Category: Tips and tricks


  • 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…

  •   IE11 with Windows 8.1   refs: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn455115%28v=vs.85%29.aspx Create live tiles for your websites in IE11   http://www.buildmypinnedsite.com/en Web application that generates your manifest for IE11   IOS devices   iOS design cheat sheet http://ivomynttinen.com/blog/the-ios-7-design-cheat-sheet/ more design guidelines here: http://iosdesign.ivomynttinen.com/ http://cubiq.org/add-to-home-screen Add To Homescreen is a free, open source javascript software. It is released under…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • To create the asp.net membership database, please follow the steps below.   Find the setup file aspnet_regsql.exe located at either of the following locations depending upon your OS:%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.5027%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.5027 When the ASP.NET SQL Server Setup Wizard appears, select “Configure SQL Server for application services”, then click Next Enter the SQL Server and Database name.   Click…

  • Ever run in to problems with SharePoint and to long url or problems with uploading documents deep down the file map path? I have and I found some pretty stange limits. The Office programs Excel and Word have different limitations when it comes to storing documents in SharePoint. In a SharePoint document library with a…