Recently, after importing some bdcm files, I was unable to create new forms based off of my new External Content Types. The error I received was;

The system of the external content type cannot be accessed. It is either removed from the Business Data Connectivity Metadata Store or you do not have the necessary …

In order to delete a Records Library or Records Center, all holds and records in a library must be removed and the Holds and Processing timer job must be run. If this criteria is not met, the "Delete this Document Library" will not be an option in the library settings.

Here is how you can do this …

So first, you have to delete all of the content type's children or you'll receive the error "Error: content type in use." Once the dependencies are gone, you can delete the custom site content type itself.

$sitename = $args[0] $contentType = $args[1]

$web = Get-SPWeb $sitename $ct = …

According to the SharePoint 2010 Communities FAQ, Microsoft is burdening SharePoint 2010 Administrators with new requirements to obtain Active Directory accounts with "Replicate Directory Changes" permissions because...

In order to interrogate AD about “what has changed since time xyz”, we need the …

Earlier today, I created some test Content Types while playing around with the fancy new Content Organizer. I ran into a few errors, though, and subsequently wanted to delete the dummy content types to start over. I was unable to, however, because the content types were still in use. By what? I didn't know.

Too bad …

Recently, I updated my SharePoint 2010 RTM farm to SharePoint 2010 SP1. I followed the steps touched on here on my WFE. I had a good hour before the June Cumulative rollup would be finished downloading so I figured I'd run the Configuration Wizard on my WFE then go and upgrade my index server.

I was soon presented with …

While the process to create a site column based on external data is pretty straightforward, I wanted to document it here for myself; I keep forgetting that this can't be done using SharePoint Designer. Here's how to do it using your a browser:

Create your External Content Type and associated lists -> Site Actions …