June 2008 - Posts

• How to fix: Slow page loads when opening pages that have custom new item forms [DataFormWebPart] for large lists [around 6000 items]

  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 Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:26 PM by michmon | 12 Comments

• How to fix: SharePoint Designer created workflow that periodically stops and does not send emails

  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 Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 10:42 PM by michmon | 16 Comments

• How to fix: Recieve error "Unable to display this Web Part" on Data Views after restoring site from backup

  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 the problem, Read More... Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 3:21 PM by michmon | 7 Comments