SP2010: Exporting and Importing Web Parts

After you have properly configured a web part, including both common and unique properties, you may want to reuse the web part with the same settings in other sites or pages. SharePoint provides you with this capability by allowing you to export most web parts and import them into another site.

Exporting the web part creates an XML file with a .webpart or .dwp extension that contains the properties of the web part and the information SharePoint needs to duplicate its functionality. If the Export Mode web part property is set to the Non-sensitive Data Only option, the export will not include certain properties marked as sensitive information (such as passwords).

To export a web part, follow these steps:

1. On the page, click the Edit Page link in the Site Actions menu.
2. On the title bar of the web part you wish to export, open the Web Part Menu by
clicking the down arrow on the right.
3. On the Web Part Menu, click the Export... option.
4. On the File Download dialog box, click the Save button.
5. On the Save As dialog box, browse to the directory where you want the webpart file placed and click the Save button.

To use this exported web part (or any other .webpart or .dwp file provided to you by other users), you must import it into the site as a user with the Full Control permission level where you want to use the web part. You can import a web part in one of two ways. The first way to import the file prevents others from using the web part, but it must be done each time you want to add it to a page.

To import a web part using this method, follow these steps:

1. On the page, click the Edit Page link in the Site Actions menu.
2. On the page, select the Web Part command from the Web Parts group on the Editing Tools - Insert ribbon.
3. On the Web Parts bar, click the down arrow next to Upload a Web Part.
4. On the Upload a Web Part pane, click the Browse button.
5. On the Choose File dialog box, browse to the .webpart or .dwp file, select it, and click the Open button.
6. On the Add Web Parts pane, click the Upload button.
7. In the Categories section of the Web Parts bar, select the Imported Web Parts category and add the web part to the page

The other process used to import a web part file causes the web part to appear in the other categories available in the Web Parts bar. This is beneficial because other users can easily add instances of this imported web part by using the appropriate category, whereas the previous import method was a one-time-use scenario.

To import a web part using this method, follow these steps:

1. On the site, click the Site Settings link in the Site Actions menu.
2. If the site is not a top-level site, click the Go to Top Level Site Settings link
under the Site Collection Administration section.
3. On the Site Settings page, click the Web Parts link under the Galleries section.
4. On the Web Part Gallery page, select the Upload Document command from
the New group on the Library Tools - Document ribbon.
5. On the Upload Web Part window, click the Browse button.
6. On the Choose File dialog, browse to the .webpart or .dwp file, select it, and
click the Open button.
7. On the Upload Web Part window, click the OK button.
8. On the Edit Item window, edit the name, title, and description that were
loaded from the file. Select a Group and, optionally, any of the
Recommendation Settings to determine how the web part is organized and
presented to users on the Web Parts bar.
9. Click the Save button.

The Web Part Gallery page will refresh and contain your newly uploaded webpart in the list. The Web Part Gallery page also lets you edit, delete, and manage security for web partsusing the same familiar capabilities found in lists and libraries. The Edit Item window for a web part in the Web Part gallery contains an Export command in the Actions group on the Edit ribbon, allowing you to export the web parts as files for importing elsewhere.

Please let me know in case of any queries/questions,I hope the above information will helps you to understand the detailed know-how about export-import process of webparts..Thanks..

SP2010:How to Manage Webparts On Pages

After adding web parts to a page, you may need to do many other tasks to create a useful SharePoint page. Rearranging, closing, deleting, and connecting web parts are all done after placing the page in Edit mode. Edit mode provides you with the option to modify the presentation of the page; note that you don’t need any programming knowledge.

After placing web parts on the page, you may determine that the page would function better if the web parts were presented in a different order or in a different location. SharePoint allows you to easily rearrange the web parts on the page once the page is in Edit mode. Edit mode displays the current page, making the management features available to you. To set the page to Edit mode and rearrange web parts, follow these steps:

1. On the page, click the Edit Page link in the Site Actions menu.
2. The page will be refreshed, displaying the content areas and web part zones. The page is now in Edit mode.
3. Click the title bar of a web part you want to move; and while holding down the mouse button, drag the web part to another location in a content area or web part zone on the page. If placing the web part in a zone, a bar will appear when the mouse is in a valid location to place the web part.
4. When the mouse is in the correct location within the content area or the bar
appears in the desired location within a web part zone, release the mouse button.

You may also want to remove web parts that you have determined should no longer appear on the page. There are three ways to keep a web part’s content from displaying on the page. The first is to minimize it. Minimizing a web part keeps the title bar displayed, but does not display the contents of the web part to the user.

To minimize a web part on a page, follow these steps:

1. On the web part page, click the Edit Page link in the Site Actions menu.
2. On the title bar of the web part you wish to minimize, open the Web Part menu by clicking the dropdown arrow on the right.
3. On the Web Part menu, click the Minimize option. You can also select the Minimize command from the State group on the Web Part Tools - Options ribbon.

If you face any issues/queries regarding the above procedure then please let me know,Thanks...

SharePoint 2010: How to add a webpart to Pages

Web parts are an important factor in determining how information is presented to SharePoint users.These reusable components can be placed on pages and configured to present SharePoint content in themost beneficial way for your site.

Web parts are not limited to displaying SharePoint information. They can also provide you with the ability to search and manage data in external databases and file systems. Custom web parts can bedeveloped to provide much of the functionality found in other applications, thereby integrating your SharePoint environment with your other existing systems.

Once you have created a site or have added either a Web Part page, Publishing page, or general content page to an existing site, you will want to customize the display of the page by adding web parts. This is accomplished directly on the page using ribbon commands.

For Web Part pages and some Publishing page layouts, web part zones are provided to manage where web parts are placed within the page. Add a web part to a web part page in a collaboration siteusing the following steps:

1. On the page, click the Edit Page link in the Site Actions menu.

2. On the web part page, click the Add a Web Part link in the web part zone where you want the new web part placed.

3. In the Categories section of the Web Parts bar, select the category that most closely corresponds to the type of functionality you are looking for in a web part.

4. In the Web Parts section, select the web part you want to place on the page.

5. In the About The Web Part section, select the desired web part zone in the Add The Web Part To selection box.

6. Click the Add button.

7. Select the Stop Editing command from the Edit group on the Page ribbon.

Done !! The webpart has been successfully placed on your page..

If you have any queries/doubts regarding the above mentioned procedure then please let me know,Thanks..

Dataview does not work work in SP 2010

Hey Guys, 

This is another post based on Office 2010 issue in combination with SharePoint.

Error Message:
The list cannot be displayed in Datasheet view for one or more of the following reasons:
-A datasheet component compatible with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation is not installed.
-Your Web browser does not support ActiveX controls.
-A component is not properly configured for 32-bit or 64-bit support.
What happens exactly:
I have Office 2010 installed but when I tried to open a list in Sharepoint Server 2010 in dataview I get the "datasheet component combatible with SharePoint Foundation is not installed" error.
Resolution:

after lots of research n troubleshooting, i found out this great article which is published from Microsoft:

If your business needs justify using the 64-bit version of Office 2010, you can install the 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components to enable the Datasheet component. These components are available from the 

Microsoft download center:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7554F536-8C28-4598-9B72-EF94E038C891&displaylang=en

Office 2007: Microsoft Office Diagnostics

This is one of the vital feature which is enclosed by Microsoft in Office 2007.

Microsoft Office Diagnostics in the 2007 Microsoft Office system is a series of diagnostic tests that can help you discover why your computer is crashing (closing abnormally). The diagnostic tests can inform you about problems and might identify ways that you can solve other problems.
When Office Diagnostics determines that the data might help diagnose and fix a problem.

The Office Diagnostics are:

Setup Diagnostic:
This test checks for corruption in the files and registry settings in your 2007 Microsoft Office system installation. Files and settings can be corrupted by malicious viruses or by hardware that is faulty or incorrectly configured.

Disk Diagnostic:
This test looks for evidence of problems with your hard disk. Specifically this test checks for errors logged by the following:

-The Windows system event log.

-The Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) feature of your hard disk. SMART is a feature that some disk drive manufacturers provide to give users advance notice of potential hard disk failure.

Memory Diagnostic:
This test verifies the integrity of your computer's random access memory (RAM).

Check for known solutions:
This test reviews the data on crashes of the 2007 Office release that have recently occurred on your system. The test then connects to a server to look for any solutions that might be available for the problems that caused these crashes.

How to run Office Diagnostics:

Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Excel Options.
Click Resources.
Click Diagnose, click Continue, and then click Start Diagnostics.

If you face any issues/queries regarding the above information then please let me know,Thanks.

Change the Site Logo in SharePoint 2010

One of the most important section of SharePoint site is a LOGO (A name, symbol, or trademark designed for easy and definite recognition)

Please refer the following steps as How to change the site logo on your SharePoint site:

One of the most vital thing is logo location.URL location- Upload a logo to a document library/“14 hive” (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES).

1. Click on Site Actions from the top left of the site and select Site Settings.

2. Click “Title, description, and icon” under the Look and Feel section on the Site Settings page.

3.Enter your logo URL location and a description

For 12 hive image location: the URL location would be /_layouts/images/yourlogo.gif

4.Click Ok and Site logo has been successfully applied on your site...

If you face any issues regarding the above information then please let me know, Thanks..

SP 2010: Certification exam details for SharePoint 2010 published

SharePoint 2010 certifications are mainly classified into two main sections:

1. For IT Professionals: SharePoint 2010 drives productivity and offers a scalable unified infrastructure and flexible deployment.

2. For developers, SharePoint 2010 provides a business collaboration platform you can use to rapidly build solutions for your business needs.



For the IT Pros

New on for IT Pros are 2 certifications. MCTS SharePoint 2010 Configuring and MCITP SharePoint 2010.

•70-667 TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring
Microsoft Official Curriculum: Will cover configuration of SharePoint 2010 including deployment, upgrade, management, and operation on a server farm.

•70-668 PRO: SharePoint 2010, Administrator
Microsoft Official Curriculum: Will cover advanced SharePoint 2010 topics including capacity planning, topology designing, and performance tuning.

For developers

Also for developers there will be 2 new certifications. MCTS SharePoint 2010 Application Development and MCPD SharePoint 2010.

•70-573 TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development
Microsoft Official Curriculum: Five-day instructor-led course designed for developers with six months or more of .NET development experience. Course covers what you need to know to be an effective member of a SharePoint development team using Visual Studio 2010.

•70-576 PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Applications
Microsoft Official Curriculum: Five-day instructor-led training course designed for development team leads who have already passed the Developing on SharePoint 2010 technical specialist exam. The course covers choosing technologies for and scoping a SharePoint project, best practices for SharePoint development, configuring a SharePoint development environment, advanced use of SharePoint developer features, and debugging of code in a SharePoint project.

For more information, Please refer this site:
https://partner.microsoft.com/40121316?msp_id=sharepoint2010ready

Please let me know in case of any doubts/queries, I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues,Thanks...

Site Prompts for Credentials + How to add your sharepoint site in trusted file location zone - SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010

This is a very common issue in which the SharePoint site prompts for credentials i.e. username and password. By default, SharePoint sites should automatically log you in via your existing Windows credentials without ever asking any identity.

Yesterday, one of my user faced the same problem n would like to share the resolution with all of u.

Internet Explorer Security Settings: How to add your SharePoint site in trusted file location zone

Open the Internet Explorer/Browser

1.   Tools

2.   Internet Options

3.   Select Security Tab

4.   Sites Button

5.   Enter the website name (URL) in Add this website to the zone.

6.   If your SharePoint site is NOT using SSL, make sure you uncheck the box require server verification (https :) for all sites in this zone prior to adding it.

7.   Click Ok once and you will be redirected to following window:

8.   Click on Custom Level Tab now

Note: If you are getting the above tab greyed out then it means that you don’t have admin rights on your machine.

9.   Scrolls towards the bottom and select the option that says

"AUTOMATIC LOGON WITH CURRENT USERNAME AND PASSWORD"

Click OK Everything

Open your SharePoint site in a new browser and check the results

The above steps will resolves your login prompts issue and you should be able to access the SharePoint without any problems!!!

If you face any issue then please let me know... I would be more than happy to help you and resolves your queries as soon as possible. Thanks you.

The form submission cannot be processed

The form submission cannot be processed because it exceeded the maximum length allowed by the web administrator. Please resubmit the form with less data.

Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services.
 

Whenever you are trying to upload a file into the SharePoint with more than 50MB, you will get this error. By default, files in SharePoint document libraries are limited to 50mb.

Solution: (How 2 change the Upload Limit)
Go to Central Administration Site

1)   Go to Application Management tab

2)   Select the specific web application in which you are facing the problem-->select General Settings

3)   Click on “Web application general settings” under “SharePoint Web Application management”, and change the “Maximum upload size” to 60 MB (as per your requirement).

4)   Click “OK”

Please try to upload the document again and check the results

This time the document will upload without any issues..

Note:
Client machines have some problems as uploading large files may have additional issues due to HTTP timeout, IIS thread execution time outs. Check the web.config file under your web app. There is a setting under system.web to change the file size upload limit. The UI version saves the setting in the content db not the physical web.config under the inetpub\wwwroot folder structure.

I hope the above information will be useful to resolve this issue... in case of any problems then please let me know, Thanks!!

SharePoint 2010 Recovery/ Restore Options

In my last post i had mentioned some sneak peak regarding SharePoint backups. By means of sharePoint 2010, Microsoft has comes up with great options in terms of recovery also.

I would like to highlight some key information which is shared by Microsoft that will be usefull to all of you:

1. Restore a farm (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428314.aspx

2. Restore a farm configuration (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428326.aspx

3. Document farm configuration settings (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391.aspx

4. Copy configuration settings from one farm to another (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff627859.aspx

5. Restore a Web application (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748647.aspx

6. Restore a service application (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428305.aspx

7. Restore search (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748654.aspx

8. Restore secure store services (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748602.aspx

9. Restore a content database (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748604.aspx

10. Attach and restore a read-only content database (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748633.aspx

11. Restore customizations (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748613.aspx

12. Restore a site collection (SharePoint Server 2010)http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748655.aspx

13. Import a list or document library (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428322.aspx

Three Cheers to Microsoft 4 sharing such valuable information, Thanks...

SharePoint 2010 Recycle Bin Settings

Recycle Bin Settings in SharePoint 2010

Recycle Bins are one of the key features which are mandotory from business requirements.They are used to protect and recover data.Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 as well as SharePoint Server 2010 supports two stages of Recycle Bins:First-stage Recycle Bin and Second-stage Recycle Bin.
To configure Recycle Bin settings by using Central Administration

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Farm Administrators SharePoint group.
2. On the SharePoint Central Administration Web site, click Application Management.
3. On the Application Management page, click Manage Web Applications.
4. Click the Web application for which you want to configure Recycle Bin settings. The ribbon becomes active.
5. On the ribbon, click the General Settings drop-down menu, and then click General Settings.
6. On the Web Application General Settings page, in the Recycle Bin section, you can configure the following settings:
->You can specify a time after which items in the Recycle Bins are deleted, or you can specify that these items should never be deleted. By default, items are deleted after 30 days.
->You can set the Recycle Bins for the Web application to be On or Off. By default, Recycle Bins are turned on.

Note:
If you turn off the Recycle Bins, any existing items in both the first and second-stage Recycle Bins are deleted. Depending on how much data is contained in the Recycle Bins, deleting these items can take a long time.

Please let me know in case of any issues,Thanks !!

SharePoint 2010 Granular Backups

Today, I have analyzed as well as tested sharepoint 2010 granular backups strategies. If we compare to SharePoint 2007 then we need to perform every task by using stsadm n GUI doesnt have any support. But in SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has introduced this functionality by which we can implement the granular backups by using GUI i.e. Central Administration as well as by using POWERSHELL.

Explored two options as follows:
1. Perform a site collection Backup
2. Export a list

Please refer the following steps as how i have executed these operations:

Backing up a site collection:
1.Central Administration
2.Select Backup and Restore
3.From the UI select Perform a site collection backup
4.Select the appropriate site collection from the pull down menu
5.Include proper UNC path including backup file named like: filename.bak
6.Selecting Start backup redirects to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx page.

Backing up a Site, Library, or List

Exporting a Site/sub-site

Export a specific site using Central Administrator:
1. Select Backup and Restore
2. From the UI select Export a site or list
3. Select Site Collection\Site "leave list drop down clear"
4. Optional categories is to export full security or export versioning history
5. Selecting Start export redirects to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx page.

Export a specific list or library:

1. Select Backup and Restore
2. From the UI select Export a site or list
3. Select Site Collection\Site
4. Select a list
5. Optional categories “export full security or export versioning history”
6. Selecting Start export redirects to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx page.

I hope the above information will helps you to understand the granular backups present in sharepoint 2010. If you face any issues then please let me know....I would be more than happy to help you and resolve your issues.. Thanks !!!

SharePoint 2010 Templates

SharePoint 2010 provides a great variety templates for creating new sites. Most companies will decide for you which SharePoint templates you're going to use; it’s usually either a Team Site template or a Publishing Site template.

Please refer the below mentioned brief description regarding some site templates that belongs to SP2010.

This copy of Microsoft office is not genuine

Hey Guys, this is not related with sharepoint but testing sp-applications in reff. to office 2007 documents. Till yesterday, The office documents are working fine but after some patching on my windows 2003 OS, I am getting the prompt:This copy of Microsoft office is not genuine.

After installing Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications (KB949810) from Windows Update, OGA Validation will perform genuine test on installed Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 software.
KB949810 OGA Notifications update is designed so that end-user cannot uninstall or removed the update using “Add and Remove Programs” or “Program and Features” in the Control Panel.

Disable and Remove OGAAddin from within Office Applications:
Please follow these following steps:

1.Run one of the Office app such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint as administrator.
2.Open Windows Explorer, go to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
3.Right click on Office app executable, e.g. winword.exe, excel.exe, powerpnt.exe to run as administrator.
4.Go to Options--> Add-Ins.
5.3.Select COM Add-ins under Manage drop menu list, and click Go.
6.Disable or remoev the OGAAdmin.
7.Repeat above steps for each and every Office applications installed.

Please check the results and your issue will be resolved!!
Please let me know in case of any queries,Thanks !!

Reff: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949810

SharePoint Mobile Views !!

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 as well as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides in-built support for mobile access to SharePoint list data. Mobile devices access a site through URL that simply adds an "m" folder to the regular URL. http://Server/sites/SiteCollection/Site/m/, with "m" appended to the regular Web site URL, they are redirected to a mobile default.aspx page.

As soon as we enters the above URL in the browser then it will redirects to this URL: http://Server/sites/SiteCollection/Site/_layouts/mobile/mbllists.aspx. which is a actual mobile home page (mbllists.aspx) to display the list of contents.

After digging out more and little RnD on my Sharepoint Server, Found out an internal mechanism that supports Mobile Views. Basically, there are 2-main components that supports mobile views or you will get your mobile aspx page.
1. Templates:The Template which is used for Mobile views is called as "MobileDefaultTemplates.ascx"
You can find the same from this location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES directory.

2. Features:
The Feature for redirecting users to the mobile home page is located in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\MobilityRedirect
Note: As per Microsoft recommendations/ Best Practices--Modifying the contents of the MobileDefaultTemplates.ascx file is not supported..
Please let me know in case of any queries !! I hope the above information will helps you to get some insight regarding Mobile Views,Thanks !!

Explorer View Problems: SharePoint 2010

http://site_name is not accessible. Either this location does not exist or you might not have permission to use this network resource.

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.

Whenever we face such kind of issues, one thing should be important that you have already installed a valid copy of Office application on your client machine becuase Explorer view is windows feature provided by means of sharepoint that uses client functionalty i.e. Office 2010

-As per the SP 2010 functionality, ensure you have Office Professional PLUS installed on your client machine.
-Integration features of Office client Applications and SharePoint uses WebClient service running on the client machine.

The problem where i faced this problem was belongs to OS-Windows Server 2008 R2. So i started searching for this WebClient Service to see if it was running or not. I went to Start
->Administrative Tools->Services i browsed through all the services but could not find it.

Generally, we found this service in services console but the mystery became complicated and i started exploring the features of Windows Server 2008 R2......n yes, i got it !!

The name of the feature which supports this functionality called as Desktop Experience.
Note: The WebClient service is installed only when you install the Desktop Experience feature on you Server 2008 machine.

Here are the steps that i have taken to resolve this issue:

1) Go to Start->Administrative Tools->Server Manager
2)In Server manager Click on Features and the click Add Features
3)Select the Desktop Experience Feature and install it. Then Restart the Server (Required for installation of the feature)
4)Go to Start->Administrative Tools->Services
5)Select the Web Client Service and Start it.

I hope, the above information will helps you to resolve your issues...
Please let me know in case of any issues,Thanks !!

SharePoint Management Shell

One of the most important feature present in sharepoint 2010 is called as "sharepoint Management shell/sharepoint Powershell " Which contains the Powershell cmdlets for SharePoint, by using this we control and manage the SharePoint operations like we done in STSADM command.

It will take some time to understand but start rolling with all new 652 power shell cmdlets in SharePoint 2010 as compared to STSADM based 182 commands in SharePoint 2007.


To Install feature,
PS> Install -SPFeature

To activate the feature for the site,
PS> Enable -SPFeature -Url http://server/site_name

I hope the above information will helps you to gain some insight of Sharepoint management shell. Please let me know in case of any queries,Thanks !!

SharePoint 2010 Site Templates

Site templates are a great feature in SharePoint that allow us to build a Web Site, customise it then save it as a template so that you can use the same template for other Sites. It is continued in this new feature also i.e. SP2010 but little bit in different manner !!

There are still Site Template in SharePoint 2010, but they're no longer .STP files. Instead, they're bundeled in the form of .WSP files just like web parts and features.

To create a Site Template, browse to the Site you want to create from.
->Go to Site Actions
–>Site Settings
–>Save site as template (under the Site Actions heading).
->Give your template a name, and don't forget to check the "Include Content" box if you want to include library and list content in the template.

This will create a new site template in your Solutions Gallery, which you can then use when creating new sites. You can also download directly from the Solutions Gallery to a .WSP file.

To upload a Site Template to the Solutions Gallery,
->go to Site Actions
–>Site Settings
–>Solutions Gallery (under the Galleries heading).
->On the Solutions tab of the ribbon, click "Upload Solution".
Before you close that dialog, you'll need to click "Activate" to activate it if you want your Site Template to appear in the "New Site" dialog later.

To use the Site Template, go to Site Actions –> New Site. You'll find your Site Template in the list of Installed Items, in the All Categories or Blank & Custom filters.

I hope the above the information will helps you to clear your doubts between the templates present in SP2007 & SP2010.
Please let me know in case of any queries,Thanks !!

SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard Errors

While running the SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard you may experience the errors:

Error 1: An exception of type Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileException was thrown. Additional exception information: Unrecognized attribute 'allowInsecureTransport'. Note that attribute names are case-sensitive. (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\WebClients\Profile\client.config line 56).

To resolve the issue you can perform the following steps:

Download and install KB976462 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976462 for Windows Server 2008 R2 or

KB971831 from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=KB971831&DownloadId=7285 for Windows Server 2008

Now,Run the SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard and your issue will be resolved !! Thanks !!

Error 2:Failed to register SharePoint services.
An exception of type System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException was thrown. Additional exception information: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.

System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus, TimeSpan timeout)

Run Setup.exe when the steps above have been completed.

To resolve the issue you can perform the following steps:

Download and install KB976462 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976462 for Windows Server 2008 R2 or KB971831 from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=KB971831&DownloadId=7285 for Windows Server 2008

Now,Run the SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard and your issue will be resolved !!

Please let me know in case of any issues,Thanks !!

Installing SharePoint 2010 Beta on Windows Server 2008

Hey Guys, finally i have installed the most awaited Microsoft product which is more powerfull from Office SharePoint Server 2007 i.e. SharePoint server 2010 beta

I will try best to supply a step by step tutorial as detailed as possible which demonstrates how to install 2010 SharePoint Bêta on Windows server 2008 R2.

You can download SharePoint Server 2010 beta from this link:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee391660.aspx

List of Prerequisites Software
---------------------------------
1.Windows server 2008 with SP 2 / Windows 7 / Vista (All OS must be 64bit)
2.Windows 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 KB971831
3.WCF Fix article for Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 KB976462
4.Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
5.Microsoft "Geneva" Framework Runtime
6.Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64)
7.Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
8.Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET
9.PowerShell V2 RTM
10.SQL Server 2008 SP1
11..NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (Full Package) KB959209 KB967190

Run > SharePoint Server 2010 Application file, system will extract files and show the above screen, under Install > click Install Software prerequisites…

System will run for few moments and display a following error message as mentioned below:

Install the pre-requisites that you have downloaded one by one

Once you get the above screen then the installation complete and click on the Install SharePoint Sever Link

1.SharePoint 2010 Installation screen prompts for Product Key get beta key
U can get the Beta Key from this link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee391660.aspx

2.Read your License terms and click I accept and start Installation:

3.Select Standalone option, if you are installing with SQL Express 2008 server. If you are installing SQL Server 2008 and SharePoint 2010 farm servers, then select Server Farm option.

4.System will start the Installation progress…

5.System would take several minutes to complete installation and prompt for Configuration Wizard.

6.Run your Configuration wizard and click next >

7. Configuration wizard click “Yes” to start IIS and SharePoint Admin, Timer service.

8. Configuration wizard continue 2 of 10 tasks and if everything is ok, the system will display the following screen. (Please note that it will take several minutes to complete. It's not as fast as SharePoint 2007 configuration wizard)

9. Congratulations… you successfully Installed SharePoint 2010.

Yee..Yeappy !! Office 14/SP2010 has been successfully installed !!

Please let me know in case of any queries,Thanks !!

Verfification error-An error occured during the signature verification.

Something to share about infopath forms functionality using digital signatures. Everybody knows as how to customized the infopath forms,using controlls on that as well as publishing forms on document libraries. The certificate works fine when I open the form in thick client and then sign it. If I try to digitally sign the browser enabled form (with same certificate), it fails with the following error message:

one or more digital signatures in this form could not be verified.To Modify parts of the form tat have been digitally signed, removed the associated signatures. click on a signature to view its details.
OR
There is a problem with this signature.
For the certificate to work with browser enabled forms, the certificate should have a trust chain. Without a chain of authority to tell the Operating System where this certificate came from, the computer will have no way to verify the authenticity of the certificate.

Please follow this steps to resolve this issue:

To Export the certificate (To be performed on the client machine where you have installed the certificate:

• On the machine where you have downloaded and installed the VeriSign Class 1 certificate go to StartàRun and type certmgr.msc and press OK button to launch Certificate Manger console.
• Expand the Personal store,, you would see on child node of Personal store called Certificates.
• Click on the Certificates node.
• On the right hand side pane, locate certificate with your name issued by VeriSign Class 1 Individual Subscriber CA - G2.
• Right Click the certificate and select Export from All Tasks option to Launch certificate export Wizard and Click Next button.
• In the Export Private Key prompt, select “Yes, export the private key”
• In the Export File Format , Under Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX), check “Include all certificates in the certification path if possible” and click Next
• Enter the password and click on the Next
• Click on Browse button and select the location where you want to export the certificate.
• Click on Finish to complete the Wizard.
To Import the Certificate.(To be performed on the SharePoint server
Copy the *.pfx file on the machine where your SharePoint server is Installed.
• Right click your PFX file and select “Install PFX” option to launch Certificate Import Wizard, click next to continue.
• Verify the location of your PFX file in “File to Import Screen” and click on Next
• Enter your password and click on Next.
• In the “Certificate Store” prompt, select “Place all certificates in the following store” and click on browse button.
• In the “Select Certificate Store”, select “Trusted Root Certification Authorities” and Click on OK.
• Click Finish to Complete the wizard.

I hope the above steps will helps you to resolve your issue,thanks !!

The converter failed to save the file

Computer running office 2007 try to open an excel file from SharePoint site for edit. Error: (Save as) The converter failed to save the file. However, if user start the Excel program before opening the file from SharePoint, no problem at all, no error message and file saving fine. 

The fix is to do the following:

- Open Word
- Click the Office button (Top-left in the window)
- Click Word Options
- Click Resources
- Click the Diagnose button
- Click through the wizard until it’s finished
- Close all browser windows

I hope the above information will helps u to resolve the issue!!

In case of any queries/questions then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues. Thank you.

Excel cannot open the file 'filename.xlsx' because the file format for the file extension is not valid. Verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file

When you try to open a workbook that you receive in an e-mail message for review in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, the workbook does not open. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
Excel cannot open the file 'filename.xlsx' because the file format for the file extension is not valid. Verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file.
This issue occurs only when you send a workbook for review. The workbook file is saved as an Excel binary workbook. However, the workbook has an .xlsx extension that is appended to the file.

To work around this issue, save the workbook as one of the following file formats before you send the workbook for review:
--Excel Binary Workbook (*.xlsb)
--Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)

The document information panel was unable to load. The document will continue to open. For more information, contact your sys admin.

I have a custom field type as a dropdownlist which displays the no. of users from the web site. Now I have a document library with this custom field type. When I tries to create a item it opens the MS Word instance and it gives a message as Document Information Panel is unable to load.

After lots of research and debugging the issue on my dev-env, i was able to resolve the issue.
The Steps taken for resolution:

1. Open this location- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Web Designer Tools\Office12\1033\IPEDINTL.DLL
2. copy IPEDINTL.DLL
3. paste it here- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\1033\IPEDINTL.DLL
4. Close all the applications that are presently open as well as all the browsers
5. Open the sharepoint site in a new browser and check the results !!

Please let me know in case of any issues.. Thanks !! I hope, the above steps will helps you to resolve your issue regarding the same !!

Publishing and Synchronizing Excel 2007 Tables to SharePoint Lists

1. Install the excel 2007 add-in on your machine.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=25836E52-1892-4E17-AC08-5DF13CFC5295&displaylang=en

2. When you will start the setup then it will ask you where to install the data excetely, so please save at this location on your machine:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ADDINS

3. Open the excel sheet in which you have the data that you wants to synchronise in sharepoint.

4.Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click the Add-Ins tab.

5. Select Excel Add-ins in the Manage drop-down list and click Go.

6. In the Add-Ins dialog box, click Browse, navigate to the Excel 2007 SharePoint List Synchronizing Add-in, and then click OK.

7. In the Add-Ins dialog box, verify that the SynchronizeWSSandExcel option is selected and then click OK.


To add the add-in to a workbook

1. Save the workbook in the Excel 97-2003 (BIFF8) file format by clicking the Microsoft Office Button, pointing to Save As, and then clicking Excel 97-2003 Workbook.

2. Specify a file name, and then click Save.

To publish the table to a SharePoint list1. Highlight the table. The Table Tools label is displayed above the Design tab.

2. Click the Design tab.

3. In the SharePoint group, click Publish and allow Sync.

4. When you will click on click Publish and allow Sync. then all the data will be disappeared from the excel sheet and transferred to SharePoint List.

5.In the Export Table to SharePoint R/W List dialog box, in the Address text box, type in the page address onthe SharePoint site where you want to publish the list.

6. In the address, Please enter your site link without default.aspx

7. Type the name of the list that you want.

8.When you will click on Publish then the internal process will create a list by the name that you specified and all the data will be transferred to sharepoint site.

Note: When you will click on Publish then you will get some error message.. Dont worry abt that as the data has been transferred to sp-site.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the above procedure then please let me know..