SharePoint Articles, How-To's, and Tips: An index to SharePoint content

Here's SharePoint content you might have missed in SharePointPro magazine. Here's a few, cross-listed by topic.

BDC

SharePoint Q&A: How to Make a Type String Type Descriptor a Required Field in the BDC Explorer by Tomek Stojecki 8/10/2010 InstantDoc ID #125751

SharePoint Q &A: How Do I Propagate BDC Model Updates to an Entity Picker to Resolve the "Parameter is Missing" Error? by Ethan Wilansky 9/24/2010 InstantDoc ID #126043

BCS

Business Connectivity Services, Part 1, What you need to know about Models, ECTs, External Lists, and Web Parts, by Todd Baginski

Business Connectivity Services, Part 2, Advanced Data Access, and How to create a single ECT based on a .NET assembly connector, by Todd Baginski

Claims-Based Authentication

Understanding Claims-Based Authentication in SharePoint 2010, by Dan Holme

Power Trip, PowerShell Bug, and Claims by Dan Holme 9/15/2010 125947

Client Object Model

SharePoint 2010's Client Object Model by Andrew Connell 5/26/2010  125028

Compatibility

SharePoint 2010 Browser and App Compatibility by Dan Holme 7/7/2010 125543

Custom Service Application

Designing SharePoint Solutions Around a Custom Service Application by Wouter van Vugt 7/14/2010 125603

Data Source Conflict

SharePoint Q&A: Data Source Conflict by Ethan Wilansky 6/30/2010 125527

Developer Enhancements

User Experience Enhancements for Developers in SharePoint 2010 by Matt Ranlett and Brendon Schwartz  8/30/2010 125607


Entity Models

Extending LINQ to SharePoint Entity Models by Andrew Connell 8/11/2010 125773

External List

SharePoint Q&A: How can I create an external list when SharePoint throws an unspecified ASP.NET error? by Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski, Tomek Stojecki 8/2/2010 125735

SharePoint Q&A: How Can I Create an Action for an External Content Type in SharePoint? by Stefan Kowalewski, Ethan Wilansky, Tomek Stojecki 7/14/2010 125605

Extensibility

SharePoint Project Extensibility by Wouter van Vugt 6/1/2010

Licensing

License to Kill, Revisited: SharePoint 2010 by Dan Holme 7/14/2010 125604

LINQ

Extending LINQ to SharePoint Entity Models by Andrew Connell 8/11/2010 125773

Managed Metadata Service

What You Want to Know About the Managed Metadata Service by Dan Holme 8/18/2010 125806

Migration

Migrating Users to SharePoint 2010 Using Visual Upgrade by Ted Pattison 7/28/2010 125679

Migration to SharePoint 2010 by Randy Williams 3/2010 104619

Permissions

Escaping SharePoint Permissions Purgatory by Ryan Thomas 8/24/2010 125599

PowerShell

Power Trip, PowerShell Bug, and Claims by Dan Holme 9/15/2010 125947

Learn How to Manage SharePoint 2010 With PowerShell by Todd O. Klindt  8/31/2010 125513

What Is an Object? by Todd O. Klindt 8/31/2010 125881

The SharePoint Management Shell by Todd O. Klindt 8/31/2010 125880

Create a SharePoint Site Collection with Windows PowerShell, UI Style by Dan Holme 8/25/2010 125846

Sandbox Solutions

SharePoint 2010's Sandbox Solutions, by Paul Stubbs


Workflows

Workflows in SharePoint 2010, by Serge Luca

Creating Reusable Workflows in SharePoint Designer 2010 by Asif Rehmani 9/7/2010 125916

Q&A

SharePoint Q&A: How do I display a more user-friendly error message? by Stefan Kowalewski, Ethan Wilansky, Tomek Stojecki 9/2/10 125903

SharePoint Q&A: How to Make a Type String Type Descriptor a Required Field in the BDC Explorer by Tomek Stojecki, Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski 8/10/2010 125751

SharePoint Q&A: How can I create an external list when SharePoint throws an unspecified ASP.NET error? by Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski, Tomek Stojecki 8/2/2010 125735

SharePoint Q&A: Data Source Conflict by Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski, Tomek Stojecki 6/30/2010 125527

SharePoint Q&A: How Can I Create an Action for an External Content Type in SharePoint? by Stefan Kowalewski, Ethan Wilansky, Tomek Stojecki 7/14/2010 125605

SharePoint Education

SharePoint Events and Updates: Where to go and what you need to know by Dan Holme 8/4/2010 125742

SharePoint and Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps and SharePoint 2010 by Randy Williams 8/23/10 125614

SharePoint Product News

Product news for SharePoint devs and SharePoint pros by Caroline Marwitz 9/24/2010 125678

SharePoint Security

Hiding and Restricting Information: Audiences and SharePoint Security by Dan Holme 6/23/2010 125476

Three SharePoint 2010 Security Pitfalls by Randy Franklin Smith 8/23/2010 125600

SharePoint and SQL Server

Database Maintenance for SharePoint, by Matt Ranlett and Brendon Schwartz

Visual Upgrade

Migrating Users to SharePoint 2010 Using Visual Upgrade by Ted Pattison 7/28/2010 125679

BDC

SharePoint Q&A: How to Make a Type String Type Descriptor a Required Field in the BDC Explorer by Tomek Stojecki 8/10/2010 InstantDoc ID #125751

SharePoint Q &A: How Do I Propagate BDC Model Updates to an Entity Picker to Resolve the "Parameter is Missing" Error? by Ethan Wilansky 9/24/2010 InstantDoc ID #126043

BCS

By Todd Baginski, to come in November 2010 issue of SharePointPro Connections

Claims-Based Authentication

Power Trip, PowerShell Bug, and Claims by Dan Holme 9/15/2010 125947

Compatibility

SharePoint 2010 Browser and App Compatibility by Dan Holme 7/7/2010 125543

Custom Service Application

Designing SharePoint Solutions Around a Custom Service Application by Wouter van Vugt 7/14/2010 125603

Data Source Conflict

SharePoint Q&A: Data Source Conflict by Ethan Wilansky 6/30/2010 125527

Entity Models

Extending LINQ to SharePoint Entity Models by Andrew Connell 8/11/2010 125773

External List

SharePoint Q&A: How can I create an external list when SharePoint throws an unspecified ASP.NET error? by Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski, Tomek Stojecki 8/2/2010 125735

 SharePoint Q&A: How Can I Create an Action for an External Content Type in SharePoint? by Stefan Kowalewski, Ethan Wilansky, Tomek Stojecki 7/14/2010 125605

Licensing

License to Kill, Revisited: SharePoint 2010 by Dan Holme 7/14/2010 125604

LINQ

Extending LINQ to SharePoint Entity Models by Andrew Connell 8/11/2010 125773

Managed Metadata Service

What You Want to Know About the Managed Metadata Service by Dan Holme 8/18/2010 125806

Migration

Migrating Users to SharePoint 2010 Using Visual Upgrade by Ted Pattison 7/28/2010 125679

Permissions

Escaping SharePoint Permissions Purgatory by Ryan Thomas 8/24/2010 125599

PowerShell

Power Trip, PowerShell Bug, and Claims by Dan Holme 9/15/2010 125947

What Is an Object? by Todd O. Klindt 8/31/2010 125881

The SharePoint Management Shell by Todd O. Klindt 8/31/2010 125880

Create a SharePoint Site Collection with Windows PowerShell, UI Style by Dan Holme 8/25/2010 125846

The SharePoint Dance: Staying in Step with PowerShell, Security, and SQL Server by Caroline Marwitz 125677

Sandbox Solutions

Sandboxed Solutions: Better for Admins, Better for Business by Randy Williams 9/15/2010 125632

Workflows

Creating Reusable Workflows in SharePoint Designer 2010 by Asif Rehmani 9/7/2010 125916

What’s New in SharePoint 2010 Workflow Creation by Kirk Evans 8/30/2010 125661

Q&A

SharePoint Q&A: How do I display a more user-friendly error message? by Stefan Kowalewski, Ethan Wilansky, Tomek Stojecki 9/2/10 125903

SharePoint Q&A: How to Make a Type String Type Descriptor a Required Field in the BDC Explorer by Tomek Stojecki, Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski 8/10/2010 125751

SharePoint Q&A: How can I create an external list when SharePoint throws an unspecified ASP.NET error? by Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski, Tomek Stojecki 8/2/2010 125735

SharePoint Q&A: Data Source Conflict by Ethan Wilansky, Stefan Kowalewski, Tomek Stojecki 6/30/2010 125527

SharePoint Q&A: How Can I Create an Action for an External Content Type in SharePoint? by Stefan Kowalewski, Ethan Wilansky, Tomek Stojecki 7/14/2010 125605

SharePoint Education

SharePoint Events and Updates: Where to go and what you need to know by Dan Holme 8/4/2010 125742

SharePoint and Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps and SharePoint 2010 by Randy Williams 8/23/10 125614

SharePoint Product News

Product news for SharePoint devs and SharePoint pros by Caroline Marwitz 8/23/2010 125678

SharePoint Security

The SharePoint Dance: Staying in Step with PowerShell, Security, and SQL Server by Caroline Marwitz 125677

Hiding and Restricting Information: Audiences and SharePoint Security by Dan Holme 6/23/2010 125476

Three SharePoint 2010 Security Pitfalls by Randy Franklin Smith 8/23/2010 125600

SharePoint and SQL Server

The SharePoint Dance: Staying in Step with PowerShell, Security, and SQL Server by Caroline Marwitz 125677

Visual Upgrade

Migrating Users to SharePoint 2010 Using Visual Upgrade by Ted Pattison 7/28/2010 125679