Month: December 2011

SPWorkItemJobDefinition – a different kind of SharePoint Timer Job
SPWorkItemJobDefinition – a different kind of SharePoint Timer Job
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I recently learnt about a new (well new to me at any rate) type of SharePoint timer job. Rather than the standard timer jobs I normally create that inherit from SPJobDefinition, this different kind of timer job inherits from SPWorkItemJobDefinition http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.administration.spworkitemjobdefinition.aspx

With a normal SharePoint timer job (SPJobDefinition), the job is scheduled via an SPSchedule object, and is run whenever this schedule dictates. When an occurrence of the timer job runs, any logic that is contained in the Execute method is then called:

The Expert Panel Session Video
The Expert Panel Session Video
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Here is a video of the expert panel session from the conference with our unique panel of experts taking to the stage including Mike Fitzmaurice, Bernd Hennicke, Peter Fischer, Jan Tielens, Michael Herman and Dan Holme.

Free eBook Available to Download
Free eBook Available to Download
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We all have time to relax at Christmas and what better way to pass the time than with an eBook? Check out the European SharePoint Community’s eBook by Geoff Evelyn on “Managing & Implementing Microsoft SharePoint 2010”

What does the future hold for SharePoint? by Alan Richards
What does the future hold for SharePoint? by Alan Richards
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Behind the scenes at the European SharePoint Conference we asked our SharePoint superstars the one question on everyone lips “What does the future hold for SharePoint?” See what speakers such as Christian Buckley, Wictor Wilen, Joel Oleson & many more have to say on the topic.

Here is what Alan Richards, West Hatch High School, UK had to say.

Using Metadata & Content Types in SharePoint 2010
Using Metadata & Content Types in SharePoint 2010
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I made a presentation with the JBoye SharePoint 2010 community this week. The topic was Metadata and Content Types in SharePoint 2010. We talked about the vast set of functionality that depends on these things and the potential value of giving metadata management som focus.

The core of the talk went into some best practices for managing content types across midsized and large organizations.