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Project Description
The IconSet custom field is a combination between a Calculated field and the “Conditional Formatting” found on Microsoft Excel 2007 application. The user can define a mathematical formula and the rendering template for calculated value. It is a handy feature for all users that are using SharePoint on daily basis to use this custom field as a simple way of identifying visually critical items within their lists.

Features

• Formula parser, based on the library of Eugene Ciloci project found on http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189947
• Available Templates:
• 3-Traffic Lights (Unrimmed);
• 3-Traffic Lights (Rimmed);
• 3-Flags;
• 3-Arrows (Colored);
• 3-Arrows (Gray)
• Reverse Icon Order
• Show Icon Only (available on Beta Release Only)
• Show Snapshot Value: used only when the formula is time dependant (available on Beta Release Only, the new realease is a Snapshot calculated value)

Help, FAQ, How To...

Please check my personal blog (http://stefancostan.blogspot.com/) or drop me an email.

Known Bugs and Limitations

Bugs

1. First time when the custom field is added to a list the custom properties are not saved. - fixed in IconSet Snapshot Release
2. Running the field within a list under a sub-site of the main site, the field doesn’t render properly. - fixed in IconSet Snapshot Release
3. The field doesn’t work in views with Group By clause. - fixed in IconSet Snapshot Release
4. Only one field per view can be used. More fields generates unexpected behavior - fixed in IconSet Snapshot Release

Limitation

1. When the field formula is changed, or any other properties, the existing values of the field are not updated. Missing event receiver that should handle this occurrences on list level. - fixed in IconSet Snapshot Release
2. There is no user friendly way to define and test the formulas and also to display all supported Excel functions of the Eugene Ciloci library.
3. It is not possible to sort the field values.
4. The field doesn't store the calculated values

Screenshots
Usage within a view


IconSet settings page