How to find out what sites collections are in a content database
I am currently migrating a SP 2007 content database to 2010. However, the 2007 farm has many different content databases. How can I determine which site collections are in each content database?This...
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Sharepoint 2010 - New List Item Dropdown List expands over another field
I have a strange issue in IE. I have a calendar list with a custom content type. When adding a new list item or editing an existing item the dropdown for a specific field, expands over another field....
View ArticleDuplicate Workflow Tasks created in same Workflow Instance
I'm seeing an issue with a workflow task duplicating in our environment, that I was hoping someone with some better knowledge around the subject than me could assist with to find root cause and fix it....
View ArticleThumbnail and Filmstrip doesn't show in Picture Library
Hi All,In the Picture library, the Thumbnail & Filmstrip options, if selected from the drop down are not working. How to make it work? Is there any other configuration?Thanks in advance.Regards Sanra
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Alternative way to show SPException while uploading a file that is checked...
Hi,I know it is not possible to upload a file that is checked out by another user. But is there a more friendly way to show the user the problem? Currently I am only getting a Server Error "/"...
View ArticlePROVIDER=MSOLAP;DATASOURCE="PowerPivot Sandbox"
I am trying to use the MSOLAP provider to a PowePivot Cube.Connection string- PROVIDER=MSOLAP;DATASOURCE=https://spapp.dnsdomain.com/sites/ENVTC/EDIM/GEI/WaterDataPowerPivotGallery/waterdata.xlsxIn the...
View ArticleIE9 cannot open files on SharePoint that are already open by another user
I originally posted on the answers.microsoft.com forums, but was told to post in this forum instead. I still think this is more of a problem with IE9 than SharePoint, but I'm following the...
View ArticleTop Link Bar
So i have a new site on a new site collection and would like to put a link on the Top Link Bar saying something like Home Site so that users can switch between sites, but i cannot remember for the life...
View ArticleSumming up survey data to display in charts - Sharepoint
Hi,I'm new to sharepoint and I'm wondering if there is an easy way to do this - I have a number of pieces of data that i need to gather from multiple users every month. Then based on this data, I want...
View ArticleSharepoint List - Sum value in rows where equal to condion
Hi,I have a sharepoint list setup similar to below. What I want to do is calculate in the "Total effort by employee" column is to sum the total number of efforts (interactions) required by the employee...
View ArticleUnable to make changs to Word Documents, but Excel can
Hi,I cannot seem to figure this one out, to even see if this is possible.We have a document library with Read Only permissions applied to approx 600 users, and editing permissions applied to a few...
View ArticleEditing a Word document with read permissions and forced check out
I have a document library on my company intranet for staff forms stored as Word documents. Most users have read permission; the idea being that they can open the word document and make changes, and...
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Can't use Key Filters in sharepoint 2010
HiToday I have some problem for use key filter metadata in sharepoint 2010 it's notwork for me.Step 1. When I have filter keyword metadata and click apply it not work. (Picture1)It...
View ArticleHow can I stop MS Word from prompting for credentials every time I open a...
We have a SharePoint 2010 extranet site which uses claims-bassed authenticate (ADFS). While external stakeholders need only authenticate once through the browser (because their browsers cache their...
View ArticleCreating a connection between files on SharePoint and a slide library.
I am using SharePoint 2010 and PowerPoint 2010. When the PMs update their status reports, I have created a slide library that will automatically update the master deck. The dilemna I am running into is...
View ArticleManaging security and privileges for my Wiki library
I am somehow new to SharePoint. I have created a Wiki Library inside my team site, and it seems that it will give me all the features I need Out-Of-Box such as content editing, rich text editing,...
View ArticleGet SharePoint form library columns which are not part of template
I am trying to get the items of an SP Form library using Lists.asmx. I have created some extra column in the form library which is not part of the template. Now when I try to get the rows of the...
View ArticleHow to connect SP List to Excel and display as charts in Dashboard format in SP
I have a custom list with many views. I need to graph this views in a Dashboard. The graphs mostly need to count the number of items but I also need to show percentages using groupings by dates,...
View ArticleDocument ID timer jobs missing on SharePoint 2010
OK, so here's my problem. I had document ID's running on a couple different site collections, but then document stopped getting assigned. Documents that were uploaded were not being assigned document...
View ArticleSurfacing Content from another Site Collection
Hello all, I'm having problems trying to surface blog posts from a blog site from another site collection using web parts.I first tried to using a content query and I quickly found out, I cannot use it...
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