Create a list in different ways.

Creating lists using all object models:

Creating a custom list is a common requirement for each SharePoint Projects. So, we need to know about how to create. Here I am sharing most of the ways how to create a custom lists in SharePoint like using SharePoint Object model, Managed .Net Client Object and ECMA Script object model. Below, I am sharing how to create lists in different scenarios using the above mentioned object models.

SharePoint Interview Questions and Answers: Workflows

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Workflows:

SharePoint Foundation 2010 workflows are made available to end-users at the list or document-library level. Workflows can be added to documents or list items. Workflow can also be added to content types.

Multiple workflows may be available for a given item. Multiple workflows can run simultaneously on the same item, but only one instance of a specific workflow can run on a specific item at any given time.

For example, you might have two workflows, called “SpecReview” and “LegalReview”, available for a specific content type, Specification. Although both workflows can run simultaneously on a specific item of the Specification content type, you cannot have two instances of the “LegalReview” workflow running on the same item at the same time.

Workflow forms:

Types of Workflow Forms

Feature Receivers in SharePoint 2007/2010/2013

When used it:
The Feature Receivers can be used If you want to perform any action programmatically using C# code like when feature is installed, uninstalled, activated or deactivated.

e.g. I will share one of my best experience about on feature receivers when it’s most required.

Task: I want to develop one custom master page and set that master page as default master page to the site.

Sol: Below are my development approaches on it.

1. First created a custom master page using existing master page through SharePoint designer.
2. Deployed that custom master page to the master page gallery using “Feature”.
3. Finally, write c# code to set our masterpage as default master to the site using “feature receiver”[means I wrote c# code to set our custom master page as default master page inside of “FeatureActivated” event]. Here the feature receiver will run whenever the feature is activated.

Features in SharePoint 15

All the SharePoint fans are eagerly waiting for what are all the new features are introducing the next release of SharePoint. The Microsoft Corporation already introduced a sample technical document on SharePoint 15.

My Colleague [Thanks Praveen] has already come up with a new basic features on SharePoint 15.

Content Types in SharePoint

What is a Content type?

• Content types are reusable collection of metadata.
• Content types are available at site collections and site level. When you create a content type and add it to a site's content type collection, the new content type becomes available to any child site and also to the site where it was created.
• You never create a content type from scratch. Instead, you always select an existing content type as the basis for any new content type that you create.
• When you add a content type to list. Microsoft SharePoint foundation makes a local copy of site content type and adds the local copy to the list. This local instance is called "List Content type".
• To add a content type to a list, you must have List Administrator rights to that list.

Common issues in SharePoint 2007/2010

 I have got many issues while working on SharePoint 2007/2010. Here are few and main basic issues I am sharing: 

1. This view cannot be displayed because the number of lookup and workflow status columns it contains exceeds the threshold enforced by the administrator

• http://sharepointmalarkey.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/this-view-cannot-be-displayed-because-the-number-of-lookup-and-workflow-status-columns-it-contains-exceeds-the-threshold-enforced-by-the-administrator/
• http://sharepointfoundation2010.blogspot.in/2010/11/troubleshooting-this-view-cannot-be.html 

2. No item exists at... It may have been deleted or renamed by another user.

• Ans: Don’t use the “ID” (use except this).
• e.g. http://intranet/mysite/Testpage.aspx?UID=1
• Ref: http://praveenbattula.blogspot.com/2010/02/sharepoint-exception-no-item-exists-url.htm.