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Throughout the Sharepoint service interface you will find a curious little property called Sharepoint URL. This url refers to the "site" that you want to run the method against, for instance http://localhost/somesite Attached is a Word Doc that walks
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Attachment(s): Dynamic MOSS SmartObject Methods.doc
In my last post, I talked about how to create an online wizard using InfoPath and Forms Services. It was a pretty simple process, but I did mention there was a pitfall regarding data validation. The pitfall is when using data validation on multiple views
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It would seem that InfoPath and I are crossing paths on a more frequent basis these days. I was assigned to assist a client with an interesting idea, they wanted to use InfoPath and Form Services to create a wizard (i.e. a series of web pages) interface
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Attachment(s): wizardexample.zip
When working at a client site, I ran into a situation where my InfoPath form became cross with me and refused to open in Forms Services. This was confusing because everything had been working great up until that point. Isn’t it that way with most relationships?
I had been working on my form making changes. One of the changes caused an error in the form which prevented it from opening using just the web browser. Below are a few things to check if you find yourself in a situation where your IP form refuses to open using Form Services.
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This will be one of the more brief posts you may read in this blog, but for those of you out there that are the adventurous sort who find yourselves being drawn to InfoPath like a moth to a flame, I have a little nugget for you to keep in mind when working
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In the Developers Reference there is a great example on how to build a composite filter for SmartObject list results. For the most part following this example will get you far, but the Not class can seem a little confusing at first. You will want to use
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I was asked recently if it was possible to do a SELECT DISTINCT against a SmartObject GetList method. You can so I thought I'd share it here. The key is to use the .NET Data Provider API. SourceCode.SmartObjects.Client.SmartObjectClientServer
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Sometimes it is necessary to retrieve the SmartObject definition file (SODX) for a SmartObject that has already been deployed to the server. Perhaps you lost the original SODX and didn't have source control in place. There are a couple
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K2 blackpearl exposes quite an extensive and configurable logging framework. The most commonly used logging within K2 blackpearl is the host server logging. KB 309 is devoted to the topic of host server logging and it’s various levels of configuration
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The below example was recently worked up and provides good insight into a little know feature. It has also been added to the updated version of the K2 blackpearl Roles and Advanced Destination Rules document . A repeating XML node or SmartObject
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It is becoming increasingly popular for dropdownlists in your aspx and infopath forms to be based on SharePoint lists which are easily maintained in enterprises where SharePoint is already being leveraged for other purposes. The attached Word document
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Attachment(s): Migrating SharePoint Data between Environments.doc
With the release today of K2 blackpearl 0807 I wanted to highlight something that was stated in the release notes as I think it worthwhile understanding this. As stated in the 807 release notes: UPDATING DEVELOPER MODIFIED SCHEDULES Note: Where the schedules
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To enable managed users in K2 Workspace: - Open K2 Workspace - Go to Management - Right click on the Workflow Services - Select Edit Settings - Select the ‘Advanced Settings’ tab - Check the ‘Display Worklist of Managed Users’ (see below) - Click ‘Save’
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Sometimes it is useful to be able to incorporate a .NET class into a K2 process and then simply pass the 'K2' object to it. You can find the 'K2' object by right clicking on an entity within the Visual Studio K2 process design canvas and selecting 'View
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I had a request from a customer for instruction on setting up a VPC to use differencing disks. Attached is a word document you pass around to this affect. It also includes instructions on configuring a VPC based server to safely access your network through
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Attachment(s): Configuring a new VPC instance to use differencing disks.doc