Deep Dive into the Content Query Web Part by Christina Wheeler - SPTechCon
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Christina Wheeler gave a presentation on the Content Query Web Part (CQWP) in SharePoint. The CQWP aggregates content from lists and libraries to display on pages. It allows filtering, adding columns, and custom styling. New features in SharePoint 2010 include dynamic filters based on page fields and passing additional fields to the XSLT for rendering. The presentation covered building queries, controlling presentation, and resources for working with CAML.
Deep Dive into the Content Query Web Part by Christina Wheeler - SPTechCon
- 1. Deep Dive into the Content Query Web Part Christina Wheeler
- 2. Agenda • Introduction • Content Query Web Part – About the CQWP – How it’s being used – Tips & tricks – How to Customize
- 4. About me… • Christina Wheeler • SharePoint Trainer & Consultant • B: http://www.thesharepoint411.com • E: cwheeler76@live.com • L: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawheeler • T: @cwheeler76
- 5. Publications SharePoint 2010 Field Guide http://bit.ly/Xoxatd SharePoint 2013 Inside Out http://oreil.ly/Wtk2UV
- 6. CQWP • Used to aggregate content from SharePoint lists & libraries from within the current site collection • Filter by content types • Add additional columns • Presentation styling • Audience Targeting
- 7. What’s new? • Dynamic Filters – SharePoint 2007 • You had to subclass the CQWP to add dynamic filters – SharePoint 2010 • Filters based off other fields on the page • Or from a value on the QueryString
- 8. What’s new? • CommonViewFields – SharePoint 2007 • Had to export web part. • Tweak the CommonViewFields property. • Reimport to page to pass additional content fields down to the XSLT for rendering. – SharePoint 2010 • Now exposed in the CQWP’s Editor part
- 9. Controlling the Presentation • Use existing Styles from the style gallery • Levels are set using the presentation section in the tool pane • Create Custom XSL – Conditional Formatting – Key Performance Indicators – Calendar displays
- 11. Building the Query • PageFieldValue – Token allows to specify field on page layout and dynamically replaces value of filter with current page’s field value • PageQueryString – Use URL query string for a value to use in Query – Example • Add Query String value to URL (&NewsCategory=Sports”) and set the CQWP’s query to return pages where the News Category field is equal to “Sports”
- 13. Building the Query • Supports filtering over the Enterprise Keywords columns and the “All Tags” column – Allows to look for any managed metadata tag on a queried item, regardless of which metadata field on the item contains the tag.
- 16. Resources • SharePoint 2010 CAML Designer – http://karinebosch.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/caml- designer/ • Stramit CAML Viewer – http://spcamlviewer.codeplex.com • Lightning Conductor Web Part – http://www.lightningtools.com
- 17. QUESTIONS?
- 18. Contact Info • Email cwheeler76@live.com • Blog http://www.thesharepoint411.com • Twitter @cwheeler76 • LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawheeler