SharePoint Search: How to display list items from different site collections Part 3: Leverage SharePoint Search Web Parts for displaying list data
In this third and last part of this series we are going to display the news data aggregated from two different site collections. In the first two parts we set up a Site Scope Content Type and created a shared search scope. Now we are actually going to display the data! Read more 
SharePoint Search: How to display list items from different site collections Part 2: Creating a search scope which filters on a content type
This is the second part of the walkthrough on how to display list items from a different site collection. In the first part I’ve showed you how to create a Site collection scoped content type. In this post we are going to create a search scope which filters on this content type. Read more
SharePoint Search: How to display list items from different site collections Part 1: Creating a Site Collection Scoped Content Type
Every now and then people are asking how to display data in their SharePoint site from a different site collection. Out-of-the box web parts like the List View Web Part, Content Query Web Part and SharePoint Designers Data View web part are not able to do that. So, apparently the only solution left is custom development. But there is in fact another out-of-the box solution for this: SharePoint Search. Read more
Leveraging Azure Marketplace Data in SharePoint Part 2: Using the Secure Storage Service for Azure Marketplace Authentication in BCS
In this series of posts:
- Part 1: Consuming Azure Marketplace Data in BCS.
- Part 2: Using the Secure Store Service for Azure Marketplace Authentication in BCS (this article).
In the previous post on this topic I’ve created a Custom .Net Connector for BCS which leverages Azure Marketplace data. In this post I want to show you how you can use SharePoint’s Secure Store Service to store the Azure Marketplace data URL as well as the credentials to authenticate to the WCF service. In production environments these settings will most likely change overtime. By using the Secure Store Service, these settings can be configured easily without changing any source code of the Custom .Net Connector. Read more
SharePoint 15 SDK documentation is released
This week Microsoft has released the SharePoint 15 Technical Preview Interoperability API Documentation. And although this is just a first release, I’ve already seen some impressive stuff. You can download it here.
Chris Wright wrote a nice post with a listing of what we know about the next release of SharePoint so far. You can check his post here. You can also sign up on Furuknap’s USP journal mailing list to keep up with the contents of this SDK.
Office 15 beta released this summer
While searching the internet I came across a post by PJ Hough (who is CVP of Office Development) telling that the beta version of Office will be released later this summer.
You can read the original post here: http://blogs.office.com/b/office-exec/archive/2012/01/30/quot-office-15-quot-begins-technical-preview.aspx
Leveraging Azure Marketplace Data in SharePoint Part 1: Consuming Azure Marketplace Data in BCS
Azure Marketplace data offers data based on subscriptions. The types of data includes financial, business, geographical, fun, retail, you name it. The goal is to provide up-to-date data which can be consumed in a variety of applications. And…. also in SharePoint. In this series of posts I will show a couple of examples on how to leverage this data in SharePoint, from a development perspective as well as from a end-user perspective. Read more
Quick Tip: Extending the SharePoint Ribbon Interface
If you need to extend the SharePoint Ribbon interface by creating custom tabs, groups or buttons, check out the out-of-the-box Ribbon Definition file named CMDUI.XML (which is located in 14\TEMPLATE\GLOBAL\XML\). This provides a lot of great examples!
How to Export a BDC Model from the BCS Service Application
For the creation of ClickOnce packages for BCS Solutions in Office, you need to export a BDC model from the BCS Service application to generate the subscription file. Read more
Importing an SharePoint Designer Workflow into Visual Studio
This article explains how to import a SharePoint Designer workflow into Visual Studio. We will start by creating a very simple workflow in SharePoint Designer. After that, we will export the workflow template from SPD and import it into Visual Studio. Read more
SharePoint Composite Training
Microsoft has released the SharePoint Server 2010 Business Composites Training.
Everything you always wanted to know about: Access Services, InfoPath Forms Services, Workflows in SharePoint Server 2010, Business Connectivity Services, and SharePoint BI and Composites Service Application Configuration. Check it out!
Feature Upgrading in SharePoint 2010: Part 2 – Upgrade Fields & Content Types using Declarative XML
In my last post I’ve given an overview about Feature Upgrading in SharePoint 2010 and in particular how to upgrade the different SharePoint elements. In this post I will show a sample of the upgrading process of Fields & Content Types using declarative XML. Read more
Compendium: A Issue Mapping Tool
The first step towards a succesfull SharePoint implementation is creating a succesfull Governance Plan. More and more companies are discovering that a succesfull SharePoint implementation is less about technology, but more about the business functions delivered to the users. Read more
Feature Upgrading in SharePoint 2010: Part 1 – Overview
In this series of posts:
- Part 1: Overview (this article)
- Part 2: Feature Upgrading example – Upgrade Fields & Content Types using Declarative XML
- Part 3: Feature Upgrading example – Upgrade Fields & Content Types using The FeatureUpgrading Event Read more
SharePoint ULS Log Viewer
SharePoint ULS Log Viewer is a very handy tool to check the SharePoint log files.
SharePoint User Profile choiceslist not committing new items
When programmatically adding extra items to the ProfileProperty choiceslist of the user profile, the property is not updated. It seems like it is updated, but it’s not. Read more
Transition preview when working with visual states in Blend
By turning on the Transition preview you can preview your animations within Blend, without having to build and run your application. Read more
