SharePoint Development & Administration + InfoPath

XSLT function sets the value of a parameter to the value of the required field, after processing to remove spaces. The parameter is then used to set part of url in the href attribute of an <a> tag. <xsl:template name="dvt_1.groupheader0"> <xsl:param name="fieldtitle" /> <xsl:param name="fieldname" /> <xsl:param name="fieldvalue" /> ....... other template params 1. Add a parameter to store <xsl:param name="stringNoSpaces" > <xsl:call-template name="stringreplace"> <xsl:with-param name="stringvalue" select="@Field-XPath" /> <xsl:with-param name="from" select="string(' ')" /> </xsl:call-template> </xsl:param> ....... main template code <a href="/FirstURLComponent/{$stringNoSpaces}"><xsl:value-of select="$fieldvalue" /></a> ....... remaining template code </xsl:...

Overview: This article demonstrates how to create a customised Publishing Page Layout which can be used to add publishing pages to a SharePoint site with publishing features enabled. The page will be created from a content type which contains additional fields which are to be displayed on the publishing page both when it is being edited and once it has been published. This article also demonstrates how to display fields only when a publishing page is being edited using an Edit Mode Panel if required. 1. Activate Publishing Features on the SharePoint site: 2. Create Publishing Layout Content Type 3. Create Publishing Layout from the Content Type 4. Customise the Publishing Layout using SharePoint Designer 5. Add the Content type to the Pages library on the SharePoint site 6. Create a new Page from The Custom Publishing Layout Requirements: SharePoint (MOSS 2007) SharePoint's Publishing Features SharePoint Designer (2007) SharePoint Designer is now available for Free. Download ...

By Default, items in a SharePoint list can't be grouped by a Choice field if it allows multiple selections (checkbox). To be able to group by the value of a Choice field in a SharePoint list or library which allows multiple selections, you need to ensure that the Choice field/column is set as Radio Buttons or a Drop Down Menu. Both of these options only allow a single selection of the available choices, which is required to allow grouping by the column/field using Standard SharePoint List views. To group by a Choice field which allows multiple selections (checkboxes), convert the Web Part to a Data View using SharePoint Designer, then apply grouping doing the following: 1. From the "Common Data View Tasks" menu for the Data View Web Part, select "Sort and Group:" from the options to open the Sort and Group Dialog, add any field into the Sort Order section to activate the "Edit Sort Expression..." button. Click the "Edit Sort Expression..." b...

How to manage updated versions of InfoPath form templates when used as Site Content Type. The following article demonstrates how to ensure that an InfoPath form created from an older version of the form template continue to load from the template version which they were created from, while any new form submitted to the library will always use the latest version of the form template. This may be required when InfoPath forms are being integrated with SharePoint workflow, as the workflow will be set up to function using data from fields in the most recent version of the form template. If the main data source in the InfoPath form template is updated, the SharePoint Workflow may also need to be updated to cater for any field changes, or additional fields which are required by the workflow. Once the Workflow has been updated to work with the most recent form template version, any new forms submitted to the library will open from the new template, which will then start the updated version of ...