If a DM cannot send updates to an SM, it is normally a network connectivity issue but can occasionally be from an SSL certificate problem. If it is an SSL issue, the DM may report an exception that begins with the following line:
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Many of our customers wanted the ability to control which sheets in an Excel workbook would render as many times extra sheets only contain data that feeds into the sheet(s) they actually want printed. To support this ability, TechDoc only renders the sheets that are selected when the document is saved and checked into TechDoc. If your Excel workbook is already in TechDoc, you will first need to reserve (check out) the document.
When you select sheets in a workbook, you will normally use the bottom lower left corner of the Excel window. That area should look something like this:
We get asked about why doesn't TechDoc have this HTTP header or that HTTP header; most often due to a security scan that was run against a server where TechDoc is running. Depending on the Security tool used at your site, you may get a whole host of potential vulnerabilities displayed. We've seen tons of them come and go. Most of these only work on specific browsers that support them. If the user's browser honors the header then it helps, otherwise it doesn't do anything.
As a good security practice, all TechDoc traffic (and for that matter, almost all web application traffic) should be conducted over HTTPS. On Windows, TechDoc runs underneath IIS so almost all IIS features and capabilities can be applied to the TechDoc web application. One fix for HTTPS is to simply set your web site to require HTTPS only.
Since version 7, TechDoc has had the ability to integrate directly with most standalone email clients through the use of the IMAP/IMAPS protocol. There are vast array of email clients out there and most support IMAP these days: Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla ThunderBird, Evolution, etc. Once you've connected your email client to your TechDoc user account, you'll be able to simply drag emails from your inbox directly into folders within TechDoc!
In this post we'll detail the steps required to configure both SharePoint 2010 and Active Directory Federation Services v3 (ADFS) to provide SAML Claims based authentication. Once configured, you will be able to select and use ADFS as a Trusted Identity Provider for any of your SharePoint Web Applications. In order to complete this tutorial, you must have administrative access to both the ADFS server and the SharePoint 2010 Central Administration site.
