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April 2005 - Posts

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 6:16 AM

Implementing Document Expiration in WSS Document Libraries

Document expiration is the ability to remove a specific document from a document library list view. It is a great way to keep content timely on a SharePoint site. This is not something WSS does natively. Below are instructions on how to define an expiration
Posted by Mauro | 8 Comments
Monday, April 25, 2005 6:58 AM

Looking Forward to Microsoft Realtime Reporting Server

I read an interesting article recently by Barbara Darrow entitled “Planned Microsoft Realtime Reporting Server Could Rock Analytics World”. It discusses Microsoft's plans to release a new real-time reporting server this year. It's codename
Posted by Mauro | 0 Comments
Friday, April 22, 2005 2:09 PM

Changing the Duration Associated with SharePoint's "!New" Indicator

I've had a few folks ask how to alter the amount of time the “!New” icon shows up next to a recently added SharePoint list items. I believe the default timing is set to 24 hours (That is, a “new“ item is designated for the first
Posted by Mauro | 2 Comments
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:54 AM

Installing the latest SQL Server 2005 CTP

I just finished loading the latest version of SQL Server 2005 (the February CTP). Boy, what a messy process! The first thing I did was uninstall the old version on my machine (Beta 2). The interesting thing to note is that while all the main SQL components
Posted by Mauro | 0 Comments
Friday, April 08, 2005 10:42 AM

Document Workflow Options with SharePoint

I just wrote an article for our corporate newsletter on “Integrating Document Workflow in SharePoint Technologies”. I outlined three main options: BizTalk, custom development, and third party tool. I also provided details on five third party
Posted by Mauro | 2 Comments
Monday, April 04, 2005 11:07 AM

Great Article on Justifying a Corporate Portal

Shiv Singh wrote an interesting article entitled “Portals: Are You Ready to Make the Leap?” in Darwin Magazine. He outlines key business scenarios that justify corporate portal projects. It is a very interesting set of criteria to measure
Posted by Mauro | 0 Comments