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Managing External Data Sources With Sharepoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 External Content Type to read data from SQL Server using SQL Authentication and Secure Store Service Searching External Data in SharePoint 2010 Using Business Connectivity Services Managing External Data Sources With Sharepoint 2010 Create a connection from Dashboard Designer to a SQL Server table by using PerformancePoint Services

UserName showing up as DomainName\UserName instead of Full Name in SharePoint 2010

UserName showing up as DomainName\UserName instead of Full/Display Name in SharePoint 2010 Solution 1 :  Set-SPUser -Identity ‘SharkHeads\Mukesh’ -DisplayName ‘Mukesh Parmar’ –Web http://SharePointServer Get-SPUser –Web http://SharePointServer | Set-SPUser –SyncFromAD FOR ALL USERS :  Get-SPUser –Web  http://SharePointServer  | Set-SPUser –SyncFromAD Solution 2 :  1. Opened Central Administration on SharePoint 2010, logged in as the Administrator. 2. Clicked into "Application Management," then "Manage Service Applications." 3. Scrolled down to "User Profile Service Application," and clicked to open that. 4. Clicked "Manage User Profiles" under the main People heading. 5. Searched for the account I was looking for - "adelaide" - and made the changes so her correct first name, last name, and full name were showing. 6. Saved - and now I'm hoping for the best. With SharePoint 2007 it took up to 30 minutes...

How to redirect to the SharePoint Success or Error Message page

How to redirect to the SharePoint Success or Error page with custom message. SPUtility .TransferToSuccessPage( "Operation Completed Successfully" ); Exception  ex =  new   Exception ( "Operation Failed" ); SPUtility .TransferToErrorPage(ex.Message);

SharePoint PeopleEditor add users

Add/Insert User/People in SharePoint People Editor. ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); list.Add(     new PickerEntity()     {         Key = @"DOMAIN\User"     } ); userPicker.UpdateEntities(list);

SharePoint STS Certificate CRL checking

Obtain the “SharePoint Root Authority” certificate as a physical (.cer) file  a) Launch the SharePoint 2010 PowerShell window as Administrator b) $rootCert = (Get-SPCertificateAuthority).RootCertificate c) $rootCert.Export("Cert") | Set-Content C:\SharePointRootAuthority.cer -Encoding byte Note: The  .cer  file exported in this step can be used on other servers in the farm without having to run the Powershell commands again. 2. Import the “SharePoint Root Authority” certificate to the Trusted Root Certification store a) Start > Run > MMC > Enter b) File > Add/Remove Snap-in c) Certificates > Add > Computer account > Next > Local computer > Finish > OK d) Expand Certificates (Local Computer), expand Trusted Root Certification Authorities e) Right-click Certificates > All tasks > Import f) Next > Browse > navigate to and select C:\SharePointRootAuthority.cer > Open > Next > Next > Finish > OK ht...

Anonymous Users, Forms Pages, and the Lockdown Feature

stsadm.exe –o activatefeature –url <site collection url> -filename ViewFormPagesLockdown This will enable the lockdown feature on your site collection. If you already had anonymous access enabled, you'll need to go disable it, then enable it again. Go to the _layouts/setanon.aspx page, switch anonymous access off, click OK, then go back and set it to on, click OK. You should now get an authentication prompt when you try to navigate to a forms page http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ecm/archive/2007/05/12/anonymous-users-forms-pages-and-the-lockdown-feature.aspx  

How to: Install 32-bit Reporting Services on a 64-bit Computer

Install 32-bit Reporting Services on a 64-bit Computer