Bamboo Happy Birthday Reminder Web Part Now Available in Bamboo Labs

How it Works

The latest offering from Bamboo Labs, our incubator for new products and technology, Bamboo Happy Birthday Reminder Web Part reads user profile information such as email address, name, and birthday from SharePoint's Active Directory.  When you access a page containing this Web Part, a list of animated images is displayed for the user(s) whose birthday falls in the specified range (displayed by day or week, as configured).  An email is also sent to the birthday boy or girl, wishing them a happy birthday, so you'll never have to worry about sending a belated "happy birthday" card again.

How to Install

1. Download the Web part from Bamboo Labs, extract and run the Bamboo.BirthdayReminder.exe setup program:
   
   



2. Once the solution package is installed, add Bamboo Happy Birthday Reminder Web Part to your SharePoint site:
   
   



3. Configure the Web Part in its tool pane by entering the URL where your contact list is stored.  You can select a view where the other fields are specified:
   
   
   
   
   • The photo links could be a link to an internal picture library or an Internet picture link. You may have multiple links in this field, and the Web Part will rotate the links:
     
     
   
   
   
   • You can configure more information to display on tool tip:
     
     
   
   
   
   • As well as format the font:
     
     
   
   
   
   • And special effects, image size and SMTP configuration for email settings:
     
     
   
   
   
   • Language:
     
     
   
   
   
4. Web Part display options:
   
   
   • Enable Scrolling:
     
     
   
   
   
   • Sample Effects:
     
     
   
   
   
   • Small Size:
     
     
   
   
   
5. Note: Email will be sent to users whose birthday is today, as with the following sample:
   
   
   
   When a user clicks the "here" link, we will open a new window where the Bamboo Happy Birthday Reminder is located.



6. Note:  The “Birthday Reminder Configuration” list is used to store the list of email addresses to which "Happy birthday" emails have been sent:
   
   

Download the Bamboo Happy Birthday Reminder Web Part today, and never miss a birthday again!

Questions or comments on our latest offering from the Labs?  We'd love to hear them, and the Bamboo Happy Birthday Reminder forum is now open for business.