SharePoint 2010 – Page 5 – The Solution Architect

The Pitfalls of Sharepoint Projects – Part 3 – Everything Can Be Developed Using Sharepoint

INTRODUCTION This article is a series. The previous article can be found here Part 2. Another pitfall that we may encounter is an expectation that Sharepoint can do everything. Well, can it do everything? IT CAN but with how much customisations? First of all, it’s actually safe to say that Sharepoint is a custom […]

The Pitfalls of Sharepoint Projects – Part 2 – Approach Sharepoint Project by Phases

INTRODUCTION I was (and still am) discussing about the pitfalls that we may encounter during Sharepoint engagement. This is a series. The previous article can be found here Part 1. I also realise that a lot of the times people tend to quote for the whole project so that the final full cost can […]

The Pitfalls of Sharepoint Projects – Part 1 – The Catch 22 “Design then plan or plan then design”

INTRODUCTION First of all, as part of this article: DOWNLOAD Business Requirements Document Template FOR FREE! We use it all the time to deliver SharePoint projects. Hi everyone, in this particular opportunity I would like to share with you some of the pitfalls that we may encounter during our Sharepoint engagement. This is a series. The very […]

Installing SharePoint 2010 RTM

Hi everyone, It’s been ages since the last time I wrote my last blog article. I feel great now knowing that I have got time to start writing again. So, Sharepoint 2010 RTM is finally out. The one in my VM is still the BETA version. So I decided to ditch my VM […]

User Profile Configure Synchronization Connections Error – MOSS MA not found

Hi everyone, It’s me again. I’ve just rebuilt my SP2010 Beta VM because of the error I had with the Search service. Anyway, everything now works fine after the rebuild except I can’t create a Sync Connection. When I checked the log I get the following error message: MOSS MA not found […]

Sharepoint 2010 BETA – My Sites

Yo all, Setting up My Sites ain’t simple in Sharepoint 2010 BETA. Please follow the instructions on this blog: http://www.helloitsliam.com/archive/2010/01/18/sharepoint-2010-%E2%80%93-my-sites.aspx Cheers, Tommy

Sharepoint 2010 – External Lists and Content Types + Business Connectivity Service INTEGRATING SugarCRM + PHP + MySQL

Hi everyone, After attending a session at Sharepoint Saturday Perth regarding BCS and External Lists and Content Types, I was actually very-very interested in using it to connect to a non-Microsoft systems. So far I notice that a lot of the integrations project are with other Microsoft apps such as MS CRM, Axapta, […]

Sharepoint 2010 Lists, Lookups and Columns – KEWL!

I have to say that I am impressed with the way Sharepoint 2010 handles lists, lookups and columns. It now has the concurrency ability whereby – if turned on/selected – if you perform a lookup on a data from another list and you try to delete that data, Sharepoint will not allow you to. See below […]

SharePoint 2010 Metadata and Taxonomy Management – Lookup on This Field Not Allowed

In regards to Metadata and Taxonomy Management, when you create a “Managed Metadata” column on your list, it is actually a lookup field to the central Metadata repository. You can’t further perform a lookup on this field from another list. Cheers, Tommy

Upgrading Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 to Sharepoint 2010 BETA – Part 4 – Content Database Backup/Restore

At this point of time I’ve given up trying to upgrade MOSS 2007 to Sharepoint 2010 BETA using in-place upgrade approach. I now try it using Content Database backup/restore approach. It’s a very simple process that I was following: – Create a new VM and install Sharepoint 2010 clean-fresh farm – Install and […]

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