SharePoint error message “You do not have the necessary permissions to use the ‘‘ object”

03 June 2010
in: SharePoint,Troubleshoot Error Messages

Error message when you try to add an existing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 list to an Access 2007 database: “You do not have the necessary permissions to use the ‘<ListName>’ object” When the Windows SharePoint Services list contains a column name that has more than 64 characters, you receive an error message that resembles the […]

How to make a new content type available to content authors in SharePoint?

03 June 2010
in: SharePoint,Troubleshoot Error Messages

Procedure for making a new content type available to content authors in SharePoint. After creating a new Content Type, making it available to be used by your content authors for publishing, you need to add it to the Pages library as follows: 1. Navigate to site action ->view all site content 2. In the Document […]

Request timed out in SharePoint

03 June 2010
in: SharePoint,Troubleshoot Error Messages

Why the error message of “request timed out” when uploading a file to a WSS 3.0 site? The discussion below applies to the users of Apps4Rent’s Sharepoint hosted on a Hyper-V virtual dedicated server. When you try to upload a file which is larger than 50 MB to a document library on a Windows SharePoint […]

How to cancel a SharePoint workflow in progress?

03 June 2010
in: SharePoint,SharePoint Workflows

Procedure to Cancel a SharePoint Workflow in Progress If an error occurs with a workflow, or a workflow stops responding when users submit task information, the workflow can be canceled. When you cancel a workflow, the workflow’s status is set to Canceled, and all of the tasks created by the workflow are deleted. You must […]

Cannot edit SharePoint task

03 June 2010
in: SharePoint,Troubleshoot Error Messages

Unable to Edit Newly Created SharePoint Task by a User Who is Assigned the Task The newly created task should be editable by the owner of the task and by the user assigned to the task. Click on the advanced permissions for the Task List (Task list–>List settings–>Advanced settings) Check if the current setting is […]

How to upload files larger than 28 MB on a Windows Server 2008-based computer running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0?

03 June 2010
in: Files upload,SharePoint

Procedure to allow upload of files larger than 28 MB on a Window Server 2008-based computer running WSS 3.0 and IIS 7.0 The following discussion is applicable to the subscribers of Apps4Rent’s dedicated SharePoint hosting. To work around this problem, follow these steps: Use Notepad to open the Web application Web.config file. By default, this […]

Activate SharePoint Three State Workflow

03 June 2010
in: SharePoint,SharePoint Workflows

How to Activate or Deactivate a Three-State Workflow in a SharePoint Site Collection? The following discussion is applicable to the subscribers of Apps4Rent’s shared or dedicated SharePoint hosting. By default, the Three-State workflow is already active as a site collection feature for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site templates. However, if your organization has customized […]

SharePoint error message “Rendered Failed” when viewing columns in SharePoint document library

02 June 2010
in: SharePoint,Troubleshoot Error Messages

When we view the columns in SharePoint document library we get Error Message <!– #Rendered Failed–> The first step is to recreate the issue. Below were the steps to reproduce this particular issue: 1. Create a new WebApp with a site collection using team template. 2. Click on Lists in the Quick launch bar and […]

How do I upload multiple files onto my SharePoint site?

Procedure to upload multiple files onto a SharePoint site: You would need to use the Explorer mode in SharePoint to upload multiple files. 1. Get to the destination (where you want the files to be) 2. Click on “Actions” and on the drop down click “Open with Windows Explorer” 3. Finally, copy the files from […]

How do I push the SharePoint tasks into Microsoft Outlook and BlackBerry?

14 October 2009
in: MS Outlook,SharePoint

Procedure to push the SharePoint tasks into Microsoft Outlook and BlackBerry 1. Login into the SharePoint site. 2. On the Quick Launch, under Lists, click Tasks. 3. Click Actions, and then select Connect to Outlook. 4. A Microsoft Office Outlook dialog box appears, stating you should only connect lists from sources that you know and […]