Order of webpart properties

I have a custom o365 SPO application with a custom web part. How do change the order in which the properties show up. They show up in a different order than shown in my elements.xml file. It's VS 2013 sharepoint solution.

Hi
what about other existing web parts in office 365, try to add web part from those available already and check their order if it is the same then this is the default.
Kind Regards, John Naguib Technical Consultant/Architect MCITP, MCPD, MCTS, MCT, TOGAF 9 Foundation. Please remember to mark the reply as answer if it helps.

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Based on your description, my understanding is that when you changed the webpart properties and saved it, it reset to a previously value.
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using System.Web.UI;
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http://sharepointkitchen.blogspot.in/2014/10/custom-web-part-properties-approach-2.html
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http://nikpatel.net/2010/11/04/programmatically-update-the-sharepoint-web-part-properties-on-site-pages/
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.client.webparts.webpart_members(v=office.15).aspx
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http://jeroenvanree.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/sharepoint-2010-content-query-web-part-open-office-documents-in-office-web-app/
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I see it a default behavior
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http://jeroenvanree.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/sharepoint-2010-content-query-web-part-open-office-documents-in-office-web-app/
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using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
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using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
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set
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get
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set
_listValue = value;
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get { return gv; }
set { gv = value; }
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writer.Write("<br />");
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DropDownList ddl;
TextBox tb;
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ddl = new DropDownList();
ddl.ID = "ddl";
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foreach (SPList list in lists)
ddl.Items.Add(list.Title);
tb = new TextBox();
tb.ID = "tb";
Controls.Add(ddl);
Controls.Add(tb);
base.CreateChildControls();
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wp.ListName = ddl.SelectedValue;
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you have an issue about the custom web part.
Per my knowledge, we should customize the EditorPart instead of the
ToolPart to bind the lists to the dropdown list.
There is a good article about customizing web part, you can refer to it.
http://www.concurrency.com/blog/create-a-custom-web-part-for-sharepoint-2010/
More reference:
http://www.enjoysharepoint.com/Articles/Details/show-all-list-in-dropdown-list-using-visual-web-part-20676.aspx
Thanks & Regards,
Jason
Jason Guo
TechNet Community Support

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ddlHospital.DataTextField = "TITLE";
ddlHospital.DataValueField = "TITLE";
ddlHospital.DataSource = dv.ToTable(true, "TITLE");
ddlHospital.DataBind();
ddlHospital.Items.Insert(0, "All");
Any help?
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Running your code in try/catch and doing nothing on exception, is not a good idea. Please try to put logging in your code as I believe your code is throwing exception. It's difficult to say seeing such a code what's wrong. Maybe the list doesn't exist or
exists with different name/title, or viewstate is disabled or webpart properties are not populated... there's so many possibilities. Also if possible refactor your code as shown below:
//Your Code, you are loading all items from database and then counting it
SPListItemCollection setuplistItems = oList.Items;
if (setuplistItems != null && setuplistItems.Count > 0)
//Refactored Code
if (oList.ItemCount > 0)
Thanks,
Sohel Rana
http://ranaictiu-technicalblog.blogspot.com

Input schedule: Derive key for key range from Dimension member properties

Hey guys,
I'm facing the problem within a input layout. There are three keys in the row key range.
The first row key is filled by the members of a dimension. The second and third row
should be filled by the dependencies shown in the dimension members.
Example:
Dimension:
- Order number
Properties:
- Client (also implemented as standalone dimension where all required characteristics are maintaned)
- Costcenter (also implemented as standalone dimension where all required characteristics are maintaned)
Entries in dimension members of Ordern number:
Order number, Client, Costcenter:
1000, 10, 511
2000, 10, 533
3000, 12, 511
4000, 15, 588
Entries in dimension Members of Client:
10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
Entries in dimension Members of Costcenter:
511,533,555,588
My row key range is defined as follows: Exp1: Order number, Exp2: Client, Exp3: Costcenter
For Planning purposes i need a input schedule that schows only the valid combinations shown above
in master data of order number. Is this possible or do I have to leverage script logic to use dependencies shown in master data for reporting oder planning purposes !
Cheers,
Moritz

Hi Moritz,
As Nilanjan said, this is not really possible with a basic EVDRE at the moment. Your best bet is probably to either build your own solution using EVEXP, EVGET, and EVSND, or to use an EVDRE based on only the Order # to get the values and an EVSND based on the Order # and the properties of the Order # in the AfterRange of the EVDRE.
I actually like the second option a lot better (EVDRE with EVSND in the AfterRange) because for larger queries the read performance should be better and it will be more maintainable in the long run.
Ethan

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