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SharePoint-Tab-Highlight-Problem.aspx

Sep

2012

In your SharePoint setup, if top navigation aka global navigation tabs do not highlight after clicking on them – then most probably their navigation URL needs to be fixed. For example, if the tab URL is http://server/sitename/default.aspx then remove /default.aspx from this URL such that your final URL should be http://server/sitename in the navigation settings ...

/post/Quick-Launch-Navigation-missing-from-SharePoint-Web-part-page.aspx

Sep

2012

When you create a new web part page in SharePoint, its left navigation column becomes empty. Reason for this is that the left side navigation is defined in the Master Page using “PlaceHolderLeftNavBar” content place holder and templates for Web Part Pages shipped with SharePoint override this content place holder and delete its content, thus ...

Using Document Workspace in SharePoint

Sep

2012

A Document Workspace provides a document library for storing primary documents and their supporting files; a task list for assigning to-do items; a links list for listing resources that are related to the documents; and a members list that shows who has access to the site. If documents and related materials — such as tasks, ...

Update User Profile in Sharepoint Programmatically

Sep

2012

In Sharepoint, there is a special list ‘User Information List’ for user’s profile information storage. This list is quite handly to play around with user profile data. When a user is added to the Sharepoint site, a list item is automatically created in this list. To update the user’s information in ‘User Information List’, for ...

PowerShell and SharePoint 2010

Sep

2012

If you are a SharePoint developer or administrator, then start learning Power Shell. It’s a must have skill for dealing with SharePoint from now on wards. Windows Power Shell is an interactive command line and task based scripting technology which allows administrators to automate administrative tasks. From SharePoint viewpoint, Power Shell has significant performance benefits: ...

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHAREPOINT FOUNDATION AND SHAREPOINT SERVER

Sep

2012

Regarding “SharePoint Foundation” and “SharePoint Server 2010”, the important thing to understand is that SharePoint Foundation is the foundation, and SharePoint Server is simply an optional add-on package of more advanced features. In fact, you cannot install SharePoint Server by itself, because installing it automatically also installs SharePoint Foundation. So the question is: What differs ...

Adding Servers to SharePoint Portal Server 2007 Farm

Sep

2012

If you want to add servers to SharePoint Portal Server 2007 farm, only options which willl be available are “Complete” or “Web Front End”. It is better to choose Complete and turn off services not required for the WFE server when installing a WFE so that you retain the flexibility of changing roles later. If ...

SharePoint security access denied permission corruption problem – Edit Item and Access Workflows 1

Sep

2012

During SharePoint migration from WSS 3.0 to MOSS, we experienced a very strange permission problem. After migration, whenever a new list or site was created; its edit access was somehow revoked. Not even system account could edit item??? This was a peculiar problem because user was unable to edit list items and was unable to ...

URL redirection or URL mapping in Sharepoint

Sep

2012

URL redirection in sharepoint can be done with many different ways, but the one I have most useful is to implement it via httpmodule. Just use following piece of code to create httpmodule and update web.config of the web application to add that module entry and everything will work fine: namespace BWL.RedirectModule { public class ...

How to use default master file in admin pages of Sharepoint instead of _layouts based application master file

Sep

2012

While doing Sharepoint branding or skinning you may notice that Sharepoint default master page styling does not apply to its admin pages. For example, admin page like “View All Content” will remain as is because admin pages served via _layouts folder use different master page i.e. application.master which resides in the same _layouts folder. So, ...