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The place where I post information about the products I manage; SharePoint, Yammer, Project and Visio and maybe from some that I don't!
Does Visio 2013 require SharePoint 2013 to work with Visio Services?
Here is a quick answer to a common question about file format compatibility with Visio Services. In...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 10/19/2012
Data connected timelines including a roll up view
It is no secret that Visio provides a template and a set of shape that allow you to easily create...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 10/09/2012
What lane am I looking at?
When working with a Cross Functional diagram in Visio 2010 you may find yourself zooming in and out...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 09/28/2012
Add audio alerts to your SCOM dashboards in Visio Services
In addition to the technique I showed you in my pervious article about adding alerts to your SCOM...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/23/2012
Add audio alerts to your SCOM diagrams
By now you should be aware that we have an add-in for Visio that allows you to connect to System...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/21/2012
Using images on your ribbon buttons from a sandboxed solution in SharePoint 2010
Typically when you develop a sandbox solution that contains ribbon customizations you “register”...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/20/2012
Updated Mashup Project Template for Visual Studio 2010/2012
Here is a new version of my Visio Services Mashup Starter project template. This will install...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/17/2012
The Visio product team has a new blog
To keep up on the new version of Visio make sure to follow the product team via their new blog,...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/23/2012
Visio Preview Released
Today the preview for the next version of Office was announced and released,...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/16/2012
Visio Shape Reference for SharePoint Workflow
Here is the link to the MSDN article which is a complete reference for all the shapes in the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 06/11/2012
Enable HTML 5 in SharePoint 2010–specifically for overlays in Visio Services
There is a lot of buzz about HTML 5 and the support for HTML 5 provided by Internet Explorer, but...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/25/2012
Visio Services Virtual Labs now available
While enhancements to Visio 2010 make it a compelling business intelligence (BI) solution, I have...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/22/2012
Too many connectors? Toggle them on and off presentation style
I got this question again today and decided to throw together a quick sample demonstrating how you...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/03/2012
Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts visualized in Visio
As you know I use Visio for everything and thus I have put together a set of shapes to help me...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/03/2012
Visio and SharePoint extensions for System Center 2012 Released
Yesterday the Operations Manager team released an update to the wildly popular Visio add-in that...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/03/2012
Data Graphics not being displayed for diagrams configured for the SCOM add-in
Recently a bug was discovered in the SCOM add-in ( download here ) which prevents the add-in from...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/01/2012
Create your own visualizations for SharePoint Workflows built with Visual Studio and Visio
SharePoint Designer has the capability to generate Visio diagrams for the workflow history page that...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/17/2011
Modify the Workflow Visualization Diagram
When you choose to publish a SharePoint Workflow from SharePoint Designer you have the option to...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/17/2011
Enable Visio Services data refresh using script
In a previous post I showed you how to edit the web.config file to disable the data refresh prompt...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/14/2011
App.Config files with VSTO 4.0 SP1
Using an app.config file is a great way to load settings for your add-in at runtime and the VSTO 4.0...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/08/2011
Workflow Template Validation Issues
As you know Loops and State Machines are not supported scenarios for the SharePoint Workflow...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 10/11/2011
Data refresh from PowerPivot
In a series of articles I explored the different scenarios around SQL and data refresh. One of the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/22/2011
Adding Visio Process Repository document library features to your existing document library
One of the new site templates in SharePoint 2010 is the Visio Process Repository site template. This...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/05/2011
Visio Services refreshing from SQL store procedures
The data linking wizard in Visio 2010 Professional and Premium allows you to connect a SQL table or...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/29/2011
Visio Services mash up project template for Visual Studio 2010
This past week I found myself coping and pasting a lot of JavaScript to new files just so I could...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/06/2011
Office 2010 Developer Training Kit released
I am posting about the release of this training kit because the kit contains a lab that walks you...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 06/15/2011
Shapes that calculate based on their container
The new containers feature in Visio 2010 is fantastic. If you have not heard of this feature then...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 06/09/2011
Using Page Images from Visio Services
Visio Services does not have a REST style API to allow you to get to shapes or data within the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 06/08/2011
A WMI based dashboard for Visio Services
The Data Linking and Data Graphic features in Visio 2010 give you the ability to create very...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/31/2011
Visio Services External Data Refresh Part 4
Refreshing diagrams from SQL Azure using SQL Authentication If you did not read Part 1 of this...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/05/2011
Visio Services External Data Refresh Part 3
Refreshing diagrams from SQL Server using SQL Authentication If you did not read Part 1 of this...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/04/2011
Mixing Office and Visio bits
I get asked this question quite often so I thought that I would post my view. There are...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/28/2011
Visio Services External Data Refresh Part 2
Refreshing diagrams from SQL Server using Windows Authentication If you did not read Part 1 of this...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/28/2011
Visio Services External Data Refresh Part 1
It is no secret that Visio allows you to connect the shapes in your diagrams to a variety of data...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/20/2011
Enterprise deployment for Visio Templates using Content Types in SharePoint 2010
I recently finished an engagement with a customer who developed their own custom shapes and template...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/22/2011
Data Linking to a Stored Procedure
Visio allows you to link to data from external data sources so that you can visualize the data on...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/10/2011
Update - Extending Data Linking to External Lists in Visio 2010 and Visio Services
I found an issue ( problems connecting to External Lists on sub sites ) while testing my BDC...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/07/2011
Extending Data Linking to External Lists in Visio 2010 and Visio Services
When I speak to SharePoint developers about the dashboard and API capabilities of Visio Services the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 01/24/2011
Avoid Data Type changes during refresh from Excel Services
The Data Linking wizard in Visio 2010 Professional and Visio 2010 Premium allows you to link data...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 01/18/2011
Navigating hyperlinks in the Visio Web Part with Web Part Connections
Published Visio diagrams can include hyperlinks which allow users to navigate to: other pages in the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 01/10/2011
My published diagram is not refreshing from my data source
When you connect data to your Visio diagram using the Data Linking wizard, there is one option to be...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 01/10/2011
VWA.Shape.addHighlight method supports color names as well
The MSDN article that describes the use of the addHighlight method for the VWA.Shape object...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 01/04/2011
Testing Rendering and Data Refresh for Visio Services
I have been asked what cache settings I use on my test/development server when testing the rendering...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/18/2010
Visio Services refresh errors
I just wanted to drop a quick note to all of you who are publishing data connected diagrams to Visio...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/05/2010
Promoting Visio Drawing Metadata to Document Library columns
Today Someone asked me if it was possible to promote metadata from within a Visio diagram when the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/04/2010
Force data refresh for published diagrams
When you publish Visio diagrams with Visio 2010 Professional or Visio 2010 Premium using the new Web...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 09/28/2010
Visio Shape Property Viewer visual web part v1.0
I am releasing a Visual Web Part that I have developed that is to be used in conjunction with the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 09/06/2010
Overwriting cell formulas with FormulaForceU
Recently I was attempting to use the FormulaU method of a Cell object to set the formula of the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/04/2010
Showing status with the Timeline shapes
In a previous post I release a new version of the Bracket Interval shape which allowed you to switch...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/23/2010