up your farm in any way.There might be some situations where you want to do this anyway. You can get it alto work as long as you only have one front end and a database server (two s...(truncated)...
New DIWUG/SDN event "2008"
(Indexed 2008-02-13):
Thursday February 21st there will be a new free event form the DutchInformation Worker User group. This evening will have "2008" as topic and goesinto the SQL 2008 features and the relation to MOSS.[Image] The sessions will be held in Ridderkerk (Netherlands) at Giraffe.Check out thesessions here, and clickhere to subscribe![Image]
New SharePoint Front-End Blog
(Indexed 2008-02-08):
We all know that front end development for SharePoint requires a lot of expertiseof both SharePoint and HTML/CSS. I was very happy that since a few months we havepeople working here dedicated on this area. And we need more of them (don't hesitateto checkout our job offerings)! :)Anyway, during the years we've used HeatherSolomon's blog a lot during our projects, which was very useful. So, I'm gladto announce my colleague Dianthais blogging now on SharePoint front-end as well! I'm looking forward...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 WCM Issues (according to our customers) – Part III
(Indexed 2008-02-06):
In the previouspost (and partI) Ive written about the first 5 of top 10 reasons why some of our customershave doubts about MOSS 2007 as a WCM platform. In this posting I will go into detailfor the last ones and give an overall conclusion. Variations model is not sufficient to support multi language scenariosIts not clear how the variation model works for multi language scenarios. Weveheard this also a lot from our Belgian relations when the sites are both in Dutchand French language. Content cha...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 WCM Issues (according to our customers) – Part II
(Indexed 2008-02-05):
In the previouspost Ive written about the top 10 reasons why some of our customers have doubtsabout MOSS 2007 WCM. In this posting I will go into detail, how we think about them,solved them, and how we deal with them now. MOSS is not accessibleWhen creating the default MOSS 2007 WCM site blue band , a lot of things thatare not good when it comes to accessibility. It does not validate XHTML, it uses tablesfor layout, etc. When developing/designing a site in MOSS, there are a lot of challengesto m...(truncated)...
UPDATE: Virtual Earth SharePoint Solution now on CodePlex!
(Indexed 2008-02-04):
After some warming comments on myblog posting last Friday, I've asked Peter to put the VirtualEarth web parts on CodePlex and share them with the community![Image] Enjoy![Image]
MOSS 2007 WCM Issues (according to our customers) – Part I
(Indexed 2008-02-04):
Weve been implementing a lot of MOSS 2007 solutions here at TamTam now, and weve had quite a quality boost in the solutions we deliver. Especiallyintranet, search and collaboration portals are areas where we can say that we areone of the top players in the Netherlands. On the MOSS 2007 WCM side however, we had a slow start. Not only the number of projectsthat weve done so far is not as expected, also the customers choice for MOSS inWCM scenarios is not always certain. Compared to the MCMS 2002 p...(truncated)...
Virtual Earth and SharePoint integration
(Indexed 2008-02-01):
Yet again a 'cool wall' nomination! My colleague Peter came with a nice solution todemonstrate Virtual Earth integration with SharePoint lists.[Image]When searching an address with the control web part, the map web part will zoom intothe address location, surrounded with other locations (pins) that are stored in aSharePoint list. [Image]The address location coordinates are automatically filled in the list when enteringa new location address in the list using an event handler.[Image] It is also p...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 Personalized Rating and Tag Cloud with Search Integration!
(Indexed 2008-01-31):
Benjamin and Joost-Wim, two interns here at TamTam, have been working at a very cool solution in MOSS 2007. Their goal was tocreate a knowledge management solution in MOSS 2007. Of course there are some toolsout there that support rating and tagging and cloud tags in SharePoint. This solutionhowever offers a rich user experience of those mechanisms, personalized (this is verycool) and full integration with SharePoint search and Ontolica search!I've put some screen shots below, but I'm sure themo...(truncated)...
SharePoint Conference 2008 Sessions
(Indexed 2008-01-28):
I'm going to the SharePoint Conference 2008 in March! Today, the sessions became availablehere. Seems like it will be a great conference. If you're also going and wantto meet, please drop me a line.[Image][Image]
Joining the accessibility discussion for MOSS
(Indexed 2008-01-17):
With the release of the AKS, the discussion about accessibility in SharePoint hasreally started now. If you're interested in the discussions going on there are twoplaces you should go to:TheSharePoint Accessibility discussion on MS ForumsThe AKS Mailing listEspecially in the last one, you can learn a lot from the experiences from MVP's andthe community members![Image]
SharePoint UI getting fancy!
(Indexed 2008-01-16):
I just received an email from IanCampbell about his Silverlight Browser web part for SharePoint (a SharePoint Silverlightweb part which displays SharePoint documents and pictures in a rich Silverlight flowcontrol). A cool example about how to upgrade the default SharePoint UI! You can downloadthe beta bits here.[Image] See SharePoint Silverlight Browser in action SilverlightBrowser Video or read more on Ian'sBlog[Image]
To Split or not to split.. that's the question
(Indexed 2008-01-16):
Recently I got a question about in what cases should you split site collection andcontent databases in a 'site/portal/your configuration here'. The question came upafter reading my post about MOSSlimitations. Although it's very hard to get to those limitations, it could bethe case that would like to create 2000 sub sites... right?Anyway, the choice of splitting it into different content databases, and thereforalso different site collections, depends on other things as well. If you wont expectto ...(truncated)...
What was it again with those Content Type ID's?
(Indexed 2008-01-11):
It's still hard to explain to developers why the Content Type ID's are as they are:"one-dimensional hierarchical partly-hexadecimal unique identifiers"...The structure is documented atMSDN here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa543822.aspx"Content type IDs uniquely identify the content type and are designed to be recursive.The content type ID encapsulates that content type's lineage, or the line of parentcontent types from which the content type inherits. Each content type ID containst...(truncated)...
Set Audience targeting on a web part programmatically
(Indexed 2008-01-08):
Just received some lines of code for my colleague Wouter about setting audience targetingon a web part programmatically. I thought sharing would be useful because there isvery little documentation out there... SPLimitedWebPartManager mgr = webMS.GetLimitedWebPartManager("default.aspx",System.Web.UI....(truncated)... SPLimitedWebPartCollection col = mgr.WebParts; webparts[0].AuthorizationFilter = ";;;;" + "ROLE 1" + ","+ "ROLE 2"; mgr.SaveChanges(webparts[0]); In this case the first web part gets...(truncated)...
The 'One Click Rollout' versus 'Clicking It Together' deployment method
(Indexed 2007-12-19):
'One click rollout'Lately we've put a lot of effort on how to deploy custom SharePoint implementations,especially when it comes to development, testing, acceptance and production environments.Working with the SharePoint solution framework is great; it has become a 'piece ofcake' to synchronize the environments with the applications and features that we'vebuild. We've also gone a step further: taking advantage of the site definition andprovisioning mechanism of SharePoint 2007. On the last few pr...(truncated)...
Microsoft Filter Pack Released
(Indexed 2007-12-19):
Good news via WilliamBear:"The Microsoft Filter Pack for search has been released enabling critical searchscenarios across a variety of Microsoft Search products including SharePoint PortalServer 2003, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services3.0, Search Server 2008, Search Server 2008 Express Edition, Exchange Server 2005,SQL Server 2005/2008, and Windows Desktop Search 3.1/4.0.The Microsoft Filter Pack provides iFilters for the following file type extensions: .docx (...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 SDK's revised (December 2007)
(Indexed 2007-12-16):
WSS3.0 SDKThe Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes documentation,as well as code examples within the topics, for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK describes the technologies that Windows SharePointServices 3.0 provides for developers. It contains overview information and step-by-step,how-to procedures for programming with Windows SharePoint Services that can help youget started writing applications. There are several code e...(truncated)...
Starting with Forms Based Authentication in SharePoint?
(Indexed 2007-12-16):
Read this first [viaAndrew Connell]:Forms Authenticationin SharePoint Products and Technologies (Part 1): IntroductionForms Authenticationin SharePoint Products and Technologies (Part 2): Membership and Role Provider SamplesForms Authenticationin SharePoint Products and Technologies (Part 3): Forms Authentication vs. WindowsAuthenticationAlso check out the FBAprojects on CodePlex, which give you a bunch of tools and applications such asthe MemberShipSeeder which is a useful tool to create roles ...(truncated)...
SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit Available for Download
(Indexed 2007-12-13):
The SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit helps you manage Microsoft SharePoint environmentsof all sizes with two new management packs for System Center Operations Manager 2007: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Management PackThese packs monitor the health state of the components in your SharePoint environmentthat affect performance and availability. When there is an issue that may cause serviceor performance degradation, Operations Manager 2007 use...(truncated)...
Reusable Content with MOSS Content Management
(Indexed 2007-12-12):
In 2008, I will have more focus on the WCM side of MOSS. Not only to proof that MOSS IS agood platform to built web sites on, but also give it a boost when it comes to highquality, and compliant sites. One of the funny things about that, is that I run intofunctionality that I wasn't ware of, simple because I never had to use it before.One of them is the 'Reusable Content' functionality. With this functionality is possibleto create reusable content blocks (you can decide if you want to be able to...(truncated)...
How to configure incoming emails on a SPList
(Indexed 2007-12-12):
If you want to enable incoming emails on a SharePoint list in your code it might bevery hard to find out how, so maybe this post help you. First make sure you have configuredthat incoming emails are enables on your farm. To do so, checkout this great whitepaper on how to do it. Then actually it is quite simple toconfigure: just use the SPList.EmailAlias,only enter the prefix for the mail address in it. That's it!Please notice that not every list can receive emails. The following can:Discussion L...(truncated)...
The MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0 and Office Suite 2007 Service Pack 1
(Indexed 2007-12-11):
MOSS SP1 Available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD5...(truncated)... 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requestedstability and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements touser security. This service pack also includes all of the updates released for the2007 Microsoft Office System servers prior to December of 2007. You can get a morecomplete description of SP1, including a list of issues that were fi...(truncated)...
Customizing the 'layouts files'
(Indexed 2007-12-11):
We've been putting a lot of effort in creating the fully supported way of using SharePointSolutions on our SharePoint projects. Currently we are able to create a full intranetof web site within a few clicks, ideally when you want to deploy the same solutionof different servers. The MS Solution framework is a great way to achieve that and we are trying to take full advantage of this concept in our projects.There are some issues with customizing SharePoint sites however. As you might know,there ar...(truncated)...
Yet another SharePoint certification!
(Indexed 2007-12-07):
After passing the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Development exam a few months agopassed my 70-630 (MOSS Configuring) exam today! Whohoo![Image]
Dundas Chart and Gauge for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2007-12-06):
Dundas recently released Dundas Chart and Dundas Gauge for SharePoint 2007. Checkout the components here! [Image]Dundas Chart for SharePoint began with proven Dundas .NET technology and was thenredesigned for SharePoint Server 2007. With Dundas tools, you can add AJAX-enabledinteractive charts to your SharePoint portal with ease.[Image] Dundas Gauge for SharePoint is the first set of advanced gauge components designedspecifically for Microsoft's SharePoint portal technology. While utilized to re...(truncated)...
MOSS SP1 Release Date November 12th
(Indexed 2007-12-03):
The MOSS 2007 SP1 release date is set to December 12th this year, as I'm told by MStoday. Great news, because earlier it was set to Q1 2008. For more info about theService Pack 1, check Joel'sblog posting. Some highlights:Windows Server 2008 Support and CompatibilityASP.NET for AJAX Compatibility and Support Including Support for Web Parts Built withAJAX Control Toolkit for ASP.NET and AJAX 1.0 Extensions (KB941955)New STSAdm CommandsIncludes 60+ Hotfixes Across WSS 3.0 SP1 / SharePoint Server 2...(truncated)...
Accessibility & MOSS WCM: an inconvenient truth
(Indexed 2007-12-03):
It's been an interesting time the last few months. There was a lot going on the WCMpie of the MOSS platform, especially on accessibility guidelines. Like three yearsago with SharePoint 2003, I'vestarted writing about the inconsistency of the render output. The SharePoint HTMLand CSS was, let's say, quite challenging...So, almost a year ago, a fewannouncements (and here)were made about this topic. MS Netherlands announced an template that meets the Internetguidelines set by the Dutch government (...(truncated)...
MOSS SP1 Release Date December 12th
(Indexed 2007-12-03):
The MOSS 2007 SP1 release date is set to December 12th this year, as I'm told by MStoday. Great news, because earlier it was set to Q1 2008. For more info about theService Pack 1, check Joel'sblog posting. Some highlights:Windows Server 2008 Support and Compatibility ASP.NET for AJAX Compatibility and Support Including Support for Web Parts Built withAJAX Control Toolkit for ASP.NET and AJAX 1.0 Extensions (KB941955) New STSAdm Commands Includes 60+ Hotfixes Across WSS 3.0 SP1 / SharePoint Serve...(truncated)...
New DIWUG/SDN event about MOSS and accessiblity
(Indexed 2007-11-20):
Thursday November 29th, the next DutchInformation Worker User Group (DIWUG) event will take place at TamTam in Rijswijk. This time MOSS WCM and accessibility will have focus and it hasall the ingredients for an interesting evening.The sessions (Dutch):17:30-18:30 Diner 18:30-19:00 Introductie 19:0019:45 Webrichtlijnen, wat en waarom!Bij het implementeren van websites wordt er steeds meer nadruk gelegd op toegankelijkheid,standaarden en webrichtlijnen. Termen als W3C, Drempelsvrij, XHTML en WCAG ...(truncated)...
Fun with the SharePoint Object Model
(Indexed 2007-10-15):
Obviously, SharePoint developers have a lot of fun when using the SharePoint API! I've been having funwith SharePoint (2003) error messages a while ago and after seeing Joris playinga game of SharePointtrivia last week, this week we have the mystery of the the invisible nation!Check it out here, here and here.SPhaha...[Image]
AKS Update
(Indexed 2007-10-05):
As announcedbefore, the Accessibility Kit for SharePoint will be provided on codeplex theend of this month by HiSoftware. There is some updated information available on theirwebsite: http://www.hisoftware.com/MOSS/aks.htm [Image] "The AKS will deliver a kit that can significantly reduce the time, knowledge,and effort required to implement a SharePoint-based Web site that conforms to theWorld Wide Web Consortiums (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Priority1 and 2 checkpoints, which ar...(truncated)...
MOSS (internet) licensing changed!
(Indexed 2007-09-25):
Finally! :) Running MOSS and MOSS for Internet Sites in the same farm has been impossiblefrom a licensing point of view. This was causing many problems when integrating intranet/extranet/internetfunctionality in one farm.. in reality a common scenario. Today, I was glad tohear that this limitation is taken away. Although financially it's still a 'doI want to do this' question, but at least it is not limited anymore.From the Sharepoint Team blog:"The same software is licensed under Office SharePo...(truncated)...
WSS 2.0 and SPS 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) released
(Indexed 2007-09-24):
New Service Packs are released for WSS 2.0 and SPS 2003: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolutionin security for Windows SharePoint Services. It further hardens Windows SharePointServices against potential attacks and other security threats. This service pack alsoincludes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for WindowsSharePoint Services. You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Baseart...(truncated)...
MS Information Worker Conferences
(Indexed 2007-09-18):
Registration is open for two upcoming Microsoft conferences beginning of next year:The Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference 2008 - March 3-6, 2008 in Seattle. Signup here. [Image] The Microsoft Office System Developer Conference 2008, February 10-13, 2008 in SanJose (CA). Signup here. [UPDATE: changed link] [Image] Don't miss them![Image]
New Version of Ontolica Search available (3.2)
(Indexed 2007-09-15):
Tam Tam is the firstDutch Microsoft partner with search specialization. We've been working with Ontolicasearch for MOSS 2007 for a while now. The product solves many of the usabilityissues that the default MOSS search center is coping with. For example, drilldown,boolean search and a well thought user interface, are a few examples that make Ontolicaa good option for enterprise search.Although a lot fo things going on about search at Microsoft, and theeffort being made in the community, Ontolica ...(truncated)...
TamTam.SharePoint.AudienceCreator 1.0 released on codeplex
(Indexed 2007-09-14):
I wrote a little console application to create large numbers of audiences and rulesin different environments. You can downloadthe source on codeplex.[Image] Also check out the other Tam Tam free webparts/tools for MOSS here: http://www.codeplex.com/tamtam/[Image]
Tam Tam first Microsoft Gold Partner with Search specialization in The Netherlands!
(Indexed 2007-08-07):
After the latest requirements were met (SharePoint certifications), TamTam has become the first Gold Partner with search specializationin the Netherlands! Great news after doing a lot of hard work on cool projects withenterprise search technology. [Image] From the official press release (in Dutch): "Rijswijk, 6 augustus 2007 - Tam Tam behaalde als eerste Microsoft Gold CertifiedPartner in Nederland de 'search specialisatie' . Deze search specialisatie is eenuitbreiding op de Information Worker ...(truncated)...
Content Editor Wepart error ("cannot retrieve properties at this time") workaround
(Indexed 2007-08-06):
When using the content editor web part, in some cases you can receive the followingmessage when editing the content, or saving the content: "cannot retrieve propertiesat this time" This problem is caused by :You configure an Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual server that has an assignedIP address, and then extend that virtual server by using Windows SharePoint Services. You configure an IIS virtual server that has a host header name, you extend that virtualserver by using Windows ShareP...(truncated)...
Disable size limits for wsp (cab) files
(Indexed 2007-08-03):
MikhailDikov's post covers it all :) We've been struggling with half deployed SharePointsolutions a for an hour wondering why not all the files are added to our WSP file.1424 KB sounds a lot like a 3,5" floppy... Anyway, the tip of the day is:"Couple of days ago we added a big zip file to our SharePoint deployment and outof the sudden the solution started behaving strangely. After some trial and errorRobin found out that every time we cross the 360KB limit we have a problem. Wait,360KB this ring...(truncated)...
Solution Providers for MOSS
(Indexed 2007-07-26):
A while ago I founda list on the net with solution providers that have some sort of integrationwith SharePoint technology. I would like to share that with you: "MicrosoftOffice SharePoint Server 2007 delivers a complete set of functions and tools for interfacingwith data and application logic provided by line of business systems, including manyfeatures that work right out of the box. Our partner community is also engaged inbuilding connectors, protocol handles, and interoperability solutions usi...(truncated)...
How to create your own custom wiki site definition
(Indexed 2007-07-26):
So, a good start with a posting today about one of the chalanges we've been dealingwith the last couple of weeks. For our customer we want to create a customized wikidefinition, with some additional fields and layout. Normally you would think to copythe wiki site definition and change the onet.xml and the list dinition for the additionalfields. So this is what we did, and it turns out to work ok. But changing the layoutof the wiki page itself is something different...If you dive into the Wiki co...(truncated)...
One month of blog silence...
(Indexed 2007-07-25):
Over the past 3 years my blog has grown a lot from 0 to 6000 pageviews a day. It'svery nice to get in contact with people from the community, customers and otherpeople that have to deal with SharePoint as a platform. It's good to receive lotsof questions and weblog comments, it makes you feel that the postings are usefull:)Anyway, last month you might have noticed you that it's been silence on the blog.Some people asked me why and I do not have a clear explanation for that. I'vebeen moving to my...(truncated)...
MOSS and Search
(Indexed 2007-06-27):
I've been doing some research lately with MOSS for Search installations. I came acrosssome interesting blogs when it comes to search. One of them is MikeTaghizadeh's Blog, a useful resource.DanAttis mentions his latest post about MOSSSearch boundaries. It seems like the SharePoint boundaries for search, but alsoin general have a lot of potention to grow big.Of course, you already knew this. ;) But it is alway good to see the actual numbers.When you're busy planning your SharePoint deployment, th...(truncated)...
Content Types and Site Columns when it comes to Versioning
(Indexed 2007-06-27):
Ok, so far so good when it came to site columns, content types and, if applicable,connecting page layouts to them. This stucture is really powerful and extremetly usefulto implement your organizations metadata structure, document template and to controlthe usage and layouts. It's been a great improvement for ECM in SharePoint and therehad been a lot of positive response about them during some presentations and demosI did. Ok, so far so good.But then, there are like you would expect, some issues ...(truncated)...
New community site focusing on Enterprise Search
(Indexed 2007-06-12):
Today Christopher dropped me a line to mention me about a new community site focussedon enterprise search: www.sharepointsearch.com.[Image]Good initiative with a lot of usefull references and information about enterprisesearch. Check it out here![Image]
SharePoint 2007 limitations
(Indexed 2007-06-11):
I've had several questions lately about the limitations of SharePoint 2007. Numberslike the maximum document upload size, items per folder per document library and themaximum number of subsites per site collection are figures that must be taken intoconsideration when making a SharePoint architrecture.There is some gooddocumentation about these boundaries available on TechNet. Because it's hard tofind, some details from the article: Site objectGuidelines for acceptable performanceNotesScope of i...(truncated)...
CruiseControl Webparts v1.2
(Indexed 2007-06-08):
My colleague Stef did someexcellent work on the CruiseControlWebParts (v1.2). You can download them,including sources atCodePlex.[Image] Also check out the other TamTam projects at Codeplex:SharePoint Solutions Management Screenshot 1Screenshot 2SharePointSolutionManagement 1.0 SharePoint LoggingScreenshot1SharePointDiagnostics 1.0SharePoint Workflow ActivitiesWWFShort Delay ActivitySharePoint CruiseControl Webparts Screenshot1TamTam.SharePoint.CruiseControl1.0[Image]
SharePoint Solution (WSP) creation tool
(Indexed 2007-06-04):
"No more manually creating the manifest.xml file.No more manually specifying the DDF file.No more using the makecab.exe application."CarstenKeutmann has created a SharePoint Solution (WSP) creation tool to generate solutionsautomatically. The tool can be downloadedon codeplex here.[Image] "The idea for this tool was that the Solution file (WSP) is simply just a packedthat transport files from development into SharePoint. Therefore I was able to builda folder structure that matches the SharePoint...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007: Best Practices when upgrading
(Indexed 2007-05-31):
Microsoft publisheda technical whitepaper about the lessons learned upgrading/deploying MOSS 2007at Microsoft itself. In this situation, the environment is huge, but this documentwill give you several point to take into consideration.Microsoft IT recommends the following best practices for deployment of an Office SharePointServer 2007 solution within an enterprise. In some cases, deploying the solutionwithout following these suggestions is possible, but this may result in unnecessaryexpense or e...(truncated)...
Biometric Authentication For SharePoint
(Indexed 2007-05-29):
AdamBuenz has been working on a very cool authentication method for SharePoint:BioPoint - The Biometrics for SharePoint! Although I'm not sure in how many scenario'sthis authentication method will be used, I really like the approach of this very coolproject.[Image] "Because this is the only device I have available, what will be introduced duringthe duration of this post should work with anything that adheres to the Precise BioMatchcriterion. The same paradigm could be applied to other Biometrics...(truncated)...
Popfly and SharePoint
(Indexed 2007-05-29):
There is a lot going on about Popfly lately.Popfly is an easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, Web pages, and applications. MikeGannotti has posted a really cool article about the integration between Popflyand SharePoint:[Image] "With the ability to create rich mashups of information for display in a web page,Popfly presents a great opportunity for SharePoint users to create new exciting datapresentations within SharePoint. When looking at possible synergies and points ofintegration betw...(truncated)...
SharePoint Document: Transform Your Business With SharePoint Products and Technologies
(Indexed 2007-05-25):
Fordownload at the Microsoft site:Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a business productivity server that bringsinformation management and access, collaboration, and people-driven processes intothe familiar environment where people do their work every day. People benefit fromthe familiarity and consistency of a single environment for all their informationand collaboration tasks that is easy to learn, use, and personalize. IT has a singleplatform and well-integrated set of technologies to ...(truncated)...
All Role-Based My Site Templates
(Indexed 2007-05-25):
Role-Based Templates for SharePoint My Sites are custom templates designedfor Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and the My Site functionality and tailoredto address the unique needs and requirements of specific roles within an organization.The templates extend the standard My Site functionality, providing a personal portaland dashboard with data relevant to your job role and displaying information in away that is familiar, easy, and built around the way people in the company work. This pac...(truncated)...
SharePoint Workflow Fixes
(Indexed 2007-05-23):
We've experienced some annoying bugs with workflows since the RTM version ofMOSS. After spending a lot of time trying to fix them or make workarounds, Lucy,our workflow girl, has been busy solving them. With success! After her first postabout a delayactivity (whichcan be downloaded here), she solved oneof the bugs we've been facing for a long time now."A few months ago I was experiencing a rather annoying bug, a Server Error in'/' Application when using my custom workflow on a publishing pages d...(truncated)...
Upgrade Pre-scan Tool
(Indexed 2007-05-23):
Upgrading to MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 can cause a lot of problems. Before doing so, itis a good thing to determine where issues can occur and how to fix them. A new toolfrom Microsoft can help you with this, the UpgradePre-scan Tool. "Before you can upgrade to Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePointServices 3.0, you must run the Prescan.exe utility against your existing Web sites.This pre-upgrade scan tool scans your sites and reports issues, allowing you to fixany errors before you perf...(truncated)...
Calculated Fields in Non-English SharePoint Versions
(Indexed 2007-05-22):
Using formula's in non-Engligh SharePoint versions can be a real pain. The functionsused are translated so they are 'understandable' by the users. In Dutch, for example,functions like IF or Today should be translated to ALS or Vandaag. Some examples:English: =IF(AND([Column 1]>[Column 2];[Column 1][Kolom 2];[Kolom 1][Spalte 2];[Spalte 1]
64-bit PDF IFilter
(Indexed 2007-05-21):
The Filter Central blog announcesthe long awaited 64-bit PDF filter."Finally we have a 64 bit PDF IFilter - surprisingly the solution is not fromAdobe or Microsoft, but from a company called Foxit Software.TheIFilter is compatiable with the following Microsoft products: Windows Indexing Service,MSN Desktop Search, Internet Information Server, SharePoint Portal Server, WindowsSharePoint Services (WSS), Site Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server and all otherproducts based on Microsoft Search techno...(truncated)...
More SharePoint on Tam Tam Weblogs
(Indexed 2007-05-16):
With the number of employees growing at Tam Tam and thenumber of MOSS projects going sky high, a lot of expertise and knowledge is generatedhere at Tam Tam. This is of course a good thing and so I am exctited to see some ofthe SharePoint guys and girls starting their own blog to expose this knowledge.So here's the list of new bloggers on the Tam Tam blo(ck)(g):Lucy's Workflow Weblog -our own, whether see likes it or not, workflow girl. Not scared to deal withevery workflow challenge. The Kwok bl...(truncated)...
DIWUG: The Knowledge Network
(Indexed 2007-05-15):
Tomorrow (Wednesday the 16th), the next DutchInformation Worker User Group event will take place at Macaw inSchiphol-Rijk. This evening, we dive into the Knowledge Network, a add on forMOSS 2007.[Image] "Knowledge Network voor Office SharePoint Server 2007 is krachtige, eenvoudigte gebruiken software die mensen in staat stelt sneller betere beslissingen te nemen.Het automatiseert het ontdekken en delen van ongedocumenteerde kennis en relaties,hetgeen leidt tot het snel lokaliseren van wie wat we...(truncated)...
Team-Based Development in MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-04-25):
Check out this great MSDN article about teambased developmet in MOSS.[Image] "Learn to properly conduct team-environment development of Microsoft Office SharePointServer 2007 sites and assemblies (Web Parts, site templates, custom list templates),as well as develop Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer artifacts (master pages, workflows,CSS sheets)."[Image]
Faster. Better. Like a dromedary.
(Indexed 2007-04-23):
John isposting about a codeplexproject called CAML.Net, a .Net interface for creating CAML queries. It seemsreally promising, and for a lot of people a relief.[Image] "A beta version of the CAML.NET assembly is available now on CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/camldotnet.Please feel free to download it - give it a spin - and provide feedback either hereor in the discussion forums. The CAML query schema is the first step. Planned futurereleases will include the other CAML schemas. My goal is s...(truncated)...
Microsoft Office Programs and SharePoint Products and Technologies Integration – Fair, Good, Better, Best
(Indexed 2007-04-19):
With thanks to Reinier for mentioning, the updated version of the "Good, Better, Best"document: Fair, Good, Better, Best.This white paper describes how different versions of Office programs work togetherwith the 2003 and 2007 versions of SharePoint technologies. Although an overview ofthe integration features of Microsoft Office 2000 versus Microsoft Office XP withMicrosoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007is provided, the papers focus is on the integrat...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 Sample: Example Master Pages
(Indexed 2007-04-16):
Microsoft has made available four sample master page sets compatible with the ApplicationTemplates for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to showcase some of the customizationoptions master pages provide.Master pages are a feature of ASP.NET 2.0 that work the same way in WindowsSharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as they do inASP.NET 2.0. Using master pages, you can create a single page template and then usethat template as the basis for multiple pages in a...(truncated)...
Accessibility Guidelines Template for MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-04-06):
I've been posting about the accessibility pains in SharePoint 2003 and, unfortunately this has not been improved, in MOSS 2007. Basically, the inconsitent HTML, improper usage of CSS styles and lack of accessibility options in the templates, is one of the biggest issues in SharePoint, especially for Internet facing sites.[Image]
Telerik R.A.D. Editor Control Features
(Indexed 2007-04-06):
Since we've been using the Telerik R.A.D. editor a lot for MCMS 2002 project (with succes!), there was some discussion about the features available for this control in MOSS 2007. If you take a look at the comparison sheet, you will notice that a lot of features have been disabled, which is a (negative) surprise to many.[Image]
SharePoint 2007 Language Packs
(Indexed 2007-04-06):
They have been here for a short while already, but now I also found the Dutch Language Pack for MOSS 2007.Language packs enable creation of SharePoint sites and site collections in multiple languages without requiring separate installations of SharePoint Server 2007. Multiple language packs can be installed on the same server. Application of a Language Pack will not change the language of the installed Office server product SKU, or the language of the administrative features.[Image]
Dundas Chart for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2007-03-27):
Dundas has a new release for the Dundas Charts for 2007. Check out theirwebsite:[Image] "Dundas Chart for SharePoint is a must-have for those looking to add advancedcharting functionality to SharePoint 2007 projects. Based on Dundas Chart forASP.NET v5.5 technology and optimized for SharePoint, the product provides wide-rangingfeatures and is backed up by Dundas' outstanding technical support. Dundas Chartfor SharePoint is also offered in two editions: MOSS 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services...(truncated)...
MOSS Architecture Diagrams - Visio Server Stencils
(Indexed 2007-03-27):
Via TomShort :"To help with all the MOSS Architecture diagrams I do, I have put together thisfancy Visiostencil for MOSS architecture diagrams. The Visio stencil includesthe following shapes.[Image] Thanks to Colin B for his Graphics handy work and MattGroves for making the files available online."[Image]
SharePoint Solution Installer
(Indexed 2007-03-26):
Via Lars Fastrup, I ran into the SharePointSolution Installer for SharePoint 2007.[Image] The SharePoint Solution Installer includes the following features:Support for all relevant operations: Add solution to the SharePoint solution store. Deploy solution to one or more web applications. Upgrade solution. Retract and remove solution. Pre-install system check for the following conditions: WSS V3 is installed. MOSS 2007 is installed (This check can be disabled in config file), User has permission ...(truncated)...
SDE Presentation
(Indexed 2007-03-26):
It's been a while since my last post. I promised my wife not to use the internet duringour two week vacation to Fuerteventura andlast week I've been really busy.About the vacation, we've been resting a lot after a year of hard work. Rented a car(and camel) and drove all the roads on the island, which was great. Some impressions: [Image] [Image] [Image] About last week, after DIWUG on Thursday, I dida presentation for SDE onFriday about ECM in MOSS 2007: Site Columns and Content Types (and custo...(truncated)...
RAPID for SharePoint - classification framework for taxonomies
(Indexed 2007-02-27):
Via Mark,I ran into RAPIDfor SharePoint, a tool to add taxonomies functionality to SharePoint 2007. We'vebeen talking about this kind of feature a lot here and implemented in some 2003 projectalready. RAPID has made a great implementation for 2007 which is certainly worth whilelooking at![Image] [Image] "'RAPID for SharePoint' builds upon the success of it's predecessor (CMS.RAPID)by providing a comprehesive classification solution for Microsoft Office SharePointServer 2007. As well as providing...(truncated)...
Performance Capacity for MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-02-26):
Seems like most of the "TBD" chapters in the sharepoint admin guides about performanceplanning, one of the hardest MOSS infrastructure questions, are filled! Checkout the chapters:Overview:Estimate performance and capacity requirements (Office SharePoint Server)Estimateperformance and capacity requirements for Windows SharePoint Services collaborationenvironments (Office SharePoint Server)Estimateperformance and capacity requirements for portal collaboration environmentsEstimateperformance and c...(truncated)...
SharePoint 2007 Virtual Labs
(Indexed 2007-02-23):
Check out some of the virtual labs for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007:What'sNew in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Feature Walkthrough Virtual Lab - Learnabout the new and enhanced features in Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) suchas site creation, site administration, adding Web Parts, the permissions trimmed UI,list settings, navigation, list and library security, notifications, and email integration.What'sNew in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Feature Walkthrough Virtual Lab -L...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 and licencing
(Indexed 2007-02-23):
There is a lot of discussion going on about MOSS 2007 licencing, not only thecosts, but also what can be done and not, regarding to licencing. Example: youcannot share servers for both intranet and internet sites, because intranet licenceis based on CAL's, and internet on an internet licence, which cannot be combined.A staging enviroment however, is possible to share with an intranet environment. So,not that easy and hard to sell. For a good overview there comes more and more information availab...(truncated)...
Extranet Collaboration Manager for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2007-02-23):
SharePoint SolutionsSoftware has released 'ExtranetCollaboration Manager' for SharePOint 2007, a product for administrating extranetusers in SharePoint. They have two versions:ExCM - Standard Edition provides you with a suite of tools toSimplify SharePoint 2007 extranet user access and management. See the ExCM productpage for more details.ExCM - Enterprise Edition allows your users to submit a requestwhen he or she would like to have a new SharePoint 2007 site provisioned. You caneasily associat...(truncated)...
Colligo v2.0 released (for SharePoint 2007)
(Indexed 2007-02-22):
Today, Colligo2.0 for SharePoint 2007 and Vista Support is released. Colligo is a client applicationfor working with SharePoint, also offline. Form the press release:"Organizations can extend the reach of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007(MOSS 2007) and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0) to users who need accessboth online and offline enabling these businesses to effectively increase the adoptionand utility of SharePoint with their workforce. The Colligo for SharePoint productfamil...(truncated)...
Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-02-19):
The Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 andthe 2007 Microsoft Office System Best Practices Analyzer programmatically collectssettings and values from data repositories such as MS SQL, registry, metabase andperformance monitor. Once collected, a set of comprehensive best practice rulesare applied to the topology. Administrators running this tool will get a detailed report listing the recommendationsthat can be made to the environment to achieve greater performanc...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 and Related Technologies pricing
(Indexed 2007-02-17):
Check out the licence pricing model for MOSS 2007 (finally). These are the US prices,but it gives a good impression.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserve...(truncated)... ServersEstimatedPriceOfficeSharePoint Server 2007$4424OfficeSharePoint Server 2007 for Search Standard$8213OfficeSharePoint Server 2007 for Search Enterprise$57,670OfficeForms Server 2007$4424ClientAccess LicensesEstimatedPriceOfficeSharePoint Server 2007 Standard CAL$94OfficeSharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL1$7...(truncated)...
Crawl time factors
(Indexed 2007-02-16):
Sometimes I get questions about how much time it takes to crawl a document. Joelposted an article about the crawl time factors in SharePoint, which can help youestimate this."So in a nutshell what are some broad estimates?If its 10s to hundreds of MBs measure it in minutes If its 10s to hundreds of GBs measure it in hours If its 1-10TB+ - measure it in days to a week 10-100TB measure it in weeks"Interesting figures especially when you want to set op the indexing schedules.[Image]
My Session on the Software Developer Event (SDE)
(Indexed 2007-02-06):
For the Dutch readers of my blog, I will do a session during the SoftwareDeveloper Event (SDE) in March. The title of the session is 'ECM in MOSS 2007:Site Columns en Content Types' and will be part of the VB track. The whole day will be about "Office Stuff", so a good reason to attend ;)[Image] Also mention some of the Information worker session (in collaboration with DIWUG) whichwill be interesting:MOSS 2007 & features - Dirk Zekveld & Mirjam van Olst MOSS 2007 & Word 2007 - Rolf Eleveld & Mar...(truncated)...
Forms Based User Administration Feature Release Beta 1.0
(Indexed 2007-02-06):
With the different authentication provider support for MOSS, there are more and more freeapplications that will provide user management tools integrated in the SharePointenvironment.One very good example is the FormsBased User Administration Feature, which can be downloaded from codeplex.[Image] Featurelist:The Feature includes an Administrator web part to view/edit/delete and add users tothe data store by an administrator.Self registration page for users to request access to the site.New functi...(truncated)...
BDC Meta Manager Professional and Developer released
(Indexed 2007-02-06):
It seems like theyhave released a professional and developer version of the BDC metadata managerfor MOSS 2007! Great work![Image] "BDC Meta Man makes generating Application Definitions easy due to the many featuresit offers.Easy to use Windows application Ability to connect to and browse multipledata sources No need to know how to write XML or SQL Integrated Shared Service Provider Administration Web Site Inspect yourapplication definition and edit any part of it Saves enormous amounts of t...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 Application Templates available for download
(Indexed 2007-01-30):
Like a whileago for WSS 2.0, Microsoft released application templates for WSS 3.0 also. Download themall here or separately:Boardof Directors BusinessPerformance Reporting CaseManagement for Government Agencies ClassroomManagement ClinicalTrial Initiation and Management CompetitiveAnalysis Site DiscussionDatabase DisputedInvoice Management EmployeeActivities Site EmployeeSelf-Service Benefits EmployeeTraining Scheduling and Materials EquityResearch IntegratedMarketing Campaign Tracking Manufactu...(truncated)...
SharePoint Ajax Toolkit
(Indexed 2007-01-26):
Via Mark, I ran into an article of DanielLarson talking about the SharePointAjax toolkit on codeplex. "So now that ASP.NET AJAX has hit the RTM, a lot of SharePoint developers arelooking at using Atlas in SharePoint. Officially though, it's not supported in WSSor MOSS. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't use it, there are just Atlas componentsthat you should realize are NOT compatible with WSS. But there *ARE* ASP.NET AJAX technologies that are compatible and that you shoulduse. So here is my gu...(truncated)...
CSS Reference Chart for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2007-01-24):
Heather has done somegreat work again when it comes to CSS and SharePoint (V3). Check out her referencechart for the classes and property overview."The following CSS reference guide highlights the major styles used in MOSS andWSS v3 sites. The guide is organized by area of the page and include the style name,function, CSS file name and approximate line number and a sample screenshot of thestyle location on the screen. Use these guides to identify styles that can be overriddenfor your custom bran...(truncated)...
WSS3 and MOSS SDK "RTM"
(Indexed 2007-01-23):
Now available for download: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Software Development Kit (SDK) The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 software development kit (SDK) contains conceptualoverviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutionsbased on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.downloadhere SharePoint Server 2007 SDK: Software Development Kit and Enterprise ContentManagement Starter Kit The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Software Development Kit (...(truncated)...
2 new GotDotNet SharePoint user samples
(Indexed 2007-01-19):
Since last week, there are 2 new SharePoint user samples available on GotDotNet: FormsBased Authentication Setup Helper for MOSS 2007 - Utility to easethe process of setting up and configuring Forms Based Authentication for MOSS 2007.This is a work in progress. So feedback is solicited.InfowiseSharePoint & Wss Watchtower - Infowise SharePoint Watchtower is acentralized security application that allows you to view and manage your SharePointPortal 2003 and Team Site permissions from one location. ...(truncated)...
SharePoint list 'print' option
(Indexed 2007-01-15):
Ishaiposted a very nice article about a print list option in SharePoint. Besides thefact that it is a useful option, I demonstrates the extensibility of the SharePointUI using features very well. [Image] "The solution will be deployed as a wss feature, which allows us an easy way toadd a menu item to the sharepoint menus. The feature will define that the item wewant to add will be added to the actions menu of all lists,in a site collection. You can ofcourse change it so that it behavesdifferentl...(truncated)...
European SharePoint Conference Schedule
(Indexed 2007-01-15):
The program for the European SharePoint Conference in Berlin later this year is publishedon the conference website.Seems like there are some interesting session and the conference is definately worthvisiting. Check out:Day1Day2Day3[Image]
MOSS 2007 in 13 new languages!
(Indexed 2007-01-12):
As I posted before,I finally found the Dutch MOSS version last week. The SharePointproduct team blog announces now 13 new languages for download:Servers + SharePoint + SharePoint Server 2007 (617MB)Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise Editions (Arabic) Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise Editions (Dutch) Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise Editions (English) Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise Editions (French) Office SharePo...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 - Search Evaluation Guide
(Indexed 2007-01-10):
Via Mark,a worth reading document to know everything about MOSS Search.[Image] "This evaluation guide is designed to present a solid understanding of the searchcapabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It provides an overview ofEnterprise Search solutions from Microsoft, gives a hands-on tour of the product,and concludes with useful information for administrators and developers. IT professionalsshould use this guide to perform a thorough and effective evaluation of EnterpriseSearc...(truncated)...
SharePoint Developers Wanted!
(Indexed 2007-01-09):
Currently, we (Tam Tam) arelooking for new people that want to join our team. We're looking for SharePointdevelopers, or developers that want to dive into SharePoint (2007) technology.So, if you are interested or want to have additional information, please drop me aline, add me to your live messenger list, or linkedin account(both: martATmartmullerDOTnl).[Image]
SharePoint Test Data Load Tool
(Indexed 2007-01-09):
Via the SharePointTeam blog:"The Tool WSSDW.exe ison Codeplex and is a community supported tool, not an officiallyMicrosoft released product. It can be downloaded here. Pleasedon't contact product support with any issues you may experience using the tool. This is the tool referred to on TechNet as the tool that was used to for load testingby the SharePoint Performance test team at Microsoft.From Codeplex workspace: "The SharePoint test data population tool (WSSDW.exe) is a capacity planning and...(truncated)...
Tagged!
(Indexed 2007-01-08):
Finally, the moment I've been waiting for a long time ;) I've been tagged by JoostBekel in the tagging-thing-game in blog-o-sphere, initiated by JefPulver. As many others have done before me, five things people probably don'tknow about me:I've been playing some musical instruments since I was little: flute, violin, guitar,bass guitar, piano and a little bit of drums. Until a few years ago, I've been playingin several bands as well (uncludingwith Matthew Cosier at the Seattle EMP during the Offic...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 Dutch Version
(Indexed 2007-01-08):
I've been looking and asking for it a while, but then I ran into it last week: theDutch version of MOSS 2007. Also available in German, English, French, Italian, spanischand Swedisch. It is available for a little while already, but somehow I have missedit. Some of our customers will be very happy.[Image] Downloadhere[Image]
Upgrade Toolkit for WSS Sites and Templates Guide
(Indexed 2007-01-03):
Guidance and tools to enable IT Pros to upgrade custom Windows SharePoint Services2.0 sites and templates to function in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environments.The Toolkit serves three main purposes:To provide IT professionals with the guidance and tools they need to upgrade customizedWindows SharePoint Services 2.0 sites and site templates to function in a WindowsSharePoint Services 3.0 environment. To provide a set of upgraded application templates for Windows SharePoint Servicesbased on...(truncated)...
Happy 2007!
(Indexed 2007-01-03):
First of all, happy new year! 2006 has been an exciting year, expecially for office/sharepointpeople. A lot of beta stuff and new things to dive into. 2007 will probably be evenbetter, looking at all the Office 2007 opportunities to come!Anyway, a good start with atip from Eli, talking about authenticating when opening documents in an extranet,and expecially, how to avoid it."The solution is found in Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2006.If you're making SharePoint available exter...(truncated)...
Using SPWebConfigModification
(Indexed 2006-12-27):
Today I ran into a blog post from TonyBierman, talking about one of the new surprises of WSS3: SPWebConfigModificationobject. This object is an interface for changeing the web.config file(s) on all SharePointservers in the server farm. So, in case you have missed it:"At some point in your career as a SharePoint developer you may find it necessaryto push out a change to a SharePoint web application's web.config file for allservers in the farm. In the simplest of scenarios, it may be realistic to...(truncated)...
GotDotNet User Sample: MOSS Query Tool
(Indexed 2006-12-20):
This is the next version of the SharePoint Query Tool, designed for MOSS (SharePoint2007). It has a similar feature set to the SharePoint Query Tool - it allows you touse a point and click interface to gather information such as search scopes and properties,type in search terms, and click a button to create both the search SQL syntax as wellas the Xml document that is needed to run a query against MOSS. You can see resultsin plain text, structured Xml and now a dataset view. It supports FREETEXT...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 Management Pack for MOM 2005
(Indexed 2006-12-11):
The Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack monitors events placedin the application event log. This Management Pack highlights events that might indicatepossible service outages or configuration problems, so you can quickly take correctiveor preventive actions. This Management Pack also provides the knowledge and expertiseyou need to leverage Microsoft Operations Manger (MOM) 2005 and get an immediate returnon your investment. Feature Summary: Monitors whether the application...(truncated)...
The Return of SmartPart
(Indexed 2006-12-04):
Via Jan:Finally the latest version of the SmartPart is here: the Return of theSmartPart, also know as SmartPart v3, also know as SmartPartfor SharePoint 2007. For those of you who are new to the SmartPart: the SmartPartis an open source web part that can host any ASP.NET Web User Control. What is theadvantage of creating web parts by making use of the SmartPart? Well if you are familiarwith the "traditional" web part development technique you probably know that you haveto write lots of code, the...(truncated)...
SharePoint Tips Utility Pack
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
AngusLogan refers to Ishai'sblog where the SharePoint Tips ustility Pack is available for download. Some interestingapplications for easy development, like quickly change list settings, push webpartsand recursively delete sites.[Image] [Image] [Image] Use at your own risk..Downloadhere[Image]
WSUploadService - Web Service for uploading documents into SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
Great work from S.S.Ahmed. WSUploadService is a web service for uploading documents in SharePoint2007 environments."WS UploadService is a web service written for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and is meant for uploading documents intoSharePoint. I have just uploaded the zip file to GotDotNet.com so it will take sometime before the zip file appears in the list of downloads. For the time being, youcan download the zip file from the following location:"ht...(truncated)...
Visio Models, Scenarios and Flowcharts for MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
Arnoposted a nice list of poster-sized docments in Visio:ModelsModel: BusinessIntelligence (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73117&clcid=0x409 ) Model: OfficeSharePoint Server Application Security (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73118&clcid=0x409) Model: OfficeSharePoint Server Backup and Restore (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73120&clcid=0x409) Model: OfficeSharePoint Server Topologies (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73122&clcid=0x409) Model: OfficeSharePoint Serv...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 Language Pack issues
(Indexed 2006-11-29):
There are some more language packs available for WSS 3.0, including the Dutch one.You can download them here.But beware, if you want to install them on a MOSS server, there will be problems whencreating sites using language packs.One of the problems is that now all enterprise feature translations are made in thelanguage packs, which means they will not be traslated or shown the proper way. [Image] One of the other problems is when you create a new list item, some JS files are missing(i.e. the sp...(truncated)...
Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
(Indexed 2006-11-29):
This white paper showcases compliance-related features and extensibility opportunitieswith the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and demonstrates how the Office system canhelp you meet the demands of regulatory compliance. By focusing on a few core products,including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Office client-side applications, andMicrosoft Exchange Server 2007, this paper introduces built-in features of the Officesystem that address compliance requirements. The paper also focuses on the oppo...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 RTM (non-eval) up on MSDN for MSDN Subscribers
(Indexed 2006-11-29):
Via Andrew:Finally! MOSS 2007 RTM bits, the non-eval ones, are now upon MSDN Subscribers Download for those of you who don't want to use the evalbits. You'll also find Forms Server 2007, Groove Server 2007, ProjectServer 2007, and XBOX 360 Server 2007 (just kidding).In case you didn't notice, all the Office 2007 RTM clients (including SharePoint Designer2007) are also on MSDN Subscribers Download. If you're looking for additional downloads including WSS v3 RTM, MOSS 2007 x86 120-dayevaluation, c...(truncated)...
Coming Soon: New Application Templates for WSS 3.0
(Indexed 2006-11-28):
"Application Templates are out-of-box custom scenarios for the Windows SharePointServices platform, tailored to address the needs and requirements of specific businessprocesses or sets of tasks in organizations of any size.Microsoft will release a new set of 40 application templates for Windows SharePointServices 3.0. Some of the previous scenarios, such as Help Desk, Project Site, KnowledgeBase and the Employee/HR templates will be improved to incorporate and highlight newcapabilities in Window...(truncated)...
O3Spaces: alternative for SharePoint?
(Indexed 2006-11-27):
For extending OpenOffice and offer an alternative for SharePoint (its everywhere onthe site), O3Spaces isan integrated solution for Collaboration, Document Management and Document Retentionwithin teams and small businesses. Although everyone tells it is taking over SharePoint,I don't think it will go that fast. :)Anyway, good thing to dive into.[Image] [Image] http://o3spaces.org/[Image]
SharePoint Server CAL Suites
(Indexed 2006-11-20):
The following picture can help to decide which licence you should have to get thefunctionality you need.[Image][Image]
WSS 3.0 RTM for download!
(Indexed 2006-11-16):
Finally, it is here! the RTM version of WSS 3.0 is available for download at the Microsoftsite. According to othersources, MOSS 2007 will be available on MSDN subscriptions later today.Windows SharePoint Services is a versatile technology that organizations and businessunits of all sizes can use to increase the efficiency of business processes and improveteam productivity. With tools for collaboration that help people stay connected acrossorganizational and geographic boundaries, Windows SharePo...(truncated)...
All About Office Upgrades
(Indexed 2006-11-14):
With the RTM of Office 2007, a lot of people want to upgrade their SharePoint environmentfrom Beta 2 (TR) or from a previous SharePoint version (WSS 2.0 / SPS 2003) to thenew version. On the SharePointteam blog, you can find very useful information about this topic:"Version to Version Supported Upgrade PathsWith RTM recently being announced and code availability around the corner. I'm posting a series of upgrade articles to assist in planning your upgradesto the RTM (Release to Manufacturer) ver...(truncated)...
Microsoft announces Records Center Add-on Pack for SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-11-08):
Via Michiel:"Microsoftconfirms they're working on a Records Center Add-on Pack for Office SharePointServer which will provide the additional functionality to meet the DoD 5015.2 criteria. Theadd-on pack will be freely available to all customers with Office SharePoint Server2007.Microsoft is slotted to take the DoD 5015.2 certification test on May 14, 2007 andthey plan to release the add-on pack shortly after the certification process is complete."[Image]
WSS 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extentions
(Indexed 2006-11-07):
Finally itis there!This Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for WindowsSharePoint Services contains the following tools to aid developers in building SharePointapplications: Visual Studio 2005 Project TemplatesWeb Part Team Site Definition Blank Site Definition List Definition Visual Studio 2005 Item Templates (items that can be added into an existingproject) Web Part Custom Field List Definition (with optional Event Receiver) Content Type (with optional Event...(truncated)...
Tag clouds in WSS3
(Indexed 2006-11-06):
Via Bill,I ran into a very cool application for tagclouds in WSS3. "Have you used del.ci.ous or technorati? Tagging can help users easily identifythe data which is relevant to what they are looking for. The tag cloud is the semanticmap of the contents in your site, which can quickly tell us whats popular in yoursite. Do you want to have tagging features in your SharePoint blog, wiki or teamsites? We have implemented the Tag Cloud and Tag Browser Web Parts for Latest WindowsSharePoint Services (W...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 B2TR (all language packs and deployment documents)
(Indexed 2006-11-03):
This download is a self-extracting executable that contains all architecturesand languages of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Beta 2 Technical Refresh. downloadhere[Image]
Dark side of SharePoint 2007?
(Indexed 2006-11-02):
Funny to see, when O-day is comming, the articles with mud throwing commentsare suddenly everywhere! I realised this after an email that Michiel sentus about a CMSwatch report. A lot of 'easy' critics is given as Michiel pointed:"the much delayed Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)2007""For use as an enterprise portal, MOSS will remain an unlikelyfit for most e-business scenarios or enterprise-wide deployments in large organizations""However, after a major and potentially difficult transit...(truncated)...
SharePoint Manager 2007
(Indexed 2006-11-02):
Via Carsten'sblog:"This is an application I have created to better understand the new SharePointobject model and at the same time ease some of the managing tasks of SharePoint. Thefirst version is no more than an Object Model Explorer. Only managing the SharePointFeatureDefinitions is enabled, but I plan to implement more functions in futureversions. The application is not meant to be a windows form application version ofthe SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration, but to provide extra functionali...(truncated)...
SharePoint and PowerShell
(Indexed 2006-10-31):
Via Arno Iran into an interesting set of blog postings about PowerShell and what you can dowith it in SharePoint. To be honest, it is the first time I noticed this and it seemsto be quite interesting in some scenario's.What is PowerShell?"PowerShell is 'DOS for the .NET generation' (c) and its a fantastic wayto both interactively control SharePoint via its Object Model from a command lineand to create scripts that can be run in a batch."Anyway, to give you an impression and some hands to start w...(truncated)...
Understanding and Troubleshooting the SharePoint Explorer View
(Indexed 2006-10-27):
With thanks to Daniel formentioning!The Explorer View feature that is included with Windows SharePoint Services and isalso available in Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server lets users access files storedin the SharePoint database using the familiar Windows Explorer interface. To the enduser, this appears to be a very simple and robust feature. In reality, it is the resultof a complex series of interactions between many individual components provided byseparate Microsoft products.This white paper i...(truncated)...
CSS and layout problems in MOSS 2007 (beta2tr)
(Indexed 2006-10-26):
One of my first posts ever was about the problems and inconsistancy of SharePointlayout pages. Read it here and here...Anyway, my first impression of MOSS 2007 beta 1 was quite good, looking at masterpages,features and the design options with SharePoint Designer and WCM options. I have tosay, there has been some great improvements!But then, the longer I work with MOSS 2007 (beta2tr), the more problems I run into.I've posted before how to avoidtables in the default SharePoint menu control, but on...(truncated)...
SharePoint Server 2007 Search Info
(Indexed 2006-10-25):
Justin Chandoo (Sr. Product Manager SharePoint Search) has released someinformation about the number of documents that are supported in different MOSS2007 licences. Straight from the article:"As we approach RTM milestone for SharePoint Server 2007, I am extremely pleasedto announce that the out of the box maximum recommended document limit for searchin SharePoint Server 2007 is 50 million documents in a single index limitedby hardware. SharePoint Server can support multiple indexes, so deploymen...(truncated)...
Search the SharePoint Community
(Indexed 2006-10-24):
Lawrence hascreated a Windows Live Search macro feature to search the SharePoint Community. Greatinitiative, which filters the results to the ones you're looking for. Just added itto my search providers in IE7.[Image] Go searching on http://search.live.com/macros/lliu/spsearch[Image]
Querying Document Libraries in WSS3
(Indexed 2006-10-23):
In WSS2, we've ran into several problems when it comes to querying document librarieswith the SPQueryclass. The problem with this method is, that it works great on lists, except iscannot deal very well with folders in a list (Document Library, Forms Library, etc).From the SDK:"SPQuery can only get the items in the current folder; SPQuerywill not get the items in subfolders. This is the design feature in SharePoint PortalServer 2003. To get the items in subfolders, it is necessary to change to th...(truncated)...
Visual Studio WSS3 Feature Project Template
(Indexed 2006-10-19):
Thanksto Stef formentioning it:I've finallyreleased myfirst component in the PortalBuilder SDK for SharePoint 2007: the Visual Studio WSSv3Feature Project Template. It automatically references the WSSv3 XSDs in your deployment,which gives you full intellisense for your project's CAML. It also uses MSBUILDtasks and targets to automatically activate and install your feature in your environment.(It's built for developers who know how to write features... it won't write your featurefor you). After...(truncated)...
Data Connection Libraries
(Indexed 2006-10-17):
New in WSS 3 is the DataConnection Library, which is a library for storing data connections. One of thepurposes of a data connection library is storing data connections like web services thatare used in InfoPath.[Image] For one of our customers, we created an InfoPath form that used external web servicesfor retrieving and storing data. The form worked fine, but once published to a formsserver, the form could be opened in a browser, but the web services returned an errorin the web form. When look...(truncated)...
Using Blogs and Wikis in Business
(Indexed 2006-10-13):
One of the new site templates in WSS3 are Blog and Wiki sites. MS had listened verywell to the feedback they got from WSS2/SPS2003. At TamTam I've done many SharePoint projects where organizations liked the idea of creatingblogs... see here and here.Same thing for Wikis, a powerful tool for organizations to deal with knowledge. Heyguess what, lookhere ;). Microsoft has now releaseda whitepaper about using blogs and wikis within organizations... with SharePoint2007 of course. Thanks to Lawrence f...(truncated)...
Understanding Workflow in SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2006-10-13):
Arpanmentions a link update of a whitepaper called UnderstandingWorkflow in Windows SharePoint Services and the 2007 Microsoft Office System.Although I also mentionedit last month, I think it is a very useful document in understanding the processand options regarding workflow. I get a lot of questions about how and whereto start with workflow in WSS3/MOSS 2007 and this document is describing most of it.[Image]
How to set a custom default masterpage for all site definitions in WSS3
(Indexed 2006-10-06):
I've been struggling with masterpages a lot the last few days. To create one I usedthe SharePoint Designer which is quite easy. Within a few hours you can easily createa whole new design with a custom CSS.So far so good. In WSS3 you can set the masterpage of a site using SharePoint designer,just rightclick the new masterpage and set it to default.[Image] This method however, does not set al the new created sites with the new masterpage.So, how can we deploy the new masterpage?Put the new masterp...(truncated)...
EMC and MS alliance
(Indexed 2006-10-05):
Enterprise Content Management in MOSS 2007 has been improved a lot. Microsofthas listened to the needs of organizations and has put focus on ECM solutions.[Image]Not surprising that MS and EMC haveagreed on an alliance, to achieve better ECM solutions. Via PressPass:EMC Corporation and Microsoft Corp. today announced a new enterprise content management(ECM) alliance aimed at helping to enable organizations to become People-Ready withtheir compliance, regulatory and other critical business data. ...(truncated)...
2007 EU Microsoft SharePoint Conference
(Indexed 2006-10-02):
Will take place at February 12th - 14th 2007 in Berlin (Germany)."As your enterprise continues to grow, so does the need for centralizedcoordination of its communication processes and its information management. But SMBscan equally benefit from a system that helps them coordinate all processes efficiently. At the 2007 SharePoint Conference in Berlin, Microsoft and selected partners willintroduce you to leading-edge solutions enabled by SharePoint Server 2007. In over 50 lectures, round tables an...(truncated)...
MS Forefront security for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2006-09-29):
Via Presspass:New product provides advanced protection for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.Microsoft Corp. today is launching the public beta of Forefront Security for SharePoint (http://www.microsoft.com/forefront).This latest release of Microsoft Forefront security products for businessesis based on Antigen for SharePoint Server, the multi-engine security solution acquiredby Microsoft as part of the acquisition of Sybari Software Inc. in 2005. [Image]...(truncated)...
Registration WebPart for Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2006-09-28):
With the option to create custom authentication providers in MOSS 2007, a lot of newways for user management and registration can be designed. Via VB_tech youcan downloadwebparts for registration using forms authentication:"Once youve got your WSSv3 site setup for anonymous access and youve configuredit for forms authentication you are probably going to want your users to be able toregister themselves and start using various features on the site. You could add the CreateUserWizzard to a page wit...(truncated)...
SharePoint 2003 vs 2007 comparison
(Indexed 2006-09-21):
Via SteveCaravajal and Shane,I ran into a great Excel sheet with a very detailed comparison between SharePoint2003 and 2007 features:Windows SharePoint Services v3 SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Office SharePoint 2007 for Search Office Forms Server 2007 Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard CAL MOSS Standard Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL or for Internet Site Checkit out here[Image]
CAML Viewer 2007
(Indexed 2006-09-19):
Stramit has finished his CAMLViewer 2007 on codeplex. A great tool to get the CAML from any list in MOSS 2007.Great work![Image] Features: Use only Web services from SharePoint 2007 use current or custom credentials list of the different list and views (hidden or not) of the selected site auto capture of the CAML source of each component : list / View / Fields/ Query get a full CAML list of each column of a list the cAML is view by 3 ways : string, formated indexed XML string and treeview styl...(truncated)...
SharePoint Feature Creator
(Indexed 2006-09-15):
Via Gally and CopperCoins andavailable for download soon:"FeatureCreator: The easy way to create a feature for deploymentI don't know how you usually develop customizations for your customers, but Iusually have some concepts and ideas from the theoretic folk. Now I setup a VirtualPCand start to play around with the stuff from the concepts, until I am satisfied. Thisusually includes a lot of creating/deleting/renaming fields/lists/templates etc etc. Now the big question is, if I am satisfied, how...(truncated)...
Beta 2 TR upgrade 'how-to' references available
(Indexed 2006-09-12):
"There are several known issues that could affect many B2TR update attempts -these include. When updating a B2 installation to B2TR all language packs and SKUs (e.g. ProjectServer) should be installed on B2 BEFORE B2TR is installed you will not be ableto add or remove language packs or SKUs after the update is applied. This limitationwill not apply at RTM for B2TR -> RTM installations. Before starting to update a B2 installation you must shut down the Search service it is possible to corrupt ...(truncated)...
Deploying SharePoint Solutions
(Indexed 2006-09-11):
We've been thinking a lot about how to deal with deploying SharePoint solutions inWSS2/SPS2003. There are several ways to deal with that, but the solutions hastheir pro and cons.A little while ago we did a short brainstorm about how we should deal with this 'problem/challange'in WSS3/MOSS. We talked about Features, buildlab and custom solutions for deployingSharePoint applications and structures, but we ended up not having the perfect solution.Today I read Chris's article about 'Howsolution depl...(truncated)...
Colligo for SharePoint 2007 open for beta testing
(Indexed 2006-09-06):
At the Colligo website you can register for beta testing Colligo for SharePoint 2007, a synchronizing client tool for offline working with SharePoint. Although the offline capabilities in Office 2007 are improved a lot, Colligo claims the two-way synchronization with SharePoint sites. [Image] We've been testing offline/client tools for SharePoint over the last few years and those tools are great in some cases. In my opinion however, first see what Office 2007 has to offer befo...(truncated)...
Visio template for designing SPS 2003 and WSS2 sites
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
Ferry updated his Visio template for SharePoint (2003) with the following updates: The drawing scale corresponds better with a 1024x768 resolution than the beta version. All webpart and font sizes have been updated as well. Each page has metadata directly below the wireframe: Page title (tab name), application name and version (both from document properties). Great work, and good to see his next project will be for MOSS 2007. Some ideas to integrate in the Vis...(truncated)...
Understanding Workflow in WSS3 and MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2006-09-03):
Understanding Workflow in Windows SharePoint Services V3 and the 2007 Microsoft Office system whitepaper, which provides details on how workflow works in Windows SharePoint Services V3 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 as well as a comparison guide for choosing between the two. [Image] Download it here![Image]
MOSS 2007 language packs
(Indexed 2006-08-29):
In my search for information about language packs and it's availability for MOSS 2007, I came across the SharePoint team blog posting about this subject... I've somehow missed it before... :) Anyway, very useful information for some of our customers that are going to be dependant on (Dutch) language packs. From the article: "Language packs are available to install on WSS only, MOSS, MOSS for Search, Office Forms Server, and Project Server installations. For MOSS, MOSS for Search...(truncated)...
Tricks that makes a SharePoint developers life easier
(Indexed 2006-08-21):
Andrew Connell posted some tips to speed up your SharePoint development: Tip #1: Add Command Line Shortcut to "12 Hive" Tip #2: Access STSADM.EXE From any Directory in a Command Prompt Tip #3: Recycle Application Pools, not IIS [Image] Read his full post why and how![Image]
Office 2007 videos on MSDN
(Indexed 2006-08-20):
Want to sit back and relax while learning Office 2007 things? Creating and Customizing Site Pages with SharePoint Designer 2007 - Understand the difference between page templates and page instances and then learn how to customize your pages. Creating and Testing Features with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Step through the process of using Visual Studio to create a custom feature and an associated assembly DLL. Creating and Using...(truncated)...
Div-based menu's in SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2006-08-19):
Last week Patrick from U2U gave a bootcamp here at Tam Tam for both SharePoint as MCMS developers. Basically Tam Tam delivers two kind of projects: Marketing Communication Sites (MarCom) and Information Worker Solutions (IWS). MarCom develops a lot of content management solutions based on MCMS and MediaSurface. IWS is more SharePoint/Office and custom solutions minded. Funny enough to see that both of the groups are involved when looking at SharePoint 2007. A lot of things chang...(truncated)...
Authentication Providers in SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2006-08-16):
One of the big issues we've ran into several times is the authentication restriction of SharePoint 2003. Basically all of the users that must be identified on WSS 2 should be in the Active Directory. Managing (a lot) of these accounts is an issue for a lot of customers. Besides that, not all system administrators are happy with the idea that all external users that have to work with the WSS site, should be in the active directory. Here at Tam Tam, we have chosen to store all tho...(truncated)...
SharePoint Server 2007 for MCMS 2002 Developers
(Indexed 2006-08-16):
If you're looking for a good overview with which things you have to deal as a MCMS 2002 developer when you want to start developing with SharePoint 2007, the following article is a must read! SharePoint Server 2007 for MCMS 2002 Developers Explore Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, which merges functionality of Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 with new functionality to create one integrated set of technol...(truncated)...
SharePoint (Demo) Warmup
(Indexed 2006-08-16):
Ever had to wait a long time before a SharePoint page loads the first time during a demo? You really want to have the pages load fast if you click through a SharePoint demo! Joel posted the scripts to warm up your servers and preloads the most common pages in SharePoint. Download here "warmupserver.zip contains the following 3 files: Startup.bat - Calls the warmupserver.cmd script and passes in the servername parameter (modify this to fit the hostname of your server) Warm...(truncated)...
2007 Office System Tool: Outlook HTML and CSS Validator
(Indexed 2006-08-14):
The Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 HTML and CSS Validator tool helps you to validate HTML and CSS grammar using some of the most popular Web developing tools such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, Microsoft Expression Web Designer 2007, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Macromedia Dreamweaver 8. Two versions of this tool are available for download. WordMailSupport.msi provides a Microsoft-compatible version of the Validator Tool for use with...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Use Post Built Events in VS 2005 for easy development deployment
(Indexed 2006-08-14):
SharePoint development and debugging has always been a bit inefficient because of the deployment of the compiled DLL in the SharePoint environment. For deploying in the bin directory, we could simple change the output path in VS 2003 to the bin directory. Each build will automatically be placed in this bin directory. For GAC deployment we had to drag and drop the DLL in the GAC and do an IISRESET before the new build could be tested. In VS 2005 there is an option to de pre en post b...(truncated)...
Known issue lists with 2007 Office System, MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 beta
(Indexed 2006-08-07):
I’ve spend a lot of time the last few months just installing MOSS 2007. Sometimes it runs with just a few clicks, other times it takes a day to get the server up and running. It’s beta, I know, but the following pages might help troubleshooting MOSS 2007, Office System 2007 and WSS 3.0 beta. With thanks to Jopx for metioning! [Image] Office 2007 clients - http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/products/FX101517941033.aspx 2007 Microsoft Office Server - htt...(truncated)...
GotDotNet User Sample: AlertLib for Sharepoint 2003
(Indexed 2006-08-02):
Via GotDotNet: “As you know there is a very simple admin. interface for viewing and deleting user’s alerts in WSS and nothing at all in SPS. AlertLib compensates this shortage. All alerts from all sites/areas are implemented as library items, folders correspond to sites/areas. You can view a list of all alerts for given user(s) on all subsites/areas, filter, sort alerts, do multiple delete in Datasheet view, etc. (almost all operation as in usual SharePoint libra...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Changing the order of items in the quick launch navigation
(Indexed 2006-08-02):
Sometimes, there are questions about how to change the order of lists in the quicklaunch navigation in WSS 2 sites. Somehow, people would like to do that very often and don’t know how to achieve that without using tools as FrontPage. Well, the solution (workaround) is very simple. For each list, change the settings and turn off the view in quick launch option. Once you’ve done that, simple enable them again in the order you like. That’s it![Image]
New Product Icons for Office 2007
(Indexed 2006-07-27):
Via Jensen’s blog: “One of the projects our design team has been working on for the last year or so has been the development of a new suite of product icons for Office 2007. Here are the 32x32 versions of the icons which will appear in the final product: “ [Image] So, which one is the SharePoint designer icon, that was still blank in beta 2? [Image] [Image] I’ll put my money on the green one at the bottom. More Office design Comp...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 Beta 2 TR soon available
(Indexed 2006-07-26):
Via Patrick and MicrosoftWatch: “Microsoft is readying the next -- and seemingly final public -- beta builds of its Office 2007 client and SharePoint Server 2007 server products, according to bloggers inside and outside the company. Last week, Microsoft notified Office testers officially of its plans for the next build, known as Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (TR). According to a note posted to the Office 2007 beta site: "The B2TR (Beta 2 Technical Refresh) build w...(truncated)...
Two years of blogging!
(Indexed 2006-07-25):
Today exactly, my weblog exists 2 years! So, just like last year, some stats over the last year. The number of visits has increased a lot! Over de last year Ive had: a total number of 1317025 visits a total number of 3869802 pageviews an average of 3598 visits a day an average of 10573 pageviews a day my blog found with the keyword sharepoint for 67560 times There has been a lot to blog, especially the news about MOSS 2007. With PDC and Office...(truncated)...
WSS3 and browser support
(Indexed 2006-07-20):
That SharePoint team blog has posted an interesting article about which browser are supported in what level for WSS and the central administration web pages. In summary: WSS3 knows two levels of browsers, Level 1 browsers and Level 2 browsers. Level 1 browsers can handle all functionality and experience options in WSS like ActiveX controls. basically the Level 1 browsers are IE6 and IE 7 for Windows. Level 2 browsers are browsers that still work with WSS 3 but have limited user ...(truncated)...
Getting started with the BDC (Part 2)
(Indexed 2006-07-19):
Get this tool! Wow, Todd Baginski did a great job creating a BDC tool that makes life a lot more easier! From his blog: “What would you say if I told you that you could create a MOSS BDC Application Definition without writing a single line of code? How about if the process took less than 20 clicks of your mouse? You'd probably say, I've seen that crazy Application Definition XML file and I think you are pulling my leg. You might recall seeing the contents of the nasty ...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 Beta 2 upgradeable to RTM
(Indexed 2006-07-19):
I’m kind of behind with my blog lately, despite of my intentions (promises) to blog a lot after my return from South Africa… So maybe some old news for some, but too important not writing about: the things we build in MOSS 2007 beta 2. Yes, it is upgreadable to RTM which is a great thing (via Eli). We at Tam Tam have been ‘playing around’ a lot already with MOSS 2007. For internal use, the Excel services dashboards are running, webparts are built, our ...(truncated)...
2007 Office System Document: Developer Posters
(Indexed 2006-07-19):
Two (PDF) posters for download on the Microsoft site to hang on your bedroom wall [Image]. Right here! This download contains the following files: Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 Managed Object Model Poster. Download this poster and get a deep dive into some of the new and enhanced objects in the InfoPath 2007 managed object model. Developer Map for SharePoint Products and Technologies Poster. Download this poster and discover the developer roadmap for Mi...(truncated)...
Using Disposable WSS Objects
(Indexed 2006-06-22):
Scott Harris and Maike Ammerlaan wrote a MSDN article about how to use disposable WSS objects. A very usefull article that shows that you cannot always rely on the garbage collector to release objects quickly. A must read for every SharePoint developer! “Several of the Windows SharePoint Services objects, primarily the SPSite class and SPWeb class objects, are created as managed objects. However, these objects use unmanaged code and memory to perform the majority of their ...(truncated)...
Office 2007 Partner Technical Readiness Training Presentations
(Indexed 2006-05-18):
Some interesting links on the MS site: [Image] “Learn about the key features in the 2007 Microsoft Office system and how you can benefit from the partner opportunities surrounding the new platform:“ ( 1 ) Office 2007 New User Experience Part 1.wmv 10.1 MB ( 10 ) ...(truncated)...
Microsoft Knowledge Network Team Blog
(Indexed 2006-05-18):
Via Mark:“The Microsoft KnowledgeNetwork Team are now blogging.Knowledge Network is a social networking technology enabling organisations to unlocktheir tacit knowledge ... it will be a free download for Microsoft Office SharePointServer 2007.”[Image]
SharePoint Forms released
(Indexed 2006-05-18):
Via Electronic Forms I ran into ‘SharePoint Forms’, a web based InfoPath client for SharePoint. “SharePoint Forms provide out-of-the-box web forms for SharePoint. It allows organizations to deploy powerful yet simple electronic forms solutions with SharePoint without the need to deploy InfoPath on every desktop” Seems like a useful product which should have been earlier available (2 years) [Image]. With Forms Server in Office 2007, this product will proba...(truncated)...
Getting started with the BDC
(Indexed 2006-05-17):
I’ve been playing around with a new MOSS 2007 feature called the Business Data Catalog on which I will give a presentation on friday (blog post will come). One of the biggest challanges was to create a working definition XML file.. using the xsd and of course the Office Server SDK finally made me integrate Tam Tam data into SharePoint, using it in lists and the search center (whohoo!). Screenshots will follow! [Image] In my opinion it is one of the best improvements in the n...(truncated)...
Blogging support Word/OneNote 2007 (beta 2)
(Indexed 2006-05-15):
Via Joe Friend and Chris Pratley we can read there will be a very cool feature in Office 2007 beta 2 (which will be available within a few weeks): blogging support! [Image] So, first two thing that comes to mind are… right, clean html and images support. Good news form Joe about that: “Publishing clean HTML to your blog That's right. No more verbose Word HTML. The goal for this feature is not pure fidelity, but the right fidelity for your blog. The HTML for ...(truncated)...
World Cup Soccer 2006 WebParts
(Indexed 2006-05-06):
Ramon and Stef have been working on the World Cup Soccer 2006 WebParts for SharePoint! Really cool for the upcoming event in Germany this year. The webparts let you fill in your predicted match scores and automatically calculates the results from our public web service. Manage your company's own WC 2006 Toto right on your own corporate intranet! Surf over to http://wk2006.tamtam.nl/ to get your's today ! (registration required for match administration/calculation purposes). A...(truncated)...
Create a SharePoint 2007 webpart step by step
(Indexed 2006-05-05):
I get a lot of questions how to take off with developing webparts in SharePoint 2007. This morning I gave a small quick demo here at Tam Tam to show which steps to take to get a web part working. Before I describe those detailed steps, there are a few things that you have to keep in mind: WebParts are now based on the ASP.Net 2.0 Framework en become part of the ‘System.Web.UI.WebControls’ namespace. This means the ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPart...(truncated)...
Number of application pools and virtual servers
(Indexed 2006-05-05):
We’ve been discussing this a long time ago already, but somehow it is hard to find out what the best mix is regarding this question: How Many Virtual Servers Should Be Associated with a Single Application Pool? We are running a few SharePoint servers that has many WSS sites (virtual servers) on them. We encountered (and here)and solved some problems regarding this question. Bill English published a very good article about this subject, which can be really usefull: “F...(truncated)...
Looking for SharePoint limits
(Indexed 2006-05-01):
I’ve been working on a project lately with a SAP to SharePoint import mechanism. Basically, an SAP export to SQL will be imported into a SharePoint environment daily. During test sessions we’ve tried to import this database and created 13.000 site collections with a total number of 16.000 sites into a single server farm. During this import, about 200.000 list items were inserted across those sites as well. All sites were based on STP template files, which meant an increa...(truncated)...
SharePoint 2007 improvements in accessibility
(Indexed 2006-04-25):
[via Lawrence] One of the most annoying SharePoint 2003 things was the way SharePoint pages are built and how the CSS classes are used through the pages. I already wrote something about that in the past. With the masterpage construction in SharePoint 2007 (asp.net 2.0), a lot of these CSS problems can be resolved. Lawrence Liu wrote an article that descibes some other usability improvements which are a good step forward: “We have been getting quite a few questions via blog...(truncated)...
Discovery Wizard for SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-04-23):
[Via Mark and Gayan]: Discovery Wizard for SharePoint is an auto discovery tool that identifies your entire SharePoint environment – all servers, site collections and sites – gathering important information on your discovered inventory. The results are displayed in two easy to read reports – giving IT managers the critical information they need right at their fingertips. With the Discovery Wizard for SharePoint you can also explore discovered SharePoint resources...(truncated)...
SharePoint Utility Suite Release 2.5
(Indexed 2006-04-21):
[Via Steve Caravajal and Paul van Brenk]: “A new version of the SharePoint Utility Suite is being released. I have found these tools to be invaluable in SharePoint deployments and ongoing maintenance. If you haven't used them before, you really need to check them out....highly recommended! Here is the blurb that gives the overview (taken directly from the download page): "The purpose of the SharePoint Utility Suite is to provide a packaged collection of Tools and ...(truncated)...
SharePoint Forum Web Part
(Indexed 2006-04-21):
Something we’ve beee waiting for a long time: the release of Bil’s forum webpart! The release will probably be there by the end of the week, great work! [Image][Image]
Microsoft Agrees to acquire ProClarity: More BI @ Microsoft
(Indexed 2006-04-04):
Seems like MS is focussing more and more on BI with buying ProClarity, a company that is into advanced analytics. [Via MS Presspass]: “Microsoft Corp. today announced it has agreed to acquire ProClarity Corp., a software company based in Boise, Idaho, that develops advanced analysis and visualization technologies that work in association with Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) platform, which includes Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Office Business Scoreca...(truncated)...
SharePoint 2007 Product Guide
(Indexed 2006-03-31):
This might be an eye-opener for a lot of people that want to get to know SharePoint 2007: the SharePoint 2007 Product Guide! “SharePoint Server 2007 delivers new and improved features in the areas of portal, search, content management, business processes, and business intelligence. This enterprise portal server can help streamline business processes and make information easy to share through integration with familiar desktop applications and tools. This product guide provi...(truncated)...
[SharePoint 2007] What are Content Types?
(Indexed 2006-03-31):
I was planning to write something about content types, but thanks to Mark for mentioning I ran into Martin’s blog, where this is very well explained. So, from Martin, ‘What are Content Types?’: “A content type is an object that is stored within MOSS that defines several elements of a piece of content, including: Document Template that the content will be based on Columns that the content will have associated with it (metadata) Work...(truncated)...
[SharePoint 2007 Tip] Versioning in document libraries
(Indexed 2006-03-30):
I’ve been writing some SharePoint tips over the last year and a half. With Office SharePoint 2007 being made, I thought it would be a good idea to write ‘about the things I’ve heard’ on Office 2007. This time it will be versioning: The versioning mechanism is quite improved in the new version of SharePoint. Introducing major and minor versions, where a major version is a published version, a minor is in progress to become a published version. This is kind ...(truncated)...
[DevCon 2006] Business Data Catalog
(Indexed 2006-03-24):
Today I attended a session about the SharePoint Business Data Catalog (BDC). I think this is one of the biggest steps forward in the new SharePoint version. The BDC basically is a layer between data sources (ado.net or xml) and the SharePoint core elements like webparts, lists, search and custom applications. The benefits are that you can REALLY integrate your business data into your SharePoint environment, without writing any code… well, you have to write a (xml) data defin...(truncated)...
[DevCon 2006] Last post on DevCon 2006
(Indexed 2006-03-24):
It’s been an interesting week! I saw a lot of good sessions and I can’t wait to put some more time in developing on SharePoint Offce 2007. I’ve got many answers I has about this, but there also are some new questions that I have to find out. Some of the best things I’ve seen this week: Improved search Business data catalog Visual Studio Extensions for SharePoint Services Custom Templates Features I...(truncated)...
[Devcon 2006] Visual Studio Extensions for SharePoint Services
(Indexed 2006-03-23):
It’s still in alfa, but the SharePoint team announced a Visual Studio 2005 add-on for developing SharePoint solutions: “Visual Studio Extensions for SharePoint Services”. The features (I actually saw them working [Image]): Add sharepoint project type Item templates, site definitions (webparts, definitions, event handlers, features, workflow activities) Build, deploy, debug options WSS xsd for xml intellisense Utility for expor...(truncated)...
[DevCon 2006] Search in Office SharePoint 2007: they've listened!
(Indexed 2006-03-23):
I saw a session today about search in Office SharePoint 2007 which was a really good one. They talked and showed a lot of things you can do with search in the new version. The keyword here is relevance. Some points about what is improved (and what we’ve been looking for!): RSS in search. support to subscribe to search queries A set of (new) webparts: core results (results webpart), dataform webpart, high confidance match, statistics, pagination (paging), searc...(truncated)...
Naming guides for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
(Indexed 2006-03-23):
For the people that wonder how to call the new version of SharePoint (or SPS, or WSS), Lawrence, who I actually met and have lunch with today, explains which abbreviations and namings can be used for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. “ For starters, one of the most important yet challenging aspects of community is to ensure that everyone is using the same abbreviations and acronyms when referring to a product or technology. So, this past Monday, I sent the following n...(truncated)...
[DevCon 2006] Partytime (and some other things)!
(Indexed 2006-03-23):
Last night we had a attendee party at the EMP in Seattle, near the Space Needle. I had a lot of fun with Matt, Andrew, the aliens and the Rockaoke. Some impressions: [Image] Matthew and me [Image] The alian-vsto-coctail-glasses [Image] And the Space Needle I met Steen and Bjarne this morning at the EMEA breakfast session and all the SharePoint bloggers are going to have lunch today, which will be very cool. There was some sort of Q&A with people from MS. An in...(truncated)...
[DevCon 2006] For the ones who are here... SharePoint blogger lunch!
(Indexed 2006-03-22):
Via Maurice and Steen. For the ones who are attending the Office devcon and are SharePoint bloggers, there is a SharePoint blogger lunch on the 23rd. Drop Maurice a line if you want to join.[Image]
[DevCon 2006] Bill's keynote: "It's more then you think"
(Indexed 2006-03-22):
The full transcript of Bill Gates’ keynote can be found here. Just a small pice: “The 2007 Office system has a number of elements in it. Probably the people here have seen as we've come on we're adding to each of these areas. The tools themselves, of course, big improvements, the Office Online Services, the client software in Office, and then, of course, the strength of the server piece, which I would say has grown dramatically in this release. The role of SharePoint...(truncated)...
Rolling up information in SharePoint Sites
(Indexed 2006-03-13):
A new message from the SharePoint team about rollup webparts in the new SharePoint version. Currently it is clear that in some cases it is a problem to find ‘my’ information in all the SharePoint sites that I’m working in. The rollup webparts that will be available on both the MySite and any other sites. “On My Site (personal roll-up) The first one is the SharePoint Sites (the name may change by RTM) web part. This web part is meant to be used in your...(truncated)...
Creating a Site Context Search Box that Uses Portal Search Results
(Indexed 2006-03-06):
Use the search box sample to customize the Windows SharePoint Services site-level Search box to return Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Search (SharePointPSSearch) results. This download contains sample Microsoft Visual C# code for creating the custom search box and a deployment package (CAB file) for installing the sample. You can modify this sample code to fit your needs. Download here[Image]
Upcoming SharePoint webcasts and events
(Indexed 2006-02-20):
Security Solutions Web Demo Series: Antigen for SharePoint Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada ) ...(truncated)...
Planning and Designing SharePoint Products and Technology Solutions for Geographically Dispersed Sites
(Indexed 2006-02-13):
Via various blogs (here, here) I ran into a very useful document about planning and designing solutions for geographically dispered sites. Is it a coincidence that I’m involed in a research project that described just about anything I need in here when it comes to centralized/decentralized deployments? [Image] [Image] Download the document here[Image]
New version of Gantt part
(Indexed 2006-02-02):
Teun has been working on a new version of his Gantt Chart webparts. Great work with some new features: “I have been making some enhancements to the Gantt chart web part. There are basically 2 new features: Group by: if your underlying view uses groupings, the Gantt chart will show these groupings as black grouping containers. The start and end date of the grouping will automatically stretch to reflect start- and enddates of underlying items Other tim...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Use IRuntimeFilter to Show and Hide WebParts
(Indexed 2006-02-02):
It’s an old article to which Marwan Tarak refers, but could be extremely usefull. WSS 2.0 (only) does not support some sort of audience mechanism that SPS has, besides the thing that if a user doens’t have viewing rights, the webpart won’t show up or displays an error. In some custom webpart cases we did we, we would render a webpart, based on the persmissions a user has. From a user experience point of view, this is very usefull in stead of displaying content ...(truncated)...
Troubleshooting Windows SharePoint Services
(Indexed 2006-02-01):
If you’ve never had any problems with WSS, you probably haven’t used it too much [Image]. On the Microsoft site there is a document available that provides troubleshooting information for some of the most common problems encountered when using Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. Download here[Image]
SharePoint Web Part Code Snippets for VS 2005
(Indexed 2006-02-01):
Jan Tielens is working on SharePoint webpart code snippers for VS 2005: “When you want to develop web parts for SharePoint the “traditional” way, it’s good idea to use the Web Part Templates for Visual Studio .NET. These templates will give you a start class to quickly build web parts. Unfortunately these templates are not (yet?) available for Visual Studio 2005. Since Windows SharePoint Services SP2 you can run your WSS sites on .NET 2.0, so you can bu...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Authentication problems when choosing Kerberos
(Indexed 2006-02-01):
Since WSS SP2, when installing SharePoint we get the option to choose between Kerberos and NTLM authentication. In some cases, Kerberos causes logon problems when accessing SharePoint through a client computer. It tell you access denied, even though you have all the rights you need. If you get this error for the first time, it can take a lot of time to determine what the exact problem is. Therefore this tip: when you install SharePoint using Kerberos authentication and you encount...(truncated)...
WSS and SPS 2003 Support boundaries for ADFS
(Indexed 2006-01-30):
From MS KB: Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) enables web single sign-on, federated identity and access management by securely sharing digital identity and entitlement rights across security and enterprise boundaries. The ADFS functionality becomes available in Windows Server 2003 R2. SharePoint and ADFS integration is dependent on the ADFS ability to seamlessly convert the ADFS authentication token to a Windows authentication token on the server. SharePoint server...(truncated)...
Should we model? I think so, yes
(Indexed 2006-01-27):
There has been a lot of positive resonses from the Visio template for SharePoint that Ferry has created for us. L and C have put some questionmarks on the use of this. One of the reasons is that if you want to communicate about how SharePoint will look like to a customer, it is very easy to create a site in SharePoint realtime, and show the actual site itself. Or if that isn’t possible, sketching it would be a good alternative. They are right about that, it is very easy ...(truncated)...
WSS Alert Manager (brought to you by Google Alerts)
(Indexed 2006-01-25):
Through the last few years, I’ve been trying to organise the bulk of information that comes to me every day. Next to RSS feeds, alerts are my second best friend(s). Not only for our corporate intranet and project sites (SharePoint alerts), but also with Google Alerts I keep up to date with interesting content! [Image] This made me browse into a new product called ‘WSS Alert Manager’, how ironic brought to me by Google Alerts. I often get questions about how...(truncated)...
Release of The Blogparts 1.1
(Indexed 2006-01-25):
Steen Molberg has released a new version of the Blogparts. The Blogparts are a set of webparts for creating a blog on WSS.“Bug fixes When choosing a Month-Archive the webpart returned all posts Error when rendering category- or archive-view if shortened posts where cut in the middle of a link No linefeeds where rendered when displaying commentImprovements> URLs (http and https only) and email-addresses are detected in comments and converted ...(truncated)...
SharePoint Explorer released
(Indexed 2006-01-24):
The Dot Net Factory released its SharePoint Explorer tool which can be a good addition in some cases, especially regarding navigation. From the release note: “SharePoint Explorer Server Edition is a friendly tree-based navigation pane providing novice and expert users alike with a global navigation view of all their SharePoint Sites, Portal Areas, Document Libraries, and Lists at a glance. Powerful right-click menu action items are context sensitive to list only the acti...(truncated)...
First Dutch Information Worker User Group event
(Indexed 2006-01-23):
I’m glad to announce that at Februari 21st 2006, the first Dutch Information Worker User Group meeting will take place in the Microsoft Innovation Center in Barneveld! The User Group is a platform for people that are interested in information worker solutions. Several times a year, we organize events where members can meet, share knowledge and see interesting presentations in an informal setting. Its goal is to activate the Dutch information worker community to: en...(truncated)...
Choosing Between a User Control or Web Part for SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-01-23):
Robert Bogue wrote a story about choosing between developing a webpart or a usercontrol which is rendered as a webpart with a tool such as SmartPart. This is an interesting article that shows the advantages and disadvantages of both ways. “For most people, the default answer is to build Web Parts for SharePoint — there are plenty of articles on how to do it, including a few of mine. They have the distinct advantage of being the "stock" answer to the problem. And in...(truncated)...
Visio template for designing SharePoint sites
(Indexed 2006-01-20):
We've been looking a while for a good solution for interaction and functional designs in our SharePoint projects. My colleagues Ferry, Annelies en Gert have been doing a lot of work the last year, to create a standard in these designs. [Image] Ferry has posted one of those results on his blog: a Visio template for designing SharePoint sites. Great work and more to be expected! [Image] Download here and visit Ferry's blog here[Image]
Potentions for Project Organisations in WSS 3
(Indexed 2006-01-15):
What I’ve seen so far (at the PDC and Offce 12 beta 1), WSS 3 has a lot of improvements. Some big gaps of WSS 2 are filled and this will make live a lot easier by the end of the year [Image]. One of these improvements is item level security and item level versioning. Not only for documents but for every list item in WSS! This functionality has a lot of potention, for example issue tracking. We’ve (Tam Tam) done a lot of this in our ProjectSpaces, and this will have...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Move a WSS site to another server with Frontpage
(Indexed 2006-01-15):
Microsoft’s KB contains an article now that describes how to move a WSS site from one to another server using FrontPage 2003. The basic idea is that a package is created which is deployed on another server. For empty sites this is a great and easy solution. Content as in listitems are not moved this way, but documents are. “Use the Packages feature to export and to import a Windows SharePoint Services Web site You can use the Packages feature to move a Web site as...(truncated)...
Project organisation opportunities in WSS 3
(Indexed 2006-01-15):
What I’ve seen so far (at the PDC and Offce 12 beta 1), WSS 3 has a lot of improvements. Some big gaps of WSS 2 are filled and this will make live a lot easier by the end of the year [Image]. One of these improvements is item level security and item level versioning. Not only for documents but for every list item in WSS! This functionality has a lot of potention, for example issue tracking. We’ve (Tam Tam) done a lot of this in our ProjectSpaces, and this will have...(truncated)...
Biz# Server
(Indexed 2006-01-12):
Some rumours about a new MS server product called Biz# Server, aimed at business intellegent. Webwereld (dutch) tells us that Biz# server contains Business Scorecard Manager and will be used for analyses and modelling using Analyses Services. Other databases can be used as well like SPSS and Siebel or SAP. The product will come with the Office 12 wave and will exist next to BSM. “Biz# Server kan als los systeem worden gebruikt. Wel is SharePoint vereist. Voor analyses en h...(truncated)...
MacawSharePointSkinner
(Indexed 2006-01-12):
Macaw has been working on a SharePoint Skinner application to enable “non-distructive” modifications in you SharePoint design: “Welcome to the MacawSharePointSkinner. MacawSharePointSkinner is a tool designed to enable non-intrusive modifications to the visual and functional design of SharePoint. The tool can be used for both Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Actually, it can be used for any web site utilizi...(truncated)...
SharePoint's Role in Microsoft's Collaboration Strategy
(Indexed 2006-01-10):
Hey, first post on the SharePoint Development Team blog! Kurt DelBene is talking about what place SharePoint takes in the strategy that Microsoft had developed on collaboration. “So our approach is to provide “pervasive” collaboration capabilities via a broad set of Microsoft products that work together to solve user problems. We think about those solutions as falling into four large buckets: Integrated Communications, Collaborative Workspaces, Access to People...(truncated)...
Tips from working on the SharePoint Force
(Indexed 2006-01-04):
Andre Kieft mentions that Alexandru Bold’s notes can be a good help with future issues that might arise with SharePoint. Wow, that are a lot of SharePoint Tips [Image]! “A while ago a Sharepoint team member of mine, Alexandru Bold, started taking notes for himself in trying to remember different tips that could help customers in attacking future issues that might arise. Many thanks for this Alex, I think this is a very helpful resource for a lot of cust...(truncated)...
Subfolders are bad!
(Indexed 2006-01-04):
After several posts about why not to use subfolders in document libraries, Dustin Miller explains why subfolders are evil: “My answer is always the same, and has never wavered. Don't use subfolders. Of course, that goes hand-in-hand with another of my lessons, “don't use the Explorer View,” but that's a topic for another blog post. Separate document libraries are useful if you need separate security permission sets for a grouping of documents (since we don...(truncated)...
Microsoft CMS Futures
(Indexed 2006-01-02):
Arpan Shah wrote an article about the next version of CMS, what the changes are and where it is going to with WSS3 and Office 12. I think this article gives a good overview for people looking for the furture of CMS in the huge information wave about Offce 12 lately. [Image] “Based on feedback from you, partners and analysts, we are building CMS functionality on top of Wndows SharePoint Services (WSS) "v3". CMS and SPS, along with a lot of other great functionality, will be...(truncated)...
Using VS2005 with SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-01-02):
Bil Simser is ending 2005 with a clear story about VS2005, ASP.Net 2.0 and SharePoint development. This helps a lot understanding where to start. “Here's where things get tricky. First off, forget about using the System.UI.WebControls.WebParts namespace or inheriting from that WebPart class. Those type of WebParts (very much the same as SharePoints) have their own manager and tie into various parts of the framework and the support just isn't there yet (as far as SharePoint...(truncated)...
BuildLab with CruiseControl in SharePoint
(Indexed 2005-12-27):
Stef’s been working with CruiseControl.Net lately, showing a project and its builds. We (at Tam Tam) are working with WSS as a platform for collaboration in projects (a.k.a. ProjectSpaces). We invite our customers to participate in these ProjectSpaces. Stef did a cool thing with integrating this build information with SharePoint. [Image] Usefull AND cool! [Image][Image]
Quick Launch Web Part
(Indexed 2005-12-27):
The guys in Redmond noticed that navigation in WSS 2 is not the best part and changed it a good way in the right direction with WSS 3. Bob Mixon however, created a replacement for the quick launch bar in WSS 2 sites. This part is configurable in many ways and I consider this as a improvement in navigation for WSS! “There are many more features currently present in this Web Part, which include: The ability to turn any set of lists on or off. So if you chose to not d...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Document Library limitations
(Indexed 2005-12-22):
I often get questions about how to deal with documents in document libraries. Can I use folders? how many documents can a library contain? or how to deal with bulk imports. Blog.ekegren mentions an article on MSDN, about how to set up WSS as a collabortive file store. This article also talks about how to deal with document libraries and its limitations. Ekegren did a test importing a million items into a SharePoint list, so it’s worth reading his experiences. [Image] A...(truncated)...
SharePoint Snow
(Indexed 2005-12-21):
Ready to get in Christmas mood? Want some snow into your SharePoint site? [Image] With thanks to Todd Bleeker: I am still refining my enhanced Search Web Part and my Subwebs on the Quick Launch Web Part (sorry for the delay, I hope to finish these over Christmas break). You're going to love them. However, I thought it would be fun to release a simple, holiday CEWP. We are using this Web Part on our own portal and our staff has gotten a kick out of it. So, let it snow, let it s...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] "Column Limit Exceeded" Message When You Add a New Column to a SharePoint Services List
(Indexed 2005-12-12):
This behavior occurs when you try to add more columns than your Windows SharePoint Services list supports. There are limits on the number of columns that you can create in a Windows SharePoint Services list. The limits are determined by the column type that you use for the list. For example, you can create 32 columns in a list that contains number and currency information, but you can create only 16 columns in a list that contains date and time information. With Windows SharePoint Serv...(truncated)...
Whitepaper about SP2 for WSS and SPS 2003
(Indexed 2005-12-12):
This white paper describes features that are included in Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 (SP2). It also provides best practices and guidance about how you can architect your solutions considering the current and future versions of SharePoint Products and Technologies. Four new enhancements are being delivered in late 2005 for SharePoint Products and Technologies. Not all enhancements apply to bot...(truncated)...
Windows Folder Web Part
(Indexed 2005-12-05):
From GotDotNet and Graham Tyler's blog: What does it do? The Windows Folder web part allows users to store files within a standard Windows (NTFS) folder in a shared network location and display a list of those files in a SharePoint page via a consistent ‘document library’-style interface. This means that if your users need to work with file types that do not work well when stored within SharePoint, you can now continue to store them in NTFS, but users can locate t...(truncated)...
Universal SharePoint Manager
(Indexed 2005-12-05):
Via Mark:UniversalSharePoint Manager ... making SharePoint easy to manage. It is brokendown into the four key management focus areas that comprise a SharePoint environment:Portal Management, Sites Management, User Management and Content Management. Thisapproach allows you to get a holistic view of the management area and then immediatelyact and complete your management task(s). USPM Product Overview Information Sheet (PDF 314k) USPM Product Feature Overview Video ...(truncated)...
SharePoint blog, the custom way
(Indexed 2005-11-22):
Long time ago I mentioned the weblog package in FrontPage 2003 for creating weblogs in WSS environments (such as MySite). This package has to be deployed with FrontPage. One of our customers wanted to have this blog functionality in their portal for internal blogging, so there had to be a way to safe this site as template and add it to the Site Template gallery. [Image] The standard blog option in FrontPage Not that hard, but somehow this package cannot be deployed as Site T...(truncated)...
Son of SmartPart v1.0
(Indexed 2005-11-22):
Jan Tielens did it again! [Image] Son of SmartPart version 1.0 for WSS on ASP.Net 2.0 supporting UserControls and ASP.Net 2.0 WebParts. Great work! Here’s some good news for everybody that has been waiting for it: I’ve just uploaded the brand new Son of SmartPart to the GotDotNet site! First of all, what is the Son of SmartPart? This version of the SmartPart will allow you to run ASP.NET 2.0 Web User Controls and ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in SharePoint sites. Since...(truncated)...
Searching MCMS with SharePoint
(Indexed 2005-11-14):
Lim Mei Ying, Stefan Gosner, Andrew Connell and Angus Logan did a great job on their new MCMS book “Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development” [Image] Patrick mentions that chapter five (Searching MCMS with SharePoint) is free to download. A great chapter and a trigger to order the whole book![Image]
Team-Based Development of WSS and SPS Applications
(Indexed 2005-11-13):
There is not much documentation of best practices on this topic, but on MSDN there is an article about how to deal with SharePoint development environments, finally! This article is based on how to deal with internal development. There are some area’s however that still have some need for attention according to me: What about offsite development? We often work at the customer location because it’s good for user adoption and because it’s a very easy way t...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Characters that you cannot use in SharePoint sites, folders, and files
(Indexed 2005-11-13):
Microsoft published a KB article telling which character cannot be used in sitesnames, folders and filenames. This overview can be usefull when creating bulk import scripts, site creation tools or just finding out which charaters caused an upload error [Image] [Image] 1. In the following scenarios, you cannot use the certain characters in a site name or a subsite name: ...(truncated)...
JPEG IFilter 1.0 Released
(Indexed 2005-11-08):
AimingTech Company announces the version 1.0 of JPEG IFilter for Microsoft Indexing Service. The software component is free for non-commercial use and 30-day trial for commercial use. JPEG IFilter is a content indexing filter for JPEG (JFIF) image files. The IFilter is compatible with indexing services based on the Microsoft Search technology: Microsoft Indexing Service, Windows Desktop Search, Microsoft SharePoint Portal. JPEG IFilter extends the services capabilities to ind...(truncated)...
Number of Virtual Servers on a WSS box
(Indexed 2005-11-08):
Over the last year we have had several “weird” problems with our shared WSS server. Things like problems with the explorer view, mixed languages, memory leaks and some other weird behavours. Some of them are known issues an could be (temporary) fixed. The more the server was used, the sooner the problems reoccured, which is something really frustrating. We did some tests regarding those problems, but somehow it is very hard to reproduce them. One of my colleagues ho...(truncated)...
Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1.2 for Office "12" (Beta 1)
(Indexed 2005-11-07):
With thanks for Patrick for mentioning: Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow-enabled applications on Windows. It consists of a Microsoft WinFX name space (System.Workflow), an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Windows Workflow Foundation is available (currently as Beta) for both client and server versions of Windows. Windows Workflow Foundation supports a wide range of scena...(truncated)...
Tam Tam wins ComputerPartner's Innovative Business Partner Award
(Indexed 2005-11-07):
Last week, Tam Tam won the “ComputerPartner's Innovative Business Partner Award” in the “Portals” category. This award is choosen by the readers of ComputerPartner (online knowledge platform for business partners) and a professional jury. This jury was impressed by the way Tam Tam implements innovative portal solutions with Microsoft SharePoint. [Image] Anyway, nice to hear and thanks for all the people that voted for Tam Tam! [Image][Image]
Microsoft Previews New Windows Live and Office Live Services
(Indexed 2005-11-02):
Today, Microsoft published a press release with a preview to ‘Windows Live’ and ‘Office Live’ services, online (internet) versions designed to deliver rich and seamless experiences to individuals and small businesses. “These new offerings demonstrate how software is evolving through the power of services in ways that enable more dynamic and relevant experiences for people,” Gates said. “Our goal is to make Windows, Office and Xbox further ...(truncated)...
SharePoint 2003 SDK (SP2)
(Indexed 2005-11-01):
For download from MDSN: Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies uses a common set of Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 services named Windows SharePoint Services, to take advantage of the performance, stability, and security features of the Microsoft .NET Framework. Use Windows SharePoint Services to create and maintain team sites. Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, a server product, is built on Windows SharePoint Services, and adds features used to build ...(truncated)...
The Value of SharePoint Blogs
(Indexed 2005-10-27):
I really don’t know what to think of this, but I like it anyway [Image]. Bil metioned the blog value calculator by Dane Carlson (after research by Tristan Louis), a tool to calculate the value of your blog in $. Bil made a list of sharepoint blogs and their value. While it's completely silly and who knows what the calculation is based on, my blog showed up to be worth about $45k. Fitz came in at $44k so not sure if that's good or bad. Anyways just for kicks, I wasted 15 mi...(truncated)...
Connecting Microsoft Office Users to Business Insights
(Indexed 2005-10-25):
On Microsoft PressPass there is an interview with Lewin Levin, corporate VP for Office Business Applications, about BI at Microsoft. From the interview: “We’re announcing that Microsoft is significantly increasing, aligning and broadening our investments in business intelligence (BI). Office and the Microsoft Office System are going to play a much bigger role. Specifically, we’re shipping the newest Office system product – the Office Business Scorecard ...(truncated)...
Business Intelligence all the way
(Indexed 2005-10-24):
Business Intelligence is boosting at Microsoft. In the Business Scorecard Manager 2005 release article they talk about the increased investment in BI. With BSM 2005 and Office 12, Microsoft is delivering a robust platform for BI and points out that Business Intelligence is hot! [Image] Some shots from the release article to illustrate they way how BI will become part of Office: [Image] The next generation of SharePoint Products and Technologies will make it easy to build ...(truncated)...
Deployment and Customization Best Practices for WSS
(Indexed 2005-10-21):
Microsoft published a whitepaper which provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) that IT professionals have about Windows SharePoint Services. The questions and answers will be of specific interest to system architects, implementers and operations staff who have deployed, are deploying or are evaluating the deployment of Windows SharePoint Services in a medium or large size organization. Download here[Image]
Using SPSPredefinedCategories.xml for development, deployment and testing scenario's
(Indexed 2005-10-20):
When implementing SharePoint Portal Server, there are cases that you have to create the same portal structure a few times. For example, all the developers need to have the same portal on their development machine, there is a test enviroment or a production enviroment. Then when the portal goes live, you’ll have to create an empy portal again with the same stucture and content as the test enviroment. SPS provides config files that can help you with this in a very efficient way:...(truncated)...
Business Scorecard Manager 2005 - MSDN Download
(Indexed 2005-10-20):
Mark says that Business Scorecard Manager 2005 is available for MSDN Subscribers to download. [Image] UPDATE: Some interesting whitepapers about BSM (with thanks to Mauro) Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 CFO White Paper Achieving Compliance and Strategy Execution Using Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e24...(truncated)... By implementing a Business Scorecard Manager solution, organiza...(truncated)...
SharePoint Builder
(Indexed 2005-10-19):
Seems like Bil Simser is doing some great things! The SharePoint Builder lets you modify site definitions very easy: [Image] Features of the tool: Client based editing so you can work offline Publish to server and reset from inside the tool to see results immediately Graphical editing of all nodes in ONET and SCHEMA Validation of nodes so your output isn't screwed up Context Menus so you can just add stuff without having to know all the Xml ...(truncated)...
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2
(Indexed 2005-10-19):
And ofcourse SPS SP2 Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update. This service pack includes updates previously released for SharePoint Portal Server 2003: SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 1 ...(truncated)...
Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2
(Indexed 2005-10-19):
I know, I’m the last one in SharePoint blogsphere, but this one is too important to skip [Image]. Also check out the fix-list.Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 (SP2) contains stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update. This service pack includes updates previously released for Windows SharePoint Services: Windows ...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] MySite functionality with reader rights
(Indexed 2005-10-19):
A nice tip from my colleague Arnold about the use of MySite with users with Reader rights only. It is possible to give them a MySite by turning on the 'use personal features' right for the Reader group in SPS. Nothing exciting there, but MySite will appear as some sort of light version. Available features on private page: My calendar News for you My links summary Links for you My alerts summary Edit my profile ...(truncated)...
I'm back!
(Indexed 2005-10-19):
I've had a vacation the last 3 weeks and did not touch a computer, so you've probably noticed that it has been very quiet on my blog. It has been almost a year that we've been on vacation, so we really needed to catch it up. :) Anyway, Mallorca is a nice island and we've a lot of nice things there. So, I probably missed a lot on the SharePoint area since the PDC. I will read my way though emails and posting and post a summary quickly. Oh and some pics will follow soon ;) [Image]
[PDC05] Going back / last PDC05 posting
(Indexed 2005-09-17):
Last day was the final PDC day and after that we had a great time in Santa Monica! So to summarize, Ive seen some great things here, so my top 5 at PDC05: Office 12 with complete new UI SharePoint v3 (I love the ContentTypes and Applications part!) The server structure based on WSS as a foundation for about everything WWF (Windows Workflow Foundation) WCM (Web Content Management)/ECM (Enterprise Content Management) Then I met some people Ive...(truncated)...
[PDC05] What about Commerce server?
(Indexed 2005-09-16):
So, what weve seen at PDC05 so far is that a lot of server aspects will have WSS as a foundation. Like Ive told before MCMS will be part of this foundation (in specific, it will use the Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing namespace). We have a lot of solutions built right now using MSIB, the integration between MCMS, Commerce and SharePoint (search). So, if MCMS and SPS is part of the WSS foundation, what about Commerce? Right now, there is little told about how the Commerce team is i...(truncated)...
[PDC05] What about MCMS? SharePoint, yes!
(Indexed 2005-09-15):
Many question about what will happen to MCMS in the new Office 12 wave. Well there is a lot that will change where WSS will be the foundation for about everything. I just did a session on Web Content Management and Web Content Management will shift to WSS as well (as expected). How will this relate to MCMS 2.0? Web content management will migrate to WSS, using the MasterPages mechanism as the templates. Channels will be Areas subwebs Postings will be pages...(truncated)...
[PDC05] New features in SharePoint v3
(Indexed 2005-09-15):
There is a lot of new stuff coming up with SharePoint v3, so a brief overview of some of the new features: List item security Recycle Bin (user and admin level) Workflow! (using Windows Workflow Foundation) Other data source lookup columns UI improvements like better menus treeviews and configurable options RSS support (Custom) ContentTypes MasterPages (ASP.Net 2.0) Improved Definition structure Two-way...(truncated)...
[PDC05] First look at next version of Sharepoint
(Indexed 2005-09-15):
For you that have seen my blurry photo of SharePoint V3 and who want to know more, there is a video on channel9 with an interview with PJ Hough and others about SharePoint v3. Go check it out here. [Image][Image]
[PDC05] SharePoint v3 rocks!
(Indexed 2005-09-15):
So its been a few days since my last posting, but weve been really busy doing the 4d Shrek and Jurrasic Park rides in Universal Studios, playing mini ping pong, oh and yes, attend some very cool sessions [Image] [Image] We did so some cool stuff like Windows Vista (Ive been struggling to get it running on a VPC in my laptop) and Office 12, which has no new features, but a whole new improved GUI. It looks really good. The major changes: The got rid of most of the menu en to...(truncated)...
Easy Tabs Web Part
(Indexed 2005-09-09):
SharePoint 2003 web parts for implementing a tabbed interface. One web part provides navigation among pages using tabs, the other allows different web parts on a single page to be controlled using tabs. download here[Image]
Reading and Writing RSS with SharePoint
(Indexed 2005-09-07):
Paul Schaeflein has written an article about reading and writing RSS with SharePoint. There are many examples on RSS with SharePoint, but Paul gives a good overview on how to deal with it. So, a worth reading! [Image] “A popular request for intranets is inclusion of current news or sports headlines. Microsoft addressed this request in its Online Web Part gallery with some Web Parts that display content from MSN. These Web Parts provide the basics from a single provider...(truncated)...
My PDC05 Schedule
(Indexed 2005-09-07):
A few days to go until PDC05 and today Ive clicked my schedule together for the sessions Im planning to attend. Im not sure about every one of them, but most of them are fixed. Please drop me a line if you are planning to go to to one of the sessions as well!Tuesday, September 13 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM ...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Site Permissions Manager (WSS Version)
(Indexed 2005-09-07):
The Site Permissions System provides integrated SharePoint management that can help you address your company's business needs and increase productivity. When IT managers are faced with large SharePoint installations, permissions management can be time consuming and cumbersome; Site Permissions Manager can help. With one common interface an Administrator can delegate Active Directory permissions to their sites easily and quickly, whether its one site or twenty. Site Permissions Man...(truncated)...
[SharePoint Tip] Synchronize document libraries with SyncToy 1.0
(Indexed 2005-09-06):
Fabian Moritz (via Michael Greth) wrote a usefull tip about how to synchronize folders in SharePoint with your local system. The just released free application SyncToy 1.0 has been the trigger for finding out. Very usefull with for example Private Documents in My site in SharePoint. [Image] But be aware, when synchronizing SharePoint folders, checked-in documents will be overwritten and replaced![Image]
Blog 'till you drop
(Indexed 2005-09-06):
Pedro Serrano from CaveDigital has started blogging about SharePoint. A long time I have waited for this, so join the club Pedro! [Image] update: My colleague Ferry started as well, whahoo! He’s interaction designer and has some usefull thing to say about IA, IxD and content management. He’s doing a lot of SharePoint IA, so keep an eye on him as well![Image]
SmartPart 1.1
(Indexed 2005-09-05):
Via Patrick: Jan has been busy working and finishing a new version of the SmartPart. We have been using version 1.1 in a couple of projects over the last months and like the new features: support for custom ToolParts easy access to the underlying web part support for custom properties without exposing them in the property toolpart various minor improvements Great work Jan![Image]
SharePoint Portal Server automated setup script
(Indexed 2005-09-05):
Nice post by Bart Bultinck (new blogger) about his script to automate parts of the SharePoint Portal Server setup! He’s going to work it out to script even more procedures, so if you have a tip you can drop it. Right now, the script does: adding a user to the local admins group find cdrom drive to kickstart setup (you can place these lines in comments if your run the setup over network drive create needed directories Great work![Image]
[SharePoint Tip] Create the 'Up to portal' link: the right way!
(Indexed 2005-08-31):
Ive been looking at this for an hour, wondering what I did wrong: Ive created a new SPSite using a site definition. I wanted to connect this SPSite to the portal using the PortalUrl and PortalName properties, so the Up to portal link would appear. SPSite newSite = siteCollections.Add(strUrl,strTitle,"",1043,strTemplate,strU...(truncated)... newSite.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true; newSite.PortalName = "My Portal"; newSite.PortalUrl = "http://myserver/"; No error so far, and this is ...(truncated)...
SharePoint User Profiles Write Back to Active Directory
(Indexed 2005-08-31):
Via Bill English, a tip from Ward Ralston about how to write SPS user profile properties back to the Active Directory. Kind of dangerous action, but in some cases very usefull to update the properties in the AD that are normally never updated [Image]. Anyway, the tip: “First, schedule the profiles to import daily from Active Directory to SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Then, do this: Allow users to edit some of their mapped AD attributes in their profile (Last Name, Ti...(truncated)...
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Word Breaker Update
(Indexed 2005-08-29):
This update includes seven word breakers for use with SharePoint Portal Server 2003. The word breakers are used to word break documents in the following languages: Czech Danish Greek Hebrew Hungarian Norwegian Portuguese Download here For the people that have no idea what word breaking is: Word breaking is the decomposition of text into individual text tokens, or w...(truncated)...
Presentation of TEAM ABNAMRO boat one for Volvo Ocean Race
(Indexed 2005-08-28):
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the christening of boat one in Rotterdam of TEAM ABN AMRO that will take part of the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailing race around the world. Weve built a portal based on SharePoint for this team, so they can access documents and schedules everywhere on the world. Cool project and the reason why we had an invitation [Image] [Image] Boat number two [Image] and of course the beautiful Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam File Attachment: ...(truncated)...
Application templates for WSS: try them out!
(Indexed 2005-08-26):
A while ago it was on every sharepoint blog: Microsofts release of the free WSS application templates. Many talk about it, but Bill Simser did a great job with his application templates playground: try them out! Thanks for the tip Wayne! [Image][Image]