SharePoint 2013 App Model: How to view list, list settings inside app
Tip#1: SharePoint hosted app
Microsoft bring with new development approach “app” framework in SharePoint 2013 and whenever a new version of SharePoint brings a new development approach, developer often face some internal challenges.
In SharePoint 2013 each app create a new “app web” inside the “host web”. SharePoint App web does not own setting page or any navigation to traverse to list, list settings.
In this blog post I will provide you some useful tips about app model
View List and List Settings: In normal scenario when we create any list using SharePoint host apps, there is no default option to see the list and go to list settings
I have created the list with Name “QuickStatus” but there is no option for directly go to the list and view the content.
Conclusion:
- In order to go to the list directly type the name of the list after your app name
Example: “https://app-guid.contosoapps.com/sites/sphostedapps/<AppName>/Lists/QuickStatus/Allitems.aspx”
- To View List Settings Click on the “Modify View” from the ribbon. You will see the “Settings” link on the top as shown in below screen. Click on the link and you will redirect to setting page.
You can also directly open in the browser by specifying the URL as shown in below screen by specifying the list id.
Hope this will help!
Comments
Anonymous
March 13, 2013
this helped me !!Anonymous
March 19, 2013
Nice one. Here is the post explaing basics of sharepoint 2013 app model. sureshpydi.blogspot.in/.../sharepoint-2013-app-model.htmlAnonymous
April 13, 2013
Thankx a lot...Anonymous
April 30, 2013
Nice articleAnonymous
July 21, 2013
Thank you so much. you saved me a lot of timeAnonymous
January 13, 2014
HiIts great but still would like to know, if we create a list inside an app web and store content in it once it is launched from the host web. But next time with few changes if I deploy or publish the app, again the same list will be created and it will be empty. though I want to keep the contents inside the list entact.Anonymous
November 16, 2014
Thanks a lotAnonymous
November 16, 2014
@Gaurav, You need to go for app upgrade instead of installing each time.Anonymous
August 01, 2015
There is a simple trick to see the app web site contents by typing in the URL /_layouts/15/mcontent.aspx as a suffix to your app web URL. Please have a look at my blog post for detailed information on this. sharepointcore.blogspot.com/.../how-to-view-sharepoint-app-web-site-contents.htmlAnonymous
September 04, 2016
I have a sharepoint list in one of the page. I'm using this list as reference table inside a web app (sharepoint) when i deployed the web app and i click on the web app (referenced to sharepoint list) It says You do not have permission to view the records. To obtain permission, contact your site administrator. Do you know what i'm missing..