Here’s the way to move the Metadata Navigation higher in the left-hand navigation bar. You have to edit the master page if you want to move the location of the metadata navigation. Here are the steps: 1. Open the site using SharePoint Designer 2010; 2. Open the master page of […]
1. Create a folder on a local or network drive “backups”. Share that folder as “backups” and give the account you used to install SharePoint as well as the farm and SQL database accounts full access (share permissions and NTFS). 2. Create these files in a Folder somewhere: • backup-full.ps1 […]
In using Dashboard Designer, I was having problems with the drop-downs for databases and tables when creating datasources. Using ULS Viewer and the Windows Application Event Viewer I was noticing a lot of errors referencing; this implementation is not part of the windows platform fips validated cryptographic algorithms. On the […]
If you have a default SharePoint 2010 setup you would notice that when you go to open a PDF file SharePoint prompts you to save it rather than opening. The cause of this behavior is SharePoint 2010 Browser File Handling. This property is on SharePoint Web Application level and its […]
Ran into an issue when running SQL 2008 R2 Reporting Services in Sharepoint 2010 Integrated Mode. Only those with Full Control permissions could see the Subscribe option in the Actions Menu. However, users could Manage Subscriptions from the Item drop-down menu in the Report library. By default, the OOB Permissions […]
There is now a HotFix that addresses this issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597936 Original Post: Came across an odd bug when adding PerformancePoint content to a standard Web Part Page. “The selection is not a valid PerformancePoint” whatever… Took my a while to realize that for some reason the Location path was using […]
I was configuring an new Sharepoint 2010 install; after a reboot of the web front-end machine, IIS returned a 503-Service Unavailable HTTP status message. SharePoint was broken! See previous blog post; I had created and used a new Farm Account and Service Account. I saw elsewhere, that it may be […]
First, you need to have a Farm account which in Farm Administrators group and local Administrator. Go to Central Admin, Under Users head click “Manage the farm administrators group” and add the service account in. then Click the “Configure service accounts”, add new managed account in by clicking the “Register […]
I was creating Custom List Forms for DispForm.aspx and EditForm.aspx on a List. The editing of these pages borked their relationship to the Supporting Files on the List. Procedure for repairing a screwed page or list: The old procedure was… delete the list and create it again for personalize it […]
http://darrenjohnstone.net/2008/02/17/sharepoint-quick-surveys/ This is probably the best Poll Web Part that I have found. Works great and uses a standard SP Survey list.
