InfoPath: Importing a Spreadsheet using a Custom Visual Studio Workflow
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By: Susan Hernandez Jan 15, 2010
Have you ever wondered if you could import a spreadsheet into InfoPath?
I have a scenario where we have users that are requesting for a purchase to happen – it’s not a purchase order yet. They need to put in several line items into a recurring table by importing a spreadsheet / CSV file.
To handle this, I put an attachment on the form called ImportSpreadsheet. During my custom Visual Studio Workflow, IF the file exists, I process the spreadsheet.
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Event Handler: Why aren't my events firing?
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By Susan Hernandez, December 29, 2009
I created an event handler to use the Bing service to geocode a location stored in a SharePoint List. I wanted the event handler to run on Item Updated and Item Added. When the events fire, I would look up the Location field in the item, and use that to geocode, and then fill in the Latitude and Longitude fields on the item.
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How to Disable Event Firing in a MOSS Custom Workflow
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by Susan Hernandez 12/11/2009
I was working on a Custom MOSS Workflow project, which was against an InfoPath form library. Inside my workflow, I needed to update values inside the InfoPath form itself based on what step of the workflow the user was on.
In the workflow, I was handling the OnWorkflowItemUpdated event to capture when the item was edited, as this workflow was a State Machine workflow.
However, every time I tried to update the values inside the form, the OnWorkflowItemUpdated event would pick up the fact that I had changed the InfoPath form...
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Can't Attach to Debugger when Workflow is Running
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by Susan Hernandez 12/11/2009
While I was developing a SharePoint Workflow on MOSS using Visual Studio 2008, I was suprised and confused when I got at "Access Is Denied" error message when I tried to attach to the IIS Worker Processes.
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Social Computing – How do you Measure its Business Value?
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By May-Paulle Didon, November 5, 2009
With social computing, how you measure the importance of a conversation to share information is uncertain. How do you measure importance of the time it takes to change your Facebook status? How long will it take to get a conversation about business that results in a cost savings or revenue opportunity? How long until the organization realizes the value of the conversation? What will be the economic impact of the conversation? Bottom line, what is the business value?
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Microsoft Turns a Focus to Social Computing
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By May-Paulle Didon, November 2, 2009
...wait a minute did he say social networking focus? Did I hear that right? Microsoft is focusing on making a business case for social networking.
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Tell the SharePoint Story
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By Joan Muschamp, October 21 2009
In the session the Art of the SharePoint Story, Microsoft VP Robert McDowell emphasized that the concept of telling compelling stories will motivate the business decision makers to act. It’s not about the widget, but about what happens when the widget is implemented.
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User Adoption at the SharePoint Conference
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By Joan Muschamp, October 22, 2009
At AKG we talk about user adoption of SharePoint constantly—SharePoint is not a magic bullet. Following a traditional deployment model with SharePoint doesn’t work. It takes careful planning and developing an overarching, continuous strategy. At this year’s SharePoint conference, I am pleased to see sessions being devoted to this very important topic.
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In the Unveiling of PowerPivot - Microsoft More Than Justifies the 64 Bit Architecture Requirement for SharePoint 2010
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By Rance Hitt, October 20, 2009
To considerable praise, PowerPivot (formerly code named Gemini PowerPivot for Excel 2010) was demonstrated during the SharePoint 2009 Conference keynote address and breakout sessions.
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SharePoint Conference 2009- Day One
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By Joan Muschamp, October 19, 2009
It does appear that Microsoft has been listening to their SharePoint customers and partners, and has put significant thought and effort into making improvements for the upcoming release of SharePoint 2010.
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