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Jun 112009

Keep Site Definition IDs Unique

This recently bit me.  I had two different site definitions.  They had two different webtemp xml files, of course. Here’s the first one: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <Templates xmlns:ows="Microsoft ...[Read More]

Published: 6/11/2009 | 0  Comments
Tagged as: SharePoint

Jun 022009

Always Capitalize (all-caps) Boolean Values in CAML

So here I was, late at night, banging my head against the desk trying to figure out why my a custom field’s custom property wasn’t hiding when I clearly stated Hidden=”true”.  As it turns out, you need to specify the uppercase value for that boole ...[Read More]

Published: 6/2/2009 | 1  Comment
Tagged as: SharePoint

May 132009

Understanding SharePoint Lists and Content Types

This post discusses lists and content types in SharePoint.  It’s an overview of the concepts from a developer’s perspective. Before getting into content types, it’s important to do a brief review of Lists.  Central to SharePoint is the concept of ...[Read More]

Published: 5/13/2009 | 5  Comments
Tagged as: SharePoint

Apr 162009

Rob Bogue and Governance

We just had another great Kentucky SharePoint User Group meeting (KYSPUG) tonight.  Rob Bogue came all the way down from Indianapolis and spoke to the group about the topic of governance.  He did a wonderful job sharing with the group what governa ...[Read More]

Published: 4/16/2009 | 0  Comments
Tagged as: Community, SharePoint