Eric Gregorich

Reorder SharePoint list columns to match it’s parent content type

I ran into an issue today. I have a site Content Type that defines several list fields and I have a specific order for those fields to be displayed. Today I added a new site column to this content type and I updated the order of my fields in the content type as usual. However, the lists that use this content type became all out of whack in regards to the order of the fields. I tried to update the order in the Content Type again and push down the changes, but never had any luck.

So, being a developer, I wrote up a simple console app that will iterate through my sites (about 40 webs) and find my particular list and content type and reset the order of the fields to match the parent content type.

OneNote update for IOS and Android

Posted by Eric in Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft has released a major update for the iOS and Android versions of OneNote today. The previous version of OneNote on these devices only allowed 500 notes before charging a fee for the privilege to add more. This is no…

Programmatically retrieve all lookup field values

Posted by Eric in Uncategorized

If you are using a lookup field in code and need to retrieve the values available through that lookup, you can do so by writing a generic method to return all possible values in a collection for you to use as needed. Here is an example:

Evernote adds “Reminders” to help you remember

Posted by Eric in Productivity

Evernote, the service that helps you "Remember Everything", has added Reminder functionality to its service. Currently only available in IOS and the web version of Evernote, the this functionality allows you to tag notes with a reminder. You can set…

Download the standalone SkyDrive Pro client

Posted by Eric in Uncategorized

You can download the standalone SkyDrive Pro client for Windows. It will allow you to sync both SharePoint 2013 as well as SharePoint 2010 document libraries to your local machine.http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39050

SharePoint Event Receivers

Posted by Eric in Development

SharePoint contains list and libraries which allows you to store and organize your content. At first glance, this content seems fairly static, it just sits there until someone makes changes to it. What if you want your content to trigger actions that take place in your system? Here are a few examples:

New Refinement Configuration for SharePoint 2013

Posted by Eric in Uncategorized

I just ran across the new refinement configuration for SharePoint 2013. I was expecting to modify the Refinement Filters XML like I did in SharePoint 2010, but was pleasantly surprised to see that Microsoft has created a nice GUI to do this for you. It can be found in the refinement web part properties. Instead of seeing the Refinement Filters XML you have a “Choose Refiners…” button. When clicked, this button opens a nice GUI that lets you manage your refinements.

Sync SharePoint Document Libraries using SkyDrive Pro

Posted by Eric in Uncategorized

SkyDrive Pro is Microsoft’s solution for keeping SharePoint 2013 document libraries in sync with documents on your local file system. It attempts to provide the answer to the question “Where do I keep my documents?”.

Companies would rather have employees store their work related documents in SharePoint. By doing this...

Disk burner only available as local admin in Windows Server 2008

Posted by Eric in Uncategorized

Apparently in Windows Server 2008, you must log in to the machine as the local admin if you want to use the disk burner functionality. A simple message stating this as I tried to get my disk burner to work…

SharePoint Workflow History Explained

Posted by Eric in Uncategorized

Workflow history in SharePoint is simply a hidden list which contains all of the history and logging from the workflows used within the site. This workflow history list contains the history information including several GUIDs that are used to tie the history item back to the workflow from which it came from.

If your site is running at least one workflow, you should be able to access the workflow history list by...