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External content type is vaild but not contents shows in the dropdown selection

Admin — Sun, 17 May 2015 18:01:09 +0000

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 example: customer has changed the names of such External Content Type Operations, then just Change “Vw_EmployeePTORead List” back to “Read List”, and “Vw_EmployeePTOReadItem” back to “Read Item”. Then the issue will be fixed.

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010

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Column/View Permission Malfunction

Admin — Sun, 17 May 2015 18:00:57 +0000

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 Permission feature is activated in site collection features page in which the site collection the product will be used.

3. Permission won’t take effect for Site Collection Admin, please make sure you log on SharePoint as a normal users (not Site Collection Admin).

4. Check if the ‘Site Actions’ is hidden in your master page, or any customization has been made that affect the ‘Site Actions’ button.

5. The product does not work with compatible mode. For example, SharePoint 2010 with V3 mode, that means you work with SharePoint 2010, but the User Interface looks like SharePoint 2007. The same as the SharePoint 2013 with SharePoint 2010 User Interface.

If you checked all listed reasons, and there are not your issue, please kindly contact our support team.

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007

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

Admin — Sun, 17 May 2015 18:00:27 +0000

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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No ‘Add Calendar’/ ‘Calendar Settings’ option in Web Part menu

Admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:21:18 +0000

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 Infrastructure feature in the Site Collection feature and SharePoint Server Publishing in Manage site feature have been enabled. In this case, the product will recognizes the site as a publish site, the menu will be only shown under Edit mode.

Solution: Need to CHECK OUT the Calendar Rollup Web Part in Edit Page. Then the gear menu display correctly and ‘Add Calendar’ option shows up. Status: Checked out and editable.

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007

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Customize email content

Admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:38:50 +0000

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 Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Resources

For SharePoint 2013, the directory is: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\Resources

2. Then locate the file: SPB.SharePointBoost.PasswordReset.UI.resx , and open with Visual studio

3. In the resouce file, find the property:

UserCustomEmailValidation_ConfirmEmailBody

UserCustomEmailValidation_EmailBody

Sample screenshot:

4. Change the related value to the one desired.

Please note that, for multiple language environment, the file name in Step 2 would be like SPB.SharePointBoost.PasswordReset.UI.de-DE.resx or SPB.SharePointBoost.PasswordReset.UI.en-US.resx , all the related language resx file need to be modified. Also, for multiple WFE server environment, same procedure should be done in each server.

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007

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To change the tooltip's content

Admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:38:44 +0000

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 SharePoint 2013)

2. You will be able to find the file named: SPB.SharePointBoost.Calendar.Core.en-US.resx

3. To press Ctrl + F to find the key words: EventManagement_Action_EditEvent and EventManagement_Action_DeleteEvent.

4. To change the tag to any contents do you need.

5. To clear cache in the browser.

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010

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

Admin — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:54:09 +0000

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	0
Rejected/Denied	1
Pending	2
Draft	3
Scheduled	4

To set up condition like:

[Approval Status] == "Approved" || [Approval Status] == "Rejected"

You need to set it up as below:

[Approval Status] == "0" || [Approval Status] == "1"

(With or without double quotation marks both works for version before 3.0.)

For versions after 3.0, you need to set up as following:

[Approval Status] == 0 || [Approval Status] == 1

Reference:

http://sharepointwriting.blogspot.com/2011/10/internal-value-for-approval-status.html

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007

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

Admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:01:36 +0000

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)
Modify IE settings -> Security -> Custom levels -> User Authentication, choose the second or third option:

Applies for: SharePoint 2010

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Sync members of AD Group to SharePoint list

Admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:01:19 +0000

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 new profile or edit an exist profile, it will be able to see the settings section named "Active Directory Information to Synchronize", add the query to the Filter textbox.

Applies for: SharePoint 2010

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Existing Cascaded Lookup columns will be out of work in a new site which is created by site template

Admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:01:04 +0000

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 can’t adapt to a new site which is created by a site template, since the web ID, list ID and view ID are totally changed after the recreation.

Applies for: SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007

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