While it typically takes less than a minute or two to configure an expiration policy on a SharePoint document library, there may still be reasons why you want to do this using the SharePoint object model instead. For example, suppose I have a "Temporary Files" document library for which I want the...

During the process of creating my previous post , I discovered the thumbnail images were not rendering as expected for the custom images that I added to the out-of-the-box SharePoint /PublishingImages picture library (via a feature). Here is the content of my original Elements.xml file (used to add...

In part 2 of this series , I explained how to programmatically add a new Reusable Content list item and subsequently add it to a Publishing HTML field on a page. I also provided a complete sample for SharePoint 2010 that demonstrates how this can be accomplished with minimal effort (thanks to some nitfy...

In my previous post , I introduced a scenario for using the "Reusable Content" feature in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010. In this post, I show you how to programmatically add Reusable Content list items (which is very helpful when deploying to multiple environments...

In one of the sprints last year for my current project, I built a custom "document publishing" system based on the Web Content Management (WCM) features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. My client was looking to replace a legacy system used to create Microsoft Word documents that are...

In part 1 of this series , I mentioned that one of the options for creating SharePoint sites in multiple languages is to install the corresponding SharePoint language packs prior to creating the sites. This is the most common deployment scenario for localization. [An alternative localization approach...

In part 1 of this series , I mentioned how I've been involved in several SharePoint projects for large, multinational corporations including Agilent Technologies and KPMG . I also mentioned how one of the sprints last year for my current project was dedicated to creating a Spanish version of a "Client...

In yesterday's post , I provided a custom SharePoint Server 2010 solution based on Dan Cederholm's sample site for the fictitious Tugboat Coffee company (from his book Handcrafted CSS : More Bulletproof Web Design ). Since I had originally "ported" the Tugboat site to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server...

In part 1 of this post, I introduced the way I use VM snapshots to allow me to quickly rollback my SharePoint development VMs to key points in time. For example, I can quickly revert to a "baseline SharePoint Server 2010 configuration" in which no Web applications have been created (besides Central Administration...

In a comment I made last week on one of my earlier posts , I mentioned how a few months ago I started using Hyper-V snapshots so I can quickly rollback my SharePoint development VMs to key points in time. The following screenshot shows the snapshots for my primary SharePoint Server 2010 development...

A little more than three years ago, I blogged about the default recovery model for various SharePoint databases . In that post, I described how I would often toggle the SQL Server databases in SharePoint development environments from the default Full recovery model to Simple before migrating content...

In my previous post , I explained how I like to create separate VHDs for data and log files in my SharePoint development VMs. However, given the very small amount of content that I typically load into a SharePoint development environment, these VHDs certainly don't need to be very large. In the past...

In the United States, "CDL" typically refers to a Commercial Driver's License -- but since I don't drive trucks for a living, I use the acronym for something entirely different. To me, these three letters correspond to the minimum number of drives I like to see on any server running SharePoint Server...

Last week I received a "Logical Disk Free Space is low" alert from Operations Manager for my TFS 2010 build server (DAZZLER). After a few minutes investigating the issue, I discovered that my "Builds" folder was consuming a little over 2 GB of storage. Note that DAZZLER only has a 23 GB virtual hard...

Several years ago, while working on the "Frontier" project at Agilent Technologies , I encountered a scenario where I needed to quickly identify logon failures on the site. The Agilent site was (and I believe still is) based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, and used Forms-Based Authentication...

Last week I received the following comment on a blog post I wrote last year regarding Web standards design with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007: "The Media Guy" Great article.. was very helpful. I used 960.gs for my master page as well and all is good. I am now creating a 3...

Prior to the recent "v2" release on my current project, we had been using the ASP.NET SqlRoleProvider to manage the various roles used by the Web site. Over a month ago, someone contacted me about an issue he was encountering with a specific user. The problem turned out to be caused by the fact that...

In the first part of this series, I explained one approach for building Web sites in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 based on Web standards and the 960 Grid System . I had intended on following up with a sample solution based on a fictitious company (AdventureWorks Bicycles -- which should...

In a previous post discussing Web standards design, I mentioned how I like to use "Theme" folders to organize CSS files and related images that define a specific look-and-feel for a site. For example, suppose we are tasked with building the Internet site for Fabrikam Technologies and we are leveraging...

In March, 2009, I wrote a post that explains why I always recommend enabling disk-based caching in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. This morning a Microsoft PFE (Premier Field Engineer) reached out to me after he came across my blog post while investigating some issues at a customer...

The primary goal for the current sprint on the project I'm working on is to localize the client portal previously developed for the United States so that it can be used by other regions around the world -- initially Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and a few Latin American countries. In other words, the bulk...

In my previous post , I explained how I analyze database roundtrips using SQL Server Profiler in order to identify potential performance issues. While working on some proof-of-concept code for my current project, I found the PublishingPageCollection.Item(String) property in Microsoft Office SharePoint...

In my post earlier this month on upgrading to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 , I forgot to include the steps to change the Warn on Refresh setting of the trusted file location for the Excel Services Application. If you leave this value set to the default (i.e. Yes ),...

In part 1 of this series , I showed how you can add new Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 dashboard functionality to project sites originally created in TFS 2008 (or TFS 2005). Another feature that you might want to add to upgraded project sites is a "Team Wiki" library. Wikis provide a great way...

In one of last week's posts , I provided details on upgrading from Team Foundation Server 2008 to TFS 2010, including some information about updating your TFS project sites. I also provided a reference to the following MSDN article for more information: Updating an Upgraded Team Project to Access...