Release Notes for Visual Indictor Column

Release Notes for Visual Indictor Column

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WSSv3/MOSS SharePoint 2010 SharePoint 2013
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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.

Bamboo Solutions has also begun releasing Bamboo Apps to the SharePoint Store, for additional details, see the SharePoint Apps & Mobile products page where you can get the latest info about each of our Apps as they release to the Microsoft Store.

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

Understanding Bamboo Releases:

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    • There may be a fee to upgrade from a major version to another.

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Overview of Visual Indicator Column configuration

Overview of Visual Indicator Column configuration

Image of SharePoint list with one visual progress bar indicators and color status indicatorsBamboo Visual Indicator Column gives you the ability to visually display incremental progress or status in a SharePoint list.

When using Visual Indicator, keep in mind:

  • A Visual Indicator Column will be displayed in the SharePoint list view and on the display form. When creating new items, or editing existing items, the column will be hidden.

  • Visual Indicator Column is not supported in Datasheet view, on InfoPath forms, or on the Document Information Panel in desktop MS Office products.

  • Visual Indicator Column does not support Choice columns in Check box mode, or Lookup columns with multiple selections.

  • The referenced column does not have to appear in the view displaying the Visual Indicator Column.

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Function

1. From the List Settings menu, click Create column, then enter the Column Name


2. Select the Bamboo Visual Indicator radio button. The screen will refresh.


3. From the Show List Column As selectors, choose the desired option.


4. When Percent Bar is selected, the List Column drop down is filtered to display Number columns in the list.

Keep in Mind:
If the selected number column does not represent content as a Percentage, the values must be entered in .xx to be read correctly.


5. When the Color Indicator is selected, the List Column drop down is filtered to display Choice or Lookup columns.

Keep in Mind:
Visual Indicator does not support Choice columns in Check box mode, or Lookup columns with multiple selections.


6.
Assign colors to the unique column values using the following options:

  • Auto Fill Colors

  • Drop down color selector

  • Manually-defined hex number

The color associated with a manually entered hex number will not display in the configuration tool pane, but will be displayed in the list. Image of User defined text in color display field

Overview of Visual Indicator

Overview of Visual Indicator

The Bamboo Visual Indicator gives you two simple methods for displaying list data graphically, depending on the type of data. Visual Indicator columns are essentially display-only columns tied to traditional list columns; if you want to add or change list values do so in the normal choice, lookup, or percentage columns, and these changes are reflected in the visual indicators. You can then hide the traditional, non-visual columns, and display the easier-to read-Visual Indicator columns instead.

Migrating Visual Indicator from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010

Migrating Visual Indicator from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010

Be sure you have at least the Minimum SharePoint 2007 Product Release (shown in the table below) installed before migrating. If not, upgrade your Bamboo product release before migrating. For more information, see Upgrading your Bamboo Web Part. Also, the target SharePoint 2010 farm requires at least the Minimum SharePoint 2010 product release shown.

Icon-Warning IMPORTANT: When migrating from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010, you MUST select the option to change existing SharePoint sites to use the new user experience. Your Bamboo products will not perform as expected with the old look and feel.

Minimum SharePoint 2007 Product Release 1.3.7 Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release 10.3.19
In-Place Upgrade
Issues Visual Indicator Column migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A
Database Attach Upgrade Method
Issues Visual Indicator Column migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A

Migrating the Visual Indicator Column from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Migrating the Visual Indicator Column from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Be sure you have at least the Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release (shown in the table below) installed before migrating. If not, upgrade your Bamboo product release before migrating. For more information, see Upgrading your Bamboo Web Part. Also, the target SharePoint 2013 farm requires at least the Minimum SharePoint 2013 product release shown.

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: When migrating from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013, the Database Attach Upgrade Method is the only method supported.

Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release 10.3.59 Minimum SharePoint 2013 Product Release 10.3.79.2013
Database Attach Upgrade Method
Issues The Visual Indicator Column migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A

Localize Bamboo Applications or Custom Columns

Localize Bamboo Applications or Custom Columns

Overview of the localization process for Bamboo Products

Bamboo applications and custom columns are slightly different than web parts when it comes to localizing/translating. The user interface isn’t confined to a web part, but can exist as site definitions or other custom pages. For example, the configuration of a Bamboo custom column is within the SharePoint list settings area.
The text strings that require translation are located in different files than the strings that appear in a web part.

Changing the language or text for an application or custom column is a multi-step process:

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About the Language Files

Text displayed in a Bamboo application may be included in one or both of the following locations:

  • Provisioning Resources. These resources are located in the 12, 14, or 15 “Hive”, in the Resources folder. The number of the Hive depends on the version of SharePoint you are using (e.g., SP2007 has a 12 Hive, SP2010 has a 14 Hive, and SP2013 has a 15 Hive). 14Hiveresources.jpg

    The Bamboo.*.resx files include text used in site features, site definitions, list definitions, and other provisioning resource elements. Any changes you make in these files will apply to new product instances only.

  • Application/Runtime Resources. These are also located in the 12, 14, or 15 Hive, but in the CONFIGResources folder.The Bamboo.*.resx file in the CONFIG folder is different than the one included in the Resource folder.14HiveCONFIGResources.jpg This one includes text used in application pages, custom site menu actions, navigation elements, and other runtime resources. Any changes you make will apply to new and existing product instances only.

In each location, there may be multiple versions of Bamboo.*.resx files with identical content. The different files are provided for English (en-US), German (de-DE), French (fr-FR), and Spanish (es-ES). The content of all files is in English until you translate it to your language. If your site is configured to use a language that does not have a corresponding Bamboo product .resx file, copy an existing file and rename it to include the culture name for that language pack. For example, create a file for Italian by saving the default file as Bamboo.[Product].it-IT.resx. Make your changes to this new file. If your site is configured to use a specific language but you do not have a culture-specific file, the product will use the default Bamboo.[Product].resx file instead.

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: If you customize one of the default resource files provided with the product, your changes will be overwritten when you upgrade.

To avoid losing customizations, copy the customized file to a different location (not the same folder) before upgrading. After the upgrade is finished, compare the new file with your customized file to incorporate any new entries. Then copy the merged file to the Resources folder. Culture-specific files created for languages that are not provided with the product will not be overwritten during an upgrade, but you still need to incorporate new resource entries.

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Editing text in resource files

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: Before making any changes, back up your original file to a different folder.

To change text in a resource file, open it in a text editor and locate the text you want to change. Editable text is usually found between the <value></value> tags, as shown in the screen shot below. Do not modify the data tag. If you want to remove text completely, delete only the text; do not delete the <data> or <value> entries from the file, or the server will display an error message. In the example below, the editable text is highlighted in gray.

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When you are finished with your changes, save the file and copy it to the appropriate Resources *folder on *all Web front-end servers in your SharePoint farm. Follow the instructions below to make your changes take effect.

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Applying Language File Updates

To apply changes to Provisioning Resource Files:

If you modified the provisioning resources file, apply your changes by restarting Web services with the following command on all Web front-end servers.

iisreset

NOTE: changes to provisioning resources affect new instances of the Bamboo product only; existing instances of the product are not updated.

To apply changes to Application/Runtime Resource Files:

If you modified the application/runtime resources file, apply your changes by executing the following stsadm command on all Web front-end servers. This command copies the updated resource file to the App_GlobalResources folder of each Web application. Changes apply to existing product instances and any new instances you create.

stsadm -o CopyAppBinContent

NOTE: Changes apply to EXISTING product instances AND any new instances you create.

Overview of Visual Indicator Column

Overview of Visual Indicator Column

Normal choice and lookup column data can be configured to be displayed as a colored bar, which works well when displaying status, department, or any other kind of label. But in a long SharePoint list, a red, green, or yellow Visual Indicator is often more simple to see on a page rather the words “late”, “delayed”, or “on track”. Visual Indicator Column can be set so to use any hex color value and can be configured for a long, complex choice column with a large number of possible values.

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An example of a Color Visual Indicator Column is shown here.


HW41D002.jpgWhen you hover over a color, Visual Indicator Column displays a legend showing the possible values and their corresponding colors as a tooltip. This makes it easy for users to understand what labels mean even in a complex column.

An example of this kind of tooltip is shown here.


HW41D003.jpgThe value in a Percentage column, which is restricted to values between 0% and 100%, can be displayed as a Percentage Bar, which is filled depending on the value of the percentage. Since percentage bars include actual percentage value, they are an easy way to display easy-to-read progress of a task or project without losing any specifics.