Enable Upload Multiple Documnets Option in FBA Site

When you implement FBA in SharePoint , you will find that some options are grayed out or some options are missing in menu. No matter you have full permissions on site and you have installed MS Office 2003 or later, Even then below mentioned options are .Missing Items can be as followed:

Upload

Upload Multiple Documents

Actions

Edit in Datasheet

Open with Windows Explorer

Connect to Outlook

Export to Spreadsheet.

Now you wonder that above mentioned options are available in Windows based authentication but not in Form Based Authentication.

Well this is the problem of “Client Integration”. When we create a site in sharepoint using windows based authentication i.e

default site,”Client Integration” is enabled by default but in case of Form Based Authentication this option disabled by default

and we have to enable this. Well no probs at all find detailed steps to resolve the issue.

In SharePoint 2010

1. Open Central Administration

2. Click on Application Management Tab

3. Under Web Applications click on Manage web applications

4. Select Web Application and then select Authentication Provider option from ribbon

5. Select Zone in which FBA is implemented

6. Under Client Integration section that is place in last, click “Yes” in “Enable Client Integration?”

7. Save and you’ve done that.

8. Refresh your site and now you will find that all options that are missed is now available.

In MOSS(SharePoint 2007)

1. Open Central Administration

2. Click on Application Management Tab

3. Under Application Security section, click on Authentication providers

4. Now select desired web application

5. Select Zone in which FBA is implements and clicked that Zone.

6. Under Client Integration section that is place in last, click “Yes” in “Enable Client Integration?”

7. Save and you’ve done that.

8. Refresh your site and now you will find that all options that are missed is now available.