Column/View Permission Malfunction

After the installation, either the Column Permission or View Permission doesn’t work at all, the permission doesn’t take effect. Solution: ​There are 5 possible reasons:   1.       Check if the Column/View Permission is deployed to the current web application (under Central Administration page -> System Settings -> Manage Farm Solutions)   2.       Check if the Column/View […]

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How to set remind message to a user 7 days before his birthday every year?

I need to send remind message to a user 7 days before his birthday every year, how to set the conditions?​ Solution: Please set the conditions as following:​ (Day(AddDays([Today], 7)) == Day(GetDate([Start Time]))) && (Month(AddDays([Today], 7)) == Month(GetDate([Start Time]))) Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007

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Customize email content

​How to customize password reset email content? Solution: ​Change the relevant resource file can customize the email content. Please follow the steps below: 1. Go to the ‘Reource’ folder from the server side. Normally,     For SharePoint 2010, the direcotry is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Resources     For SharePoint 2007, the directory is: C:\Program […]

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To change the tooltip's content

​To replace the text that appears when you hover over an event from“Edit Event” | “Delete Event” to the content do you need.   Solution: ​1.       Please to go to the SharePoint Server and follow the location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Resources (Notice: 14 for SharePoint 2010, replace to 15, if you are working with […]

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How to set up the values for column [Approval Status]

​When content approval feature is turned on in SharePoint list/library, there will be a default column [Approval Status] out there which contains three values: Pending, Rejected and Approved. How to set up the values for column [Approval Status] in Alert Reminder Boost condition?  Solution: ​Column [Approval Status] has corresponding values in below table: ​Status ​Internal Value ​Approved […]

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'Failed to load outlook' when click 'Send as attachments‘

​An error message "Failed to Load Outlook" shows up when clicking the ribbon button Send as attachments, like the screenshot below:     Solution: ​This is possibly caused by impropriate permission for the current log on user to upload file from SharePoint site to Outlook. Please set up: Add the site information in ‘Credential Manager’ on the local machine(in control panel) […]

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Sync members of AD Group to SharePoint list

How to sync members of AD group instead of syncing users in an OU? Solution: ​The query string is: (&(objectClass=user)(memberOf=DN)) Notice: DN is "distinguishedName", which is an attribute in AD, it be able to find it in AD Properties. Here is the example:  (&(objectClass=user)(memberOf=CN=sgrouptest,OU=test80,DC=br,DC=local)) Add this query to AD Information Sync settings in Site Settings -> AD Information Sync Settings.​ When create a […]

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