automate variations in sharepoint 2013

AUTOMATE VARIATIONSIn SharePoint 2013

WHO AM I

AGENDA• Language pack

• Elements of variation

• Limited boundaries

• Enable VariationLabelMenu control

• Configure Variations

• Timer Jobs

• Automate variation in PowerShell

• Automate variation in C#

• Automate variations Timer Jobs

• Convert C# to PowerShell

• Tools

• Code Plex

• Summary

LANGUAGE PACK

• http://www.microsoft.com/en-eg/download/details.aspx?id=3411

• there is support for creating up to 209 Variation labels on-premises,

• to Office 365 users, now supports up to 50 Variation labels.

ELEMENTS OF VARIATION

• Variation root site

• Variation label

• Variation sites

• Source variation site

• Target variation site

• Variations hierarchy

• Variations lists

• Variations pages

LIMITED BOUNDARIES

• Variations feature is a single-tier hierarchy.

• The source and target variation sites exist at the same level within the site hierarchy.

• Content syncing is unidirectional.

• The variations feature syncs content from a source variation site to one or more target variation sites.

• You cannot use the variations feature to sync content from a target variation site back to a source variation site.

• Also, target variation sites cannot sync content to other target variation sites.

NOTE

SharePoint Server 2013 supports up to 209 variation labels. SharePoint Online supports up to 50 variation labels.

ENABLE VARIATIONLABELMENU

• This control enables users to navigate to the related/equivalent pages in other language sites.

Go to the location Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\

• Find the file "VariationsLabelMenu.ascx" and edit it.

• Add the below line to the contents of the file.

<cms:VariationsLabelEcbMenu id ="varlabelmenu1" DataSourceID="LabelMenuDataSource" DisplayText="Links" IsCallbackMode="true" runat="server" />

CONFIGURE VARIATIONS

• Install language pack

• Configure variation settings

• Create variation labels

• Create hierarchies

• Check variation log

TIMER JOBS

• Variations Create Hierarchies Job Definition

• Variations Propagate List Items Job Definition

• Variations Propagate Page Job Definition

• Variations Propagate Sites and Lists Timer Job

NOTEBy default, content approval is enabled on target lists.

When a new item is synced to a target list, it must be approved before it will appear in a Content Query Web Part on the target variation site.

Individual pages can be synced to specific target labels, but individual list items can not.

You can only specify a complete list to sync to specific target labels.

AUTOMATE VARIATIONS - PS

DEMO

AUTOMATE VARIATIONS – C#

DEMO

AUTOMATE VARIATIONS TIMER JOBS

DEMO

CONVERT C# TO PS

• .NET Reflector has an array of add-ons on CodePlex,

One of these is the PowerShell add-on that allows you to disassemble code directly into PowerShell.

https://reflectoraddins.codeplex.com

PowerShellLanguage [.NET Reflector Add-Ins]

https://reflectoraddins.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=PowerShellLanguage

TOOLS

• .Net Reflector 8

• http://www.red-gate.com/products/dotnet-development/reflector/

• PowerGUI

• a graphical user interface and script editor for Microsoft Windows PowerShell.

• http://powergui.org

CodePlex

• Automate Variations using PowerShell

• https://powershellspvariations.codeplex.com/

• Automate Variations using C#

• https://csharpspvariations.codeplex.com/

SUMMARY

• Language pack

• Configure Variations

• Configure variation settings

• Create variation labels

• Create hierarchies

• Check variation log

• Timer Jobs

• Automate variation in PowerShell

• Automate variation in C#

• Convert C# to PowerShell

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