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Open SharePoint List Items Directly into Edit View
Recently a requirement came across to open items in a list view directly into an edit form. Out of the box, if a user clicks on a list item they are presented with the default display form. From...
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Using the SharePoint Client Object Model Over SSL
The SharePoint client object model is a thing of beauty IMO. It allows access to your SharePoint environment through external code and can really help you out in sticky situations. I was recently...
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SharePoint Development Server Build - Part 2, The Build
In the previous post, SharePoint Development Server Build - Part 1, I outlined all the components I was looking to get for the build of my SharePoint 2013 development machine. This was a general list...
View ArticleSharePoint Development Server Build - Part 3, The Install
Its been a while since I started this series. The development machine is built and is running great. However, I have not had the time to build out my Farm like a I wanted, and I did not want this...
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SharePoint Quick Launch Links That Open In a New Window
Recently I was tasked with adding some links to the quick launch that would open in a new window. If you've ever added new links to the quick launch you've probably noticed that there is no "Open In...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 Missing Server Side Dependencies and SiteOrphan, Deleting the...
Recently I was working on a server that decided it was ready to start giving us problems. When trying to create new site collections or sites SharePoint would error out and no site(s) would be...
View ArticleGet an SPUser Object From a List or Library in SharePoint Using PowerShell
At some point in your journeys with PowerShell and SharePoint you'll need to pull a user from a list/library column and get an email address or login name, etc. If you've never done this before it can...
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Annual Review of Documents Using PowerShell in SharePoint
In your SharePoint travels you may come across a requirement to have users review documents based on a timeframe. For instance, the requirement may say something like:"Users must review documents...
View ArticleUpload a List Template (.STP) File to the List Template Gallery in SharePoint...
I recently needed to upload some custom list templates that were created in SharePoint to other environments, up from development and into UAT and Production. Of course adding new list templates to...
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PowerShell for SharePoint Command Builder
The PowerShell for SharePoint Command Builder site has been around for a while now, since about November of 2012, but its an amazing tool that a lot of SharePoint folks don't know about. The site is a...
View ArticleUsing Strings and Tokens as Querystring Parameters in SharePoint Links
At some point during your development adventures you'll need to put a rather generic link somewhere with the expectation that no matter where it is displayed you can get relevant information about the...
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Programmatically Creating SharePoint Lists, Be Careful With Column Names and...
Recently I was working on a Feature that when activated would create a new list in the site. I was creating the list and its columns via code, and had a line that looked something like...
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SharePoint 2010 Extended Details CodePlex Solution
I'm happy to annouce my addition to CodePlex: SharePoint 2010 Extended Details feature! The solution was built to address an on-going problem I was seeing through-out various implementations. Here...
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Documenting SharePoint Web Application Properties
There may come a time when you need to document all the settings for a current web application. This may be for scripting out new web apps, manually creating new web apps, or you just want to verify...
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Examining the SharePoint 2013 JSLink Context Object and it's Properties
With the new JSLink property available on web parts in SharePoint 2013 you can control how the part is rendered using JavaScript. This is a great tool but documentation as of this blog post is pretty...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013, Search Stopped Working After Modifying NodeRunner Settings
Recently when working on my development SharePoint 2013 server, I started seeing various search error messages. They were all over the place and included:In Central Administration on the Search...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Keyword Query (KQL) Content Class Property Restrictions
Using property restrictions in your KQL queries, you can restrict your search to only pull back certain things like calendar events for instance. This is a very powerful way to limit search results and...
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Microsoft MVP 2013 - SharePoint Server
I received notification from Microsoft this morning that I was awarded the MVP for SharePoint Server! This is my first MVP award and I'm very honored to have received it.I'm looking forward to...
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Setup Multiple Search Pages & Result Sources (Search Scopes) for a Site...
When using an Enterprise Search Center in SharePoint you get all the additional search pages (scopes) out of the box, like Everything, People, Conversations, etc. This is a very impressive search site...
View ArticlePowerShell to Reset Unique Permissions (Inherit Permissions) on a List or...
From time to time I will come across a list or library that has had its inheritance broken resulting in unique permissions. Sometimes this also includes items that have unique permissions. When the...
View ArticleFind Lists or Libraries Using a Content Type in SharePoint with PowerShell
The following PowerShell script will loop through all the lists in a given site and look for a particular content type. This is useful if you ever need to report on how many lists are using a content...
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SharePoint 2013 REST API - Retrieving Subsites and Getting Forbidden Error,...
Recently a colleague was working on some AJAX calls using SharePoint 2013. He needed to show all the sub-sites a user had access to in a site collection. Up until now he was using the REST API which...
View ArticleDiscontinued features and modified functionality in Microsoft SharePoint 2013
While searching for something completely different I came across this article today on the Office site:Discontinued features and modified functionality in Microsoft SharePoint 2013I have seen several...
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Stop Building Custom Web Parts in SharePoint, Use the XML Viewer Web Part...
With the rise of SharePoint 2013 and Apps for SharePoint, client side object model (CSOM) and JavaScript object model (JSOM) are becoming the norm for development on SharePoint. In SharePoint 2013 the...
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Open SharePoint 2013 List Items Directly into Edit View
I had written another post on this blog about opening list items directly into Edit View, which was based on SharePoint 2010. Since then I have received several requests on how to do this in...
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