MOSS 2007 Visio Shapes

Here's a very nice collection of Visio shapes for MOSS 2007. They were created by Tom Short and they can be downloaded from here for free.

MOSS OOTB Workflows

From Eilene Hao

MOSS 2007 out-of-the-box workflows include:

Approval: Routes a document for approval. Approvers can approve or reject the document, reassign the approval task, or request changes to the document.

Collect Feedback: Routes a document for review. Reviewers can provide feedback, which is compiled and sent to the document owner when the workflow has completed.

Collect Signatures: Gathers signatures needed to complete an Office document. This workflow can be started only from within an Office client.

Disposition Approval: Manages document expiration and retention by allowing participants to decide whether to retain or delete expired documents.

Group Approval: Similar to the Approval workflow, but uses a designated document library and offers a personalized view of the approval process(es) in which a user is participating. This workflow provides a hierarchical organization chart from which to select the approvers and allows the approvers to use a stamp control instead of a signature. This solution was designed specifically for East Asian Markets.

Translation Management: Manages document translation by creating copies of the document to be translated and assigning translation tasks to translators.

Issue Tracking: Manages the issue tracking process by creating tasks for Active issues assigned to users who own to a given issue. When the task related to an issue is complete hence resolving the issue, the creator of the issue is assigned a review task so that the issue can be closed.

Prompt for User Name and Password, everytime I acess my Sharepoint portal site!

Here's is the way to stop the prompt for username and password everytime you access the Sharepoint portal site:

• In IE, go to 'Tools'
• Click on 'Internet Options'
• Open 'Security' tab
• Click on 'Custom level'
• Scroll down and select 'Automatic logon with current username and password'
• Click ok

MakeCab not updating wsp with updated DLL

This seems to take care of this bug for now. Add the below text to the Pre-build event of your projects:
cd $(TargetDir)
del $(TargetFileName) /q

'stsadm -o canceldeployment' when a solution deployment is already under way

If a SharePoint solution deployment fails, yet the timer job is created and not running, you will be unable to redeploy or retract the solution. The retract / deploy buttons will not be present in Central Admin and stsadm will declare that a "deployment or retraction is already under way for the solution". You can find yourself in this state if the “Windows SharePoint Services Administration” service is stopped when you first attempt to deploy, but even after you realise your mistake and start that service, the solution deployment is still stuck.
The answer is hidden in that long list of stsadm operations:
stsadm –o canceldeployment –id
This command will cancel the timer job that is meant to deploy the solution. Once it has been cleared, you can deploy successfully. Obtain the id parameter from the url to the appropriate deployment timer job in the Operations -> Timer Job Definitions page. Remove the '%2D' from the id.

Script to install Server Admin Templates for WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007

Server admin templates are created as site definitions, providing tighter integration and enhanced functionality within the Windows SharePoint Services platform. They will require a server administrator to install.
List of server admin templates
· Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management
· Budgeting and Tracking Multiple Projects
· Bug Database
· Call Center
· Change Request Management
· Compliance Process Support Site
· Contacts Management
· Document Library and Review
· Event Planning
· Expense Reimbursement and Approval
· Help Desk
· Inventory Tracking
· IT Team Workspace
· Job Requisition and Interview Management
· Knowledge Base
· Lending Library
· Physical Asset Tracking and Management
· Project Tracking Workspace
· Room and Equipment Reservations
· Sales Lead Pipeline

How to install Server Admin Templates for WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007

Download 20 server templates from here
Create a folder in C:\drive eg. C:\ServerAdminTemplates\
Run ServerAdminTemplates.exe file to extract server templates files in C:\ServerAdminTemplates\ folder.

Copy the follwing command lines in a notepad file to create a batch file.

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename C:\serveradmintemplates\AbsenceVacationSchedule.wsp" call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "AbsenceVacationSchedule.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ApplicationTemplateCore" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\BudgetingTrackingMultipleProjects.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "BudgetingTrackingMultipleProjects.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\BugDatabase.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "BugDatabase.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\CallCenter.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "CallCenter.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ChangeRequest.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ChangeRequest.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ComplianceProcessSupport.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ComplianceProcessSupport.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ContactsManagement.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ContactsManagement.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\DocumentLibraryReview.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "DocumentLibraryReview.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\EventPlanning.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "EventPlanning.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ExpenseReimbursementApproval.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ExpenseReimbursementApproval.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\HelpDesk.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "HelpDesk.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\InventoryTracking.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "InventoryTracking.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ITTeamWorkspace.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ITTeamWorkspace.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\JobRequisition.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "JobRequisition.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\KnowledgeBase.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "KnowledgeBase.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\LendingLibrary.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "LendingLibrary.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\PhysicalAssetTracking.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "PhysicalAssetTracking.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\ProjectTrackingWorkspace.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ProjectTrackingWorkspace.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\RoomEquipmentReservations.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "RoomEquipmentReservations.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\serveradmintemplates\SalesLeadPipeline.wsp" call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "SalesLeadPipeline.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o copyappbincontent

Run the batch file.
Reset IIS.
Now go to Site Action and click Create Site. You will see list of server admin templates inside "Application Templates" tab.

Sharepoint: Email Document from Document Library Context Menu

Excellent feature with a detailed How To:
"By default, SharePoint Document Libraries enable a person to e-mail a link to a document in a document library. This makes sense, because from a security perspective, you want to make sure that whomever clicks on the link actually has access to view the document. SharePoint will take care of authentication, ensuring that person is allowed to view the document. However, someone on Microsoft's SharePoint discussion board presented an interesting scenario: their users don't have direct access to their SharePoint site over their network, so they wouldn't be able to open a link from an e-mail they sent to themselves, to get to that document, because they wouldn't have access to the SharePoint server URL. Intead, they wanted to be able to actually e-mail the document itself from the document library to themselves, so they could read it apart from being on the SharePoint site. "

For full article & code: http://www.beckybertram.com/index.php/2007/10/04/email_document_from_a_document_library