Part of SharePoint 2010, a new tool was added to made life easier: the developer dashboard. By default disabled, you can enable it multiple ways: Using STSADM: stsadm –o setproperty –pn developer-dashboard –pv ondemand Using PowerShell: $level=”OnDemand” [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“Microsoft.SharePoint”) [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration”) $contentSvc=[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService $contentSvc.DeveloperDashboardSettings.DisplayLevel=([Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel],$level)) $contentSvc.DeveloperDashboardSettings.Update() Write-host(“Level:” + $contentSvc.DeveloperDashboardSettings.DisplayLevel) Values available to be set for the developer dashboard: On... Continue Reading →
Team Sites on Publishing Template
This is not something I do every day, and I keep forgetting how to do it, so I’m posting this as a self-reminder. On a Publishing site (collection), if I need to add sub-sites based on the Team Site template: Go to Site Settings > Look and Feel > Page Layouts and Site Templates Add... Continue Reading →
SharePoint 2010 version features
Because I've been asked so many times what's the difference between the versions, and what's included at what level, here's the official list of features by version: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/Pages/Editions-Comparison.aspx Also, a good list, same thing but different layout: http://thecommunicator.co.cc/2010/05/03/sharepoint-2010-feature-comparison-sharepoint-foundation-2010-vs-sharepoint-2010-standardenterprise/ Enjoy!
No-code BCS
Had to put together a quick demo the other day, highlighting some of the features of SharePoint 2010 at all levels (Foundation, Standard, Enterprise). One of the items on the list was BCS. Keep in mind, this is a quick show-how for a demo, so I wasn’t going to spend any time coding anything. So,... Continue Reading →
SharePoint 2010 Menus and Flash
More often than not, the client wants to keep existing Flash assets when upgrading to SharePoint 2010. You will quickly find that the old work-around from SharePoint 2007 does not work anymore. Changing the “z-index” to a higher value does not bring the menu on top anymore. The way to fix this issue in SharePoint... Continue Reading →