Category Column
Type: On-Premises
Edition:
Standard
Category Column allows tracking, organizing and grouping list items. Microsoft® Outlook® approach for elements categorization, easy indicator color changing and using of advanced tooltip, provide a high professional component style.
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$250.00
Description
Organize, group and track list items by marking with colored indicators
Component uses Outlook approach for element categorization
Enhanced single-click two-way conversion among "ArtfulBits Category" column and standard SharePoint "Choice" column included.
Use tooltip to prompt users
After user puts mouse on category, advanced tooltip will be shown (SharePoint Theme or Simple style). Note, that standard Choice Column doesn’t provide tooltip option. Tooltip can be shown according to different settings:
- Current category of the item
- All categories
- You can even choose value of the chosen column
Filtering and sorting category values
ArtfulBits Category Column enables filter and sorting values in the column by standard action. Column supports single and multiple choices, allows fill-in value and different rendering in list view.
Enhanced single-click two-way conversion among "ArtfulBits Category" column and standard SharePoint "Choice" column is included.
Professional look and feel
You can change default settings in order to adjust column mode to your needs: for example, you can choose the color, size, alignment and general look of icon (simple or complex).
Supported Datasheet view, including edit mode.
| Feature |
|---|
| Tracking list and task items according to associated colors |
| Professional indicator's look and feel |
| Advanced customizable tooltip |
| Ability to show other column data in tooltip |
| Standard and custom indicator's colors |
| Category icon rendering mode (simple, complex) |
| Customizable icon size |
| Filter and sort items according to column headers |
| Supported Datasheet view, including edit mode |
| Two-way conversion among "ArtfulBits Category" column and standard SharePoint "Choice" column |
| Language pack support (desired localization could be added by request) |
| SP 2016 | SP 2013 | SP 2010 | SP 2007 |
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Release Notes
| Version |
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| v2.1 (May 16, 2017) |
| v2.0 (May 06, 2013) |
| v1.72 (June 10, 2011) |
| v1.71 (June 09, 2011) |
| v1.7 (June 03, 2011) |
| v1.6 (March 16, 2011) |
| v1.51 (November 20, 2010) |
| v1.5 (November 16, 2010) |
| v1.41 (October 22, 2010) |
| v1.4 (August 09, 2010) |
| v1.31 (July 08, 2010) |
| v1.3 (June 11, 2010) |
| v1.2 (May 13, 2010) |
| v1.1 (February 03, 2010) |
| v1.01 (February 01, 2010) |
| v1.01 (January 27, 2010) |
| v1.0 (December 25, 2009) |
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Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter, 64 bit
Windows Server (2016)
Server:
SharePoint Release:
- SharePoint Server 2016
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5+
Browser:
Microsoft Edge
Internet Explorer 10+
Google Chrome (latest released version)
Mozilla Firefox (latest released version plus immediate previous version)
Apple Safari (latest released version)
Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Windows Server 2012
Server:
SharePoint Release:
- SharePoint Foundation 2013 or SharePoint Server 2013
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Browser:
Internet Explorer 8+
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2008 x64 SP2
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 x64
Server:
SharePoint Release:
- SharePoint Foundation 2010 or SharePoint Server 2010
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.5
Browser:
Internet Explorer 8+
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2003 x86/x64
Windows Server 2008 x86/x64
Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003/2008
Server:
SharePoint Release:
- Windows SharePoint Services v3 or SharePoint Server 2007
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or 3.0
Browser:
Internet Explorer 7+
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Before installation, please, check that your target server meets System Requirements.
IMPORTANT!!! ArtfulBits License Manager must be installed before you install the component. If it is already installed, you can proceed with the installation of your product. If ArtfulBits License Manager is not installed, you can do it by one of the following methods:
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Open ArtfulBits License Manager page, download its installer on your server, run it and install
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Download Full Package of the product, find License Manager in ArtfulBits License Manager folder and run its installer
You must be a SharePoint Farm Administrator for successful installation. Also, "Windows SharePoint Administration" and "Windows SharePoint Timer" should be running on the server:
Download Product installation package from ArtfulBits website, unpack the file, and run Setup.exe:
After system check is finished, click "Next".
After reading License Agreement, click "Accept" and go to next step.
Select one or more web applications and click "Next".
Wait for install to succeed, click "Next" for deployment status details.
Close an installer after successful installation
All ArtfulBits SharePoint on-premise products use Per-Farm License Model (each license is bound to single SharePoint Farm ID). For more details about licensing models please visit License Agreement.
Product works in unlicensed mode for three days from the moment of installation. In this mode all the product features are unlocked same way as with trial license. After these three days either trial license, development license or full license should be entered for product to function.
To get Trial license click here.
After ArtfulBits License Manager is installed, go to the SharePoint Central Administration page:
This page shows all ArtfulBits installed products and their license statuses.
Click on product name to view license details.
If product is not licensed you can click "Enter License" link and enter license key (trial, development or full) into textbox. For upgrading product edition click "Convert License" and enter new license of target product edition.
Pressing "Activate" button will verify the key and in case of verification success license status will be updated.
Note: in trial or unlicensed mode all product features are available for evaluation. This way you will be able to try each and every feature available in the product line which will give you good understanding of what feature set will be necessary for you and it will be easier to come up with the decision which product edition should be purchased. After trial period expiration full license should be purchased which will determine product edition and available (unlocked) feature set.
Special link informing about product expiration is shown in SharePoint pages, where ArtfulBits component is used if product is using trial license or such license is "Expired" or no license is provided at all. Clicking on this link will redirect to product license status details page.
Click "Site Actions" menu in the root site of one site collection, then click "Site Settings":
Click "Site collection features" link in Site Settings page:
In SharePoint Site collection feature list, activate ArtfulBits product feature (if deactivated):
Process of updating is pretty straightforward - just download latest installation package and execute Setup.exe from it. After system check completes, select an "Upgrade" option and then follow setup wizard instructions.
Execute Setup.exe from your installation package. On the Repair and Remove section, select Remove radio button and click "Next", the program will be uninstalled. Or select "Repair" - to repair the program.
category userguide 704 KB
User guide.
category installguide 964 KB
Install guide.
artfulbits_category_v2.1_SP2016.zip Version 2.1 (1 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column install files for SharePoint 2016, user guide and install guide documents. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.1_fullpack_SP2016.zip Version 2.1 (3 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column and License Manager install files for SharePoint 2016, user guides and install guides documents for both products. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.1_SP2013.zip Version 2.1 (1 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column install files for SharePoint 2013, user guide and install guide documents. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.1_fullpack_SP2013.zip Version 2.1 (3 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column and License Manager install files for SharePoint 2013, user guides and install guides documents for both products. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.0_SP2010.zip Version 2.1 (2 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column install files for SharePoint 2010, user guide and install guide documents. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.0_fullpack_SP2010.zip Version 2.1 (3 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column and License Manager install files for SharePoint 2010, user guides and install guides documents for both products. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.0_SP2007.zip Version 2.1 (2 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column install files for SharePoint 2007, user guide and install guide documents. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
artfulbits_category_v2.0_fullpack_SP2007.zip Version 2.1 (3 MB)
Zip file contains Category Column and License Manager install files for SharePoint 2007, user guides and install guides documents for both products. For more details about installation process select Installation tab.
