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How to enable debugging in WSS 3.0 How to get the full ASP.NET errors appearing in WSS 3.0. The detail is to add the following item to your Web.Config (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80):   < SafeMode MaxControls ="200" CallStack ="false" ... > <!-- Becomes --> < SafeMode MaxControls ="200" CallStack ="true" ... > < customErrors mode ="On" /> <!-- Becomes --> < customErrors mode ="Off" /> < compilation batch ="false" debug ="false" > <!-- Becomes --> < compilation batch ="true" debug ="true" >

A Web Part zone is a Web Part container that can be configured to control the organization and format of the Web Parts contained in it. Web Part zones make it possible not only to group and arrange Web Parts but also to customize them in the browser and to control who can modify them there. Each of the individual Web Parts on a Web Part Page may or may not be located within a Web Part zone: Web Parts located in a Web Part zone     When a Web Part is located inside a Web Part zone, the Web Part properties are stored in the content database in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, not in the ASPX page. By inserting a Web Part inside a zone, you make it possible for users to interact with or modify that Web Part through the browser. Web Parts not located in a Web Part zone     When a Web Part is not located inside a Web Part zone, the Web Part properties are stored in the ASPX page and not in the content database in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. By...

A tag is a word or phrase that identifies an individual piece of information according to a set of attributes or criteria. Tags make it easy to find and share information about a specific subject or task. Social tagging helps users categorize information in ways that are meaningful to them. Social tagging can improve the quality of search results by filtering against specific tags, and it can also connect individuals who want to share information with other users who have like interests. This article describes the social tagging features in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. This article does not describe how to configure social tagging features. It also does not discuss how to implement social tagging features as part of an overall social media strategy for an enterprise. About using social tagging features Social tagging features help users to share information and to retrieve relevant, high-quality content more efficiently. Such sharing encourages collaboration and b...

Terms can be divided into two types: Managed terms , which are usually predefined, can be created only by users with the appropriate permissions, and are often organized into a hierarchy. Enterprise keywords , which are simply words or phrases that have been added to SharePoint Server 2010 items. All enterprise keywords are part of a single, non-hierarchical term set called the  keyword set . Difference between Managed Terms and Enterprise Keyword

In most cases where users have trouble getting my solutions to work, the problem is the script references. I will give a few examples here on how to troubleshoot these cases. To copy the script from sourcecode provided in the article, hover over the script and click “view source”. Highlight, copy and paste in notepad. Save with the correct file extension like this: 1)Select “Save as” from the file menu and be sure to use the “.js” extention in the file name. Below the file name, you find a drop down where you can set the file type. 2)Select “All files”. If you don not do this the file will be saved as “fielname.js.txt”. To check that the scripts are referred correctly, insert an alert in the CEWP like this: <script type="text/javascript" src="/MyFolder/Test/Javascript/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">   // Check that jQuery is loaded:   alert(typeof($));   // Check that a specific function i...

Insert webpart on NewForm, DispForm or EditForm: Add “toolpaneview=2″ behind the URL in this format: …NewForm.aspx?toolpaneview=2 …EditForm.aspx?ID=12&toolpaneview=2 This sets the page in edit-mode and you can add webparts as if it was any other page. Have you broken your page by adding a faulty script? Add “?contents=1″ behind the URL and you can delete any webpart from your page. Find List Guid or view Guid: In the list view – right click and view source. Then search for “ctx.Listname”. The Guid looks like this: {DEF643C7-CF80-4DF8-866F-C16DC017DFC0}. The view Guid is found by searching for “ctx.view” and looks similar to the list Guid above. Find FieldInternalName: Open NewForm, EditForm or DispForm. Right click and view source.  Then search for your field’s DisplayName and you will find the fields FieldInternalName like this: <!-- FieldName="This is the DisplayName" FieldInternalName="ThisIsTheFieldInternalName" FieldType="SPFieldText...

How to remove the I like it and the Tags&Notes controls in every lists : The solution was to deactivate a farm level feature : This feature can be found here in Central Administration: When this feature is deactivated, well you just get …nothing  as expected:

This list is to make understanding SharePoint terminology easier for end users and those just starting with SharePoint. Active Directory The Active Directory stores information about a variety of objects in the network. Importantly, user accounts, computer accounts, groups, and all related credential information used by windows and SharePoint. Activities Activities are tracked updates related to a specific user. They are often related to the users social interaction within SharePoint (such as tagging, rating, etc). Activity Feed A message that provides updates about items of interest based on custom notification settings. This includes updates about changes to documents, the status of colleagues, social tags, and colleague profiles. Alerts To notify users of changes to existing information or new information add an alert to track new matches to search queries, changes to content in an area (list/library, folder, and document/item), or a new site added to the Site Directory. Ano...