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Error: “Unable to open the site “URL”. Error message: The Web application at URL could not be fou

Error: “Unable to open the site “URL”. Error message: The Web application at URL could not be fou

The following  error occurs when you try to view the data from another web application stored in a different configuration database  :

“Unable to open the site “URL”. Error message: The Web application at URL could not be found. Verify that you have typed the URL correctly. If the URL should be serving existing content, the system administrator may need to add a new request URL mapping to the intended application.”

Drop-down for Lookup column does not display unique values only

Drop-down for Lookup column does not display unique values only

A Quest List Form is being used to create a new list item in a site.
A lookup column has been created to bring in the values for a particular column (Company, for example)
from a list. Sometimes, in the drop-down for the lookup column the same Company name can show
more than once. How can the drop-down list only display unique values?

Error when instantiating Application Templates

Error when instantiating Application Templates

The Application Templates have been downloaded and installed on a SharePoint server. However,after instantiating a template, an error is received when trying to instantiate one of the templates.  

Here is the error message text:

An error occurred during the processing of /personal/administrator/CRM/default.aspx. Could not load file or assembly ‘WA.DataViewer, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=2b4b09f1c57c8f0b’ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services.
 

Quest List Form – You can save a form without filling out all required fields

Quest List Form – You can save a form without filling out all required fields

In a Quest List Form you can save a form without filling out all required fields. For example, If you create a new contact, default values in the required field are being perceived as filled out. In addition, if a required field is left blank, the form still allows the user to save without entering the data.

CAML Filter doesn’t work

CAML Filter doesn’t work

A CAML filter that references the currently logged on user using the   extended value <CurrentUserID /> as per the documentation does not work.
The filter returns no rows of data.

The documentation states the following:


The CAML Filter in Quest List View and Quest Calendar View may contain the following extended values:

  •  <CurrentUserName /> – This element will be replaced with the display name of the current user. For example: John Smith
  •  <CurrentLoginName /> – This element will be replaced with the login name of the current user. For example: domain\johnsmith
  •  <CurrentUserID /> – This element will be replaced with the ID of the current user. For example: 1
  •  <CurrentUserEmail /> – This element will be replaced with the email address of the current user. For example: johnsmith@domain.com

Custom Fields do not work in the SI ListView web part

Custom Fields do not work in the SI ListView web part

Custom Fields do not work in the SI List View web part. Take the example from the help file below, try and concatenate any two fields using the syntax provided and there is no output at all.

For example, to display a full name, you can concatenate the first name and last name as follows:

<Field Name=CalculatedFullName Title=Full Name CalculatedValue=&amp;lt;%First Name%&amp;gt; &amp;lt;%Last Name%&amp;gt; />

Quest List View opens wrong edit form URL when pointed to User Information List

Quest List View opens wrong edit form URL when pointed to User Information List

When you click on Edit Properties on a Group name in Quest List View (the list is User Information), you will redirect to wrong URL and may get “Unknown Error” page.

Here is the steps to reproduce this issue:
1. Drop a Quest List View onto the page.
2. Point it to the User Information List (SiteURL is .)
3. Display Name and About Me fields.
4. Save the properties.
5. Right click a group name and click “Edit Properties” (please note that the error only happens if you click a group name. If you click a user name, then it goes to the correct URL).