Author Archives: Spike Xavier
Using Info Path 2010 To Create A Custom Content Type In SharePoint 2010
In this blog we will go through the process of using Info Path Designer 2010 to create a custom content type in SharePoint 2010. You must have SharePoint 2010 Enterprise version with Forms Services configured for this to work. Our … Continue reading
ITIL – Incident Management with SharePoint 2010 using SharePoint 2010 Designer Workflows
This blog post is a step by step description of the creation of the Incident Management Solution created for Mark Thomas and my presentation at the 4th Annual I.T.S.M Summit in Arizona. This solution uses a pair of provided matrices … Continue reading
Video – Creating a Custom Site Template for a Top Level Site Collection in SharePoint 2010 without code
This SharePoint 2010 DrillBitâ„¢ Video gives step by step instructions on how to use the browser to customize a team site, then save it as a template and use this template as the top level site of a new site … Continue reading
Changing the Document Information Panel (DIP) in SharePoint 2010
In this post we will see how to change the Document Information Panel for a SharePoint 2010 custom content type to enforce a specific pattern using regular expression pattern matching in Info Path Designer 2010. Here’s’ the problem: We’ve got a … Continue reading
Setting BreakPoints in Visual Studio 2010 to troubleshoot C# and ASP.NET code
This a step by step guide on how to set breakpoints in Visual Studio 2010 in order to better troubleshoot c# and asp.net code. Create a New Solution and add some code. I created a new web site in Visual … Continue reading
Creating a Visual Web Part for SharePoint 2010 with Visual Studio 2010
In this post, I am going to create a simple new visual web part for SharePoint 2010 with Visual Studio 2010. I already have SharePoint 2010 Server Installed along with Visual Studio 2010. Visual Web Parts are awesome, they feel … Continue reading
Configuring a Windows 8 Dev Environment with Hyper-V and Visual Studio 11
Here is how I set up my Dev environment for Windows 8 using Hyper-V. I am running Server 2008 R2 fully patched with the Hyper-V Role. I went to Windows Developer Preview Downloads to download the ISO. Make sure to use … Continue reading
Creating a Custom Content Type in SharePoint 2010
In this blog post, we will see how to create a custom content type then use it in a Document Library. Here’s’ the problem: We need a custom content type ‘ConfigurationFiles’ which requires a site column of service tag. The … Continue reading
SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard by Spike Xavier
The developer dashboard in SharePoint 2010 is the shiznit. It is so helpful in pin pointing things that are slowing down your pages. Lot’s of time this is due to web parts which have been minimized but not closed, but … Continue reading
