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What exactly is SAF and why would I need it ? (FAQ) ?

Mark Jones — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:30 GMT

For those out there that are a little curious as to whether SAF is any use to your organisation, please ...

Automating SharePoint configuration with MSBuild and SAF

Mark Jones — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:21:56 GMT

One of the major areas developed for v2 of the SharePoint Action Framework (SAF) is its ability to integrate tightly ...

SAF v2 is released

Mark Jones — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:59:24 GMT

SAF v2 is now freely available to download from CodePlex @ http://saf.codeplex.com

Major points worth noting in this release ...

Roadmap for SAF 1.4

Mark Jones — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:49:17 GMT

It’s 6am and I am bored, so I thought I would give you a quick heads up on what’s coming ...

Technorati Claim

Mark Jones — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:45:03 GMT

This post is purely to claim my blog on Technorati code : ymw9k6n57q

Deploy new and existing Content Types with SAF (using standard CAML)

Mark Jones — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:09:19 GMT

The Problem

If you have ever deployed a SharePoint Content Type via a Feature (using standard CAML) you will more ...

Early morning news!

Mark Jones — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:34:44 GMT

Well, the hayfever has got me again! Here I am at 6am with a bunged up nose and itchy eyes ...

Run STSADM commands from SAF

Mark Jones — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:19:29 GMT

I am pleased to announce that it’s now possible (with release 1.2.3463.00) , to run STSADM commands from the ...

Content Migration using SAF

Mark Jones — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:31:52 GMT

SAF contains 6 ready-to-use Actions that allow the Exporting and Importing of :

- List Items

- Lists

- Webs...

How to install SAF

Mark Jones — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:21:00 GMT

A couple of you emailed and asked how to install SAF (version 2), so here's some instructions.

Installing...

If you ...

SAF is released!

Mark Jones — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:56:00 GMT

At Last! Finally, we have released the SharePoint Action Framework (SAF) on CodePlex!! Please take a look at : http://saf.codeplex.com...

Upgrading SharePoint Site Columns

Mark Jones — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:12:39 GMT

Introduction

In a previous post, I explained my findings with "Upgrading Content Types", but now I want to ...

Upgrading SharePoint Content Types

Mark Jones — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:08:56 GMT

Introduction

Well it's now Saturday afternoon and the family have been out shopping all day, so I have taken the ...

To Dispose or Not To Dispose? Here is the question.

Hugo Esperanca — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:08:35 GMT

One of the best articles that I’ve read so far about the importance of properly disposing SPWeb and SPSite objects ...

SharePoint Best Practice Resources

Mark Jones — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:33:29 GMT

SharePoint Guidance

The Patterns and Practices team at Microsoft have developed guidance to help developers and architects build applications on top ...