While working with a client we had the following error in a incremental job:

Since the client was not [...]]]>

SharePoint Content Deployment can be a fun beast at times, this article will walk you through a approach for resolving issues.

While working with a client we had the following error in a incremental job:

The object has been updated by another user since it was last fetched

Since the client was not on the latest patch level and unable to patch at this point in time I want to see if I could resolve it out manually. The problem was I dod not know which site they had edited and replaced the default page on.

Running the job it was failing at object 1829, being the lovely SharePoint that it is I have no way to workout what object is at 1829… or do I?

If you have the system setup to leave the failed cabs on the destination server you can open them up and look for the Manifest.xml files. Once you have these copy them to a place on the system.

The following powershell commands will allow you to find the object that it stopped on so you can resolve it, delete it or recreate it.

PS C:\> $man1 = get-content .\Manifest.xml
PS C:\> $man2 = get-content .\Manifest1.xml
PS C:\> $man1.SPObjects.SPObject[1829]

Id              : 2f93cb16-fae5-4344-8549-3f6c5de60863
ObjectType      : SPDocumentLibrary
ParentId        : b677f641-222c-4185-9cf4-e916174b316b
ParentWebId     : b677f641-222c-4185-9cf4-e916174b316b
ParentWebUrl    : /SiteCollection/SubSite
Url             : /SiteCollection/SubSite/Pages
DocumentLibrary : DocumentLibrary

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I have made the assumption that they did not include them all as this would have made the contacts [...]]]>

By default the contact content type in SharePoint does not have all the fields that the contact item in Outlook has, however the site columns by default have the majority of columns in existence.

I have made the assumption that they did not include them all as this would have made the contacts page massive for entry, but as I am using a contacts list on SharePoint as a family contact list (So I and my wife can share contacts) I needed to beef it up.

This article will walk you through the addition of the contact items to a new contact content type called Outlook Contact.

1. On your site go to Site Actions -> Site Settings
2. Under Galleries select Site content types
3. Under List Content Types you will see the Contact content type. Have a look at this now so you can see what columns are there by default.
4. We are not going to modify the existing Contact item as it may be in use by other Content types of people on the site. So to create a new content type do the following.
5. Select Create.
6. Name it Outlook Contact
7. Put this in the description This is a complete outlook contact type with all columns.
8. Select parent content type from List Content Types
9. Select Parent Content Type as Contact
10. Place it into a existing group List Content Types
11. Now you have a new Site Content Type and it has the same list of columns as the Contact content type.
12. Add the following existing site columns to this new content type.
    • Middle Name
    • Suffix
    • E-mail 2
    • E-mail 3
    • IM Address
    • Assistant’s Phone
    • Business Phone 2
    • Callback Number
    • Car Phone
    • Company Main Phone
    • Home Phone 2
    • Home Fax
    • ISDN
    • Other Phone
    • Other Fax
    • Pager
    • Primary Phone
    • Radio Phone
    • Telex
    • TTY-TDD Phone
    • Home Address City
    • Home Address Country
    • Home Address Postal Code
    • Home Address State Or Province
    • Home Address Street
    • Other Address City
    • Other Address Country
    • Other Address Postal Code
    • Other Address State Or Province
    • Other Address Street
    • Contact Photo
    • Department
    • Office
    • Profession
    • Nickname
    • Anniversary
    • Assistant’s Name
    • Birthday
    • Manager’s Name
    • Spouse
13. Click on OK and the added columns will be saved to the content type.
14. You can play with the order if you so wish but as you will be using this with outlook the web interface is not that important.
15. Now create a new list with this content type.
16. Site Actions -> Create
17. Communications -> Contacts
18. Give it a Name and description, for this example I used Family Contacts
19. Once created you need to edit the properties of the list, open Settings and select List Settings.
20. Under General Settings select Advanced settings and changeAllow management of content types? to Yes then click on OK
21. You should now see a new section called Content Types with the default Contact content type in it, we will now add in the Outlook Contact content type and remove the Contact content type.
22. Select Add from existing site content types, select the List Content Type and click on Outlook Contact and Add, then click on OK.
23. In the Content Type list click on Contact and under Settings select Delete this content type. This will remove it from the list not from the site.
24. Nearly done now, go back to the list and under Actions select Connect to Outlook
25. Once the contact list is linked (Outlook 2007 required) you can add a contact and it will sync with the SharePoint list with all details. Done!

Default Contact Columns

First the Desktop, as I wanted to place it in a cupboard [...]]]>

With a new PC at home I have re-purposed my old desktop as a home server. For the OS I have used windows Home Server. I have read about it and thought I was time to try it out.

Desktop Mod

First the Desktop, as I wanted to place it in a cupboard the case had to fit… It didn’t…

Time for Screwdrivers, Bits of plastic, ducktape and a Stanley knife. My wife is still concerned.

1. Pull everything out of old case

As you can see from the pictures the case would not fit so I ripped all the components out and now the case lives in the garage as a spare.

2. Sort out the motherboard mounting

I used some old plastic containers and taped them together, that way there would be airflow behind the motherboard. I used some old plastic wall plugs for spacers and just pushed them into the plastic through a cross cut with the knife.

Once that was done it was a simple job to screw the motherboard to the spacers.

3. Position everything.

I stuck the motherboard to the side of the cupboard so it was out of the way and placed the power supply at the back of the case, there is plenty of ventilation.

4. Create custom HD mounts.

To mount the hard drives I had the option of cutting out the metal on the case for the mount or using a old shoe box… I went the shoe box It was quite sturdy and worked well and leave me room for a few more drives, as you can see from the picture there is plenty of ventilation room.

5. Tape on the lights and boot

This is a blurry shoot of the cupboard with the door close, you can see the power and HD lights taped to the window so I can see what is happening with a glance. In all it is working well!

Windows Home Server

If you do not know what this is click on the picture below, I have installed it to automate the desktop backups and to allow me to share the family picture, movies and music in one place. So far so good! Once I get my XBox 360 on the network I can use media sharing.

Modify header.php and place the following in [...]]]>

If you are using the Amazing Grace theme for WordPress the following hack allows you to change the image in the header bar to a flickr feed. Note: I have only tested in IE, if you have firefox and it does not work drop a comment.

Modify header.php and place the following in the style tags near the top.

#portrait-bg {
  background:url(<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/bg-portraitB.jpg);
}

#flickr_badge_image1
{
  position:absolute;
  left:14px;
  top:28px;
}
#flickr_badge_image1 img {
  border: none;
  width:283px;
  height:174px;
}

Create a badge with flickr for the tagged photos you want in the header and in the final screen with the code to paste into your site look for the javascript call. Place this between the div with the id portrait-bg in header.php

Example.

<div id="portrait-bg">
<script type="text/javascript"
   src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_tag&user=9245906%40N03&tag=blogheader">
</script></div>

Once this is done, place the following image in the Amazing Grace theme directory under images and name it bg-portraitB.jpg. (Right click and save it down)

Refresh and all should be done.

It will be coming some time tonight apprently, gave me a excuse to shop anyway. One thing you have to love about the food in America is the size of the portions, I asked for a small chicken ceaser and [...]]]>

Well made it to Seattle, settlted into my apartment and missing my lugage

It will be coming some time tonight apprently, gave me a excuse to shop anyway. One thing you have to love about the food in America is the size of the portions, I asked for a small chicken ceaser and it came on a plate 30cm across and piled up. So much for a light lunch.