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
Screenshots
Usage within a view
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IconSet settings page
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Known Bugs and Limitations
There are probably more, but these ones are more important to be mentioned.
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)
Screenshots
Usage within a view
IconSet settings page
Known Bugs and Limitations
- BUG: First time when the custom field is added to a list the custom properties are not saved.
- LIMITATION: 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.
- LIMITATION: 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.
- LIMITATION: It is not possible to sort the field values.
There are probably more, but these ones are more important to be mentioned.