(Unbounded Solutions) When SharePoint 2013 rolled out, our Microsoft SharePoint Consultants had a lot of fun exploring the new features and the new functionality. Yet when it came time to do some branding work, something wasn’t feeling right.
Tag: SharePoint / BI
Troubleshooting Actions for SharePoint 2013 Workflows
(Vrunge) After delivering the internal Workflow trainings, I have compiled a list of troubleshooting actions for workflow support with SharePoint 2013. The actions below apply to the “new” workflows (workflows living in the Workflow Manager, based on Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0).
SharePoint Business Continuity Planning
(EricA) For this blog post, I’d like to discuss a topic that seems to be getting a lot of attention with most of my customers lately – Business Continuity Planning. Typically, the discussions regarding this topic run the gamut but within those discussions I often find that there is confusion and mis
Configuring SharePoint 2013 Search with PowerShell
(Sean Earp) I wrote this script for a demo during our Practice Accelerater for SharePoint 2013. If you have attended the session you have already seen this in action. If not, here is the script for you to try out in your lab.
Ways to View Content Published to a Power BI Site
(Melissa Coates) There are multiple ways to view content published to a Power BI site. Four are mentioned below. These screen shots were taken during the Public Preview of Power BI (during which I cleverly called my site “PowerBISite”).
Search Crawl Deletion Policies SharePoint 2013
(Simon) SharePoint 2013, like SharePoint 2010, uses four policies to control the removal of deleted content from the index. When an error is encountered during a crawl, the indexer removes content based on the configured policies.
SharePoint 2010/2013: List view Lookup threshold uncovered
(Rajan Kapoor) SharePoint with Large lists is common scenario in any Sharepoint deployment. While there are Several blogs / Guidance TechNet articles which exist working /Managing Large lists, My blog is particularly about the “List view lookup Threshold”
Simulate Timer Job Solution for SharePoint 2013/Online using App Model & CSOM
(Shariq) With SharePoint 2013, the emphasis is on loosely coupled architecture that utilizes CSOM/REST. Going forward, it is recommended that custom Solutions like Web Parts be built as Apps or App parts, Event Receivers be Remote Event receivers etc. App scoped External Content Type for BCS is poss
Using PowerShell in SharePoint 2013
(Pravinkumar Dabade) Microsoft introduced PowerShell in 2003 as an advanced automation-script language which replaces legacy DOS batch files. Since PowerShell is built on top of the .NET Framework and makes use of programming concepts from C#/VB.NET, it becomes easier for a .NET professional to writ
Setting a SharePoint Person or Group Field Value with CSOM
(Kirk Evans) I recently was asked a question about setting a Person or Group field value in a list using CSOM. This post shows how to programmatically set a user or group field value using CSOM.