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SharePoint 2010 Site relocation
A project I have recently worked on involved moving an Internet facing hosted SharePoint 2010 site from one hosting provider to another.
The actual moving of the site was quite straight forward but did involve quite a lot prep work, the broad steps are covered below.
The site was made up of custom components deployed as WSP’s, a content-db backup and some farm configuration tasks.
To build the new platform we started with a vanilla SharePoint 2010 build, created an empty web application, restored the supplied content-db to the SQL server and ran a test upgrade check against the database
Test-SPContentDatabase –Name SP_Test_Content –WebApplication http://TestApp
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607941(v=office.14).aspx
We used the output of this to cross check which features the content database was expecting to find in the farm, these were added with powershell cmdlet
Add-SPSolution <wsp name>
The Test-SPContentDatabase cmdlet was run again to ensure nothing had been missed.
Once the site was running extensive testing was performed to identify any missing components or settings, most were identified as missing at the Farm level, such as content sources and search scopes
One of the issued noticed was accessing the site via an iPhone browser was redirecting to the mobile version, this was easily resolved by updating the browser definition file compat.browser file in the location
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\<site folder>\App_Browsers
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff393836(v=office.14).aspx
The section
<!– iPhone Safari Browser –>
has the value
<capability name="isMobileDevice" value="false" /> set to
<capability name="isMobileDevice" value="true" />
This has to be replicated on all web-servers in the farm
Once testing has finished the Internet facing site was set to anonymous authentication and the site was extended to another zone with Windows authentication to allow authoring to take place.
I hope these broad steps help someone else faced with this task.
Visual Studio 2012 templates for SharePoint 2013
So I just fired up Visual Studio 2012 and went to create a new SharePoint 2013 App just to play around with. Only to find that Visual Studio only has the 2010 templates available.
The search to find out what I needed to install wasn’t as quick and simple as I was hoping so now that I have worked it all out i may as well share with the rest of you.
Assuming you have Visual Studio 2012 installed. Go to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/apps/fp123627
Scroll down and under the tools section there is a web downloader (Direct Link). Download and run it, it will download everything you are missing.
After a couple of restarts you can then create 2013 projects in visual studio
Hope that helps
via Buzz Blog http://paulbuzzblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/visual-studio-2012-templates-for-sharepoint-2013/
   Paul is a an expert SharePoint and Project Server developer and is responsible for designing and implementing custom solutions on client systems using the latest SharePoint and .NET technologies.
Paul has extensive experience with SharePoint systems across all sizes of implementation, ranging from small to large farms and has an excellent understanding of all the elements of SharePoint. This article has been cross posted from paulbuzzblog.wordpress.com (original article) |
Hiding tasks from the Gantt Chart
Have you ever wanted to hide tasks from the Gantt Chart? The following technique is useful for tidying up a schedule – for example, if you want to show only pertinent Gantt information for a presentation, or take a screenshot of a plan for a client that contains some internal tasks.
To hide individual bars in the Gantt display, simply insert the “Hide Bar” field and set it to “Yes” for the requisite tasks:
After hiding:
You’ll notice that all incoming dependencies for the hidden bar are also hidden, so take care when looking at your predecessor/successor logic!
Lester
#SharePoint2010: Error 7043 Load control template file /_controltemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx failed
Load control template file /_controltemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx failed: Could not load type ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls.TaxonomyPicker’ from assembly ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c’.
Although i cannot find any particular reason for this error, neither it will affect any of your services, but it would be better if you can find a solution and resolve it, so that it wont bother you while looking to your event log 🙂
Eventually i have found cause to this error from Microsoft support site as:
To get rid of this error, follow the simple steps:
- Navigate to /14/TEMPLATE/ControlTemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx user control
- Open the user control in a text editor and locate the first line
- Find the character string , and replace with a comma ‘,’ (without quotes).
- Save the user control.
Hope this helps.
via All about Enterprise Project Management (EPM) http://khurramjamshed.blogspot.com/2013/01/sharepoint2010-error-7043-load-control.html
 The author of the blog has an extensive experience of working as an EPM Consultant. Currently he is located in Dubai, UAE and working for Microsoft partner organization as Project Server specialist. He has a thorough experience of providing Project Management technical/functional consultancy to all sort of organizations. He is a certified PMP, a Project Server MCITP, and also received a MS community contributor award 2011.
This article has been cross posted from khurramjamshed.blogspot.com/ (original article) |
Create #ProjectServer 2010 #MSProject 2010 accounts with #PowerShell #PS2010 #SP2010 #MSOffice
 I am a Project Server and SharePoint consultant but my main focus currently is around Project Server.
I have been working with Project Server for nearly five years since 2007 for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the UK, I have also been awared with the Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011. I am also a certified Prince2 Practitioner. This article has been cross posted from pwmather.wordpress.com (original article) |
Quite often system administrators want a way to automate tasks, creating the Project Server Project Professional accounts is usually one of these tasks. This blog post shows an example of creating a Project Professional 2010 account.
The script can be downloaded from the Script Center following the link below:
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Create-Server-2010-dfb0fbba
When creating an account, a registry key is created here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\MS Project\Profiles\<Profile Name>
After running the script, a new registry key will appear:
Script:
Before running the script you will need to update two variables, $accountName and $pwaURL with the correct values.
New Key after executing the script:
As you can see, the script on creates three string values, the rest get created when you launch Project Professional 2010 and connect to the new account:
New account:
Additional string values:
A simple solution for creating Project Professional 2010 accounts.
I recommend that this script is tested thoroughly on a test workstation before using within a production environment.
This script is just an example, use this script at your own risk. Remember to always backup the Registry before making any changes.
This script is probably a better approach to the Registry key export detailed in a post I wrote a while back:
The moral of this story is…
A nice and quick post on one of my experiences at a client.
This client was having problems with their SharePoint & Project Server 2010 environment. All resources in Project Server where not able to click on Timesheets without the following error coming up:
Now the environment itself was not up to date with updates only running SharePoint 2010 SP1 with the August 2010 CU. Before I could troubleshoot the problem I wanted to get the environment to a decent service level. I chose the December CU of 2012 as it mentioned an issue solved that is very similar to the issue my client is experiencing.
Now I wanted to install the CU and got the following error:
I had troubles understanding why this happens until I came across a statement that said the entire environment needs to have at least SP1. Since my last visit the client had installed a language pack which I didn’t know off and the client did not update the languague pack to SP1. To solve my issues I downloaded and installed service pack 1 for the language pack. Then I was able to run the SharePoint & Project Server 2010 December 2012 CU.
Luckily for me the SharePoint & Project Server 2010 December 2012 CU solved the issue of the view of the timesheet not being able to load. Getting the environment updated and solving the issue is like killing two birds with one stone yeah me!
So the moral of this story is: When installing new components to your SharePoint & Project Server farm always make sure you’ve installed the correct version with the correct updates this also includes language packs!
The next time I am getting the error “The expected version of the product was not found on the system” I will know where to look first.
That is it for me see you next time.
via SpeakingSilent » Robin Kruithof http://speakingsilent.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/the-moral-of-this-story-is/
 I am Robin Kruithof. I am working at CXS in the Netherlands as a Microsoft Project Consultant. My passion lies in Project Management and everything in the Project Management domain.
This article has been cross posted from speakingsilent.wordpress.com/ (original article) |
Showing/hiding items from the Gantt Chart
A useful little nugget about Microsoft Project that came in handy the other day is showing or hiding items from your Gantt chart. It’s as simple as this:
In Microsoft Project right-click in the Gantt Chart and select “Gridlines”:
To show, for example the Current Date on your Gantt, select “Current Date” and change the line type from blank to any other line style. Change the colour if required, then click “OK”.
My example here is showing the Status Date as a red line, and the Current Date as a blue line:
#SharePoint Integration Mode and no Data Driven Subscriptions #SP2013 #SP2010 #SSRS
Just come back after the New Year and was posed with an interesting problem.
SharePoint 2010, SSRS in integration mode but under the manage subscriptions link within a report, the Add Data Driven Subscription button was missing from the screen.
So after some googling / binging around, I found that the answer was because we were using SQL Server 2008 Standard and Data Driver Subscriptions require the Enterprise version of SQL Server.
Anyway, just a quick post in case I forget in future. Useful links below:
- SSRS Feature Support – Integration Mode: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326290(v=sql.100).aspx
- How to use Data Driven Subscriptions within SharePoint: http://blogs.devhorizon.com/reza/2008/10/26/ssrsdata-driven-subscriptions-in-integrated-mode-part-1/
- Required versions for Data Driven Subscription support: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159150(v=sql.100).aspx
Although in this scenario I am talking about SQL Server 2008, the same is true of SQL Server 2008 R2. In SQL Server 2012, Enterprise or Business Intelligence editions are required:
The365project
Just a small announcement.
Not so long ago the blog the365project launched. This blog has been created to provide tips around SharePoint, Project and Project Server. These tips are provided by MVP’s and all kind of members of the community including me.
Every few days a new tip will be posted. There is already a lot of useful tips on there that you can take advantage of. So go take a look if you are interested http://the365project.net/
via SpeakingSilent » Robin Kruithof http://speakingsilent.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/the365project/
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I am Robin Kruithof. I am working at CXS in the Netherlands as a Microsoft Project Consultant. My passion lies in Project Management and everything in the Project Management domain.
This article has been cross posted from speakingsilent.wordpress.com/ (original article) |
Preconfigured #ProjectServer solution – Project Server Plus from CPS #PS2010 #PS2013 #SP2013 #Office2013
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I am a Project Server and SharePoint consultant but my main focus currently is around Project Server.
I have been working with Project Server for nearly five years since 2007 for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the UK, I have also been awared with the Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011. I am also a certified Prince2 Practitioner. This article has been cross posted from pwmather.wordpress.com (original article) |
Just a quick post to highlight a product from CPS, Project Server Plus. This is a quick start preconfigured Project Server solution includes best practice fields and lookup tables, Views, RAG calculations and indicators, many great dashboards / reports and an enhanced Project Site template – all out of the box.
For details see:
http://www.cps.co.uk/What-We-Do/Pages/Project-Server-Plus.aspx
SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans 
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