Monthly Archives: September 2012

Fetching the list view using ECMASCRIPT

Posted on September 24, 2012 by coolsharepointer

Hi Kind Readers, This is the first blog from me on OFFICE 365. So maybe what I am trying to tell here is quite simple who everybody working on sandbox solutions know but since I am new to this domain … Continue reading →

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Creating Custom Activity Type – Part 3

Posted on September 23, 2012 by coolsharepointer

Hello Readers, Welcome back to the Part 3 of this series on creating custom activity type. Just to recap in  Part 1 you read about how to get the custom activity type available in your settings page in addition to OOB … Continue reading →

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Creating Custom Activity Type – Part 2

Posted on September 21, 2012 by coolsharepointer

In the previous blog on creating custom activity type Part 1​ , I have shown how to add a custom activity type to appear in the Newsfeed Settings page. In this part I will show how to create activity events … Continue reading →

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Creating Custom Activity Type – Part 1

Posted on September 19, 2012 by coolsharepointer

SharePoint 2010 provides us with an excellent feature in the Mysites where we can see our most recent activities using the Recent Activities webpart and the activities of our colleagues by using the NewsFeed webpart. Now the point of interest … Continue reading →

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“This content type is already in use” error while deleting the content type

Posted on September 18, 2012 by coolsharepointer

If you have been working on SharePoint and playing with content types and lists (which I am very sure you all  must have) then “This content type is already in use” is a nightmare that you can think of when … Continue reading →

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“Invalid data has been used to update the list item. The field you are trying to update may be read only” error while updating list item.

Posted on September 17, 2012 by coolsharepointer

When working with SharePoint object model  normally you encounter this error when you are trying to update a list item programmatically for a lookup or a people picker type field. Below I have described how we should go ahead to … Continue reading →

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Missing SitePages in personal site

Posted on September 16, 2012 by coolsharepointer

Lately I faced and issue while working with Personal Sites. My requirement was to deploy a page in personal sites everytime a personal site gets created. So, the quick solution that came to my mind was to deploy it using … Continue reading →

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My love for sharepoint

Posted on September 16, 2012 by coolsharepointer

Hello kind readers. This is my very first blog post here and it is all dedicated to SharePoint. In many more posts that will keep coming up, I will talk and talk and talk about SharePoint. I started my career … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by coolsharepointer

Welcome to WordPress.com! This is your very first post. Click the Edit link to modify or delete it, or start a new post. If you like, use this post to tell readers why you started this blog and what you … Continue reading →

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