Sharepoint 2007

[Iain.Faulkner]

Evening all,

 

I'm having a bit of a play with Sharepoint and I've hit a bit of a problem.

 

Setup is Windows Server 2008, and I'm running Sharepoint Server 2007 with SP2. I've installed Sharepoint and on the server itself I can acces sit and make changes, create sites etc, but i'm struggling to access it from a standard desktop.

 

Interestingly, although I don't know if this is connected or not, I can't remote desktop directly to the server either whether I try to do it via IP or by server name. I've checked the remote desktop settings and they all seem fine, but still nothing.

 

Has any Sharepoint Guru's got any possible suggestions as to what might be causing these problems?

[irsprint84]

I can answer more tomm, have you made a dns record? if you have a proxy have you made an exception in IE? what happens when you try and access what message?

[Iain.Faulkner]

Hi,

 

I've done nothing in DNS, and I have set up the exception (just for me) within IE based on the IP address of the server. Please see below for screenshots.

[irsprint84]

Have you made a host header in iis?

 

so host header 10.10.10.10:80 point to sharepointtest

 

then in yourdomain.local in dhns put a A record for 10.10.10.10:80 to sharepointtest ?

[Iain.Faulkner]

Think I'm making some progress with this now, thanks irsprint.

 

Able to remote desktop to the server using its IP address, and I'm also now able to access my site via IE using the IP address again.

 

Just added an A record to DNS, and we'll see what happens.

[Iain.Faulkner]

Irsprint you are my hero.

 

A record added, and I can now browse to my site and also remote desktop to the server exactly how I want to.

 

Thanks again :-)

[irsprint84]

sharepoint has hissy fits with ips

[irsprint84]

No prob, always out to help a fellow stopfordian

[Iain.Faulkner]

I think Sharepoint just likes having hissy fits full stop :-)

 

You've got me very intrigued by your last comment, are you in a Stockport School as well?

[Iain.Faulkner]

Morning all,

 

Still trying to get my head round sharepoint :-)

 

I'm trying to set permissions on items held within particular lists so that staff members can add to the list and edit their own items but no-one elses. At the moment it seems that my only two options are to allow them read (which means that they can't add something new or edit items) or contribute (which allows them the ability to add, delete and edit everyone's items).

 

Anyone got any idea how I might achieve this?

[jc1875]

Morning all,

 

Still trying to get my head round sharepoint :-)

 

I'm trying to set permissions on items held within particular lists so that staff members can add to the list and edit their own items but no-one elses. At the moment it seems that my only two options are to allow them read (which means that they can't add something new or edit items) or contribute (which allows them the ability to add, delete and edit everyone's items).

 

Anyone got any idea how I might achieve this?

 

On the list settings, you should also see the option to edit own items (not list permissions or site settings, but list settings - confused me the first time.), advanced settings, then in item-level permissions.

 

(note that this is for lists - document libraries dont have this feature)

Edited March 23, 2011 by jc1875

[EduTech]

Hey!

 

I'm glad to see your having so much fun with SharePoint! It really is a fun service to be playing with hehe! *wait's for the sleepless nights!*

 

Anyway, I was just wondering why you are using MOSS2007 and not SP2010

 

James.

[mdrabble]

Errr do Iain and Ian think they can stop talking sharepoint and find me a job :-) lol

[irsprint84]

Errr do Iain and Ian think they can stop talking sharepoint and find me a job :-) lol

 

Mine might come up soon

[mdrabble]

ooo why? Where you off to?

[irsprint84]

hopefully soon, pencil pushing i.e. head of IT in private got a few interviews lined up

[Iain.Faulkner]

On the list settings, you should also see the option to edit own items (not list permissions or site settings, but list settings - confused me the first time.), advanced settings, then in item-level permissions.

 

(note that this is for lists - document libraries dont have this feature)

 

This is how I believed it was done. However when I go into the list, and go to list settings (by clicking on the list, then settings, list settings) I look under a column with the header of "General Settings" there is an option for advanced settings, however there is nothing about editing your own items....... am I looking in the wrong place?

[Iain.Faulkner]

Hey!

 

I'm glad to see your having so much fun with SharePoint! It really is a fun service to be playing with hehe! *wait's for the sleepless nights!*

 

Anyway, I was just wondering why you are using MOSS2007 and not SP2010

 

James.

 

I'm already having sleepless nights, I wake up in the middle of the night either in a cold sweat or shouting Eureka as I've just worked out in my head why a list won't display the way I want it to!

 

To be honest, there's no real reason why I've chosen MOSS2007 over SP2010. Thinking about it, I'm tempted to upgrade to SP2010, but do you know if a template site created in 2007 will be usable in 2010?

[EduTech]

I'm already having sleepless nights, I wake up in the middle of the night either in a cold sweat or shouting Eureka as I've just worked out in my head why a list won't display the way I want it to!

 

To be honest, there's no real reason why I've chosen MOSS2007 over SP2010. Thinking about it, I'm tempted to upgrade to SP2010, but do you know if a template site created in 2007 will be usable in 2010?

 

As you might now .stp files no longer exist in SharePoint 2010 .wsp so the following should help you out.

 

1. First you need to create a site in SharePoint 2007 using your .stp template.

2. Then, backup the database for that site and restore it on SharePoint 2010 enviornment.

3. After you do that just Open up the site and fix any issues ( like 12 hive refrencing files etc).

4. Now, you can Save this Site (from Settings page -> Save as Template) and it will give you a .wsp solution for the site.

This solution can then be re-used as a Site Template.

 

Side Note – If you want to deploy this Site template solution as a farm you will need to open the above .wsp solution in VS 2010 and

change the Scope as “Farm”.

 

The upgrade from SP2007 to SP2010 is very good to be honest, i have not heard of people having many issues during the upgrade unless there farm was shafted before hand. :-)

 

For Reference: Learning SharePoint » Upgrading Sharepoint 2007 Customizations to SharePoint 2010

 

^ You may wish to have a look at that site, covers all the points when upgrading (things to be aware of etc.)

 

James.

[Iain.Faulkner]

Took the plunge and upgraded to Sharepoint 2010.

 

Although I've taken a backup of the site I was building, I'm starting again from scratch (as I believe the experience will do me good).

 

I do have one issue though (alongside my ongoing issue with not being able to set permissions as mentioned previously!), I no longer seem to be able to do any work in Sharepoint Designer (I am currenty running 2007 though so I don't know if that's the cause). It's telling me that editing using SPD is disabled in my site...... any suggestions? I've checked the central administration site and it looks like it's all enabled.

[irsprint84]

Took the plunge and upgraded to Sharepoint 2010.

 

Although I've taken a backup of the site I was building, I'm starting again from scratch (as I believe the experience will do me good).

 

I do have one issue though (alongside my ongoing issue with not being able to set permissions as mentioned previously!), I no longer seem to be able to do any work in Sharepoint Designer (I am currenty running 2007 though so I don't know if that's the cause). It's telling me that editing using SPD is disabled in my site...... any suggestions? I've checked the central administration site and it looks like it's all enabled.

 

I do sharepoint with AD groups i.e. spEnglishTeachers

[EduTech]

I do sharepoint with AD groups i.e. spEnglishTeachers

 

Download SharePoint Designer 2010: Download details: Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 (32-bit)

 

It's FREE

[Iain.Faulkner]

Ok, back to this :-)

 

In 2007, I could use interactive buttons to call the new form for a particular list. In 2010, I do not have the option of using "interactive buttons" only asp.net or html. As I've said before, I am a complete newbie to this sort of thing and I have no idea how to set up the events on a button to get it to do what I want....any suggestions?

[Iain.Faulkner]

Forget my previous post on this, I've managed to work through that problem :-)

 

Back to my list of other items to sort on my site

[Iain.Faulkner]

On the list settings, you should also see the option to edit own items (not list permissions or site settings, but list settings - confused me the first time.), advanced settings, then in item-level permissions.

 

(note that this is for lists - document libraries dont have this feature)

 

Still trying to get my head round this.

 

I'm trying to set Item Level Permissions in Sharepoint 2010 using this method, but when I access the area, I do not see anything relating to item level permissions (see attached screenshot, apologies for the size)....am I doing something really thick? Do I need to install an add in or something?