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Workspace templates missing

In a previous post I explained how to enable meeting workspaces in SharePoint 2013. After installing and activating the solution, it is possible, however, that your meeting workspace templates are not available. In which case your screen will look something like this. This is because the webtemp_SapiensMPS.xml file is missing from the respective folder for […]

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How to: Use a dropdown to select the location for an event

When creating an event from a calendar you can usually only use a text box to specify the location of an event. This is because the location column is sealed and you cannot change the field type of this column. However, if you wish to use a dropdown to select the location, there are 3 […]

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How to: Resend invitations to attendees

A new feature has been added for the Calendar E-Mail Extension, Employee Training Management and Event Management. The Sapiens.at.SharePoint Resend Invitation add-on allows to you resend any invitations which for any reason may not has been received by a user. You can download the add-on here: sapiens.at.setup.addons.ri.zip The add-on requires either the Calendar E-Mail Extension, […]

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How to: Collect different information during enrollment based on the event type

With the Employee Training Management or the Event Management it’s now possible to collect different information during enrollment based on the event type. With our Sapiens.at.SharePoint Different Enrollment Forms per Event add-on you can now create several enrollment forms and then choose from these forms when scheduling events. You can download the add-on here: sapiens.at.setup.addons.mef.zip […]

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How to: Create events with different time zones

In SharePoint it is not possible to create events in various time zones. Our Sapiens.at.SharePoint Time Zone per Event add-on allows you to do this. You can download the add-on here: sapiens.at.setup.addons.tz.zip The add-on requires either the Calendar E-Mail Extension, the Employee Training Management or the Event Management to be installed, however it will also […]

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Improved functionality for waiting lists

The waiting lists have been improved in the new update for both the Employee Training Management and the Event Management. It is now easier to visualize people on the waiting lists and the options have been expanded. Configuration To access the settings, you must first open the scheduled training events’ list settings (scheduled events in […]

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How to: Create a simple management approval workflow

In this article I want to show you how to enable content approval for enrollments in the Employee Training Management or the Event Management. This is what I require: Content approval is required individually for each event. This means I can decide if content approval is required for an event. If approval is required and […]

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SharePoint List Filter Web Part – New Version Released

Last week we published a new version of the SharePoint List Filter Web Part. New and Improved Features ‘Search Now’ button In the new version of the List Filter Web Part, you can decide if you want to display a ‘Search Now’ button instead of filtering immediately. You can activate the button in the web […]

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SharePoint Designer: Errors were found when compiling the workflow

Today I tried to publish a SharePoint Designer Workflow and received the following error: “Errors were found when compiling the workflow. The workflow files were saved but cannot be run” The error detail was also not very informative: “Unexpected error on server associating the workflow” I found a lot of possible reasons and suggestions how […]

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How to: Archive items in SharePoint

Today I already explained how to clone a SharePoint list using a SharePoint power shell script. I used this script to create archive lists. Now I want to create a workflow to archive items after a certain time period. This is what I did: Create a calculated date time column “Archive Date” In my case […]

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