Select a Data Source

Select a Data Source

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Mini-Calendar links items in a SharePoint list, a Bamboo List Rollup, or Business Connectivity Service (BCS) data source to a compact calendar view.

After you add Mini-Calendar to a SharePoint page, edit the web part and select the data source settings as described below.

Choice Option Action
Depending on the choice you make here, different options appear below:
SharePoint List or Library
Select a SharePoint list or library in the current site to display in Mini-Calendar.
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Select a display column: Select a column from the list or library to be displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a date in Mini-Calendar.
Select a view to filter calendar items: Select a view of the list or library that contains the items to display in Mini-Calendar.
Select a column of type Date and Time to base the calendar on: Select a list or library column of type Date and Time that contains the date Mini-Calendar should use to display the item.
Bamboo List Rollup – Schema
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Enter page URL where Bamboo List Rollup Data View resides:

Enter the URL of the page that contains the List Rollup Data View Web Part and click the Load Schemas button.

NOTE: Page URLs can be absolute (http://domain/site/default.aspx) or relative (./site/default.aspx). Note: Relative URLs should be used for SharePoint Web applications containing multiple Alternative Access Mappings (AAM) or if the Web Part is part of a site template.

Select a List Rollup Schema: Select the List Rollup Data View that contains the items you want to display in Mini-Calendar.
Select a display column: Select a column from the List Rollup Data View to be displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a date in Mini-Calendar.
Select a column of type Date and Time to base the calendar on: Select a column of type Date and Time that contains the date the Mini-Calendar should use to display the item.
Bamboo List Rollup – Classic Edition
Select this option to display items from a List Rollup Data View created using Bamboo List Rollup – Classic Edition Web Part.
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Enter page URL where Bamboo List Rollup Data View resides:

Enter the URL of the page that contains the List Rollup Data View Web Part and click the Load Schemas button.

NOTE: Page URLs can be absolute (http://domain/site/default.aspx) or relative (./site/default.aspx). Note: Relative URLs should be used for SharePoint Web applications containing multiple Alternative Access Mappings (AAM) or if the Web Part is part of a site template.

Select a List Rollup Schema: Select the List Rollup Data View that contains the items you want to display in Mini-Calendar.
Select a display column: Select a column from the List Rollup Data View to be displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a date in Mini-Calendar.
Select a column of type Date and Time to base the calendar on: Select a column of type Date and Time that contains the date Mini-Calendar should use to display the item.
MashPoint/BDC

Use this option to display items from legacy data sources using Bamboo MashPoint or the SharePoint Business Data Catalog (BDC).
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NOTE: To enable this option, install the MashPoint Runtime Components provided with the Mini-Calendar installation package.

Data Source Setting: Enter the name of the BCS application you want to connect to and click the Check External Content Type exists icon () to right of field. To search for available applications, click the Select External Content Type icon ().
Select a display column: Select a column from the BCS application to be displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a date in Mini-Calendar.
Select a column of type Date and Time to base the calendar on: Select a column of type Date and Time that contains the date the Mini-Calendar should use to display the item.