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  • Client Side Javascript Validation in SharePoint Custom Edit Forms

    Recently for a client engagement I used a Custom Field Iterator to control the edit and display form for a content type (more on this in an upcoming post). The requirement was for different fields to be made editable based on the state the list item was in. After deployment, the client requested that...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 09-28-2008

  • MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 Alternate Access Mapping

    I did a three day consulting gig 3 months ago where I installed and configured WSS 3.0, trained them on the basics of document libraries and lists, and converted a spreadsheet with multiple pages into a List so that their users could edit items simultaneously. They loved the item-level version history...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by JoeS on 04-15-2008

  • Failing Backups and DST Woes

    This week I worked on a two day introduction to SharePoint with a new client. The goal was to install and then give them a quick tour of the features with emphasis on Excel services. We completed the install on the first day and did a backup in preparation for the following days exploration. The following...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 03-16-2008

  • Checking for empty or null dates in SharePoint

    A client asked me today how to create a view filtered so that only items that where missing their Start Date, Due Date, or both. First, create a calculated column DatesMissing with the following formula: =NOT(AND(ISNUMBER([Start Date]),ISNUMBER([Due Date]))) Don't forget to set the type to Date!...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by JoeS on 01-30-2008

  • Displaying SharePoint list items under multiple group headings

    Recently I was building an issues list application for a client. The issues broke down in to several major initiatives, with many issues being a member of more than one initiative. What I wanted to do was a build an issues list and then have each issue grouped under the initiative or initiatives it belongs...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 12-28-2007

  • Site Definitions in SharePoint 2007

    For many of our clients we need to build custom site definitions. When building SharePoint solutions the terms site template, definition and to a lesser extent site portal are often used. Each of these allows the user to create a new site with a predefined set of Content Types, Layouts, and Lists etc...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 10-15-2007
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