On March 4th, we did a webcast on integrating an Extranet and Intranet with both running on SharePoint.  It hits on getting across the barriers of firewalls, cross farm, cross data sources, and multiple channels of consuming.  It is focused on how ...[Read More]

We continue to create new solutions based upon the Spirit Community Services Suite.  It is very versatile.  We’ve done a video of an Intranet Community Portal solution.  This would be put in an Intranet.  It is a portal that has 3 micro-communities...[Read More]

  On a recent engagement, I had a number of requirements to display data in a grid and/or chart that compared a current period from the same period one year ago.  The content was all coming from SharePoint lists.  As many of you know, the SharePoint...[Read More]

  As a follow-up to a recent blog posting on using the Business Data Cache Adapter, it was mentioned that you can refresh the cache on demand.  This is a great option when users need the latest and greatest results for perhaps going into a board mee...[Read More]

Did you know that the Toolset includes a web part called the Business Data Cache Adapter for setting & managing cache’s of Toolset Provider data?   A long unheralded part of the Toolset, the Cache Adapter is actually quite a powerful tool, and ...[Read More]

Did you know that, with the release of v10.3, Modify actions support the ability of capturing previous column values within any multi-line text field?   Much in the way the Email action allows you to include current column values using the syntax o...[Read More]

Yesterday, we had the webcast on Intranet-Extranet Integration. This is a hot topic as organizations are trying to leverage their internal workforce by using Extranet/Web Sites to get more activity from external users.  It was a heavy demonstration...[Read More]

There are many times when you need to add a graphical element to a listing of data; be it KPI’s, Sparklines or a full-on inline chart. One of the easiest (and free) ways to incorporate these types of visuals into a display like a Grid is the Google C...[Read More]

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Did you know that v1.6 of the Toolset introduced a new common use variable called <%CurrentPageFolder%> ?   In the past, when configuring any Toolset component or property that needed to reference a URL, we gave you some variable options f...[Read More]

Did you know that, with the release of v10.3.1, Attachments are fully supported throughout the forms accessible via Actions and in the Context Menu of Calendars and Grids?   That’s right, in addition to the previous enhancement to the Create Item A...[Read More]

I have just posted a series of videos on PPM v1.2. See the description, running times and links below.   Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show.   1. PPM Overview (PMO, Portfolio, Projects) [Time: 6:55] View 2. PMO [Time: 7:24]  View 3. Portfolio...[Read More]

In my previous post, I provided an overview of distributed micro-communities built using the Spirit Group Blog Service and served up a “day in the life” video of Idea Central – a micro-community for contributing and collaborating on ideas.  In this...[Read More]

This week Spirit published their Group Blog Service v1.1.  This application service, built with the CorasWorks Toolset, has enabled us to create some very useful micro-communities that cut across our SharePoint environment and allow for distributed...[Read More]