Archive List Items in SharePoint 2010

Workflow sample

{lang: ‘ar’}This article explains how to set up an archiving process for a SharePoint list. An Issue Tracking List is considered in this example. What would we like to do? Define a process to manage aged items in the issue list by defining an action to be taken when an item reaches its expiration date. [...]

Configuring Group Calendar in SharePoint 2010

Group calendar options

{lang: ‘ar’}Introduction Group Calendar enables users to view available resources and facilitates collaboration with team members. Using a Group Calendar you can view the availability or schedule of other team member’s, availability of resources such as meeting rooms, projectors, conference lines etc. Group Work Lists feature has to be enabled for the Site to use [...]

Using SharePoint Circulations List

{lang: ‘ar’}Introduction Use Circulations List to send information to employees or users regarding policy changes and seek confirmation from the recipients that it has been read or acted upon. Scenario Company XYZ has made changes to the unused vacation for all employees. It requires that all employees read the proposed changes and signify acceptance. Use [...]

How to setup Branching in Sharepoint Survey

setup branch questions

{lang: ‘ar’}Introduction In a SharePoint Survey, Branching is used to collect additional information based on the user’s response. For example, if the user likes Chinese food, the branching question can be relating to ‘favorite Chinese restaurants’. Branching is enabled after creating the basic Survey Prerequisites Before you can setup Branching, create the question to which [...]

SharePoint Team Discussion Dashboard Web Parts

subject view

{lang: ‘ar’}Overview In a SharePoint Team Discussion Board you can create columns to monitor items based on Priority (Low, Medium, High) or Status (Open, Closed). The columns get displayed in the Subject view. Though helpful, it does not give a quick snapshot especially if the feedback list has several items. One way to get a [...]

Create online approval form in SharePoint

approval columns

{lang: ‘ar’}Overview In an Organization approval of the key stakeholders is required for various tasks such as the project plan, design document, user documentation etc. The approval can be either a physical signature or it can be in electronic form.  This article outlines using SharePoint (2007, 2010, or even 2003 versions) to capture the approval [...]

SharePoint Discussion Board Hide Columns

message content type hidden value

{lang: ‘ar’}Introduction The SharePoint Team Discussion Board has two Content Types (1) Discussion and (2) Message.  The Subject and the Post of a discussion item are represented by the Discussion content type and the Replies to the feedback item are represented by the Message content type. When you create a new column for the Team [...]

Understanding SharePoint Discussion Board Permissions

item level permissions

{lang: ‘ar’}Introduction SharePoint Team Discussion Board is commonly used to solicit feedback on documentation, product, service etc. Permissions can be set up to determine who can access the Team Discussion Board and who has access to edit feedback items. Permissions can be broadly classified into the following categories. General Advanced General Settings > Discussion Board [...]

SharePoint HTTP Error 401.1

{lang: ‘ar’}HTTP Error 401.1 can occur due to several reasons related to authentication. The following example outlines one such scenario: Example: You are using windows authentication to call a Web Service or to query the Database. Based on these credentials, a workflow is active on a list or a discussion board that calls a Web [...]

Publish PowerPoint Slides to SharePoint

document management pane

{lang: ‘ar’}Introduction If you have Microsoft PowerPoint presentations on the local drive publish it to SharePoint to enable other users to review and make changes. PowerPoint 2007 gives the option to publish onto a SharePoint Document Workspace, edit local or server copy,  and keep it synchronized. This article explains the following Creating a Document Workspace [...]

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