Category: SharePoint Configuration
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All of the available out-of-the-box content types and their related columns in SharePoint Server 2013 are listed here in a post @JKevinParker http://www.jkevinparker.com/2014/02/sharepoint-2013-content-types-and.html You can also find the xml for most of the built in content types at your SharePoint server under the 15 hive folder TEMPLATE\FEATURES\ctypes\ Here is the PowerShell to fetch all content…
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Got the error while scripting content type modifications with PowerShell and SharePoint 2010. Error System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException: Exception calling “Update” with “1” argument(s): “The collection cannot be modified.” —> Microso ft.SharePoint.SPException: The collection cannot be modified. at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentType.Update(Boolean updateChildren, Boolean ignoreSealedOrReadOnly, Boolean throwOnSealedOrReadOnly, IList`1 exceptions) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentType.Update(Boolean updateChildren) at Update(Object , Object[]…
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Here is how to set column validation formula for SharePoint field to contain only numbers and only two symbols (fixed length). You have to use a “single line of text” field because the number field won’t work this way. Here is the formula: =IF(LEN(CustomSortOrder)=2,ISNUMBER(CustomSortOrder+0),FALSE) This works for both SharePoint 2010 and 2013 and can be…
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Todd Klindt has made a very useful SumUp on how to create different SharePoint Admin Permissions. For more information, take a look at Todds post Demystifying SharePoint Admin Permissions at Todd Klindt’s SharePoint Admin Blog Web Application Policy How Do You Give It? In Central Admin > Manage Web Applications > Policy for Users Farm…
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Trying to filter a list on its workflow status is pretty non-intuitive. You need the special status codes. Theese will work with all workflows in ShaePoint even Nintex workflows. Status Code Status Description 0 Not Started 1 Failed on Start 2 In Progress 3 Error Occurred 4 Cancelled (i.e. Stopped by User) 5 Completed 6…
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When you throw claims authentication in the mix of AD users and SharePoint user profiles there is some things you should be aware of: Use your Identity Provider to make the user profile sync connection to the domain There’s no built in mapping between the user profile identifier and claim (or forms) users identity provider;…
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The User profile synchronization with AD comes with a build in property mapping. The following page from The TechNet Library describes the profile properties and link to their corresponding directory service attributes: Default user profile property mappings (SharePoint Server 2010) User profile property AD DS attribute SPS-DistinguishedName dn SID objectSid Manager manager PreferredName displayName FirstName…
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QuerySting paramerters in the URL can help you edit pages where the edit button is missing (ex. SharePoint 2007 list views) or you need to throw away a web part that’s messing with your page from the web part maintenance view. Function URL Add Web Parts/Browse ToolPaneView=2 Add Web Parts/Search ToolPaneView=3 Edit Mode mode=edit View…
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Problems when trying to open a SharePoint Document Library in explorer view from Windows? With errors like: “Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.” or in danish ”Klienten understøtter ikke åbning af denne liste med Windows Stifinder.” Explorer view uses the WebDav protocol to connect to SharePoint from the client. In…
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It all began while restarting the Office SharePoint Server Search service. I got the error “The handle is invalid” I tried modifying the Log On Identity of the service. Changing this to “Local System”, the service started without any errors. But being in a server farm this provided me with: “The search request was unable to connect…