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Auto-Generating a Master Data Member Code
In SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services, one of the first design decisions you will need to explore is: How will we uniquely identify a master data record? In MDS, each member has a Name and a Code. You cannot remove either of these attributes, alter their data type, or alter their length: they [...]
Now Officially Partners with Profisee
BlumShapiro is now one of a select few consulting firms working directly with Profisee to deliver rich tools for SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services. This makes life in our Microsoft BI and Master Data practice much easier because I can freely demo both the Master Data Maestro Client Application and the Master Data [...]
Just Announced: Digital Asset Management in the Cloud has arrived!
I have had the pleasure of working with Equilibrium on some competitive opportunities, promoting SharePoint 2010 as a collaboration platform for digital asset management – great folks and a great product! Today I learned that they are partnering with NetConnect’s Team Portal Platform to deliver a SharePoint online offering of their Media Rich ECM DAM [...]
Clearing the Master Data Services Staging Tables
In order to clear the Staging tables from Master Data Services, it is easiest to simply call a stored procedure. exec mdm.udpStagingClear @User_ID,@StagingType_ID,@DeleteType_ID, @ModelName, @Batch_ID To get your @User_ID, refer to the mdm.tblUser table. @StagingType_ID is required, but only used when @DeleteType_ID = 0 or 1 The @DeleteType_ID Parameter controls how the staging table is [...]
TypeMock Isolator for SharePoint
<Begin> Typemock are offering their new product for unit testing SharePoint called Isolator For SharePoint, for a special introduction price. it is the only tool that allows you to unit test SharePoint without a SharePoint server. To learn more click here. The first 50 bloggers who blog this text in their blog and tell us [...]
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Configuring Kerberos: Different SPN’s for Different Services
Don’t get me wrong – I think the idea behind Kerberos is terrific. But, the way you configure it is somewhat dizzying, particularly the rules around setting Service Principle Names, or SPN’s. Today, I spent some time working with a client who wanted to setup Kerberos for their Reporting Services environment which is running in [...]
Quick Wins with SharePoint
I had an opportunity this week to work with a client who already has MOSS, threw up a portal, made some quick customizations to navigation and structure, migrated some documents, locked everything down…. and waited for the traffic to come. It did not happen like that. They discovered, like so many other organizations, that planning, [...]
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When In Doubt, Use STSADM
I was reminded the other day that the command line tool STSADM.EXE tool will allow you to do things that are impossible through Central Admin. The other day, I wanted to delete a Shared Service Provider which appeared corrupted and start over. Central Administration gave me a message which said “There are X Web Applications [...]
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Certification Plans
I passed the second test in a two part certification on Tuesday, so I am now officially legit as a .NET 2.0 Architect. The actual certification is MCPD: Enterprise, which is the rough equivalent of the MCSD one for .NET 1.1. I don’t know if else anyone cares about this, but I like to find [...]