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How to get the name of the user changing a Task in a Custom workflow code
I was asked by one of my colleagues on how to have access to the name of the user who is modifying a task programmatically within the Workflow code. Every time a task gets modified by a user...
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Weired WSS event when deploying MOSS using pre-configured databases
When configuring a Farm or creating Web application using pre-configured databases, psconfig, stsadm -o extendvs, stsadm -o createssp and other related commands run successfully but you will see bunch...
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Using Delay activity in WSS 3.0 custom Workflows (Lessons learned)
WF's DelayActivity is best suited for scenarios such as sending Reminders or if you want to force your WF to dehydrate for a batch update on Item's column(s), as you may know a .NET 3.0 hotfix or SP1...
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Setting Workflow Status to custom value
To set the Workflow status to a custom value add your custom Status values to workflow.xml under <MetaData>: <ExtendedStatusColumnValues>...
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MOSS 2007 with SP1 Released (Trial version)
MOSS 2007 with SP1 (Trial version) just released and can be downloaded here:Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1 (32...
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SPS2003 migration to MOSS and the demise of WSS 2.0 site groups
As you may know the security features have been completly revamped for WSS 3.0 comparing to WSS 2.0 (for good reasons), as part of this change during migration each WSS 2.0 Site group within a site...
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Adding a link to a shared folder in document library using "Link to Document"...
Recently I was asked by one of my customers to help them with a solution to allow uses adding link to documents on their shared folder, OOB "Link To Document" contnet type can be used to add a link in...
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New whitepaper on Workflow and SharePoint
A new whitepaper on Workflow titled "Developing Workflow Solutions with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows Workflow Foundation" by a good friend of mine Daniel Odievich and truly yours...
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Getting 5762 error moving site collections to separate database using STSADM...
Mergecontentdbs is a new stsadm extension (part of WSS 3.0 SP1) which allows SharePoint administrators to easily move site collection(s) between different content databases, this is really handy when...
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www.MSSharePointDeveloper.com launched!
This is just announced by Paul Andrew:To help drive adoption of SharePoint by Software Developers we have launched a campaign to .NET Developers at http://MSSharePointDeveloper.com. We’re doing...
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Deploying External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint in a medium farm
Update: The External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint (ECTS) is now available exclusively on CodePlex, Microsoft’s open source Web site. To access these resources, visit the Community Kit for...
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Using nested StateActivity to send regular reminders in Visual Studio...
Note. I want to thank Daniel Odievich for providing the content of this post, a must read!When developing SharePoint workflows, one often needs to send email notification for a task, and then keep...
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Known issue with Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
If you are planning to deploy this update to your production environment, pay attention to a known issue that may affect AAM functionality in which discovered after release of Infrastructure Update for...
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MOSS 2007 Best Practices articles are now live!
Recently I collaborated on a SharePoint Collaboration best practice article which just got published on Technet along with a series of great articles on Operation, Publishing, Search and My Sites:·...
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check for publisher's certificate revocation slowing down SharePoint
While working on an engagement deploying a medium farm on Windows 2008 with no internet connection I noticed a considerable performance hit causing by check for publisher's certificate revocation which...
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Patterns and practices for SharePoint is published on MSDN
This guidance helps architects and developers design, build, test, deploy and upgrade SharePoint intranet applications. A reference implementation that is named the Contoso Training Management...
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Support for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 withouht SP1 will end on January 13th 2009
Per our "Lifecycle Supported Service Packs" link the support for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 without SP1 will end on January 13th 2009 and it is recommended to apply SP1 before the deadline to be in...
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December Cumulative Update for MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 is now available for...
December Cumulative Update for Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is now available for download: December Cumulative Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0December...
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Server Upgrade and Migration Tool for Microsoft Office InfoPath
The Server Upgrade and Migration tool allows a SharePoint farm administrator to change hard-coded URLs in InfoPath form templates, UDC files, and content types to ensure that the form templates...
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Troubleshooting team site's default page errors caused by adding faulty web part
In cases when SharePoint cannot load the default page for a team site caused by adding a faulty web part, "Web Part Maintenance" page can help the site admin to remove the fault web part or reset the...
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