Enhanced Lookup
Fully certified for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
and Microsoft .NET, the Ballard Chalmers Enhanced Lookup feature
for SharePoint expands on SharePoint's existing Lookup column type
by using SharePoint lists to store related information to provide
developers and users of deployed SharePoint solutions with comprehensive,
complex yet easy-to use lookup capabilities.
Although SharePoint has always had a Lookup column type to allow
a column in a list to be based on the contents of another list,
the standard lookup column type has many limitations and can only
be used as a lookup from a single list in the same web site.
The Ballard Chalmers Enhanced Lookup takes things a lot further
and supports:
- Non-linking Lookup Field: A Lookup Field which does
not provide a link back to the lookup list
- Separate Value and Text Properties: A Lookup Field which
can look up one column for the text to display in the selection
drop-down and another column for the value to be stored - giving
the ability to emulate a 'code/description' scenario where the
user selects an item using the description but the item's code
is stored in the list
- Store Lookup Values as Simple Strings: A Lookup Field
which stores its value as a simple string rather than the complex
'ID;#Title;#ID;#Title' pattern used by the OOTB Lookup columns
- this allows for simpler manipulation of lookup values by subsequent
processes
- Sorted Lookup Values: A Lookup Field where values are
always sorted alphabetically - no need to keep the source list
in a sorted order
- Cross-site Lookup: A Lookup Field which can access lists
in any site within a Web App - works with multiple Site Collections
using both Explicit and Wildcard Managed Paths
- Filtered Lookups: A Lookup Field which can be filtered
based on a selection in another Lookup Field - giving the ability
to create 'Parent/child' or Cascading Lookups
- Lookups across Permission Boundaries: A Lookup Field
which can access values in a list for which the user does not
have explicit permissions - giving the ability to use secure lists
as lookups without compromising the security by granting read
access to site members
- Auto-load Column Values: A Lookup Field which automatically
loads column values when only one selection exists - when combined
with Filtered Lookup, gives the ability to automatically load
subordinate column values when a selection is made in a 'parent'
lookup
The Ballard Chalmers Enhanced Lookup is available for £500.
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