This post is about creating Workflow Associations declaratively using a CAML element declaration in a feature. Workflow associations can be created using code (and the SharePoint UI of course), and there are plenty of articles on the interwebz demonstrating this, today, while trolling through an exported site template, I discovered that you can create Workflow Associations using […]
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SharePoint: Set a SummaryLink Column Value using a Feature Module
August 31, 2011 
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Both the SummaryLink column and the SummaryLink webparts allow the user to store arbitrary URL’s either on a page in a webpart or in a page column, and both of these components are well documented in terms of styling and exercising them using the object model. What isn’t well documented (at least not that I […]
Read moreSharePoint: SPFeatureReceiverProperties.Feature.Parent Reference
June 17, 2010 2 Comments
When developing a feature receiver, you typically need a reference to one of the Object Model classes which represent the feature scope, that being; Web – SPWeb Site – SPSite WebApplication – SPWebApplication Farm – SPFarm Since within a feature receiver you don’t know how it’s being activated/installed (either using the UI or the command-line) […]
Read moreSharePoint: Data Connection List Template is not Available
March 2, 2010 6 Comments
You’re trying to create a Data Connection Library in a SharePoint site and you find that the template isn’t available. Note that the Data Connection list template is only available in MOSS 2007. The Data Connection list template feature (feature id: 00BFEA71-DBD7-4F72-B8CB-DA7AC0440130) isn’t actiavted against all site definitions, and if you are using a custom […]
Read moreSharePoint: Create a Publishing Page in a Site Definition using a Custom Page Layout
February 25, 2010 1 Comment
In a publishing environment we often create custom page layouts based on our own content types, and of course if we are also creating custom site definitions, we’ll probably want to create pages in the site defs which are based on our custom page laouts – how do we do this? Again, it’s all done […]
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