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28/11/2011Issue relates to: KB2560890 Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
There have been instances where this update gets pushed out to environments and breaks a few things, namely the User Profile Service and some of the publishing activities. For a great article on all the issues and resolutions, head here.
As a basic overview, to fix the problem once it's surfaced its ugly head install Service Pack 1 and at least the August Cumulative Update for 2011. Of course for these updates follow the processes to ensure they go ahead without a hitch.
25/11/2011During my time working with SharePoint, we often have to integrate and connect to CRM style environments. Lately, one of these environments has been Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Now this version of CRM does have some out of the box integration capabilities with SharePoint 2010; like linking to document libraries. However, this post is about another great thing I have found, which is a Site Map editor for CRM 2011.
Now while you might say 'big deal' about this or 'what's a site map for CRM?' the basics are that: the SiteMap is the section of the rendered page on the left hand side. Similar to the Quick Launch area for SharePoint, the SiteMap area provides a view of the silos of information or high functions you have within your CRM environment. Now, to edit this SiteMap area is a painful exercise. It involves custom solutions and a truck load of XML… Link to the application:
http://sitemapeditor.codeplex.com/
It's quite a powerful little tool, with options for just about everything in the SiteMap area. The image below show the basic interface with some of the available options.
I encourage you to check it out if you work with CRM.
7/11/2011We all know that SharePoint 2007 had a number of pre-built site templates to make use of. 40 in fact! The Fabulous 40 SharePoint templates where created by Microsoft to extend the base SharePoint 2007 platform and functionality. It also gave users a look into some of the things that are possible with SharePoint as an application.
Fast forward to now, and there is a NEW set of 40 on the block. These ones aimed squarely at SharePoint 2010. Check them out here:
http://www.microsoft.com/health/en-us/campaigns/Pages/SharePoint-Templates.aspx
7/09/2011The product group released the delayed August 2011 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family.
Be aware that the August Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP1 hotfix. That means that you should ensure that SP1 is installed before the August CU.
The KB articles for August CU (2007 and 2010) can be found at the following locations:
- KB 2553022 - WSS 3.0
- KB 2553020 - MOSS 2007
- KB 2553050 - SharePoint Foundation 2010
- KB 2553048 - SharePoint Server 2010
- KB 2553049 - SharePoint Server 2010 with Project Server
As you see there is a separate Full Server Package for SharePoint Server 2010 with Project Server which simplifies patching of this common installation.
The Full Server Packages for August 2011 CU are available through the following links:
After installing the fixes you need to run the SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard on each machine in the farm.
Note: This shout out goes to Stefan Goßner who originally posted this on the 7th of September, 2011
1/09/2011The SharePoint product group has now released the August CU for the SharePoint 2007 product family. For more information you can check Stefan Goßner's blog, or go straight to the download's here:
Don't forget to run the SharePoint Configuration Wizard on each machine in the farm after installing the updates. 29/08/2011
I've been doing a number of Reporting services projects lately and one thing has come up a fair bit. That is: Stand-alone dashboards and their up-to-date data. Now this has to do with the dynamic date range of [Today] or [Now] minus a certain amount of time. When the report renders it takes the current time and does its calculation for the period parameter. If the report stays open, the report itself can refresh, but this is only for the current data set and doesn't move the date range along. For example:
You set the value in the AutoRefresh element to however many seconds you want to wait before it refreshes. But this only solves half the problem. The rest is in the SharePoint side of things. We need something to refresh the whole SharePoint page. You 'can' potentially do this with the meta tag in your master page, but there is something a little more versatile. Enter the 'Content Editor Web Part'.
Here you add a Content Editor Web part to your reports page with the following script entered into the HTML editor:
In the 'setReloadTime' section, change the value to be the number of seconds you need before a refresh kicks off.
Once this is done, hide the web part and voila! Your page should automatically refresh on the desired time interval. This will then force the report to recalculate its period parameter and update the displayed data. Typically I have implemented this on dashboard style pages with multiple SSRS web parts. The dashboards themselves were typically in board room style environments where they get displayed 24/7 and don't really have any user interaction. You can of course use this on any type of SharePoint page where a refresh is required! 4/08/2011
With the release of Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010, a number of awesome little things made it into the mix. One of those is *Insert Drumroll here* A Site Recycling Bin!! Now, this isn't just the normal recycling bin you get to restore list items and documents, oh no. This is one to hold 'deleted sites'! If you accidentally delete whole site it will end up in the recycling bit of its parent site. For more info about this new feature check out the following links:
SharePoint Team Blog
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I dig SharePoint. What more can I say? Wait, I can say more! I also do Microsoft CRM, Project Server and a bunch of other productivity applications! I am more than willing to get up in front of a crowd and blab on about anything. I care less about the politics of an organisation and more about the outcome of the solution I’m building. I care about how my solutions improve the productivity standards in a business and will not hesitate to be vocal about it.
I am the creator of custom Master pages and page layouts. I am the lord of custom site definitions. I mould site features and workflows. I bend CSS to my will and Photoshop my way into anything. If it’s SharePoint; I do it.
I have worked in a variety of business sectors from Education, Government and Service providers, to large private enterprise and dynamic small businesses. I constantly look to challenge and push myself in areas that will improve the outcomes of my work.
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