SharePoint Designer 2010 available options

As SharePoint developers, we can get the chance to write the workflows for the business needs. As we have lot of options to deal with workflows. We also have the option to write these workflows using SharePoint designer (SPD). So let’s have a look what are the available options (Actions, conditions, etc.).

The following features are available in the SharePoint 2010 Workflow platform:

·         Actions:

o    Stop Workflow

o    Capture a Version of the Document Set

o    Send Document Set to Repository

o    Set Content Approval Status for the Document Set

o    Start Document Set Approval Process

o    Declare Record

o    Set Content Approval Status

o    Undeclare Record

o    Add List Item

o    Inherit List Item Parent Permissions

o    Remove List Item Permissions

o    Replace List Item Permissions

o    Lookup Manager of a User

o    Assign a Form to a Group

o    Assign a To-Do Item

o    Collect Data from a User

o    Start Approval Process

o    Start Custom Task Process

o    Start Feedback Process

o    Copy List Item

·         Conditions:

o    If current item field equals value

o    Check list item permission levels

o    Check list item permissions

·         Steps:

o    Impersonation Step

By using these available features we can full fill the business needs and develop the workflows. We will look into some details description about these features later some time.

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Get Loggedin User Location/Country using Javascript/Jquery

As we are all SharePoint developers , we might get the requirement to get the user country who logged in to the site. We all know that SharePoint having the user profile data in AD. It has properties of the user like name, country,email, etc.,

Here i am posting now that how we can query the User Profile of the SharePoint to get the Country name of the logged-in user.

Refer the below Code:

This is the ready function where we call out function while page load:

jquery(document).ready(function ()
{
var thisUser = $().SPServices.SPGetCurrentUser();
var userLocation;
$().SPServices(
{
   operation: "GetUserProfileByName",
   async: false,
   AccountName: thisUser,
   completefunc: function (xData, Status)
    {
                  userCountry = getUserProfileValue(xData.responseXML, "country");
     alert(userCountry);
   
     }

    });
});

In this function we are querying the user profile by passing the parameters:

function getUserProfileValue(x, p) {

    var thisValue = $(x).SPFilterNode("PropertyData").filter(function() {
    return $(this).find("Name").text() == p;
  }).find("Value").text();
  return thisValue;
}                                           


Note that here i am using SPServices, so please do not forget to add the script tags of SPServices as well Jquery also.

Cheers.

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Get the Hyperlink description using CSOM in SharePoint 2010

We can store the hyperlinks in the list by creating hyperlink data type, but we will be giving the URL while store into list along with the description. When you try to access the URL using CSOM we will get the URL instead of the description

To get the description using CSOM here we find the way to get it.

clientContext = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();

var vList = clientContext.get_web().get_lists().getByTitle("your listname");

var camlQuery = new SP.CamlQuery();

camlQuery.set_viewXml(‘<view></view>’);

this.collListItem = vList.getItems(camlQuery);   

clientContext.load(collListItem);

clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this. success),Function.createDelegate(this, thisFailed));

function success(){

try{

var listItemEnumerator = collListItem.getEnumerator();

while(listItemEnumerator.moveNext())

{

var linkDesc = currentItem.get_item('URLfieldname').get_description();

var html = '<a href="'+Link+'">'+linkDesc+'</a>';

 }

You can show your hyperlink description now instead of link by append it to div or any way you want.

Cheers

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Posted in Hyperlink description, SharePoint 2010

Get the image from the custom list using JavaScript/JQuery in SahrePoint 2010 CSOM

We can store the images in the list, but we will be giving the URL of the image while store into list. When you try to access the image using CSOM we will get the URL instead of the image.

To get the image using CSOM here we find the path to get it.

clientContext = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();

var vList = clientContext.get_web().get_lists().getByTitle("your listname");

var camlQuery = new SP.CamlQuery();

camlQuery.set_viewXml(‘<view></view>’);

this.collListItem = vList.getItems(camlQuery);   

clientContext.load(collListItem);

clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this. success),Function.createDelegate(this, thisFailed));

function success(){

try{

var listItemEnumerator = collListItem.getEnumerator();

while(listItemEnumerator.moveNext())

{

var Image = currentItem.get_item('Imagefieldname').get_url();

var html = <img src="'+ Image+’”;

 }

You can show your image now by append it to div or any way you want.

Cheers

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Posted in CSOM, custom list, Image, Javascript, SharePoint 2010

Permission Levels in SharePoint 2010

In SharePoint 2010, we will be having the different permission levels like list level, site level

The below tables will illustrate the permission level and little description.

List Permissions:

Permission Level	Description
Manage Lists	Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list
Override Check out	Discard or check in a document which is checked out to another user.
Add Items	Add items to lists and add documents to document libraries.
Edit Items	Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items	Delete items from a list and documents from a document library.
View Items	View items in lists and documents in document libraries.
Approve Items	Approve a minor version of a list item or document.
Open Items	View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions	View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions	Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Alerts	Create alerts.
View Application Pages	View forms, views, and application Pages. Enumerate lists.

Site Permissions:

Permission Level	Description
Manage Permissions	Create and change permission levels on the Web site and assign permissions to users and groups.
View Web Analytics Data	View reports on Web site usage.
Create Sub sites	Create sub sites such as team sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites.
Manage Web Site	Grants the ability to perform all administration tasks for the Web site as well as manage content.
Add and Customize Pages	Add, change, or delete HTML pages or Web Part Pages, and edit the Web site using a Microsoft SharePoint Foundation-compatible editor.
Apply Themes and Borders	Apply a theme or borders to the entire Web site.
Apply Style Sheets	Apply a style sheet (.CSS file) to the Web site.
Create Groups	Create a group of users that can be used anywhere within the site collection.
Browse Directories	Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
Use Self-Service Site Creation	Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
View Pages	View pages in a Web site.
Enumerate Permissions	Enumerate permissions on the Web site, list, folder, document, or list item.
Browse User Information	View information about users of the Web site.
Manage Alerts	Manage alerts for all users of the Web site
Use Remote Interfaces	Use SOAP, Web DAV, the Client Object Model or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features	Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open	Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information	Allows a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.

Personal Permissions:

Permission Level	Description
Manage Personal Views	Create, change, and delete personal views of lists
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts	Add or remove personal Web parts on a Web part Page
Update Personal Web Parts	Update Web Parts to display personalized information

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Data view Web part in SharePoint using SharePoint Designer:

Data View Web Part:

A Data view is a customizable view of data source(list), and it can be used to display data or write back data to a data source.

To create a data view web part , please follow the steps below:

Open the site in SharePoint Designer or Open the site and from the site actions click on Edit site in SharePoint Designer.

Then Open the page if you already created in your site or otherwise create your own.

How to create a page in SPD:

Open SPD and click on the “All files” in the site navigation (left panel)

Click on the “File” in the ribbon and select the type of page you want to create (like html, aspx...)

Name it and click to open the page

Then by click on the “Insert” tab from the ribbon select the “Empty Data view” 

Then “Click here for the data source” and select the list which you want to show as a data view.

Select the columns from the left panel and drag on to the data view

Use the options available in the ribbon inside the Options tab like filter, sort etc. (If you want any kind of sort or filter)

And click on save you are done with your data view

Open the page in the browser to see the web part. 

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Permission levels in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint has have default permission level in it where we can make use of those permissions for the security purpose. You can find these permission levels inside SharePoint by navigate to site settings page.

Site Actions --> Site Settings --> Users and Permissions --> Site Permissions

From the ribbon click on the permission levels you will find the permission levels

Here the details:

Permission Level	Description
Full Control	Has full control.
Design	Can view, add, update, delete, approve, and customize view and Pages
Contribute	Can view, add, update, and delete list items and documents.
Read	Can view pages and list items and download documents.
Limited Access	Can view specific lists, document libraries, list items, folders, or documents when given permissions.
View only	Can view pages, list items, and documents. Document types with server-side file handlers can be viewed in the browser but not downloaded.
Approve	Can edit and approve pages, list items, and documents.
Manage Hierarchy	Can create sites and edit pages, list items, and documents.
Restricted Read	Can view pages and documents, but cannot view historical versions or user permissions.

Happy Reading :)

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