For the first time I have had to create a workflow against a calendar item, previously the workflows I have been writing have been against documents or InfoPath forms. A reasonably common occurence in these workflows has been to send an email out to users which would typically include a link to the document. Up to... Continue Reading →
SharePoint Designer 2007: Workflows with a ‘pause until’ step fail to resume
I came across an interesting bug whilst I was working on a project for a client which included a simple workflow. The workflow included a step which would pause until a particular time before re-commencing. However, once I had created and published the workflow I noticed that the workflow was not restarting when it was supposed... Continue Reading →
Error: This website has been configured to disallow editing with sharepoint designer
Sometimes I just love application error messages :-). Today I decided to modify a web part on my local SharePoint site. So I loaded up SharePoint Designer 2010 and was presented with the "this website has been configured to disallow editing with sharepoint designer" message. This message confused the hell out of me, as I... Continue Reading →
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