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Datasource

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Select from which source you want the web part to grab data from:

  • Save to this web part - Use and edit data stored within the web part.
  • Get data from a Sharepoint List - Get data from a Sharepoint List.
  • Choose dynamic content - Dynamic data source that allows to grab specific types of content.


Save to this web part

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This is the default data source and allows the user to test the web part by configuring it with data stored within itself.

Get data from a Sharepoint List

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  • Current site - Choose or create a list on the same collection.
  • Other sites - Choose or create a list on any site collection.


Other sites

Search for a site or pick from frequent or recent sites

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Choose a list action

  • Create new - Create a list on the selected site by entering a list name and click "Create list" button. After the list has been created, the web part will automatically be connected to that list.

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  • Existing list - Search for an existing list.

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Choose a view or filter with a caml query

Click on the cog weel

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To filter the view, you have two options:

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  • Views - Choose a view from available views.

  • Caml Query - Apply a caml query.

Caml Query

You query must have the following structure

<View><Query><Where></Where></Query></View>

You can create caml queries using U2U Caml Query builder tool. Download it, here


Target Folder

You can also choose a target folder so only the items within that folder are displayed.

Choose dynamic content

dynamic_content_panel

Within this panel, the user can choose different types of content, being able to choose one or multiple types at once, the options being: - Documents - Events - Pages - News - Images - Videos

The user is also able to filter the content, being able to add as many filters as needed with the options being: - Title includes the words - Type what the title of the items contain - Content includes the words - Type what the content (for example, description) of the items contain - Recently added & Recently changed - Select a time range to filter the items - Created by & Modified by - Select to filter by user, either it being the current user or a different user, in which case the name can be specified - Managed property: - Select a property from the list: - File Type - Site Title - Title - Select an operator: - Equals - Not Equals - Contains - Doesn't Contain - Starts With - Write the words that match the property

The user can also sort up or down the retrieved data by: - Most recent - Most viewed - Trending - Managed property (where the user can type the name of the property from which they want the data to be sorted by)

The user can also give a custom item limit.
The maximum number of items allowed are 500.