Select a List or Library for Cross Site

Select a List or Library for Cross Site

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Each instance of Cross Site Display can display one SharePoint list or library. See the table below containing the instructions for the lists, libraries, and views that can be displayed in the Cross-Site Display Web Part.

To select a list or library to display in an instance of Cross Site Display:

Step Action
1. Click the View Lists and Libraries button to populate the Available Lists and Libraries drop-down list.
2. In the SharePoint List or Library drop-down list, select the list or library to display in the Cross-Site Display Web Part
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The following lists, libraries, and views can be displayed in Cross Site Display:

Libraries Views
Document Library Standard Views
Form Library Calendar Views
Picture Library Gantt Views
Wiki Page Library Survey List Views
Lists Overview
Announcements All Responses
Calendar Graphical Summary
Contacts Discussion Board Views
Custom Lists Subject View
Discussion Board Flat View
Issue Tracking Threaded View
Links Picture Library Views
Project Tasks Detailed View
Survey Filmstrip View
Thumbnail View

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Select a default view for Cross Site

Select a default view for Cross Site

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Select the view to display by default for the list or library. Cross Site Display will automatically discover the default view for the list or library. You can restrict Cross Site Display to display only this view by disabling the View drop-down menu in the toolbar settings.

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Notice in this example a Task list has been chosen and this type of list typically has multiple views. You can select the view called “My Tasks” and whomever opens the page where the web part has been placed will see tasks assigned to them in the view. If you were to choose the “Due Today” view, then only tasks that are due now will show up in the view on the page.

Select Site URL Containing SharePoint List

Select Site URL Containing SharePoint List

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Each instance of Cross Site Display can display one SharePoint list or library.

Enter the site URL that contains the SharePoint list or library to be displayed. Click the View Lists and Libraries button to load all lists and libraries from the specified site. Site URLs can be absolute (http://servername/site) or relative (./site).

NOTE: Bamboo recommends using a relative URL if the Web application has multiple access points using Alternative Access Mappings (AAM) or if the Web Part will be saved as part of a site template.

Release Notes for Cross Site Display

Release Notes for Cross Site Display

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WSSv3/MOSS SharePoint 2010 SharePoint 2013 SharePoint 2016
Release Notes Release Notes Release Notes Release Notes
Microsoft ended mainstream support for SharePoint 2007 in October 2012. See Microsoft’s Lifecycle Support Policy.
At that time, Bamboo stopped enhancements to our SharePoint 2007 product line, but continues to provide support and bug fixes to customers with active support contracts until October 2017. Previously purchased licenses will continue to function after October 2017, but support for these products will end, and no additional bug fixes will be provided beyond that time. Bamboo plans to cease selling new licenses and annual support contacts for its SharePoint 2007 products in October 2016 to ensure customers will be eligible to receive support for at least one year after purchase.
Microsoft plans to end mainstream support for SharePoint 2010 in October 2015. See Microsoft’s Lifecycle Support Policy. At that time, we will stop any enhancements for our SharePoint 2010 product line but will continue to provide support and bug fixes for our SharePoint 2010 products to customers with active support contracts until October 2020. Previously purchased licenses will continue to function after October 2020, but support for these products will end, and no additional bug fixes will be provided beyond that time. Bamboo plans to cease selling new licenses and annual support contacts for its SharePoint 2010 products in October 2019 to ensure customers will be eligible to receive support for at least one year after purchase.

Visit our website where you can get the latest info about each of our products for SharePoint 2013.

A separate installation package and license key is required for SharePoint 2013 deployment. For additional details, review the following knowledge base articles:

Bamboo Solutions has also begun releasing products for SharePoint 2016. For additional details, check the product release notes in the link above, or contact us.

For details on migration, see the Knowledge Base Article “Migrate Bamboo Products from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016”

Understanding Bamboo Releases:

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Overview of Cross Site Display

Overview of Cross Site Display

Depending on what list has been configured to show in your site, you will see something similar to the list shown below where you can interact and work in the web part as if you were working in the actual list; users do not even realize they are working within a web part that shows list data.
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Step Action Result
1. View The list may have other views, but this is the view that the web part has been configured to show on the page.
2. Menu Depending on your permission level, you may not see the Settings option on this menu. But if you are a contributor, you will see the New and Actions options and they work just as a normal SharePoint list menu options work.
3. Ellipsis Menu The three dots next to the item’s title is a secondary menu that also opens up the options to create a new item or edit an existing one.

You may not even be aware as an end-user that you are working within a web part on page rather than the actual list. But rest assured, the interaction with the data is exactly the same as if you were; your site admin put this web part on a particular page (perhaps with other web parts) so you would have a quicker way to get to the list data.

How to View Edit or Create List or Library Items

How to View Edit or Create List or Library Items

You can view, edit, or create list or library items in Cross Site Display just as you can in the source list or library. The appropriate display, edit, or create form is displayed, and includes the same options provided when performing these actions in the source list or library. When you exit the view, edit, or create form, you will be returned to the page containing the web part (not the source list page).

In this example, we are showing the view called Active Tasks. You may opt to look at a different view.
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NewTask.jpg A user who wants to create a new task using Cross Site Display simply clicks the New button in the web part. The task is created in the source list and content is displayed depending on the filtered view.

About Cross-Site Display Web Part Security

About Cross-Site Display Web Part Security

Cross Site Display honors SharePoint security trimming. If you do not have access to the source list or library, you will not be able to see that list or library in Cross Site Display. Instead, you will see the following message:
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If item-level permissions are configured and you do not have permission to view an item, you will not see it in the Cross Site Display.

If a Custom Login Account is configured in the General Settings section of the Cross Site Display Settings, the web part will use this account to display items in the source list or library. Permission for other actions, such as editing or creating an item, is based on the permission level of the currently logged-in user instead of the Custom Login Account. The Custom Login Account is used to display items only.

How to Display Multiple Lists or Libraries on a Page

How to Display Multiple Lists or Libraries on a Page

HW63_2013_MultipleWebParts.jpgTo display multiple lists or libraries on a page, add multiple instances of Cross Site Display to a Web Part page.

Each Web Part instance is configured individually and can display a different list or library.

How to Change the List or Library View

How to Change the List or Library View

HW63_2013_ChangeView.jpgTo change the list view in the Cross Site Display to something other than the view configured in the web part settings, simply select an alternate view from the View drop-down menu.

NOTE: View selections will reset the next time you visit the page. Your administrator may have disabled the ability to change the view by unchecking this option when s/he configured the web part.