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MOSS 2007 Filter webparts part 3 - Adding and connecting SharePoint filter webparts in code and a the page layout

On my weblog on tonstegeman.com, I just published the 3rd article in the series on SharePoint filter webparts. It shows you can add filter providers and consumers to SharePoint pages through code. It also shows how to connect the 2 and how to configure...

Published 01-13-2008 5:32 PM by tonstegeman

Querying SharePoint for content - using SPSiteDataQuery and CrossListQueryInfo

On my new weblog, I just posted a new article on querying sharepoint sites using the SPSiteDataQuery objects and the CrossListQueryInfo objects. I have also described some of the issues that I ran into while writing the Content By Type webpart.

Published 11-10-2007 3:31 PM by tonstegeman

Moving my weblog to SharePoint

At the moment I am busy moving my weblog to a SharePoint weblog. Most articles are already available on the new weblog. You can find my new weblog on this url . I will post links to the new articles on this blog, but it might be better to update your...

Published 11-06-2007 11:46 PM by tonstegeman

Introducing the Content By Type webpart

Update 07–11–2007: The beta period is now closed. I will continue to work on the feedback of users who are currently testing the webpart. On my new weblog I will post the updates and the 1.0 release in the coming weeks. I have been working...

Published 10-11-2007 11:36 PM by tonstegeman

Export user information to Excel using "Export to spreadsheet" in SharePoint 2007

In mosts lists in SharePoint the Actions menu has an option “Export to spreadsheet”. Using this option you can easily export the contents of the current view to an Excel spreadsheet.I got the question why this link is not available in the...

Published 10-03-2007 9:00 PM by tonstegeman

Localizing SharePoint 2007 site columns using resource files.

The site columns that are deployed by SharePoint are localized out of the box. In a Dutch SharePoint site, the displayname of field “Date Picture Taken” is “Afbeelding gemaakt op”. In this post I will show you how to do this for...

Published 09-27-2007 11:40 PM by tonstegeman

MOSS 2007 Filter webparts part 2 - providing and consuming a default value and using Excel Services

In this post I described a custom filter provider and consumer webpart for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. In this post I show how you can make the provider send a default value to other filter webparts. The second step is to show how you can...

Published 09-22-2007 11:56 AM by tonstegeman

MOSS 2007 Filter webparts part 1 - create your own provider and consumer

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 offers a number of filter webparts. These can be used to gather filtering options from a number of different sources. The filter value(s) selected by the users can be sent to other SharePoint webparts. This connection...

Published 09-21-2007 11:14 PM by tonstegeman

Getting the associated page layouts from a SharePoint document library

In MOSS 2007 you can associate a page layout with a content type. The MOSS publishing feature uses this mechanism to select the content type for the new page that you create by using the “Create Page” option from the Site Actions menu. By...

Published 09-08-2007 12:06 PM by tonstegeman

Creating custom editor parts for a SharePoint webpart

For one of my SharePoint webparts I created a custom EditorPart to edit the properties of the webpart. I had some issues with this editorpart that caused me a headache.My webpart is an ASP.NET 2.0 webpart (System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts) that implements...

Published 08-04-2007 10:10 AM by tonstegeman

Using MOSS to eliminate paper: multifunctionals and scanners

This is a repost from one of my collegues, Sjoert Ebben : Introduction (by Sjoert): This is the first post of a planned series of postings on the topic of using SharePoint to get rid of paper. My intention is to share gathered knowledge on the matter...

Published 07-31-2007 10:35 PM by tonstegeman

Associating the default page in a SharePoint 2007 publishing site with a custom content type and a custom page layout

In the MOSS 2007 intranets we build for our customers, we try to encourage them to use custom content types to manage the documents and publishing pages. In these projects we always create new page layouts, new content types and associate the page layouts...

Published 07-23-2007 9:42 PM by tonstegeman

SharePoint field objects - classname, name and types

In one of my SharePoint 2007 projects, I was working with SharePoint fields in code. I have spent quite a bit of time searching for all the classnames and fieldtypes that I needed to identify all different field types. In the table below you can find...

Published 07-23-2007 9:24 AM by tonstegeman

Using SharePoint 2007 audiences in combination with MOSS Publishing placeholders

In one of our projects we had a requirement to target the content of a SharePoint Publishing HTML field to an audience. The content should only be displayed to users that are member of an audience. It was very easy to create this and below you can find...

Published 07-18-2007 11:27 PM by tonstegeman

Deploy a SharePoint list template to SharePoint MySites

A collegue of mine prepared a list in her SharePoint 2007 MySite. Her question was how she could make this list available as a template in everybody’s MySite. The issue with this is that every MySite is a separate Site Collection, and therefore every...

Published 07-10-2007 8:11 PM by tonstegeman

SharePoint 2007 Filter webparts - using the Page Field Filter webpart on a Lookup field

This post describes an issue we were having using the SharePoint PageFieldFilter webpart in combination with a Lookup field. First the issue is explained, then a solution is provided. The issue In our intranet we were setting up a product catalog. The...

Published 05-17-2007 4:35 PM by tonstegeman

Using Analysis Services data in Excel Services - Overview and updates

Some time ago I wrote a small series on setting up Excel Services to connect to SQL Services Analysis Services using Kerberos. Based on feedback from my customer and people in the community, I realized something was wrong in the first part on setting...

Published 04-30-2007 11:27 AM by tonstegeman

What a great day: I got an MVP Award!!

Today I got an e-mail telling me that I was awarded MOSS MVP!! Needless to say that I am very excited about that! Thank you very much those who nominated me!

Published 04-01-2007 7:48 PM by tonstegeman

SharePoint 2007 development exams: the results

Last week I got the e-mails I was waiting for since January; I passed both beta SharePoint 2007 exams that I took :-). So I am now a Microsoft Certified Solution Specialist in: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Application Development Microsoft...

Published 03-27-2007 7:48 PM by tonstegeman

Document templates and SharePoint 2007 content types

One of the most powerful new features in WSSv3 (and of course MOSS 2007) are content types. One of the benefits of having content types is that we now can have multiple document templates in one single document library. Each content type can have a document...

Published 03-27-2007 7:35 PM by tonstegeman

Using Analysis Services data in Excel Services part 3 - Create and test an Excel sheet

This is the third and last part in a small series on my adventures to get Excel Services working with SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. In this part we will create and test an Excel sheet. Part 1 – Preparing the AD for Kerberos Part 2 – Preparing...

Published 03-13-2007 7:58 PM by tonstegeman

Using Analysis Services data in Excel Services part 2 - Preparing the MOSS server

This is the second part in a small series on my adventures to get Excel Services working with SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. The first part describes the changes to the Active Directory to setup the Kerberos authentication for delegation of user accounts...

Published 03-12-2007 8:35 PM by tonstegeman

Using Analysis Services data in Excel Services part 1 - Preparing the AD for Kerberos

I started to work with Excel Services in combination with data from Analysis Services. First I configured this all in 1 virtual machine, which was easy, because it just works. The next step was to get it working in a real world scenario at one of our...

Published 03-11-2007 2:33 PM by tonstegeman

Managing Content Type order and visiblility on a SharePoint list in code

In SharePoint 2007 and WSS v3 it is possible to add multiple content types to a single list or document library. After adding the content types to your list, you can use the option “Change new button order and default content type” to change...

Published 03-02-2007 2:22 PM by tonstegeman

Navigation options in a SharePoint Publishing Site

As with almost anything in SharePoint 2007, it is possible to set the navigation options for a publishing site in code. To be able to do this, you need to reference the Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing assembly and add these using directives. using Microsoft...

Published 03-01-2007 6:15 AM by tonstegeman

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