SharePoint

Workflows and Properties

We would like to use SharePoint workflow for reviewing and approving our invoices. However, we would like to add a budget field in this process so that the approver can add the budget at the workflow level and then approve as opposed to going into the Edit Properties screen. But we'd also like...

How to let SharePoint name the file automtically when importing them into a document library

I have a client who would like SharePoint to name the file automtically when importing them into a document library using WebDav. Has anyone done this without writing code?

Create a Meeting Counter

Hello, I am quite new to Share Point and I've been assigned to manage information sessions through the use of Share Point. Essentially what I have done so far is add a Calendar web part that has allowed me to post events of these info sessions. However, given our limited space, we can accomodate...

SharePoint 2007 Blogs and RSS

Is it possible to set up a blog site where a person can subscribe to only one "Category" or combination of categories instead of the all of the posts? Example: We have three categories under the posts: Blog 1 Blog 2 Blog 3 Instead of the end user subscribing to all Blog categories, can someone...

How To Let Only Certain Columns Be Viewed By Coresponding People?

Hello itknowledgeexchangers, I have created a list for employees. I want certain fields like address, age , Salary etc to be viewed only by the HR department and their own. I did some research but I could not find any way to assign permissions on columns in a list. Is it possible to do this....

SharePoint; global modification to file names (docs and xls)

I copied files from the current Server to SharePoint not knowing it was in "CHECK-OUT" status, which means only i can see the file names until i do a "CHECK-IN" for files ONE by ONE. Question:in SharePoint, how can I highlight all the files in a folder and do a CHECK-IN on 1 shot?

Checking out Adobe files from SharePoint

I can upload an adobe file (.pdf, .ai, .indd) to Sharepoint, but unable to check it out. When you check it out it does not go to Sharepoint Drafts. We are running WSS.

The document version is updated while checking in a document in SharePoint

the following situation is happened when check out and check in a document in sharepoint 2007 1: if the version for the document is 1.0, check out the document, the version for this document will be 1.1 2: check in the document, the version for this document will be 1.2 infact, the version should...

MOSS 2007, Excel 2003 document opens in read only mode

Salaam, I am using Windows XP Version 5.1, Service Pack 2 and MS Office 2003 SP3. On Some Sharepoint sites, when I open an MS Excel document, it opens in read only mode. I mapped the network drive and opened from there, but was still opening in read only mode. Other Office documents like, word,...

SharePoint AD and Contact List

Hi, I am using WSS 3.0. I have a contacts list within it which is manually updated when new users are added to the company. Is there a way so when we add a user to AD and their details - phone number, email address automatically gets added to our Sharepoint contacts list? Or any other solutions...

Oops! How Can I Check In So Many Files to My SharePoint Folder?

My colleagues upload a large number of files, Yet, as you know, they are still invisible to others since they are not checked in. It is not a easy job to do that. So do you guys have any solution? Thanks in advance!

How can I lock a SharePoint column?

We embark on a compensation adjustment which involves many sensitive info like salary. I, therefor, want luck this column/cell to other people except their own! So how can I do that? I tried many ways including event handler, but I failed perhaps I am not good at coding! Any help is deeply...

User name as default in list

With the =[Me] function a list can return domain/username as a default text. Is there a way to return regular name instead? e.g. instead of "aeropoint/jdwyer" it returns "Jeremy Dwyer."

Unable to backup sql database.

the full error that I am receiving is Backup- \\usfshk3ap09.edcllc.net\D: DataAn unknown or unexpected database error occurred while attempting a DBCC. The file name "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$SHAREPOINT\Data\STS_Config.mdf ...

MOSS IIS site recovery

hello, I have deleted my office sharepoint sites from IIS manager. but still exist in Centeral administration. con i recover this.

Sharepoint in DotNetNuke

Is there a module that can be used as a window to a dynamic sharepoint site? Not a link... a window? My sharepoint site (corporate standard) will dynamically update with changes to explorer folders. My boss prefers the look of DotNetNuke...so I would like to insert a window that showes what's...

How Do You Guys Deal SharePoint

I've created a list using the SharePoint (MOSS 2007) Issue Tracking List. A "Comments" field is automatically created in this list. The Comments column has extra functionality that provides a sort of history/log whenever an edit is made to a list item. Unfortunately, a comment entry is created even...

SharePoint tutorials ?

Is there any SharePoint eBook or tutorial available on internet for free?

SHAREPOINT CAML QUERY BUILDER

HI EXPERTS CAN ANY ONE PLZ RESOLVE ERROR IN SHAREPOINT CAML QUERY BUILDER, ERROR IS AS FOLLOWS: "Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1." WHEN IT REACHES THE LINE Dim hlp As New CAMLHelper("D:\camlfiles\balatest.caml") ---here unable to read the caml file

Easier Way to Insert image to SharePoint

To my best knoledge, the only basic way to input picture in SharePoint Rich Text Editor(RTE) can be finished in two steps. One, upload it to you computer and then insert it URL to RTE. This works fine if I insert few of them. However, my colleagues complain that it is time-consuming to do that. ...