When you select a valid External Content Typle, there will be no columns to map. Solution: One of the most common reason is that customer may have done some customizations of the External Content Type Operation names. Calendar Rollup will only recognize the name in defual, any customization will lead such issue. The below […]
Category: Configuration
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 […]
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
No ‘Add Calendar’/ ‘Calendar Settings’ option in Web Part menu
I’ve lost the ability in the Calendar Rollup to add a calendar. The option doesn’t show up in the tools drop down list either. I have Full Control permission on the site. If I edit page, I can see Add Calendar option, once I check in and publish though its gone. Solution: Cause: SharePoint Server Publishing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
'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) […]
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 […]
Existing Cascaded Lookup columns will be out of work in a new site which is created by site template
Existing Cascaded Lookup will be out of work in a new site which is created by site template, the values in those columns will be gone. But the newly created Cascaded Lookup columns in the new site will be working without any problem. Solution: No solution for existing Cascaded Lookup columns. Existing Cascaded Lookup column […]