How to Create and Deploy SSRS 2012 Reports to SharePoint 2013
Reporting Services integrated with SharePoint 2013 gives you Rich enterprise reporting features. We've our SQL Server 2012 Reporting services integrated with SharePoint 2013 already. So now we can...
View ArticleGet All SharePoint Site Collections in Content Databases
During audit/migrations, we had a requirement to generate reports on SharePoint content databases and list of sites collections lives in each content database.PowerShell script to Get all content...
View ArticleCreate SSRS Report from SharePoint 2013 List using Report Builder 3.0
Reporting Service integrated with SharePoint provides a rich reporting platform. Lets see how we can create SQL Server reporting services report from SharePoint list data:Create a Library for Reports...
View ArticleThe server was unable to save the form at this time. Please try again
Got this error message when trying to save a new list item. SharePoint didn't allow me save!The server was unable to save the form at this time. Please try again.It also repeated in few more situations...
View ArticleFind and Delete Orphaned Alerts in SharePoint
Problem Description: In Short - When users leave your organisation and removed from Active Directory (AD) they become orphans in SharePoint! Also their alerts!!Why we care about them: To keep...
View ArticlejQuery Rotating Banner for SharePoint
In continuation to my earlier post Rotating Banner for SharePoint using jQuery, one enhancement requested by people is: The ability to dynamically fetch images from SharePoint library, so that new...
View ArticleEnable/Disable Custom Error by editing Web.Config using PowerShell
To reveal actual errors in SharePoint, we used to turn off custom error page by editing web.config file, located in the root of SharePoint virtual directory.Open the web.config in NotepadSearch for...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Maintenance Window Notifications
In continuation to my earlier post: Site Under Maintenance Page for SharePoint , While the solution serves the purpose perfectly by displaying a typical "Site under maintenance" page during occasions...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Import Spreadsheet Errors and Solutions
Error:The list cannot be imported because a Microsoft SharePoint foundation-compatible spreadsheet application is not not installed or is not compatible with your browser.Solution: Use Internet...
View ArticleHow to Add Promoted Search Results using Query Rules in SharePoint 2013
We can promote search results based on specific search phrase entered by end-users in SharePoint 2013. The promoted results will appear on the top of the search results. As best bets/visual best bets...
View ArticleDocument Expiration Monitor - Automation with PowerShell Script
Requirement: There are bunch of document libraries with several documents loaded on various site collections. We've to monitor their expiry date based on a column and send e-mail notification to all...
View ArticleForce Run SharePoint Health Analyzer Jobs on Demand
We may want to run SharePoint health analyzer on-demand to check if everything is alright in the farm, without waiting for them to run automatically. Well, as discussed in my another article, Run...
View ArticleFind Top 10 Site Collections based on its Usage during Last Month
PowerShell Script to find top 10 SharePoint 2007 site collections based on its usage hits:[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")#Functions to Imitate SharePoint...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010/2013 Search Query Suggestions
Search suggestions are one of the great new feature introduced in SharePoint 2010, enhanced in SharePoint 2013. Search query suggestions are words that appear under the search box as users type a...
View ArticleSharePoint Rich Text Editor Toolbar Missing - Solution
User reported an issue: SharePoint rich text editor toolbar is missing on list columns!I verified that the SharePoint list columns are enabled with "Rich Text" capabilities, but still rich text editor...
View ArticleSharePoint Number Column without Commas
Problem: SharePoint Number columns shows , (comma) in View/Display Forms. There are specific numeric columns, User wanted to display without commas.There is no direct way to remove comma/avoid thousand...
View ArticleGet All SharePoint Site Collection Owners - Report
Requirement is to find out owners of each SharePoint site collection in the environment.We needed this data to get approvals on critical changes and to inform site owners prior to maintenance...
View ArticleSharePoint Features Usage Report using PowerShell
Task: Generate a report for All Installed/Activated Features for the entire SharePoint Environment. Here are some nifty PowerShell scripts to find features installed on the farm as well as specific...
View Article"This field can have no more than 255 characters." Error in Multiline Text...
Getting "This field can have no more than 255 characters." error on SharePoint Multiple lines of text columns?Well, the fix is simple, we've the property "Allow Unlimited length in document...
View ArticleCopy SharePoint List Column Values from One to Another
In some situations, we may have to copy SharePoint list column values from one column to another. Say, for E.g. OOTB column doesn't provide a way to enter more than 255 characters in Multiple Lines of...
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