How To Hide The "Get Organized With This Task List" / "Stay Tuned Updates Coming Soon" From SharePoint 2013 Timeline

Hello!

I just ran across the need to hide the Stay Tuned Updates Coming Soon box from the SharePoint 2013 Time Line.  To be candid I have just really started playing around with 2013 and could not find a way out of the box to easily hide the dialog, so naturally I turned to coding like a good nerd should!  I had a business requirement that wanted the dialog hidden since it really didn't make sense to have that dialog when the list was simply displaying four tasks for the entire year.

To hide this from the page you can either use a content editor and link to the a script file containing the code below or by adding a code snippet web part to the page.  This will hide the dialog from everyone though, so just keep that in mind!

<script>
.ms-psum-countdown-firstRun{
display:none;
}
</script>

Super short post, but hopefully it was helpful for the particular scenario!

Dan

How to Create Views on Document Set Contents

Hello Cyber People!

I can safely say if you are taking the time to read this post that you have been asked a question which had recently been asked of me “How the heck do we create views on the document set contents?”

Well the answer is a bit obscure and not as user friendly as you would imagine.  In this How To we will actually be editing the document set page, removing the document set contents, and replacing it with a list view web part of the document library.

Assumptions:
You have enabled Document Sets Content Types

You have added a Document Set Content Type or Custom Document Set Content Type to a library

You have added one line item using the Document Set aka you have at least one document set in your library uploaded.

1. Open a document set you currently have already uploaded in the library
2. Select Page →Select Edit Page

By editing this page, we will actually be editing the homepage for all of the document sets which are of this content type.

1. Delete the Document Set Contents web part 
2. Insert a new Web Part / App Part depending on what version of SharePoint you are using of the library that you are currently working in.  For my example I will be putting my Promotions Library within the document set.

  

My Set Up:

Library: Promotions, Document Set: Promotion, Document Set Contents will be replaced with a list view web part of Promotions.

What I essentially am asking you to do is commit Document Library Inception!  We will be putting this library / list view within the document set.  The document set should automatically send the library / list view the parameter from the query string only showing documents for that particular document set.

After you insert the library view into the document set you should be able to edit the web part and select the view that you would like to display.  For my example, I have grouped my documents by content type.

Cheers!

Dan

InfoPath 2010 & SharePoint 2010 Repeating Table Pulling The Wrong Information Based Upon Combo Box Order Selection

Hello!

This issue was extremely hard to tag for a blog post, but essentially the Repeating Table displays correctly only when selecting items in reverse order of the dropdown i.e. selecting Choice 3, Choice 2, and Choice 1in that order pulls over the correct information.  If I were to select Choice 3, Choice 1, & Choice 2 the information would not query correctly.

The issue is actually a result of your rule which pulls in the additional information.  In my example, I have used a repeating table to select multiple products to one purchase order.  If you select the items in the incorrect order the SKU & Price will query incorrectly.  For my setup, I have a price list which drives my Material Description list box, which then pulls over the corresponding SKU & Price.

(note: this screenshot encompasses the fixed XPath rule)

To Fix This Issue:

You will need to update the XPath of the rules you created to pull over your other fields (mine being SKU & Price).

      Open your rule which sets the values of the other fields

     Open your set a fields value parameter

a.    

Select the insert function button (fx)
Select Edit XPath

a.    

Your original rule most likely will resemble the following:

a.    xdXDocument:GetDOM("Price List")/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:SharePointListItem_RW/d:Part_x0020_Number[../d:Title = xdXDocument:get-DOM()/my:myFields/my:group1/my:group2/my:Material]

      Update the last parameter of the rule “Title = …” to current()

a.    xdXDocument:GetDOM("Price List")/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:SharePointListItem_RW/d:Part_x0020_Number[../d:Title = current()]

This will resolve your issue and enable you to select from your dropdown in any order and still pull the correct details for your fields that you are setting.

Cheers!

Dan