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12/29/2009

jQuery – List and Document Library Filter Version 2.2
Thee is an updated version to the List Filter solution that fixes a bug that some were having with regards displaying of the interface.  For some reason a version of SharePoint 2007 would erase the style information at the beginning of the solution.  If the style info is place anywhere at the middle or end then it is will not be erased. 
 
This is a minor update which fixes this issue.
 
 
Hope this helps.
 
Peter
Posted at 11:33 AM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Javascript/JQuery; SP-Lists; SP-Document Library | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

12/22/2009

SharePoint CEWP Solution Interface – Part II
Well, to follow up on my last post about CEWP Solution Interface, here is the meat to the solution. The second part outlines the basics of what is needed to put this solution in place. Please find all the details at EndUserSharePoint.com.
 
Here is a link to the article: http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2009/12/16/sharepoint-cewp-solution-interface-part-ii/
 
Here is the link to the ExamplePoint where you can find the details for deploying this solution.
http://www.bitsofsharepoint.com/ExamplePoint/Site/CEWPSolutionInterface.aspx
Posted at 12:23 AM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Javascript/JQuery | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

12/9/2009

SharePoint CEWP Solution Interface – Introduction
I have a new series coming out on a new approach for Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) solution developers that addresses the issue where implementations require the end user to modify code to make it work.  You know change variables to make the solution work.
 
Most end users do not know code, it is a foreign language to them.  They just want a solution that is easy to implement.  I have been working on a concept of how us who create these CEWP solutions can make the solution a code free experience for the end user.
 
To read more about my solution please go to EndUserSharePoint to read the first of a series of articles.
 
Posted at 4:33 PM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Javascript/JQuery | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

11/13/2009

jQuery – List and Document Library Filter Version 2.1 - Released
An updated version to the List Filter solution is now out.  This is a minor update which addes a collapse feature to make it easy to collapse all groups at one.
 
 
Hope this helps.
 
Peter
Posted at 11:33 AM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Document Library; SP-Javascript/JQuery; SP-Lists | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (2)

11/11/2009

jQuery – List and Document Library Filter Version 2.0 – Part 2
Just posted an update to the List and Library Document Library Filter solution.  Checkout the article at endusersharepoint.com: http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2009/11/11/jquery-–-list-and-document-library-filter-version-2-0-part-2/
 

Here is what has been improved in version 2.0:

  • Speed Improvements – Improved the speed to display the results by 4x for large lists.
  • Grouped Lists – Added a solution to better able grouped list filtering.
  • Add Comments – You can easily add comments to the filter box for the end-user.
  • Filter Box Position – You can now easily position the filter box to the left, center or right on the page.
  • New Options Interface – The new options interface makes it so that any of the above customizations can be done code free.
 
 
Hope this helps,
 
Peter 
Posted at 1:41 PM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Javascript/JQuery; SP-Document Library; SP-Lists | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (2)

11/10/2009

What's next? List Filter, Search and CEWP Options Interface
Things have been moving along well in the last couple of weeks with several solutions that I am going to roll out.  Each solution has a different audience from the end-user, supper-user with designer experience, and CEWP options solution for developers.
 
So here it is:
  • List Filter 2.0 Update
  • List Search Solution
  • New CEWP Option Interface

List Filter 2.0

I will be rolling out an updated version of the list filter I launch last month.  This new version will have the following additions:

  • Speed Improvements – Improve the speed to display the results by 4x for large lists.
  • Grouped Lists – Added a solution to better able grouped list filtering.
  • Add Comments –You can easily add comments to the filter box for the end-user.
  • Filter Box Position – You can now easily position the filter box to the left, center or right on the page.
  • New Options Interface – The new options interface makes it so that any of the above customization can be done code free.

List Search

This solution will search the whole list, not just what is showing on the page like List Filter.  This solution is a little more involved since we will need to create a Data View Web Part that can only be done with SharePoint Designer.  So the solution is not as simple as dropping in a CEWP and some code.  The benefit is that the search does not take you away from the page you are on.  So you can add this to any page and the user can search and stay in the same page.  Much better user experience.

New CEWP Options Interface

I am really excited about this one.  This is meant for those that have developed solution using the CEWP.  Many of our solutions require that the end-user must change some variables to make it work on their site.  That means they have to edit the code, which is like a foreign language to them.  Wouldn't it be nice if the end-user could do this code free, well they can and we can make that happen.  The solution I have developed uses the Rich Text Editor to make it a code free experience for the end-user.  How you ask, stay tuned.

Stay tuned as this will all be rolling out in the next week or so.

Posted at 6:29 PM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Javascript/JQuery; SP-Lists | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

10/20/2009

jQuery - List and Document Library Filtering Solution
Search has not been easy with SharePoint 2007 and especially with WSS 3.0.  For example many times I just want to search the list or document library I am on.  What I want is ability to see what items match what I looking for specifically with the list that is showing right now.  I would like to search, and not have to refresh the page or have to go to another location to do the search.
 
But this is really not searching as we are not necessarily looking at all the items in a list, just the items that are showing.  This is really filtering.  My initial post called it Searching, but it is really filtering.
 
I have been developing another site with SharePoint WSS 3.0 and needed to have such a solution.  The site www.mobilesitezone.net (this is designed for smartphones) is very customized SharePoint site, I then adapted the search/filtering created for it to work with any SharePoint List or Document Library.
 
What was created was a jQuery filtering solution that only looked at the list on the page and filtered the results based on the search criteria.  It will filter all the fields that are shown on the site and then show you the rows that have any matches.
 
Here is an example where this a large list of over 400 items and then a search is made for "google" which then displays just the results.
 
List
 
Results
 
I have put together an example page where you can test this out and get the Web Part or Code for CEWP to add this to your site.
 
 
UPDATE 10/21/09 8:30 AM PST:  Changed this from search solution to a filter solution.  This better represents that actions taking place.
 
UPDATE 10/20/09 4:30 PM PST:  Added functionality so that enter will submit search.
 
Hope you enjoy,
 
Peter
Posted at 2:12 PM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Document Library; SP-Lists; SP-Javascript/JQuery | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

8/26/2009

Wiki Customization Update: Add List Views to Wiki Content

By request I have updated the functionality of the Wiki customization solution.  The update allows you to add any list view directly into the wiki content.  You are no longer restricted to add listed to only the end of the wiki page.  In addition, the list can be from any site on your domain.

So this allows you to include a task list, link list, document library or any other list into any wiki page.  The list does need to be a flat list and will not work with grouped lists at this time.

This update should really help with the integration of all the great data that you have stored on SharePoint.  Now you can customize the wiki pages to incorporate content from all corners of your SharePoint deployment.

If you already have the original solution in place then you will need to install the latest wiki.js file and follow the instructions found here.  If you are just now going to install this for the first time follow the instructions found here.

Here is a screen capture of what can be customized.

wikilist

Hope this helps.

Peter

Posted at 12:19 AM by Peter Allen | Category: SharePoint; SP-Wiki; SP-Lists; SP-Document Library | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

8/11/2009

Presenting at Sacramento SharePoint User Group

Well I am excited to report that I will be presenting at the month meeting for the Sacramento SharePoint User Group (SSPUG). 

Here is the info they provided as a description for the meeting.

In this month's meeting Peter Allen will show you how to make your sites zing with some wonderful solutions that can be used with WSS or MOSS.  

How to:

  • Print just a web part or print a clean page
  • Add tabs to your page
  • Customize the Wiki
  • Make lists easier to view and get info
  • View a list from any site

If you are in the Sacramento area, please come and join us for a fun evening.

Here is a link to their site: http://sacsharepoint.com/default.aspx

Peter

Posted at 2:30 PM by Peter Allen | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

8/7/2009

Where have I been?
I am sitting down looking back on the last 3 months and amazed that it has been so long since my last real post.  It is time to get back to contributing my learnings here. 
 
One of my uncles, who is 81, told me this summer that a person spends all his life learning, gaining knowledge and wisdom and if he/she does pass that knowledge on it will be lost in passing. 
 
It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day of life and forget to spend time capturing all the knowledge, good thoughts and wisdom we all gain each day, week, month and year.
 
A lot has happened since May, thus there will be a lot to write about.  As you may see from a previous post that I am expanding this blog to be more then SharePoint.  I was about to start another blog that would be all things but SharePoint and then I go thinking that life is a mash up and with the use of technology you can bring order to this mash up (tags/Groupings).  So you can follow it all or just pick a category.
 
May was an exciting month for me.  In my field, HealthCare, I went to a conference that dealt with how to utilize the information you have about your members and pick the right communication method and the message to send.  It was inspirational and was lead by a company called Silverlink.
 
In June I launched a program utilizing the information learned in May to reach our hardest to reach members.  The program was so successful that we exceeded our goal by 100%.  In addition the program cost only 20% of the first months revenue. 
 
July brought much change to my life and many of my coworkers.  LifeMasters lost a major client and this caused a major layoff.  So as of July 17th I am looking for a new career.  You can find out more about me at the following sites:

August I am looking forward to finding that new opportunity.  I am also excited to be presenting at the Sacramento SharePoint User Group.  I will be going over many of my solutions found at www.bitsofsharepoint.com. Here is a link to the announcement: http://sacsharepoint.com/Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=24&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fsacsharepoint%2Ecom%2Fdefault%2Easpx

Also, this month I will be talking about some of the successes I have had in HealthCare and will be rolling out some more solutions for SharePoint.

I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things and expanding what I contribute here.

Posted at 12:20 AM by Peter Allen | Category: HealthCare; SharePoint | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)
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