SharePoint Private Properties in PowerShell
Welcome to the New Year! Hope everyone is having a great start! Now back to SharePoint… Yet Another Originated From the MSDN/TechNet Forums Question (these are always fun). So there was a question...
View ArticleGetting a Project Workspace URL in Project Server
Project Server includes an optional Project Site for each Project. We can use the PSI, specifically WssInterop, to get the URL for the Project itself. The first thing you will need is the GUID of the...
View ArticlePowerShell for People Picker Properties
As many SharePoint Administrators are aware, especially those dealing with one-way trusts or Selective trusts, the peoplepicker-* properties are very familiar to us. Since at least WSSv3, if not...
View ArticlePeople Picker Troubleshooting Tips
This is a fairly common issue I see on forums, so I thought I’d have a pre-emptive post that is easy to reference. There are a handful of People Picker issues, where a particular user, group, or all...
View ArticleTroubleshooting User Property Issues
Let’s ignore SharePoint Foundation for a bit, because that doesn’t automatically sync with Active Directory anyways (besides the initial add). Typically, with Standard and Enterprise, SharePoint...
View ArticleUnable to Move User Profile Property
When you look at the User Profile Property list in the UPA Manage User Profiles, notice the below defaults. Of note is the Resource Account SID property. It is not possible to move properties above...
View ArticleSharePoint and the Web Application Proxy Role
Windows Server 2012 R2 includes a new role, the Web Application Proxy Role. This role is meant as a replacement for such technologies as Microsoft TMG and UAG, containing some of the functionality of...
View ArticleWhat is the SharePoint Configuration Cache?
SharePoint has what is known as the Configuration Cache. Sometimes we get recommendations to clear it, especially when timer jobs don’t appear to be operating properly. But what exactly is the...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 February 2014 Cumulative Updates
The February 2014 Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 has been released. SharePoint Foundation: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2863938 SharePoint Server 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2863913...
View ArticleUsing SharePoint Automation Services Slides
Yesterday I spoke at the Puget Sound SharePoint User Group about Word Automation Services and PowerPoint Automation Services. Below are the slides. In addition, the demos used on the slides were...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Release of Nauplius.SharePoint.BlobCache 1.6
Nauplius.SharePoint.BlobCache is a SharePoint 2010 and 2013 solution that helps you manage the BLOB cache and all available settings, both documented and undocumented. New with this release is a bug...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1 Released
SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1 has been released. Note that while Service Pack 1 does support Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 support requires a new SharePoint 2013 with Service Pack 1...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 and Office 365 with Yammer Integration
Service Packs typically contain little-to-no features. SharePoint 2013 SP1 is no different, however there are a couple of things I wanted to point out. First, both Yammer and OneDrive are apparently a...
View ArticleRe-calculate Site Storage Metrics On Demand
With the release of SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1, you can now re-calculate site storage metrics on demand. This is done via PowerShell. [crayon-530eaf7c1e907097838089/] This method executes...
View ArticleWhen the Configuration Cache Folder Goes Missing…
If the SharePoint Configuration Cache folder, along with the cache.ini file go missing, you’ll likely notice the SharePoint Timer Service failing and restarting over and over again, along with a lack...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 with Service Pack 1 ISOs Released
Microsoft has released the SharePoint 2013 with Service Pack 1 ISOs (including Project Server and Office Web Apps). These ISOs are required for Windows Server 2012 R2 support as it includes an updated...
View ArticleSharePoint Prerequisite Installer Download Links
You may have a SharePoint installation where the servers have no Internet access. In this case, it is typically required that you run the prereqinstaller.exe with switches pointing to the binaries. But...
View ArticleName User Profile Property Mapping Blank After Reprovisioning
The Name property in the User Profile Service Application (also known as PreferredName) controls how a user’s friendly name will appear within the UPA (and by extension, SharePoint). By default, this...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 April 2014 Cumulative Updates
The April 2014 Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 has been released. SharePoint Foundation: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2878270 SharePoint Server 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2878250...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 April 2014 Cumulative Updates
The April 2014 Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2013 has been released. SharePoint Foundation: Not released yet SharePoint Server 2013: Not released yet Project Server 2013:...
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