Office 365, SharePoint, Azure, OnePlace Solutions & Life's Other Little Wonders
External content types are defined through XML files referred to as “BDC metadata models”. These BDC metadata models can be created in both SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio. The technique used to create the BDC metadata models determines the technique used to export it. Models created using Visual Studio can be exported directly through the... Continue Reading →
I was recently investigating some of the options with External Content Type (ECT) filters that you can setup in SharePoint Designer. In particular, the following 2 settings did not appear to make any difference if I enabled or disabled them. Is Default Use to create match list in external item picker At first I thought... Continue Reading →
This article provides a brief introduction to how the OnePlaceMail Plugin API (Application Programming Interface) can be used to provide a user experience that is customized to your requirements and needs. This may include: a simplified user interface (with less options) tight integration with existing backend systems for looking up and setting SharePoint column metadata... Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of the OnePlaceMail R6.2 release hear what the SharePoint community leaders have to say about it. What is OnePlaceMail? OnePlaceMail connects Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office and Windows Explorer to Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365. OnePlaceMail promotes the adoption of SharePoint as your enterprise information management and collaboration platform. Available in a... Continue Reading →
One of the pain points of having content stored in SharePoint is being able to easily access and use the content in your desktop applications. For example, you’re mid way through writing an email and you want to include a link to a file that you know is in SharePoint, better start up that browser... Continue Reading →
It’s official, Release 6.2 of OnePlaceMail has been launched and is available now for download. It’s been a busy few months here at Scinaptic getting this release ready, and we are excited to see how the new features are received. The new features in this release are primarily focused on making content stored in SharePoint... Continue Reading →
I came across a blog post on Bjørn Furuknap's SharePoint Blog stating that he has now published his final issue in the series “What to Expect from SharePoint 2013”. This has been one of the richest sources of information regarding SharePoint 2013 (SharePoint 15) over recent months. Bjørn is now working on material for post... Continue Reading →
This new video is a great starting point for getting the most out of OnePlaceMail if you are looking to store related Email and Documents in Documents Sets in SharePoint 2010. The video shows SharePoint 2010 Documents Sets being used as a container to store email messages and documents for projects/tasks. The screencast shows interacting... Continue Reading →
What is MDS and how does it effect the SharePoint browser experience? There is very little documentation around regarding MDS (which stands for Minimal Download Strategy). It appears to be a technology that Microsoft is introducing with the next release of SharePoint (SharePoint 15 / SharePoint 2013). I make this wild assumption as I’ve not... Continue Reading →
I'm a little pressed for time to write my own blog pulling together the snippets of info that have been circulating related to Agaves and the new development opportunities that Office 15 will bring with it. Until I get time to blog here's a great primer (all credit to Learning SharePoint for this information) “Agaves”... Continue Reading →
Cameron Dwyer 