ArtfulBits Follow-Up Column
for Microsoft® SharePoint®

User Guide
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Feature List ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Why ArtfulBits Follow-Up Column? ......................................................................................................................... 3
How to Use ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Release Notes ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
See Also ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6Remarks...................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Overview
Follow-Up Column enables due date flags similar to Outlook follow-up functionality. Applying of flags to the list item
allows adding of visual reminder in a natural way. Such feature releases from necessity of keeping in mind routine
things like "What I have to do today" or "What I will need to finish in next two weeks". Users can also use different
calendars like Gregorian, Japanese Emperor Era, Korean Tangun Era, Hijri, etc. Follow-Up Column supports two-way
conversion between ArtfulBits Follow-Up and standard SharePoint Date and Time column.

The component derives from Date and Time column behavior so you can filter and sort values in this column bystandard action:

Follow-Up column includes several flags with dates, such as Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week or can beassociated with custom date:Feature List
FeatureSet flag with due date from predefined list: Today, Tomorrow, This Week,
Next Week or Custom
Different options of follow-up visualization using combinations of flag, textand date
Support of sorting and filtering features

Support of different calendars (Gregorian, Japanese Emperor Era, Korean Tangun
Era, Hijri, etc.)
Supported Datasheet viewTwo-way conversion between ArtfulBits Follow-Up and standard SharePoint Dateand Time column
Language pack support (desired localization could be added by request)

SharePoint
2007

SharePoint
2010

Why ArtfulBits Follow-Up Column?
Main purpose of Follow-Up Column component is items flagging with due date option (messages, meeting request,tasks, events, etc). Follow-Up Column is useful for great Outlook experience enhanced by integration withSharePoint lists.

How to Use
To use Follow-Up column you must select appropriate option in the list of available columns in the Create Column
page. In the Follow-Up Special Settings section you can change default settings in order to adjust column mode toyour needs. You can reduce to status image (flag) in the display form and list view form and can change thedescription mode (date, text, text and date).

Release NotesVersionv1.61(June 09, 2011)
v1.6(June 01, 2011)

v1.5(November 16, 2010)

Notes
Bugs Fixed: Fixed column settings update
Improvements:
 Added support for new licensing model (ArtfulBits License Manager v1.4)
 Added "Save site as template" support
New Features: Added Russian and German localization
Bugs Fixed: Fixed minor issues

v1.4(August 9, 2010)

New Features: Added Datasheet view supportv1.31(July 08, 2010)

Bugs Fixed: Fixed error with 6622 Event ID in Event Viewer (Field type DummyField hasduplicated definition)

v1.3(June 11, 2010)

Improvements:
 Allowed filtering of Follow-Up column values in List View (SharePoint 2007only)
 Improved new/edit Follow-Up value behavior (no page postback occurredon value changing) Set date to today on item completed with empty follow-up date Improved Setup Wizard
Bugs Fixed: Fixed Follow-Up column in Calendar list view (now column returns
DateTime value type)v1.2(May 13, 2010)

New Features: SharePoint 2010 support addedv1.1(February 01, 2010)

Bugs Fixed: Problem with product version (Setup Wizard only)

v1.1(January 12, 2010)

New Features: Added Complete option (completed icon is shown when user mark item ascompleted) Added different calendars support (Gregorian, Japanese Emperor Era,
Korean Tangun Era, Hijri, etc.)

Added Follow-Up field conversion (two way conversion between ArtfulBits
Follow-Up and standard SharePoint Date and Time column)
 Added Follow-Up column tooltip in List View
Improvements:
 Improved List View filtering by Follow-Up field (added Expired, Today, ThisWeek, etc. in filter options) Improved Setup Wizard
v1.0(November 02, 2009)

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Remarks
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