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Edit column header of Sharepoint BDC webpart using XSLT

I would like to change database column names of a BDC list webpart using an XSL file. My SQL query is "Select BATCH_ID...", I want to change that column name "BATCH_ID" to "ID" using XSL. I also want to know how $ColName_0 is getting populated with the value 'BATCH_ID'? Inside the dvt.headerfield template it is sorting and adding sor...

Which CSS framework(s) work well with SharePoint publishing sites?

Past, now irrelevant back story: I was trying to make some changes to BlueBand and get 'up and running pretty quickly' but after looking at it further this is no longer an option due to tables that a previous developer introduced into the layout. I'll have to live with this and make what tweaks I can. So, looking towards future greenfie...

How to SSL enable SharePoint

What is the best way to SSL enable a SharePoint farm? I'm thinking ISA, but so far I'm having issues with document libraries and other erratic things. Can anyone describe a checklist or some best practices in enabling SSL on a SharePoint farm? ...

Extending Sharepoint XSL template

Thanks to this post I've come up with the following template:- <xsl:variable name="Doc"> <xsl:call-template name="OuterTemplate.GetTitle"> <xsl:with-param name="Title" select="@DocumentLink1"/> </xsl:call-template> </xsl:variable> <a href="{substring-before($Doc,',')}"> <xsl:value-of select="substring-after($Doc,',')" /> </a>...

Adding shared fields to a SharePoint calendar to sync with an Outlook calendar

I have set up MOSS 2007 Enterprise with a calendar that I have added custom columns to. We have synced this calendar in Outlook, and it works great creating and editing events from either SharePoint or Outlook. The issue is that I want to be able to add two extra fields to the New Event form in Outlook that I have added to the SharePoi...

Sharepoint: Person column in custom list

I have a Person field in my custom list. I want to have a view that will show multiple fields from that Person instead of the one I had to choose when creating the Person column. So basically I want to have one column for Person and then in the view see Name, title, email, phone. All of those are valid choices but I can only pick one ...

Easy database userface

I have a simple SQL Server database that we use for conversions. Basically a table with two mor more columns where one value maps to another. We then have processes that use these tables to find matching values and select other values on that row. These values change a lot and we now need a interface for the business users to update the...

Require client certificates appropriate for Directory Service Mapping (Active Directory)?

My MOSS 2007 instance (IIS 6) uses Windows Authentication and IIS' Directory Service Mapping (against Active Directory), allowing the user to authenticate using only her smartcard client certificate, without any username/password, and regardless of what (if any) domain the client workstation is joined to. The IIS instance is set to requ...

Show SVG files on Sharepoint 2007

I'm building a WSS site which has to show SVG files stored on WSS. I'm trying to use <object> tag to show it and it doesn't show, however, if I use <embed> it works ok. Im'using IE8 and IE7 I've been reading and everyone tells IE prefers <Object> over <embed>, but in WSS it doesn't work this way. To display the file I'm using a web co...

Silverlight WCF client, sharepoint web services go silent

I've got a silverlight app installed as a web part feature in a sharepoint site collection. Everything works fine in a small development site collection, but in a large collection with many subsites, the app has problems with Sharepoint web services. It hits the sharepoint web services and retrieves data about each subsite, but at some...

Temporary Folder/Location for SharePoint

Hi, I have added a menu item in ECB of document of document library. On click of that menu i want to copy that document to my application. For this purpose i need to create a temporary file of the document on the same machine where SharePoint server is installed. Now the problem is that where should i create the temporary file. One solu...

Connection between web parts in SharePoint

I have a couple of questions regarding SharePoint 2007. Is it possible to bind a List View Web Part to SQL Analysis Services using SharePoint configuration? I have two webparts. When clicking one row of a List View Web Part, I want to show a chart in another web part based on the value on the clicked row. How can I achieve this functio...

Integrating Instant Messaging into SharePoint!

Maybe this is a dumb question! I'm just wandering is there any way/web part integrating with SharePoint, by which I can communicate with others instantly. The reason behind this requirement is that I still have not found any workaround to communicate with my colleagues instantly, like MSN, in SharePoint. P.s If I start building one,...

Connect two Existing Web parts available in SharePoint Portal Server 2007

We are creating a BI dashboard using SharePoint Portal Server 2007 and have following requirements and could you please tell us it is possible to without creating custom web parts. 1) When user clicks on a row in list web part, is it possible to refresh another web part based on the selection in first web part. 2) Can we connect KPI and...

Connect SharePoint web parts to a database

How do I connect a SharePoint web part to a SQL Server database? ...

How do i represent an image through CAML?

How do i represent an image through CAML? I have a list and im trying to create a list instance by adding data through CAML <Data> <Rows> <Row> <Field Name="Title">Promotion 2</Field> <Field Name="Promotion Image">/SiteCollectionImages/PR.gif</Field> </Row> </Rows> </Data> ...

SPListItem in FormsLib does not handle blank values

I have a FormsLib with a couple of xml files in there. When I pull up either InfoPath or the standard EditForm and clear out a value on the SPListItem (sync with the xml file) the old value comes back. If I add a space it works. I have tried it via the OM also and the result is the same. So, for example, if I have a field with the value...

Sharepoint Lists.asmx: query returns deleted items?

Hello All, While running caml query's against the sharepoint list.asmx service, I have this strange behaviour that the GetListItems method also returns deleted items; found item: test found item: already done found item: recurring found item: recurring event 3-4 found item: Deleted: recurring event 3-4 found item: Deleted: recurring ev...

Feeding a SharePoint Document Library Documents Stored on a Network Share

The question sounds pretty trivial, but an additional complexity is introduced by the fact that the documents are generated non-deterministically on the file share. In addition, there is a requirement to make the box hosting the physical folder being shared; send a message to the SharePoint server that the document is done being generat...

SharePoint Workflow with replicatorActivity and onWorkflowItemChanged

Has anyone had success with adding an onWorkflowItemChanged Activity inside a replicatorActivity? It seems to only fire when outside the Replicator. Scenario is the following: Several users are assigned a task inside the replicator. If the Workflow Item is modified then we want to cancel all the tasks and assign new ones based on the c...