Feb 19, 2008

MOSS 2007 / WSS 3.0 Performance Handbook

This whitepaper is a quick reference for Microsoft office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS 3.0) performance and capacity planning. It is a good starting point for those whose who would like to work on these areas.
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BizTalk 2006 Performance Handbook

This whitepaper is a quick reference for BizTalk 2006 performance tips and tricks. It is a good starting point for those whose who would like to work on BizTalk 2006 performance issues.
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Feb 9, 2008

Hide default title column in sharepoint list

In MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 sometimes you would like to:

  • Hide 'title' column OR
  • Change 'title' column to optional

Follow these easy steps:-

  1. Enable content type for list:-

    1. GoTo: List > Settings > List settings> Advanced settings

    2. Under “Content Types” change “Allow management of content types?” to “Yes”

    3. Click Ok

  2. Change “Title” column to optional/Hidden.

    1. On “list information” page, click “Item” link under “Content type” section

    2. On “List Content Type Information” page, under columns section click “Title”

    3. On “Change List Content Type Column: Item” page, click “edit column in new window”

    4. Under “Additional Column Settings” Change the “Require that this column contains information:” to “No”

    5. Click “Ok”

    6. Close window

    7. On “Change List Content Type Column: Item” page, under column settings select “hidden”


Feb 7, 2008

Show error details on MOSS / WSS site

Follow these easy steps

  1. Start > Run > inetmgr
  2. Right click on web application for which you want to enable error details.
  3. ASP.NET Tab, copy file location for web.config file
  4. Open file in notepad
  5. Make following changes

Old Value

New value

<SafeMode MaxControls="200" CallStack="false"><SafeMode MaxControls="200" CallStack="true">
<customErrors mode="On" /><customErrors mode="Off" />
<compilation batch="false" debug="false"><compilation batch="true" debug="true">