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How to Configure a Workflow to Start at Specific Time / Repeat Periodically (Daily, Weekly) / Run Workflow for Multiple Items

Overview The method described below can be used to start a workflow for SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 at a specific time and then repeat periodically (every day). You can start workflow for multiple items at the same time. Also it is not required...

Published 13 Dec 2010 1:09 AM by admin

Filed under: workflow

Using and converting date, time and timezone in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

This topic includes many of the "how-to" and walk-through topics for time using and time zone functions in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Change the regional settings for a site Get current time in SharePoint Designer workflow Get...

Published 17 Feb 2010 1:50 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: worfklow, time, date, time zone, utc

How to terminate all faulting SharePoint workflows

Business Challenge This topic shows how to terminate all faulting workflows in the current list. If an error occurs or a workflow stops responding , you should open the workflow status page and select “Terminate this workflow now” link. This...

Published 11 Mar 2010 2:02 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: worfklow, terminating fauting workflow

SharePoint Taxonomy Field Internal

Overview This post describes SharePoint Taxonomy field. TaxonomyFieldValue class has three important properties (at least, for now): Label (string) : it is a Value (string) property of a Label selected by user from Labels property of a Term object. TermGuid...

Published 27 Jan 2011 6:50 AM by admin

Filed under: sharepoint, metadata

How to fix Silverlight Error #2104 Could not download the silverlight application

There might be a situation when you receive a message notifying about an error in Silverlight Application code ( Error Code 2104 Initialize Error ). This error relates to the IIS settings. Add MIME types to IIS to resolve. inetmgr -- > select ur silverlight...

Published 6 May 2010 4:57 PM by Emi

Filed under: file uploader, silverlight

Creating HTML Reports with Virto Workflow Activities Kit for SharePoint

Introduction The necessity of data receiving from a certain list and generating a report often appears when sending e-mail alerts or creating a document . For instance, a user needs to display the list of his active tasks, administrator needs information...

Published 15 Feb 2010 12:11 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: activities, reporting. reports, worfklow

E-mail Routing in SharePoint with VirtoSoftware (HelpDesk with e-mail submissions)

Introduction Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is a Windows Server technology that provides integrated services for work sharing and messaging, and represents a platform for Internet business applications design. The platform is highly flexible...

Published 3 Mar 2010 1:51 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: e-mail, issue, routing, incoming email, help desk, pop3

Sending SMS Alerts in SharePoint 2010 over Office Mobile Service Protocol (OMS)

SMS Alerts in SharePoint 2010 over Office Mobile Service Protocol (OMS) The Service Overview In this post, I want to share the exciting news of SharePoint's 2010 new featur e . Finally it's possible to send SMS directly from SharePoint to mobile...

Published 12 Nov 2009 4:30 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: oms, sms, alerts

Tabs for SharePoint forms without Code and SharePoint Designer

This solution is used in order to “tab” SharePoint forms without Code and SharePoint Designer. If you have a long form, you can group fields together and present them in tabs for a better overview. You could find a lot of solutions with custom...

Published 3 Feb 2011 1:05 AM by admin

Filed under: SharePoint 2010, form extender

How to Detect that Major Versions of a Document are Checked-in in SharePoint Designer Workflow

Scenario This article describes how to use SharePoint Designer Workflow for detecting that a document is checked in a document library and a major version (e.g. version 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc.) is assigned to the document. Finally you can execute any action...

Published 18 Jun 2010 8:51 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: worfklow

Working with the Managed Metadata Service Remotely

With the arrival of the Managed Metadata Service in SharePoint 2010 we know how useful and powerful this concept is to centrally define and manage terms that will be used as attributes for items in SharePoint. Using the Term Store in central Admin to...

Published 29 Apr 2011 4:10 AM by admin

Filed under: metadata

SharePoint 2010 Cross-browser Multiple Document Upload

A lot of people are asking why the Upload Multiple Documents button is greyed out. The reason is simple; the component used for the Upload Multiple Documents is an ActiveX which comes with the installation of Office. So “Upload Multiple Documents”...

Published 9 Sep 2011 2:11 AM by admin

View All SharePoint Announcements from Different Sites in a single location using Virto Social Aggregator

This article describes how Virto Social Aggregator can be used to publish SharePoint’s Announcements from different sites in a single location. Introduction You need to have Virto Social Aggregator installed. A 30-day trial is available on the product...

Published 17 Nov 2010 8:48 PM by Emi

Filed under: virto, sharepoint

Adding Google Calendar Events to Your SharePoint Web Site

Scenario This article describes how to set up and add Google Calendar events to your web site. This is a simple and easy way to include calendar of events on your web site. Solution To complete this task, you would need to have Virto Ajax Calendar for...

Published 24 Jun 2010 4:37 AM by Oleg [Virtosoftware]

Filed under: calendar, rss

How to Send Email to Multiple Recipients Listed in a Custom List

Question I’ve created a workflow in the designer attached to a Share Point list. I have a custom list titled "Admins" containing names of people that serve different purposes, but would also like to include them as recipients in the workflow...

Published 6 Oct 2010 4:27 AM by admin