SharePoint 2010 – Where’d “My Links” Go?
How to get My Links of SharePoint 2007 back in SharePoint 2010, sort of.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Crazy SharePoint 2010 Database Names
I just finished the installation and initial configuration of SharePoint 2010 RTM development environment on a 2 server environment, with all databases on a separate sql server 2005 server.
By following the Farm Configuration Wizard, I was done in no time. However, a big drawback is the names of the databases created. I know how to rename content databases, including central administration content database, by way of detaching and re-attaching after database renaming. You can use CA UI for all content databases, other than CA content database. Since once the CA admin content db is detached, the CA UI does not work anymore. So to add the CA content db back, you need to use stsadm command, such as
The challenge is how to rename or recreate those databases used by service applications with preferred naming pattern . Using Central Admin, I deleted the PerformancePoint Service Application, including the databases, then recreated the service application. However, there is no option to name the database during the creation process using CA UI.
It looks like that the only way to accomplish this is to use PowerShell cmdlets, see
I wish that Microsoft had made this easier for service application database names.
If you have done renaming those service applications databases, could you please share your thoughts and procedures?
By following the Farm Configuration Wizard, I was done in no time. However, a big drawback is the names of the databases created. I know how to rename content databases, including central administration content database, by way of detaching and re-attaching after database renaming. You can use CA UI for all content databases, other than CA content database. Since once the CA admin content db is detached, the CA UI does not work anymore. So to add the CA content db back, you need to use stsadm command, such as
stsadm -o addcontentdb -url "url to the CA" -databasename "db name"Then the CA UI should be up and running.
The challenge is how to rename or recreate those databases used by service applications with preferred naming pattern . Using Central Admin, I deleted the PerformancePoint Service Application, including the databases, then recreated the service application. However, there is no option to name the database during the creation process using CA UI.
It looks like that the only way to accomplish this is to use PowerShell cmdlets, see
Deploy by using DBA-created databases (SharePoint Server 2010), but I have not tried it yet.
I wish that Microsoft had made this easier for service application database names.
If you have done renaming those service applications databases, could you please share your thoughts and procedures?
SharePoint 2010 Training and Resources
From Arpan Shah's Blog:
With information on overview, for developer and IT pro.
http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2010/05/15/sharepoint-2010-training-and-resources.aspx
With information on overview, for developer and IT pro.
http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2010/05/15/sharepoint-2010-training-and-resources.aspx
Friday, May 14, 2010
People search not working, peopleresults.aspx page does not exist and people search webparts missing
I have installed SharePoint 2010 and configured Managed Metadata Service, User Profile Service Application, Search Service Application and My Site settings. Also I created a web application with root site collection created with Publishing Portal template. Now I can search documents with no problem.
While doing a people search, it fails complaining that http://server/search/peopleresults.aspx missing. Then I found this article http://www.sharepoint911.com/blogs/laura/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=676af157-7d96-4e15-a987-54b8a3e4d948&ID=53 about similar problem. I followed the steps and realized that those people search web parts, such as people search box, people search core results, are missing in my SharePoint environment. I also tried to enable a whole bunch of features but to no avail.
Finally I found a workaround, here are the steps.
* delete the search subsite created by the publishing portal template
* create a managed path named search, you can name anything you want
* create a site collection under the search managed path, with Enterprise Search Center template
* change the My Site settings to reflect above change
* change search settings of the portal root site collection to reflect above change
I tried to create a subsite under root site collection, but only the Publishing templates are available. That is why I took the managed path route.
Not sure why I ran into the problem at the first place and not sure anybody else experienced this problem or not. Hopefully this can help somebody out there.
While doing a people search, it fails complaining that http://server/search/peopleresults.aspx missing. Then I found this article http://www.sharepoint911.com/blogs/laura/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=676af157-7d96-4e15-a987-54b8a3e4d948&ID=53 about similar problem. I followed the steps and realized that those people search web parts, such as people search box, people search core results, are missing in my SharePoint environment. I also tried to enable a whole bunch of features but to no avail.
Finally I found a workaround, here are the steps.
* delete the search subsite created by the publishing portal template
* create a managed path named search, you can name anything you want
* create a site collection under the search managed path, with Enterprise Search Center template
* change the My Site settings to reflect above change
* change search settings of the portal root site collection to reflect above change
I tried to create a subsite under root site collection, but only the Publishing templates are available. That is why I took the managed path route.
Not sure why I ran into the problem at the first place and not sure anybody else experienced this problem or not. Hopefully this can help somebody out there.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Incompatible Web Part markup detected. Use *.dwp Web Part XML instead of *.webpart Web Part XML
When developing web part from Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPart class, we need to use dwp format, instead of .webpart format.
See: http://blog.sharepointdevelopment.nl/post/Unable-to-add-selected-Web-Part-Incompatible-Web-Part-markup-detected.aspx
See: http://blog.sharepointdevelopment.nl/post/Unable-to-add-selected-Web-Part-Incompatible-Web-Part-markup-detected.aspx
Friday, February 12, 2010
Work around OnTaskCreated activity to get TaskId
Please see:
http://blogs.msdn.com/tejasr/archive/2008/06/19/how-to-work-around-ontaskcreated-activity-to-get-taskid.aspx
Now I can get the taskid, however, emails are sent to the same receiver, or the task owner of the last task created in a replicator activity.
Still trying to figure out how to resolve the email problem.
http://blogs.msdn.com/tejasr/archive/2008/06/19/how-to-work-around-ontaskcreated-activity-to-get-taskid.aspx
Now I can get the taskid, however, emails are sent to the same receiver, or the task owner of the last task created in a replicator activity.
Still trying to figure out how to resolve the email problem.
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