Category Archives: SharePoint 2010

How to set AvailableWebTemplates to custom WebTemplate created via features

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Bernado

In SharePoint 2010 you can use the new <WebTemplate> element in a feature to create a custom web template (sort of equivalent to site definition). Good overview of how this compares to other methods of creating site template/definition: http://sharepointchick.com/archive/0001/01/01/site-definitions-vs.-webtemplates.aspx. In a … Continue reading →

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How to force Expiration/Retention policy to execute on SharePoint 2010

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Bernado

The Expiration/Retention policy (part of Information Management Policy) is executed by a couple of timer jobs. In 2007 these jobs are under the PolicyConfigService at the Farm level, and you can modify the schedule of these jobs to run very … Continue reading →

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AutoSPInstaller keeps installing SharePoint binary after restart

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Bernado

AutoSPInstaller (http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/) is a neat tool for unattended SharePoint install and configuration. I ran into an issue where AutoSPInstaller just seems to get stuck in a loop. After SP is installed, it prompted me to restart the server and re-run … Continue reading →

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Complex formatting for BCS TypeDescriptor with complex type

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Bernado

I was playing around with specifying ComplexFormatting and FormatString for my BCS model entities. Here are the lessons learnt: The ComplexFormatting property must be specified at the parent TypeDescriptor containing the complex type, not at the complex type TypeDescriptor itself. … Continue reading →

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Tip for deploying workflow template with InfoPath task form

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Bernado

Maybe because I’m a newbie, but I ran into a lot of problem trying to deploy a workflow template with an InfoPath task form. The trick is in your feature receiver and your feature properties (in the XML definition). The best … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Evil #4: Document Information Panel always defaults to first content type in the library

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Bernado

A SharePoint Evil is an issue/error that is so ambiguous and misleading that Google will shows 50 hits, with 10 different suggested solutions, and none of them work for your particular case. (So the described below may not work for you … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Evil #3: Can’t view BCS External List: Unable to display this Web Part. To troubleshoot the problem, open this Web page in a Microsoft SharePoint Foundation-compatible HTML editor such as Microsoft SharePoint Designer. If the problem persists, contact your Web server administrator.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Bernado

A SharePoint Evil is an issue/error that is so ambiguous and misleading that Google will shows 50 hits, with 10 different suggested solutions, and none of them work for your particular case. (So the described below may not work for you … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Evil #2: The URL ‘[url]’ is invalid. It may refer to a nonexistent file or folder, or refer to a valid file or folder that is not in the current Web – The 2nd Scenario

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Bernado

A SharePoint Evil is an issue/error that is so ambiguous and misleading that Google will shows 50 hits, with 10 different suggested solutions, and none of them work for your particular case. (Eeerr.. so what’s described below may not work for … Continue reading →

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How to “unexpire” an item so that it will be processed again by the Expiration Information Management Policy

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Bernado

In SharePoint, when an Information Management Policy is executed on an item and Expiration is enabled, and that item is deemed to be expired, then the item will not be evaluated for Expiration again at the next evaluation time. When an item … Continue reading →

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“Object reference not set to an instance of an object” when calling SPFarm.Local

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Bernado

If you are getting “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” when calling SPFarm.Local in a stand-alone app (e.g. console app), and you are developing against SharePoint 2010, then check that your project is set to target … Continue reading →

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