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I was able to use SPD and not write a single line of JavaScript to automatically set a SharePoint Form Field based upon a Query String Variable.

One of the cool things about not being a total moron in SharePoint anymore is that I actually have the ability to help people. I’m always happy to lend a hand when I can, and it’s actually a great way for me to learn even more. However, sometimes it can be hard for me to give the proper advice/help because I don’t exactly know what a person is asking. There are so many different parameters that can affect any advice you get in SharePoint and it’s really hard for someone to be in your head. Sometimes it can take several back and forth emails just to fully understand the question being asked. So, I thought I’d type up a quick blog which will help you ask your questions more succinctly and make sure you get the best advice/help possible (not necessarily from me).

In a few of my previous blog posts I have used JavaScript to set SharePoint form fields in NewForm.aspx. Using JavaScript to set these fields comes in really handy whether you are setting fields based upon query string variables (see previous posts) or setting a field to some other value.

Well, by far my most popular blog post has been about creating a Parent / Child relationship in SharePoint Designer and one question keeps getting asked over and over again: “How do I pass multiple values to the new item screen for the Child?” So, I thought it was about time I actually told you how.

When we first started our SharePoint development efforts we had a requirement to write an application to track issues and projects as well as log time against them. All of our development had to be Out of the Box because of the development constraints with Custom development and well, because at the time we didn’t really know what we were doing. However, a couple of things came out of this development effort which I think will actually come in handy. One of these was creating a Parent / Child relationship between lists so that we could track hours for a project or issue.

I was seeing what I could do to create pages a little more useful than you get using vanilla SharePoint without having to crack open Visual Studio. One of the things I wanted to do was display a SharePoint list on the screen and add a filter to the screen that would allow a user to filter the list with a date field value greater than or equal to whatever a user entered. Sound’s simple right?