what is a web part?

Web parts consist of xml queries to full SharePoint lists or document libraries. You can also
develop your own web parts and web part pages.

What are the advantages of SharePoint Portal Services (SPS)
over SharePoint Team Services (STS)?


harePoint Portal Services (SPS) has MUCH better document management. It has check-in,
check-out, versioning, approval, publishing, subscriptions, categories, etc. STS does not
have these features, or they are very scaled back. SharePoint Portal Services (SPS) has a
better search engine, and can crawl multiple content sources. STS cannot. STS is easier to
manage and much better for a team environment where there is not much Document
Management going on. SPS is better for an organization, or where Document Management
is crucial.

what is CAML?


CALM tands for Collaborative Application Markup Language and is an XML-based language
that is used in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to define sites and lists, including, for
example, fields, views, or forms, but CAML is also used to define tables in the Windows
SharePoint Services database during site provisioning.

What are the types of input forms that can be created for a
workflow ?


You can create four different types of input forms including
1. An association form
2. An initiation form
3. A modification form
4. A task edit form.

What are ways to create input forms for workflow ?


Two
1. You can create your forms by using custom application pages, which are standard .aspx
pages deployed to run out of the _layouts directory.
2. Using Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007

what is MOSS ?


Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is the full version of a portal-based platform for
collaboratively creating, managing and sharing documents and Web services.
In MOSS additional feature add that can not in WSS 3.0.

what is web part?and type


Web Parts are the fundamental building blocks for Share Point user interface, and with them
we can build and integrate many different types of applications.In share point also be create
custom web part using .oscx control
steps create custom web part

1.create web part project copied .oscx control and build application.place .dll file in GAC
.reset IIS.
2.go 12 hive _layout folder create folder past your .oscx control
3.go inetpub ->wwwroot->wss->open Your site ->web con fig->create safe control write
assembly information of web part application
4.open sharepoint site ->site action-site editing->Galleries ->web part->new Add your web
part.
follow few web part in WSS 3.0
Content Editor Web Part

Data View Web Part

List View Web Part

Image Web Part

Members Web Part .

Page Viewer Web Part

how can debugging share point application and timer jobs ?
with steps?


Steps 1:build application place .dll into gac and reset iis
steps 2:On the Debug menu, select Attach to Process
steps 3:select the Show processes from all users check box.
steps 4:select W3W.exe and OSWTIMER.exe can attach
steps 5:refresh sharepoint site point break point

What is Sandbox solution?


When user writing custom code then it is not trusted, its failure causses on entire site. So
the sandbox solution concept is used. In that case program is only written for particular site
& solution is uploaded in the same site. The solution size limit is decided at the time of site
creation & if size increases or code showing bad performance then it is easy to administrator
to stop the working of solution.

What is the difference between Sandbox solution & farm
solution?


We can create sandbox solution for particular site but not for the entire site collection or
farm. It is not applicable for farm solution. There are some restriction while creating the
sandbox solution.

Why we use the properties.current.web instead of
SPContext.Current.web in event receiver?


When we deploy project from Visual studio then we can use the SPContext.Current.web but
when we use the powershell to activate or deactive the feature then we have to use
properties.current.web beacuse there is no access of browser here.

Which are default master pages in Sharepoint 2010?


1. v4.master - This is default master page.
2. default.master - this is used to support the 2007 user interface
3. minimal.master
4. simple.master- it is used for accessdenied.aspx, confirmation.aspx, error.aspx,
login.aspx, reqacc.aspx, signout.aspx & webdeleted.aspx pages.

What is the difference between CustomMasterUrl &
MasterUrl?


MasterUrl is used to change the layout of all use end pages but CustomMasterUrl is for
changing the layout of admin side pages.

What is SharePoint Delegate Control?


a. With the help of delegate control, we can take any OOB control of SharePoint and replace
with our custom control without any modification in the SharePoint page. So that new
custom control overrides the existing one.

b. So the delegate control provide one of the option to add control (either server control or
user control) on a SharePoint page.

c. This is one of the important features of SharePoint, introduced in WSS v3 and so in MOSS
2007.

d. For example : In master page SearchBox control is included as

<SharePoint:DelegateControl runat="server" ControlId="SmallSearchInputBox" />

e. The above lines instantiate the delegate control object.

f. This delegate control object uses features to locate the control which is specified in
ControlId. So there must be the features (it includes feature at any scope) which creates
and deploys the SmallSearchInputBox control.


Thanks and Regards
Prasham

What are the zones in SharePoint?


1. Zones provides the separate logical paths of authentication for the same web
application.

2. We can create 5 zones for each web application as follows :
a. Default
b. Intranet
c. Extranet
d. Internet and
e. Custom

3. Each zone represented by different web sites in IIS.

What is the Farm in SharePoint?


1. Farm is a collection of SharePoint servers having the same configuration database.

2. Configuration DB stores all the required information to run the farm.

3. Each farm is administered through a central administration

4. There is only one configuration database per farm.

What is WebApplication in SharePoint?


1. In SharePoint WebApplication is a IIS website.

2. From Central Admin we can create the web application. Each web application is
associated with one IIS web site.

3. Once the web application is created, we can extend the web application in different
zones.

4. For each web application, content database is created.

What is a Site Collection in SharePoint?


1. A site collection is a set of web sites.

2. Every site collection has top-level site, created when the site collection is created.

3. THere might be multiple site collections in web application and each site collection may
have a multiple child sites.

How the WSS3.0 basic installation differs from the advanced
installation?


1. When we choose the basic installation, Windows Internal Database(WID), a relational
database based on SQL server technology, is installed for the WSS3.0 databases. This WID
has only 4 GB limitations. While if we go for advanced search, WSS 3.0 uses installed SQL
server for the databases.

2. When we use basic installation, application pool uses the LocalSystem account.

3. Also once we go for Basic installation, we are unable to add more servers to the farm.

Thanks
Prasham

How many web applications we can create on WSS server?


NOTE: This is objective type question, Please click question title for correct answer.

How WSS 3.0 differes from MOSS 2007?


1. Windows SharePoint Services (3.0) are free available with Windows Server. Microsoft
Office sharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 is licensed version. WSS 3.0 can be freely
downloaded from Microsoft site.

2. MOSS 2007 is based on WSS3.0 with some additional features like Enterprise Search,
Business Data Catalog(BDC), User Profile, Excel Services, Single-Sign on, additional
Workflows, My site feature etc.

What is CAML?


CAML is the collaborative application markup language. This is the XML-based language
used to customize and to develop the sharepoint based sites and features.

What is the difference between Site Definition and Site
template?


1. To create or use site definition you need server admin access, but site template can
install from web UI by site owners.
2. Site definition supports feature stapling, but for site template additional features must be
activated in gallery.
3. Site definitions are stored in hard disk, but site templates are stored in content DB.
4. Site definition can provision multiple webs, but site templates for single web only.
5. Creating site definition is relatively complex then site template creation.

What is BDC and how it is differ from BCS?


BDC (Business Data Catalogue) is use to connect an external database and view it in share
point.
BCS (Business connectivity Services) is new in SharePoint2010. Using BDC one can only
read from external Database, but using BCS one can read and write into the external
Database.

What is Web part life cycle?


Web Part Life Cycle starts with
OnInit- to configure the webpart.
OnLoad- to load add controls.
CreateChildControls- It is use to create controls and set its property.
LoadViewState- The view state of the web part is populated over here.
OnPreRender- it is use to change the web part properties.
RenterContents- it generate the output in html.
OnUnLoad- to unload the web part.
Dispose- to free the memory.

How to Create a custom feature?


To create custom feature :-
Create xml file named feature.xml and its manifest file. Save it in a folder and save that
folder in 12- hive \template\feature.
To install :-
Go to command prompt, navigate 12- hive bin folder & run the command.
Stsadm -0 installfeature filename <filelocation+name>
To Activate :-
Go to command prompt, navigate 12- hive bin folder & run the command.
Stsadm -0 activefeature name <name> -url <url>
To Deactivate :-
Go to command prompt, navigate 12- hive bin folder & run the command.
Stsadm -0 deactivefeature name <name> -url <url>
To uninstall :-
Go to command prompt, navigate 12- hive bin folder & run the command.
Stsadm -0 uninstallfeature filename <filelocation+name>

Explain the Share Point Architecture.


Having 3 layers, like 3 tire architecture

1. WFE <Front End Web Server>
2. Application Layer
3. Data base Layer


1. WFE :-
Here we have share point Installed.
We have 12-hive structure & virtual drives.
Here IIS web sites are hosted.
Here servers are clustered on & are in synch.

2. Application Lay er:-
Share Point provides different services.
This layer provides those services, like my site hosting, user profile & searching etc.
One server can be dedicated to particular service depend upon the scalability.

3. Data Base Layer :-
Here we have SQL server installed.
Here content DB is hosted.
For moss 2007, it is SQL server 2005. For Share Point 2010, it is SQL server 2008.
Here servers are clustered on & are in synch.

* Every layer has load balancer for control the traffic.

How to deploy wsp ?


In Command prompt, navigate to the 12-hive bin folder, then write the command to add the
solution i.e.
Stsadm -o addsolution -filename filelocation

Then go to central administration -> operations under global configuration there is
solution management click on that.

Then click on wsp file name, and then click on deploy solution for deploy it, for retrieve
click on retrieve solution, for remove it click on remove solution after retrieve it.

How do you configure outgoing E-mail?


It is recommended that you set up a Local SMTP Virtual Server on your share point box and
configure it to relay to your normal domain.

This will not only provide a natural queuing mechanism which would be highly preferred, but
it will also provide you with what you need to set up incoming email as well as outgoing.

(DW)

More details on this ...

If you are looking to use your corporate email to read outbound email--you'll need to go to
the SMTP Virtual server and set up a new domain in it. Click on domains and make a new
remote domain. Type in the name of your corporate email (for me it would be
Microsoft.com).

Once it's made, get the properties on it and configure the smart host to be the name of your
actual mail server (exchange or whatever). This will cause the SMTP Virtual Server to relay
mail addressed to your remote domain to your corporate email server.

If that server only accepts mail from authenticated sources, you'll have to configure the
outbound security on the remote domain as well as the smart host.

(DW)

Note too the usual need to make sure that Port 25 is not blocked by an A-V software
(McAfee being the typical culprit)

Client Object Model vs Server Object Model in SharePoint
2010 ?


using Client Object Model we can access the data from the system where sharepoint server
is not installed on the machine via Web Services , API , JavaScript etc

Where as In Server Object Model is like a Production Server Environment to access the data
where shapoint server installed on the machine .

How to Remove the Banner from InfoPath Form 2007 ?


Using Stsadm setformserviceproperty we can remove the banner from InfoPath form 2007 .

Ex: stsadm.exe -o setformserviceproperty -pn allowbranding -pv false

How to Synchronize the UserProfiles with Active Directory in
MOSS 2007?


1. Log into the Shared Services Administration site
2. Click on User Profiles and Properties
3. Click on Configure Profile Import
4. Under "Source" select the domain you wish to import from
5. Under "Default Access Account" select either the default content access account or
specify account details this account must have permission to access the Active Directory
users (default) OU container
6. Click OK
7. Now select either a Full or Incremental import, a Full import will ensure that users
deleted from Active Directory are removed from the profile database
8. Once the import has finished you can select "View Import Log" to reveal details about the
import

How to take IIS backup in SharePoint Server ?


Step1: Start --> Administrative Tools-->IIS Manager
Step2: Right Click on Computer Name --> All Tasks--> Backup/Restore
Step3: Click on Create Backup
Step4: Name the Backup File and make the backup file password protected
Step5: Done!!
Step6: Check the Backup file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBack it will be in 2
names .
Step7: to restore them Click on Restore option

Can InfoPath 2007 Support Master Page and CSS ?


NOTE: This is objective type question, Please click question title for correct answer.

What is Search Server and Search Server Express ?


SSX can only deploy on single server in the farm.you cannot add more than one server to
make search high availability . Search server can be scaled in the same fashion as
SharePoint Server providing high availability for search

What is SharePoint ?


Microsoft has given this SharePoint, which is a browser based document collaboration
platform. It is an application framework, and it is an application as its own. It is a platform
where user can share Data, Collaborate and people can also take this platform and
customized platform as per their requirements.

When backing up a SharePoint 2010 environment, What are
the tools that can be used ?


The tools that can be used while backing up a SharePoint 2010 environment are mentioned
as 2 types as follows:

1) SharePoint farm backup and recovery
2) SQL Server

Explain about Content types in Sharepoint ?


A content type is a WSS type definition which is flexible and reusable. It is used to define
the columns and behavior for an item in a list or a document in a document library.
For example, you can create a content type for a leave approval document with a unique set
of columns, an event handler, and its own document template and attach it with document
library/libraries.

Discuss the differences between a Site Definition and a Site
Template ?


The differences between a Site Definition and a Site Template are discussed as follows:

Site Definitions are stored on the hard drive of the SharePoint front end servers, which are
used by the SharePoint application to generate the sites users can create. Site Templates
are created by users as a copy of a site they have configured and modified so that they do
not have to recreate lists, libraries, views and columns every time they need a new instance
of a site.

For a workflow, What are the types of input forms can be
created ?


For a Workflow, you can create 4 different types of input forms which are given as follows:
1. An association form
2. An initiation form
3. A modification form
4. A task edit form.




Mention different products in SharePoint 2010 ?


There are 2 different products in SharePoint 2010.
They are
1) SharePoint Foundation 2010 which is a free version and
2) SharePoint Server 2010 which is a paid version.

Discuss the features of SharePoint 2010 ?


Some of the features of SharePoint 2010 are discussed as follows:

1) Large lists
2) Document Collaboration
3) Enterprise Search FAST Search
4) Silver Light web part
5) New Enhance Web Part
6) Business Connectivity Services
7) Social Media Investments
8) Enhanced collaboration features
9) Usage reporting and logging
10) Visio Services
11) Better Network Differencing & SharePoint Offline in SharePoint Workspace
12) High Availability/ Disaster Recovery Innovation
13) SharePoint Designer Enhancements like portable workflows, and granular delegation
14) Sandbox Solutions
15) Service Applications

Discuss the differences between Library vs List ?


The major differences between both are:
Library is used to store the document whereas Lists are the container of similar items in the
form of rows and columns.
In Library you can create core document like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. But in List You
cannot create document, instead of that you can attach document in a particular List.

Explain about a Field Control ?


Field controls are ASP.NET 2.0 server controls.
These controls will provide the basic field functionality of SharePoint. They also provide
basic general functionality such as displaying or editing list data as it appears on SharePoint
list pages.

How to create links to the mapped network drives ?


The creating of links to mapped network drives in WSS v3 or MOSS 2007 can be done
through the new content type for .lnk files.

Give the list of sites that are available in SharePoint ?


The sites that are available in Sharepoint are given below:

1) Team Site
2) Blank Site
3) Document Workspace
4) Blog
5) Group Work Site
6) Visio Process Repository
7) Basic Meeting Workspace
8) Blank Meeting Workspace
9) Decision Meeting Workspace
10) Social Meeting Workspace
11) Multipage Meeting Workspace
12) Assets Web Database
13) Charitable Contributions Web Database
14) Contacts Web Database
15) Issues Web Database
16) Projects Web Database
17) Document Center
18) Records Center
19) Business Intelligence Center
20) My Site Host
21) Personalization Site
22) Enterprise Search Center
23) Basic Search Center
24) FAST Search Center
25) Enterprise Wiki
26) Publishing Portal
27) Publishing Site

Mention the types of authentications available for SharePoint
2010 ?


The types of authentications that are available for SharePoint 2010 are of 3 types.
They are:

1) Claims Authentication
2) Windows Authentication
3) Forms-based Authentication

What is meant by User Profile service ?


The User Profile Service will allows you for configuring and managing User profile properties,
Audiences, Profile synchronization settings, organization browsing and management
settings, and My Site settings

What is meant by Performance Point Services ?


The Performance Pint Services will allows the users to monitor and analyze a business by
building dashboards, scorecards, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Explain the difference between Classic mode authentication
and Claims-based authentication ?


Classic authentication will supports NT authentication types like Kerberos, NTLM, Basic,
Digest, and anonymous.
Claims based authentication uses claims identities against a trusted identity provider.

What is meant by Visio Services ?


The Visio Services will allow the users to share and view Microsoft Visio Web drawings. The
service also enables data-connected Microsoft Visio 2010 Web drawings to be refreshed and
updated from various data sources.

What is meant by Excel Services ?


Th Excel Services are used to allow sharing, securing, managing, and using Excel 2010
workbooks in a SharePoint Server Web site or document library.
Excel Services consists of the Excel Calculation Services (ECS), Microsoft Excel Web Access
(EWA), and Excel Web Services (EWS) components.

What is meant by Secure Store Service (SSS) ?


Secure Store Service is nothing but a secure database for storing credentials that are
associated with application IDs.

Mention some of the OOB features of SharePoint that aid with
governance of an environment ?


Some of the OOB features of SharePoint that aid with governance of an environment are
discussed as folows:

1) Site templates This feature is used for consistent branding, site structure, and layout
which can enforce a set of customizations that are applied to a site definition.
2) Quotas This will limits the amount of storage a site collection can use.
3) Locks - This feature will prevent users from either adding content to a site collection or
using the site collection.
4) Web application permissions and policies This feature is used for comprehensive
security settings that apply to all users and groups for all site collections within a Web
application.
5) Self-service site creation - This feature will enables the users to create their own site
collections, thus must be incorporated into a governance scheme.

What are the monitoring features that are baked into
SharePoint 2010 ?


The data about the state of the system is captured by the Diagnostic logging. The health
and usage data collection uses specific timer jobs to perform monitoring tasks, collecting
information about:
1) Performance Counter Fata
2) Event Log Data
3) Timer Service Data
4) Metrics For Site Collections and Sites
5) Search Usage Data

Explain about cmdlet's ?


The concept of cmdlet is introduced by the Windows PowerShell. These cmdlet's are simple
build in commands, written in a .net language like C# or VB.

Where is the Powershell located in sharePoint ?


The Powershell is located as in the below path:
On the Start menu, click All Programs -> Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products -> Click
SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.

In comparision, which is faster - a WebPart or a User Control
?


In comparision, a WebPart is faster than a User Control. A User Control in SharePoint is
loaded by a webpart which adds an overhead. User Controls however, gives you an
Interface to add controls and styles.

How to create Users and how to allocates permissions to the
Users ?


The Permission management is a three step procedure desribed briefly as follows.

Step1: -Create Users.
Step2: Create Permissions.
Step3: Link the Users with the Permissions.

In order to create a User and Allocate permissions, Click on Site Actions
located on the top link bar and then click on Site Permissions.
Now, under the Edit tab, click on Grant Permissions.
Later, In the Users/group field, enter the users name, choose the permissions you wish the
user to have under Give Permission, and then click on OK.

How to create or deploy Web parts in SharePoint 2010 ?


Web part is a reusable functionality, which can be inserted on the web pages and can be
configured by the end users.

In order to create a web part, go to Visual Studio and create a new project > select
SharePoint tab > select Visual Web Part > select on which local web site you want to deploy
the web part > click on Validate and Click finish.

Now, in order to deploy the project just go to > Solution Explorer > select your
project > Right click on it > just select deploy.




What has changed with 12 hive in SharePoint ?


In 12 hive structure, there are 3 New Folders which are added in.
They are:

1) UserCode This folder is used for the files to support sandboxed solutions .
2) WebClients This folder is used for the client Object Model.
3) WebServices This folder is used for the .svc files.

How can be the old custom solutions be re-deployed in
SharePoint 2010. What changes are needed to the old
Solution files ?


You should rewrite and recompile any code that refers to files and resources in "12 hive".
SharePoint 2010 object model contains many changes and enhancements, but our custom
code will still compile and, will run as expected.

How to invite the users to join a Windows SharePoint
Services Site ?


You can invite the users to join a Windows SharePoint Services Site in a secure way by
keeping the SharePoint-based Web sites as password-protected to restrict access to
registered users, who are invited to join via e-mail.
In addition, the site administrator can restrict certain members' roles by assigning different
permission levels to view post and edit.

Is it possible to download information directly from a
SharePoint site to a personal digital assistant (PDA) ?


No, it is not possible to download information directly from a SharePoint site to a personal
digital assistant (PDA).
But you can exchange contact information lists with Microsoft Outlook.

How much time does it take to set up the initial team Web
site ?


It takes only a few minutes to create a complete Web site.
Preformatted forms let you and your team members contribute to the site by filling out lists.
Standard forms include announcements, events, contacts, tasks, surveys, discussions and
links.

Is it possible to get the domain name for a Web site ?


No, you cannot get the domain name for your website.
At present, there is no such offering of domain names for SharePoint sites.

Explain about picture libraries ?


Picture libraries will allow you to access a photo album and view it as a slide show or
thumbnails or a film strip. You can have separate folder for each event, category, etc

Discuss about the security levels which are assigned to users
?


The administrator will assign the Security levels who is adding the user. There are four
levels by default which are discussed as follows:

1) Reader - In this level, the user will have read-only access to the Web site.
2) Contributor - The user can add content to existing document libraries and lists.
3) Web Designer - The user can create lists and document libraries and customize pages in
the Web site.
4) Administrator - The user will have the full control of the Web site.

Is it possible to link the SharePoint to an external data
source ?


SharePoint itself cannot reference an external data source but, SharePoint data can be
opened with Access and Excel as an external data source. Thus, SharePoint can be
referenced as an external data source.

Does a SharePoint Web site include search functionality ?


Yes, the SharePoint Web site includes the search functionality.
SharePoint Team Services provides a powerful text-based search feature that helps you find
documents and information fast.

Explain about Solutions in Sharepoint ?


Solutions are nothing but the container packages for Features. Solution is a cabinet (.cab)
file with extension .wsp which contains various components needed to be
deployed(features, webparts, custom forms etc) along with files that describe some
important metadata about those Components.
Once a Solution is installed on a server in the farm, you can deploy it to any webapplication
from your Solution Management.

What is the use of a .ddf file ?


A .ddf file is a data directive file which describes the files need to be deployed and their
destination (in SharePoint). .ddf is used when building the SharePoint solution. This file is a
parameter to makecab.exe which outputs the wsp file.

What is meant by CAML ?


CAML stands for Collaborative Application Markup Language and is an XML-based language
that is used in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to define sites and lists for fields,
views, or forms etc. CAML is mostly used to write Queries to retrieve data from
Lists\libraries.

What is Custom action ?


Custom action represents a link, toolbar button, menu item, or any control that can be
added to a toolbar or menu that appears in the UI.
For e.g. "New Folder" button in your document library is a custom action or "View All Site
Content" in your Site Settings is a custom action.

What is meant by a SharePoint Theme ?


A Theme is a group of files (CSS, images) that allow you to define the appearance (look and
feel) of content pages in SharePoint. A Theme defines the design of various components.
For e.g. Content Page background-color,button color,webpart title color etc to give a
different look and feel to your site.

What is BDC ?


BDC stands for Business Data Catalog. It is a shared service that enables Office SharePoint
Server 2007 to display business data from various back-end servers into a SharePoint page.
It also provides built-in support for displaying data with various webparts and list\list
columns that can help in easy creation of dashboards with data from your SQL, web
services, SAP, Siebel, or any other line-of-business (LOB) applications.

What is meant by Central administration ?


The Central Administration is a site used by admins to mange and configure settings for
SharePoint web applications or the whole farm.

What are event receivers or event Handlers in SharePoint ?


Event Receivers or Event handlers are created to handle the basic actions or events against
an item,list\library, a web or a site.
There are two kinds of events in sharepoint. They are:
1) Synchronous Events: Like Itemadding (not added yet), Uploading (document not
uploaded yet) etc.
2) Asynchronous Events: ItemAdded (after item is added), Uploaded(after a document is
uploaded)

Events receivers can be written to override an event.
For e.g. ItemAdded event to change the name of an Item once it is added.

What is meant by stsadm ?


It is a Command-line tool used for administration of Office SharePoint 2007 (or MOSS 2007)
servers and sites. Basic operations like adding a solution or installing activating and feature
is usually done by stsadm.

Where is stsadm located ?


The stsadm is located in the below given path.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\ shared\web server extensions\12\bin


What are Site Columns ?


Site columns are pre-defined data columns which are re-used in various content types. A
Content type is usually a collection of site columns.
For e.g. you can create a site column "Category" with a choice datatype along with the pre-
defined values "It","Hr". This column then can be added to any content type in your list or
library.

What is meant by a Site definition ?


A Site definition is a collection of Files. The files are such as ONET.XML which defines the
Site template.
For e.g. Team Sites used to create a Site in SharePoit. All the out-of-box site Templates like
Blog,Wiki,Team Site etc can be found in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\

What is the command to take backup and restore for
sharepoint site ?


The commands to take backup and restore for sharepoint site are given as follows:
Backup command:
stsadm -o backup -url http://moss:4002/ -filename c:\bkupsite.bak
To restore :
stsadm -o restore -url http://moss:4004/ -filename c:\bkupsite.bak

Mention the ways to initiate the workflow in Sharepoint ?


Below are the ways to initiate the workflow in Sharepoint:

1) Automatic (on item added or item deleted)
2) Manual (standard WSS UI interface)
3) Manual (Custom UI Interface)
4) Programatically through custom code

What is the difference between BDC and BCS?


BCS is new in SharePoint2010 and stands for Business connectivity Services. Using BCS one
can read and write into the external Database. In BDC, one can only perform the reading
from external Database

Which is social features introduced in SharePoint 2010?


Tags, Notes, and "I Like It" : Now in SharePoint 2010, a user can add tags and notes
with any page which can be either public or private. A user can also mark a page if he/she
liked that page. SharePoint 2010 adds two icons "I Like It" and "Tags & Notes" in all the
pages to provide this functionality.

Ratings : SharePoint 2010 allows users to rate items within SharePoint site, such as ratings
various items within Document libraries, custom lists, blog posts, discussions threads, etc.

Tag Cloud : SharePoint 2010 includes an out-of-the-box tag cloud which can be added to
any page within the SharePoint site
.
Newsfeed : Newsfeed is another features included in the SharePoint 2010. You can set the
types of updates you want to get in your newsfeed. You can set this using the out-of-the-
box settings section available within the user profile page.

Which processes implemented sandbox solution?


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How to associate an Event Handler to a particular list?


If you are writing an event handler on list or library it will prompt for select the list type.

If you select announcements, tasks or any custom list. Generally it will run on the lists
which have the same template id.

To avoid Event handlers to running on all the lists of similar template ids

Go to Elements.XML file of the event receiver

When you create Event Receivers in your solution in Visual studio you will have the following
line added


<Receivers ListTemplateId="101">


Template id will be different type for different type of lists.

But our scenario is list template id is same but we need to run on particular list, so we need
to replace that line with below line.


<Receivers ListUrl="Lists/Customlist">


This directs the event receiver to respond only to events that occur in the Customlist. You
can change the ListURL attribute to reference any list instance on the SharePoint server.

To Debug a Timer Job which process we need to Attach?


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What is the use of Content Query Web Part in SharePoint?


Content Query Web Part could be used to create custom views of data that is
queried from many sources, and present that data all in one place. After you add
the Content By Query Web Part to a Web page, you can customize the Web Part's
querying behaviors and also the look and feel to display data appropriately.


It can also be used in many scenarios, some examples below:

1.If you have a site collection with a root site and you want to bring in and display the most
recent blog posts from all blog sites within its own site collection&#8230;. Yes you can use
CQWP for this.

2.If you want to bring in and show all the events in a group calendar on the root site from
the sub-sites created below.

3.You can also bring in data views from a document library or lists and filter it and show it
dynamically.

4.If you have a site collection with a root site and you want to bring in and display the
Announcements from all sites within its own site collection. Yes you can use CQWP for this.

But the Main point to remember while using CQWP we can display only two
columns Title and Description .

If you want to display more custom columns then we need to edit the XSLT then we will
display how many columns we want.

What are the Databases will be created while configuring
User Profile Service in SharePoint?


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