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How to: Send a reminder to enrolled users

Employee Training Management, Event Management and the Calendar E-Mail Extension all automatically send an update to all attendees when the title, location, start time, end time or any column contained in the invitation e-mail is changed. This means that you can use this feature to trigger updates to be sent to attendees. Firstly you need […]

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How to: Configure different feedback forms based on catalogue items

One of our customers recently wanted to know if it is possible to configure different feedback forms based on the catalogue items for training events in Employee Training Management. This is a bit cumbersome using the current version, but it is still possible. Customising the feedback notification If the “Collect feedback” option is selected, the […]

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How to: Share private filters

The Filter Web Part currently only allows administrators to create public filters. All other filters created by users are private and can only be viewed by the user who created them. However, it is still possible to share your private filters with other users. You can customize the link to a page you wish to […]

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How to: Forward attendee status replies to an e-mail address

With Employee Training Management, Event Management and the Calendar E-Mail Extension it is possible to forward attendee status replies to a specific e-mail address. This is done using the “Forward attendee status replies to” column, which, by default, is hidden in Employee Training Management and Event Management, but is visible in the Calendar E-Mail Extension. […]

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How to: Activate and re-activate installed features using a SharePoint power shell script

I would like to share a simple SharePoint power shell script with you which you can use to activate and re-activate installed features. This example re-activates the Employee Training Management feature. If you upgrade to a newer version, you should always re-activate the feature and if you have to do this for several SharePoint sites […]

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How to: Change the feedback link

In this blog post I will explain how to change the feedback link in Employee Training Management. I will show you how to display text (e.g. “Give Feedback”) instead of the usual link. Firstly, open the Employee Training Management settings by going to the Scheduled Training Events list and clicking on List Settings. Then select […]

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How to: Edit the button to reset the Filter Web Part

This post applies to the List Filter Web Part. Recently one of our customers asked us if it was possible to make the “Display all items” link more visible. Here I will explain a very simple method to do this. Firstly you need to edit the page where you have the List Filter Web Part. […]

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Invite status is not updated when receiving e-mail responses

Applies to Calendar E-Mail Extension, Event Management and Employee Training Management. You may remember that a while ago we wrote about how to troubleshoot incoming e-mails. If you have followed the instructions in the previous article and are still experiencing problems with e-mails disappearing from the drop folder and the invite status not being updated, […]

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How to: Create a workflow to send your own feedback notification

Applies to Employee Training Management and Event Management. In this article I will explain how to create your own workflow to send feedback notifications. I will use the “Confirm attendance” column as the trigger to send the notifications. I have set up a tutorial on how to create such a column. Of course you can […]

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How to: Invite different types of guests and users

In Calendar E-Mail Extension for Office 365 it is possible to invite attendees (users and groups), as well as guests from a contacts list or with an e-mail address. If, however, you wish to define a different group to invite, you can by following the instructions here. There are two types of columns you can […]

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