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Enabling WebDAV Client Service on Windows Server 2008 R2 - (Andri Yadi)

aobi — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:05:00 GMT

Useful tip from Andri Yadi detailing how to enable WebDAV Client (WebClient) Service on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Although his post refers to WSS 3.0, believe this problem and resolution should also apply to SharePoint 2010

WSS 3.0 SP2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - “Open with Windows Explorer” Failed

Visual Studio: The task requires the application to have elevated permissions - (Sinan Acikal)

aobi — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:04:24 GMT

Useful little note if you ever receive

'The task requires the application to have elevated permissions"

when deploying a SharePoint Solution directly from Visual Studio 2010.

To interact with SharePoint projects in Visual Studio, your system user account must have administrator privileges.

SharePoint Tab Web Part JQuery, Java, and CSS - (Erik Swenson)

aobi — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:52:45 GMT

A very useful article covering various ways of implementing "Tabs" in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint Tab Web Part JQuery, Java, and CSS

SharePoint 2010 Web Parts by License Type - (SharePoint Config)

aobi — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:07:16 GMT

A useful matrix detailing which of the OOB web-parts are available in each SharePoint 2010 edition (Foundation vs Standard vs Enterprise)

SharePoint 2010 Web Parts by License Type

SharePoint 2010 Site Templates - (Todd Baginski)

aobi — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:53:49 GMT

Nice article from Todd Baginski's Blog detailing the out-of-the-box site templates which ship with SharePoint 2010.

Which SharePoint 2010 Site Template Is Right For Me?

AD LDS, SharePoint and Forms Based Authentication - (George Khalil)

aobi — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:20:27 GMT

Ever wanted to provide clients or other external parties such as vendors, affiliates etc access to your SharePoint Sites without having to provide them with a Windows Active Directory Account? Luckily, SharePoint provides you with the ability to setup multiple authentication providers.

In this post George provides a step by step instructions on how this can be achieved utilising Windows 2008 Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM).

AD LDS, SharePoint and Forms Based Authentication

Working with SharePoint 2010 Foundation Master Pages - (GetThePoint Blog)

aobi — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:50:19 GMT

Great article detailing:

basics of working with SharePoint 2010 master pages
the changes between the previous 2007 version and the new 2010 version
insight into some of the more common and useful customisations

Working with SharePoint 2010 Foundation Master Pages

What Is Included in Business Connectivity Services?

aobi — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:39:59 GMT

Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) is included in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and Microsoft Office 2010 applications. However, the feature set and the capabilities differ in each application.

What Is Included in Business Connectivity Services?

Free SharePoint 2010 Rollup Web Part - (Lightning Tools)

aobi — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:09:37 GMT

The free "Express version" of this Rollup Web Part provides a 'current site collection' rollup web part that is easy to configure for both aggregating the content and displaying it.

Lightning Conductor 2010 Express Web Part

The ability to aggregate content across site collections is also available using the full version

Lightning Conductor 2010 Web Part

SharePoint 2010 Scripted Configuration - (Dan Holme)

aobi — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:37:55 GMT

Great article and very useful script from Dan Holme on TechEd 2010 and "a script offering the advantage of an automated configuration method" for SharePoint 2010

SharePoint is So Last Month--And Scripted Configuration: Dan Holme at TechEd 2010

Failed to execute web request SSRS - (Nishant Rana)

aobi — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:27:41 GMT

Useful post on debugging a 'Failed to execute web request for the specified URL' error returned from SSRS when consuming the SharePoint 'GetListItems' webservice as a data source

http://nishantrana.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/failed-to-execute-web-request-for-the-specified-url-sharepoint/

Profile Picture Import Tool - (Stef van Hooijdonk)

aobi — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:26:54 GMT

Stef van Hooijdonk from TamTam has put together a neat little tool for importing "Profile Image" files into SharePoint 2010 and made it available from his blog

Tool: Import Pictures for all you Profiles

SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Commands - (Mike Watson)

aobi — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:29:30 GMT

Complete (categorised) list of SharePoint 2010 PowerShell commands from Mike Watson (aka SharePoint Mad Scientist)

SharePoint PowerShell list

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks

aobi — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:56:08 GMT

"Learning Snacks" are short, interactive presentations created by Microsoft Learning experts. Each Snack (delivered using Microsoft Silverlight technology) includes various media, such as animations and recorded demos. At the end of each free presentation, you can view more Snacks, learn more about the topic, or visit a related Web site.

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Snacks

Amrein Engineering Web Parts

aobi — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:57:51 GMT

A variety of web part for MOSS and WSS v3 from Amrein Engineering:

Microsoft Sharepoint Web Parts - Amrein Engineering

Including:

Free Digital Clock Web Part
Free Daily Dilbert Web Part
Free Lightbox Web Part
Free Flash Movie Rotator Web Part
Free Google Chart Web Part
Free Poll Web Part
Free Van Gogh Web Part
Free List View Sharepoint Web Part

SharePoint 2007 with ADAM - (Steve Caravajal's Ramblings)

aobi — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:42:12 GMT

Useful set of links from Steve Caravajal on getting SharePoint to play nice with ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode)

SharePoint 2007 and ADAM

Free SharePoint Videos - (SharePoint-Videos.com)

aobi — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:27:53 GMT

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/all-free-videos/

( Free videos are rotated every couple of weeks.)

Including:

Customize List View Web Parts using SharePoint Designer
Automate Business Processes using InfoPath forms and SharePoint Designer Workflows
Control Content Approval and Publishing on a Library with Approval Workflow
Configure Single Sign On
Initial Configuration of a new SharePoint Installation
Use Content Query and Site Aggregator web parts to roll up your data
Create a Custom Search site
Create a Master Detail relationship using web part connections
Attach a SharePoint Designer Workflow to a Data View web part
Publishing Sites vs. Team Sites
Publishing Pages with Workflow in Publishing Sites

Free SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010 & InfoPath 2010 Videos (SharePoint-Videos.com)

aobi — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:24:42 GMT

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/free-sharepoint-sharepoint-designer-and-infopath-2010-videos/

Including:

Installing SharePoint Server 2010
Creating SharePoint 2010 site components
What's new in InfoPath 2010 - Walkthrough
Switching the Master Page of a Site
Introduction to SharePoint Designer 2010
Explore InfoPath 2010 Controls
Create reusable workflows using SharePoint Designer 2010 and attach to Content Types
Create and Manage SharePoint Content using SharePoint Designer 2010
XSLT List View web parts and Conditional Formatting
Configuring Rules in InfoPath 2010
Create List View Pages with Conditionally Formatted Data
Create External Content Types using SharePoint Designer 2010
Exploring a SharePoint Site
Getting Started with a SharePoint Site

Hardware,Versioning & PowerPivot in 2010 - (Maurice Prather)

aobi — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:53:19 GMT

Some interesting posts from Maurice Prather (..who has started up his own company recently ) on..

...in SharePoint 2010

SharePointUpgrade.com

aobi — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:53:56 GMT

The guys (and gals) at SharePoint 911 have updated their "SharePoint Upgrade Wiki"

Orginally put together to provide as much information as possible on upgrading from SharePoint v2 to SharePoint v3, it now contains information on the fundamentals that will be needed for upgrading from SharePoint 2007 (v3) to SharePoint 2010.

SharePointUpgrade.com

Learn - Read about the prerequisites and study the different upgrade methods.
Prepare - Document the environment, along with server customizations, plan the upgrade approach, and upgrade any necessary hardware and software.
Test - Build a farm or farms to test the upgrade and its outcome. Evaluate the different upgrade methods. Cover all the bases so that any potential issues are discovered at this stage.
Implement - Perform the actual farm upgrade, deploy any server customizations, and monitor the progress and outcomes of these processes.
Validate - Review all of the appropriate logs, review sites for any user interface issues or data issues

Enumallwebs to identify & remove orphaned sites

aobi — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:17:19 GMT

SharePoint Joel details how to use the "Enumallwebs" stsadm command to identify & remove orphaned sites (..in preparation for a SharePoint 2010 upgrade)

How to Remove Corrupted SharePoint Sites – Preparing for SharePoint 2010 Upgrade

details of the "Enumallwebs" stsadm command (which was introduced with SP2) are available from TechNet:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd789634.aspx

SharePoint 2010: Extending a SharePoint Node in Server Explorer

aobi — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:59:22 GMT

The SharePoint Server Explorer is new Visual Studio 2010 along with the Visual Studio Tools for SharePoint.

Post from "Chaks Corner" details how to extend this by:
1) Creating new nodes
2) Extending existing nodes

SharePoint 2010: Extending a SharePoint Node in Server Explorer

Import Error: Parent web does not exist

aobi — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:45:51 GMT

Great little tip from Patrik Luca detailing the problem and (..more importantly) a solution

Restore subsite: parent web does not exist

Deploying PerformancePoint 2010 - (PPS Team Blog)

aobi — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:40:56 GMT

This post from the PerformancePoint Services Team Blog details the steps necessary to get PerformancePoint up and running, from beginning to end.

Deploying PerformancePoint 2010 Soup to Nuts

Planning for Upgrade from SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint Server 2010 - (SharePoint Team Blog)

aobi — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:24:56 GMT

The first SharePoint Team Blog post of the new year provides details for all those planning to upgrade from SharePoint Portal Server 2003 directly to SharePoint Server 2010:

Planning for Upgrade from SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Server 2010