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5 Steps to Enhance SharePoint 2010 Approval Workflow. This post will demonstrate how to extend the 2010 SharePoint approval workflow using SharePoint Designer.

5 Steps to Enhance SharePoint 2010 Approval Workflow

Page Content You may also be interested in: SharePoint Services with mindfiresolutions Editor's note: Contributor Bobby Chang is a SharePoint Consultant. Follow him @bobbyschang In my previous post, we discussed the shortcomings of SharePoint 2010 Approval workflow. Inability to specify workflow condition Potential governance concern Vague email notifications Due Date Duration not accounted for Rejected document marked as “Completed” Fortunately, through SharePoint Designer (SPD) 2010, you can extend the approval workflow process.

Step 1 – Expose “Start Approval Process” action in workflow designer Open SPD 2010 and create a new List Workflow for your Document Library Click Action in the ribbon. Step 2 – Update email notification for the requester Email as end result of Step 2: Step 3 – Update email for approver(s) Email as end result of Step 3: Step 4 – Update rejection notice. My Users Don't Like SharePoint because they can't find what they're looking for! Part 2. You may also be interested in: SharePoint Smart Notifications by KWizCom Editor's note: Contributor David Lozzi is a SharePoint Architect at Slalom Consulting.

My Users Don't Like SharePoint because they can't find what they're looking for! Part 2

Follow him @DavidLozzi In the previous post, we covered how easy it is to enhance search to assist your users in finding what they really want. Our next step is to ensure your data is in fact clean enough and properly loaded to find in search. SPServices Compatibility Issues with the Minified Version of jQuery 1.9.0. Codeplex users tedka and danstaley have reported issues using SPServices with jQuery 1.9.0.

SPServices Compatibility Issues with the Minified Version of jQuery 1.9.0

You can read their issues here and here, respectively. I’ve done some quick testing, and the problem seems to be with the minified version of jQuery 1.9.0, *not* 1.9.0 itself. When I use the non-minified version, my test pages perform just fine. SPServices Stories #2 – Charting List Data with HighCharts. Introduction This submission comes to us from an anonymous reader, who can’t publish the details under his (or her) name due to confidentiality issues.

SPServices Stories #2 – Charting List Data with HighCharts

However, s/he has been able to generate some very useful charts with HighCharts using SharePoint list data as the underlying data sources. Charting List Data with HighCharts. My Users Don't Like SharePoint Because of Me (you)! You may also be interested in: SharePoint-based solutions by B&R Business Solutions Editor's note: Contributor David Lozzi is a SharePoint Architect at Slalom Consulting.

My Users Don't Like SharePoint Because of Me (you)!

Follow him @DavidLozzi How many times have you come home and said to your spouse “I didn’t do my job today, I did this and that, but not my actual job.” SharePoint might be in that list of stuff that’s not on your list. I bet your busy. I don’t want to get into career advice, however there are some simple things you can do, even today, to help your pile of tasks and define your job: Understand what your job is. These are basic ideas, but can help tremendously. SharePoint - Creating a Custom ToolPart for a Custom Web Part. Using the SharePoint object model it is easily possible to create a custom properties panel for a custom Web Part, known as ToolPart.

SharePoint - Creating a Custom ToolPart for a Custom Web Part

Page Content. My Users Don't Like SharePoint because it is too slow! As your SharePoint matures and grows, it can get considerably larger and complex.

My Users Don't Like SharePoint because it is too slow!

As your farm grows, you should monitor the farm and possibly reconfigure and add additional servers to the mix. The first step is to figure out why it’s slow. SharePoint 2013 Social is the Key Feature for End Users. You may also be interested in: SharePoint Hosting by Fpweb.net Editor's note: Contributor Chris McNulty oversees SharePoint Solutions at Dell Software, formerly Quest Software. Follow him @cmcnulty2000 SharePoint 2013 is such a huge release, with so many new features, it’s hard to know where to focus. (App model! Shredded storage! You may think you’ve heard all this before. Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. 1. All Kinds of Things You Can Do With SPUser Objects. Enable and configure e-mail support for a list or library - SharePoint Server.

Before a list or library can receive e-mail, the site owner must enable and configure incoming e-mail support for the list or library. What do you want to do? Overview In Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, a site owner can enable and configure incoming e-mail support for the following: Document, picture, or form library Announcements list Calendar list Discussion board Blog When you create a list or library, you can enable incoming e-mail support for any of these types of lists or libraries, if incoming e-mail support is enabled in Central Administration. Inconvenient Content Query Web Part Slots. Editor's note: Contributor Waldek Mastykarz is the SharePoint Server MVP at Mavention. Follow him @waldekm Note: We recently unearthed articles that were published on EndUserSharePoint's sister site EUSP2010 but were never migrated over to NothingButSharePoint.

Over the next few weeks we'll be publishing these. The following article was originally published in July 2010. We all know Content Query Web Part (CQWP) – probably the greatest Web Part provided with SharePoint Server that allows you to build dynamic content aggregations in a matter of minutes. In SharePoint Server 2010 the Content Query Web Part introduces even more functionality including the slots – a cool feature that allows you to create semantic and reusable templates. Build a flexible mega drop down navigation for SharePoint. You may also be interested in: Sharegate No-Brainer Migration Tools Editor's note: Contributor Stefan Bauer is an Information Architect at box consulting gmbh.

Follow him @Stfbauer I’ve read a lot of good articles about mega menus or mega drop in the past. They all were from a technical point of view; correct and useful introduction about the basics behind. How to Change the URL in a Links List. You’ve just copied a link list template to another site collection, or performed a 2007 to 2010 migration and have realized that all the url's in the list point to an old site and a mega cut and paste is required.

How to Change the URL in a Links List

Page Content. jQuery + SharePoint Case Study: Google Maps and SPServices. You may also be interested in: The SharePoint Shepherd's Guide for End Users from SharePoint Shepherd Editor's note: Contributor Ben Tedder is a Web User Interface Designer at International School of Beijing.

jQuery + SharePoint Case Study: Google Maps and SPServices

Follow him @bentedder Every now and then people need a break from being productive. Instead of trying to beat people into SharePoint submission through "useful" tools, why not try using something fun and time-wasting to get people interested?! Welcome to DragonTracks! SharePoint 2013 on iPad & iPhone. SharePoint 2013 UI is written in HTML5, and in addition to the standard client support options, full support is also planned for the Safari browser on the Apple iPad.

SharePoint 2013 on iPad & iPhone

Page Content You may also be interested in: SharePoint Hosting by Fpweb.net Editor's note: Contributor Mai Omar Desouki is a Software Consultant at Infusion. Follow her @MaiOmarDesouki. How to Add Events into a Calendar Using Microsoft Excel and Access. SharePoint doesn’t offer a command or a tool that allows users to bulk add events into a calendar.

But, by using Office apps (Excel and Access) we can do that very easily. Page Content You may also be interested in: Sharegate No-Brainer Migration Tools Editor's note: Contributor Alexandru Dionisie is an Internet Professional and Technical Writer. PrettyCal: A Better View of a SharePoint Calendar. How to Build a jQuery World Clock in SharePoint. Add Content Types to a Document Library and then Sort them Programmatically. Add Effects to your SharePoint site. Color My World: 4 Templates for SharePoint 2010. SharePoint 2010 - Join Two List (Parent Child Relation) SharePoint 2010: Join Two Lists Child/Parent Relationship. This tutorial explains how to join two lists based on the child/parent relationship without writing any code. Page Content. SharePointWendy. JQuery dashboards to SharePoint: How To.

SPTechCon: The SharePoint Maturity Model: How Far Along Are You? Sadie Van Buren is a Senior Software Engineer. She designs SharePoint solutions and leads deployments, with a strong focus on strategy, usability, information architecture. Screencast: Getting started with SharePoint 2010 Online development for newbies. I recently presented at the New York SharePoint Developer group on getting started with SharePoint 2010 Online development. The Health Analyzer and PowerPivot for SharePoint. SharePoint 2010 - Implement Search in a List (No Code) This tutorial explains how to implement search functionality in a list without any code. Integrate a Slider with the Content Query Web Part (Part 1) - What Does my Slider Need to Work? Integrate a Slider with the Content Query Web Part (Part 2) - Setting up my Content Source. The perfect SharePoint iOS app - Features I’d like to see. Create a Workflow Initiation Form for Approvals. SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Social Computing - NewsGator.

Event-Driven Crawl Schedule. Brand SharePoint: Search Refinement and Results with a Touch of jQuery. SharePoint 2010 Insights: BI for Everyone. Customize the SharePoint Calendar Colors. Why SharePoint Intranet Projects Go Wrong. The Truth about using [Today] in SharePoint Calculated Columns. SPrello - an open source UI for SharePoint 2010 inspire by trello.com. Using Unescaped CAML in a Data View Web Part (DWVP) in SharePoint Designer 2010. Building quick jQuery grids connecting to SharePoint list. Organize SharePoint Content: Don't Upgrade Your Mess. Adding custom controls to SharePoint web part header views on lists and libraries.

Using SPFilterDropdown to Reorder Options in a Dropdown on a SharePoint Form. Harmon.ie brings SharePoint to iPad and iPhone. Taxonomy Planning in SharePoint 2010. Desktop virtualization. Your (SharePoint Site Is) Driving Me Crazy: Design Tips for Non Designers. Making Sense of HTML5 with SharePoint: Hello World. Making Sense of HTML5 with SharePoint: Browser Capabilities. Making Sense of HTML5 with SharePoint: Internet Explorer 9 Capabilities. How to Create Multiple Cascade Drop Downs Using InfoPath 2010. SharePoint 2010 - How to change the approval workflow e-mail messages with SharePoint Designer. KB: SharePoint: How to use My Site to organize information. Contact Details web part not showing presence correctly. The menu that displays online presence settings and commands is not displayed in Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 or in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Sharepoint - site user webpart showing users status. Moving Lists from Hosted WSS 3.0 to Office365 – The Manual Way.

Using SPFilterDropdown to Reorder Options in a Dropdown on a SharePoint Form. 2009-04-28 Color Coded Calendar Update - EndUserSharePoint. The jQuery .css() Function versus CSS. Customizing the Display of a SharePoint 2010 Blog. Making Sense of HTML5 with SharePoint: Introduction to the Series. Making Sense of HTML5 with SharePoint: What Is HTML5? Data Visualization Support Site. Series: Building a Better SharePoint Calendar « JoshMcCarty.com. Adding JSON Capability to SPServices.

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