This is a little script that works on classic SharePoint lists (modern lists, you should really use PowerApps to customize it). It'll allow you to format a field row, label or the cell the value is in. Similar to: Yes, it's ugly, but I wanted to highlight it plainly: formatRow - allows you to format... Continue Reading →
Office 365 is more than just SharePoint
Check out my latest post on Slalom Technology's site. Microsoft describes Office 365 (O365) as a collaborate anywhere, on any device, solution. O365 is all about collaboration — and it’s true. The primary collaboration services in O365 are email and SharePoint, but there’s more than that. Many of the capabilities in O365 help supplement existing collaborative activities,... Continue Reading →
Winning with Office 365: Forms, Flow, SharePoint, and PowerApps
I love these little wins that truly highlight the power of Office 365! Here's my use case: in the Boston office of Slalom, we have an annual Learning Day that everyone is required to attend. It's a fun day, and we do learn some great things from it. Every consultant and leader has to register... Continue Reading →
Integration: Enterprise search across Salesforce and SharePoint
This is a multi-part series where we discuss how to integrate SharePoint and Salesforce. There isn't a one size fits all, I will share a few of the different ways we've done it in past projects. Best In Class(es): Bringing Salesforce and Office 365 Together. Instead of forcing one platform to do it all, aim to... Continue Reading →
Integration: Salesforce Files Connect using a SharePoint Library
A basic approach to displaying files from SharePoint in Salesforce.
Integration: Uploading files to SharePoint tightly coupled to Salesforce metadata
This is a multi-part series where we discuss how to integrate SharePoint and Salesforce. There isn't a one size fits all, I will share a few of the different ways we've done it in past projects. Best In Class(es): Bringing Salesforce and Office 365 Together. Instead of forcing one platform to do it all, aim to... Continue Reading →
Integration: Case management in Salesforce, documents in SharePoint
We created a folder creation process to store case files in SharePoint and giving users the full breadth of document capabilities of SharePoint.
Your intranet needs more than SharePoint
I recently wrote an article for the Slalom Technology blog. In it I discuss some of the lacking capabilities of using SharePoint as your only platform for your intranet. SharePoint Online and Office 365 are awesome, provide rich collaborative capabilities, but still pretty basic on the intranet front. “Today, employees face a technology experience at... Continue Reading →
Create your personal list mailer with Microsoft Flow
I had a need and all I needed was more Flow! In a communications site in SharePoint Online, I have a list of contacts for my committee, something like: This list is great, it lets everyone see who's who across the committees. Now I want to email them, sometimes just the Liaisons, sometimes just the... Continue Reading →
Slides and Scripts for my session: Why care about Office Dev PnP?
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at Boston Code Camp 28! My goal was to showcase the awesome work done over at the Office 365 Developer Patterns and Practices initiative. This project provides real value to developers aiming to expand into the Office 365 space. We covered PowerShell and JavaScript libraries, reducing our development... Continue Reading →