This post explains how to create parallel tasks in SharePoint 2010 workflow. The idea is we are going to assign the tasks to people and they can complete them in any order without having a dependency on one another. In this example we create a custom SharePoint list which contains a vacation request details looks as below The Request contains a title field which represents the type of...
Displaying Custom HTML message in SharePoint 2010
This post explains about displaying a custom HTML message in Visio Web access web part on a SharePoint web part page. We are using two web parts content editor webpart and Visio Web access webpart as shown below
Accessing Web Services from Sandboxed Silverlight application in SharePoint 2010
This post discuss about accessing public web services from sandboxed Silverlight application in SharePoint 2010. SharePoint 2010 introduced the concept of sandboxed solution where the application runs in separate process outside the w3p process where SharePoint is running. Sandboxed solutions having the restriction to make a call to external resources like database and web services. This...
Recycling Application pools in IIS for SharePoint 2010
This post discuss about recycling application pools when memory limits are exceeded. Recycling based on memory limits is not necessary in 64-bit environment. It is suggested that recycling should not be enabled in 64-bit environment. Unnecessary recycling can result in dropping in user requests and performance. Note: When application memory limits are exceeding then change the recycle...
Windows Azure–Security essentials
This post discusses about Security essentials which technical decision maker should know in-order to protect customers applications and data in Windows Azure platform. Instead you building the server racks and datacenters, Cloud takes your traditional data centers from you and run on their premises which greatly reduces the cost and maintenance. Cloud runs as services platform follows the...
SQL Azure vs SQL Server
This post discusses the differences between SQL Azure and SQL Server in the context of security Supports SQL(native) and Windows authentication. Supports SQL(native) only, no windows authentication...
Heterogeneous Development using Visual Studio 2010
Your organization might have .NET and Java developers working on different platforms to develop the applications. Each development team might have been using different processes to develop the application. With this separation, Organisations have no end-to-end visibility on the development efforts. With Visual Studio 2010 this separation become a thing of past. Visual Studio 2010 ultimate...
Creating Code UI Tests in Visual Studio 2010
This post discusses about creating a test case for windows application in both Microsoft Test Manager and using a Code UI Test in Visual Studio 2010. It also discuss about editing a Code UI test by adding assertions into the UI map using UI controller.
1. Before creating test case we will create small windows application notepad.
Creating Firewall rules using SQL Azure
The firewall feature in Windows Azure portal allows you to store your data securely on cloud which deny all connections by default. The new firewall feature allows you to specify list of IP addresses which can access your SQL Azure Server.You can also programmatically add connections and retrieve information for SQL Azure database. This post discusses about creating the firewall rule using...
Deploying Windows Azure Application Part2
In my previous post I have discussed about creating the service accounts which required to create to deploy the windows azure application. This post discusses the second step which is deploying the application management portal. Windows Azure tools for visual studio allows you to create and deploy the service package to Windows Azure using Visual Studio. Before deploying the application to...