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Note: I'm lifting this from my DataFormWebPart.com blog post , in hopes of the workaround getting more traffic. Scenarios: After changing the master page on a Meeting Workspace site, the recurring meeting workspace hyperlinks under “Select a date...

Symptoms: When attempting to insert a custom list form in SharePoint Designer the form never displays in design view. There is no error message, and the form never gets inserted into the page. Cause: There may be multiple causes. Thus far, we've identified...

IMPORTANT: This issue has now been resolved via an official hotfix from Microsoft. Please see Error message when you try to attach a file in a custom form on the Web site in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: “This form was customized not working with attachment...

Symptoms: SharePoint Designer 2007 created workflow will "stop" before the Send Email action. This may only happen for certain users, therefore, making the issue seem to happen intermittently. Workflow status error: "Stopped" Cause: Send Email action...

Symptoms: After restoring a SharePoint site using site template .STP files, .CMP files, or the stsadm commands import / export all data views / data forms show error messages. Web browser error : "Unable to display this Web Part. To troubleshoot...

From my old blogging site DataFormWebPart.com , this post continues to garner good amounts of traffic. Like in a previous blog entry, I am lifting my old post to put on here in hopes of it getting more visibility and use. There is a collection of variables...

Symptoms: After creating a custom new item form for a SharePoint list having a very large number of items, the new item form will take a very long time to load at browse time. There are no error messages. Cause: The issue happens because the default value...

We are excited to provide insight on hot and common issues, supportability, and some how-to's for Microsoft SharePoint Designer. The blog is solely authored by "support" individuals, so many of our posts will be issue + solution centric. Since we interface...

Symptoms: After replacing normal list form (ListFormWebPart) with custom list form (DataFormWebPart) on any of the supporting files (New, Edit, Display) for a SharePoint list, the list view properties do not work as expected. Hyperlinks for corresponding...

UPDATE: Found this get hit through our support channels several times last week. As it turns out, depending on the missing content placeholder (or other pieces), the cause of the error may be different than just creating new list items; like I previously...

SharePoint Designer is being made available as a free download, and SharePoint Designer customers on active Software Assurance will now get rights to Expression Web: Q&A on SharePoint Designer 2007 Licensing Changes Letter to SharePoint Designer...

Summary: This post describes how to hide the search control on default.master. The steps described below are applicable for other master pages, as well. Resolution: Open SharePoint Designer 2007. Go to File | Open Site and connect...

Symptoms: Workflows will fail to update a Person or Group column after applying the October CU for WSS 3.0. The December Uber update causes this issue, as well. Workflow status error: "Error Occurred" and "Error updating a list item" ===== ULS...

This may seem a bit odd for a blog post, but I wanted our new team position to get as much exposure as possible. After all, we are hoping to attract the very best! :) We are seeking an individual who is passionate about web technologies, such as Microsoft...

Ed has asked if a few of us could help out with his survey by posting a link to it here. I'm happy to help out: Greetings Blog Readers, My name is Ed Jolly, and I am a director in the Commercial Technical Support (CTS) organization at Microsoft. I am...

Symptoms: Documents copied from one document library to another using a SharePoint Designer workflow will not display if you use the Multipage Meeting Workspace. They will show up in SharePoint Designer under the destination document library. There is...