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How to Configure the ReportViewer in Sharepoint 2010

Follow The below Steps... 1. Navigate the  c:\inetpub\wwwroot\VirtualDirectories\[Your port Number] 2. Make a backup copy of  web.config 3. Open  web.config  in some text editor , may be notepad     Look for following tag , ensure  enableSessionState="true"  4. Look for    tag and add below statement as last child node ( if not there already ) 5. Look for this tag below and update version to  10.0.0.0  6. Look for   and comment the entry with  name=ReportViewerMessages

SharePoint 2010 Windows PowerShell Interview Questions

Q. What is Windows Powershell ? Ans.  Windows PowerShell is a new Windows command-line shell designed especially for system administrators. In the SharePoint administration context, Windows PowerShell is another administration tool that supersedes the existing Stsadm.exe. Q. How is Windows Powershell different from Stsadm ? Ans.  Unlike stsadm, which accept and return text, Windows PowerShell is built on the Microsoft .NET Framework and accepts and returns .NET Framework objects. In addition to that it also gives you access to the file system on the computer so that you can access registry,digital signature certificate etc.. Q. What are cmdlet's? Ans.  Windows PowerShell introduces the concept of a cmdlet which are simple build in commands, written in a .net language like C# or VB. Q. Can you Create PowerShell scripts for deploying components in SharePoint ? Ans . If you are creating a webpart with VS 2010 then you can deploy it using ctrl + f5. However, to activate the

Sharepoint 2010/2007 Interview Questions with Answers

Q. Where are the files deployed in SharePoint 2007 ? Ans.  Developers generally deploy various files in the in the 12 hive folders that make SharePoint Interface. For e.g. if a Custom Css file needs to be deployed it will go under “ C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extenstions\12\Templates\Layouts\1033\Styles”  path. This path is well mapped with Out-of-box SharePoint components and is suppose to contain Custom and Out-of-Box Css files. Q. How are these files deployed? Ans . Solution packages or wsp are used to deploy or drop these files in various 12 hive folders. The manifest.xml (solution package file ) contains various tags such as or to drop in these files in the 12 hive. Tags in manifest.xml file are well mapped with the 12 hive folders, so all you need is to provide a virtual location for a folder under Templates to drop your file in Files. Q. How can you add an existing user control on a SharePoint Page ? Do you need to make any modifications to

Sharepoint 2010 Interview Questions & Answers

Q. What is SharePoint 2010? Def  : SharePoint 2010 is the business collaboration platform for the Enterprise & the Web that enables you to connect & empower people through an integrated set of rich features. Whether deployed on-premises or as hosted services, SharePoint 2010 helps you cut costs with a unified infrastructure while allowing you to rapidly respond to your business needs. Q. What Has Changed with 12 hive in SharePoint? Ans.  Three New Folders have been added in 12 hive structure. • UserCode – files used to support sandboxed solutions . • WebClients – used for the client Object Model. • WebServices – .svc files . Q. How would you re-deploy the old custom solutions in SharePoint 2010.What Changes are needed to the old Solution files. Ans.  SharePoint 2010 object model contains many changes and enhancements, but our custom code will still compile and, will run as expected. You should however, rewrite and recompile any code that refers to files and resources i