Automate Variations in SharePoint 2013.
Please find the projects here:
https://csharpspvariations.codeplex.com/
And
https://powershellspvariations.codeplex.com/
5. ELEMENTS OF VARIATION
• Variation root site
• Variation label
• Variation sites
• Source variation site
• Target variation site
• Variations hierarchy
• Variations lists
• Variations pages
6. LIMITED BOUNDARIES
• Variations feature is a single-tier hierarchy.
• The source and target variation sites exist at the same level within the site
hierarchy.
• Content syncing is unidirectional.
• The variations feature syncs content from a source variation site to one or more
target variation sites.
• You cannot use the variations feature to sync content from a target variation site
back to a source variation site.
• Also, target variation sites cannot sync content to other target variation sites.
7. NOTE
SharePoint Server 2013 supports up to 209 variation labels.
SharePoint Online supports up to 50 variation labels.
8. ENABLE VARIATIONLABELMENU
• This control enables users to navigate to the related/equivalent pages in
other language sites.
Go to the location Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server
Extensions14TEMPLATECONTROLTEMPLATES
• Find the file "VariationsLabelMenu.ascx" and edit it.
• Add the below line to the contents of the file.
<cms:VariationsLabelEcbMenu id ="varlabelmenu1" DataSourceID="LabelMe
nuDataSource" DisplayText="Links" IsCallbackMode="true" runat="server" />
10. TIMER JOBS
• Variations Create Hierarchies Job Definition
• Variations Propagate List Items Job Definition
• Variations Propagate Page Job Definition
• Variations Propagate Sites and Lists Timer Job
11. By default, content approval is enabled on target lists.
NOTE
When a new item is synced to a target list, it must be
approved before it will appear in a Content Query Web Part
on the target variation site.
Individual pages can be synced to specific target labels,
but individual list items can not.
You can only specify a complete list to sync to specific
target labels.
15. CONVERT C# TO PS
• .NET Reflector has an array of add-ons on CodePlex,
One of these is the PowerShell add-on that allows you to disassemble code
directly into PowerShell.
https://reflectoraddins.codeplex.com
PowerShellLanguage [.NET Reflector Add-Ins]
https://reflectoraddins.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=PowerShellLanguage
16. TOOLS
• .Net Reflector 8
• http://www.red-gate.com/products/dotnet-development/reflector/
• PowerGUI
• a graphical user interface and script editor for Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
• http://powergui.org
17. CodePlex
• Automate Variations using PowerShell
• https://powershellspvariations.codeplex.com/
• Automate Variations using C#
• https://csharpspvariations.codeplex.com/
18. SUMMARY
• Language pack
• Configure Variations
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Configure variation settings
Create variation labels
Create hierarchies
Check variation log
• Timer Jobs
• Automate variation in PowerShell
• Automate variation in C#
• Convert C# to PowerShell
21. THANK YOU
• Keep up to date
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