Edwin Vriethoff » BizTalk http://edwin.vriethoff.net Edwin Vriethoff Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:16:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 How to get a good visual presentation of the SharePoint 2010 Visio Web Access web part. http://edwin.vriethoff.net/2010/06/03/how-to-get-a-good-visual-presentation-of-the-sharepoint-2010-visio-web-access-web-part/ http://edwin.vriethoff.net/2010/06/03/how-to-get-a-good-visual-presentation-of-the-sharepoint-2010-visio-web-access-web-part/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:27:02 +0000 Edwin Vriethoff http://edwin.vriethoff.net/?p=443 visio_logoA great new feature of SharePoint 2010, is the online rendering of Visio forms. It allows you to visualize process status information and it also offers more advanced options for KPI visualization.

However, the default display behavior of the Visio Web Access part is a bit nasty, especially when you try to display information inline of the page. The content position of the Visio document is positioned completely wrong and the user has to correct the zoom or even has to drag the information. As you can see in the example below, my Visio information is shown incorrectly.

visio_display_problem

This problem can be fixed by modifying the XML configuration of the web part. Before you can modify the XML configuration, make sure you enable the checkbox of the web part option “Override the Web Drawing’s default initial view using the web part’s current page, pan and zoom”. Never turn off this option again, because it will completely reset the view settings in the xml.

visio_display_problem_webpart_settings

After you have saved the web part with the override setting, export it to your desktop and open it in an editor. Notepad will do fine. Search inside the XML for a property called “ViewSettings”.

<property name=”HelpUrl” type=”string” />
<property name=”ExportMode” type=”exportmode”>All</property>

<property name=”ViewSettings” type=”string”>{”pageIndex”:0,”viewBounds”:{”x”:120,”y”:0,”width”:489, “height”:175},”zoomValue”:90}</property>

<property name=”OverrideViewSettings” type=”bool”>True</property>
<property name=”AllowClose” type=”bool”>True</property>

This property allows you to alter the default display option of the web part, but only when the property “OverrideViewSettings” is set to true. Try to play around with the X and Y setting and perhaps the zoomValue. Save the web part file and import it again to your page. You might have to repeat the process a few times to get it right, but after a few tries the web part will show your information correctly. This way Visio is a great option to show KPI information.

visio_display_problem_corrected

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The tutorials guide you through most BizTalk aspect which a beginning BizTalker should know, in fact it covers almost everything I learned from my paid BizTalk course, but these tutorials are free!

So if you would like to get a hang of BizTalk, grab yourself a 120 day trial copy of BizTalk and download the tutorials.

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*update 23-02-2006*
You won’t need these CAB files if you have an internet connection during the installation. The installer will download and install the required files automatically for you when there is an internet connection.

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Today I decided to still participate in the “Microsoft Partner Academy What’s New in BizTalk Server 2006 class”. I’m a developer and the class is designed for technical pre-sales audiences, but it can never harm to learn the overall view of the product instead of only knowing the technical ins and outs.

The course focuses on delivering the business value of Microsoft products and technology to customers, which will provide info about the new features of BizTalk 2006 such as setup and configuration, Windows Server support, management and operations, and business users and developer empowerment.

The class is given by experienced Microsoft Technical Specialists. At the end of week 4 I have to prepare a solution for a prepared customer scenario, which will be reviewed and rated.

I will post my experiences during the course on this blog. The class runs from January 22 through March 9.

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