There are a lot of (complex) solutions out there to create a master calendar in SharePoint. Sometimes it is really simple. Take a look at this example: We have a master calendar where we store the main appointments for all teams. This calendar has approval on it. When an item is approved we want a […]
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Move attachments from item to a network share in #SharePoint Designer
Create a custom #SharePoint Designer Workflow action
I always encourage the power users to build their own applications by using the out-of-the-box tools. The more advanced applications need the assistant of SharePoint Designer to create workflows. In some cases the OOTB workflow actions are to limited. It is possible to create you own SPD workflow actions and let your (power) users use […]
Parent-Child datamodel in #SharePoint
In some of our projects we have a parent-child relationship between 2 lists. With the out-of-the-box tools it is not easy (or intuitive) for the end users to edit the child items. In this example we have the following data model: We have 2 custom lists: Projects Steps: contains a lookup column (projectId) to the […]
How to change the default display, edit or create page for a SharePoint list
> When you create a new SharePoint list you get 4 pages out of the box: AllItems.aspx: the default view page DispForm.aspx: the display page EditForm.aspx: the edit item page NewForm.aspx: the create a new item page My rule no. 1: never modify the default pages! When you want to modify them create a copy […]
>Filter DataView by parameter from other Web Part
> Recently someone entered my desk and asked the following: “We have 2 lists: one with the holiday requests by users and one with remaining number of holiday hours for each user. When the responsible manager takes a look at the request (DispForm.aspx) he wants to see the number of remaining hours for that user. […]
>Workflow is not starting on creation of an item
> Last we had a strange problem with one of my student. He created a workflow in SharePoint Designer with the following startup options: start manually start on create start on change When he started the workflow manually the workflow worked well. When he created (or changed) an item the workflow did not start. I […]
>SharePoint for Power-users presentation
> Today I gave the following presentation for the Howest alumni, MCTKring. The session was hosted in The Studios, a nice location. Check it out! The presentation was about how to create SharePoint applications without writing code. So, using SPD en the OOTB objects. SharePoint for Power Users View more presentations from Gene Vangampelaere. You […]
>Auto archiving documents
> There are a lot of approaches to archive your documents in a document library. We use the following 2 solutions: 1. Archive to another document library In this solution the users wanted a separate document library with their archive documents. They wanted to archive immediately and schedule the archivation. In this case we added […]
>Free SharePoint event: For Power Users – how to create applications without code (Dutch)
>Description (in Dutch): SharePoint wordt meer en meer geïntroduceerd binnen kleine en grote bedrijven en we worden overstelpt met consultants die dit applicatie framework willen opzetten. Wat men vaak vergeet is dat het daarna pas begint! Wat gaan we met SharePoint aanvangen? En hoe? Je kan door externe partners applicaties laten ontwikkelen maar je kan […]