Oct 102009
I get a lot of questions about the new icon in Sharepoint.
- How long does it stay (default)
- how can i change that, there is no option in central administration or in the list settings
Well, that’s because it can only be changed by stsadm.
It is displayed by default for 2 (two!) days. Most common is that users think it is only displayed for 1 day, or that it remains there until you get there and then it will stay there for 1 day.
So how to change:
assuming you have updated your path so you can stsadm everywhere (else goto the bin directory in the 12-hive)
type the following command :
stsadm.exe -o setproperty -propertyname days-to-show-new-icon -propertyvalue [days the icon will be visible] -url [Your Virtual Server"s URL]
If you don’t want the icon to be visible, set the propertyvalue to 0 (zero)!
Have fun
Eric