When using the List Filter Web Part to filter an external list your search will simply return the original list and is not filtered. It is possible, however, to configure the List View Web Part to correct this problem. To do this you need to edit the list List View Web Part settings. Click on […]
Applies to Calendar E-Mail Extension. SharePoint does not automatically send out e-mail reminders for events, however, it is fairly simple to do this anyway. All you need to do is to create a workflow in SharePoint designer which starts when an item is created or changed. Below is an example of a workflow you could […]
We have been made aware of an issue where attendees are not receiving an e-mail if information about an event is updated using the Calendar E-Mail Extension. However, if the event is cancelled the attendees still receive an e-mail. You will receive the following error message in the trace log: Error loading and running event […]
In SharePoint 2013 it is possible to approve multiple items in one go by selecting the items in a view and clicking on the Approve/Reject button in the Items tab. However, if the user has the appropriate permissions for the item, but not for the list and site, the user can select multiple items and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW! Now also available for SharePoint Online. Learn more… In this post I want to explain how you can include the ‘Show as’ option in a meeting request using the Calendar E-Mail Extension. By Default, meeting invitations will always be sent with ‘Show as busy’. In the latest version you can now change this default […]
Today I want to provide a useful SharePoint PowerShell script that allows you to update properties of a list item or a document without changing the Modified or Modified by fields and without firing any event receiver or workflow. In this example I have only changed the title of the first item in my list. […]
