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Retrieving Office 365 Audit Data using PowerShell
Introduction In today's world, security, compliance and auditing have become a top priority for I.T....
Date: 01/26/2018
Creating Communication Sites in SharePoint Online Programatically
Back in August 2017, a brand new template for SharePoint sites called "Communication Sites" was...
Date: 10/20/2017
New InfoPath Calculation Timeout in SharePoint 2016
SharePoint 2016 was born from the cloud - that is SharePoint Online in Office 365. In SharePoint...
Date: 10/13/2017
SharePoint 2013: "Check Permissions" and "DoesUserHavePermissions" Internals
Overview If you're a SharePoint administrator, you've probably wondered how the "Check Permissions"...
Date: 07/02/2017
Automate Preservation/Retention for OneDrive for Business sites using Office 365 Complaince Center PowerShell
I worked on a small project a few months back where we had to automate retention/preservation for...
Date: 07/02/2017
SharePoint 2013: August 2015 Cumulative Update Package Fails to Install
Update 9/17/2015: The issue has been fixed. See Solution for details The Problem The August 2015...
Date: 08/28/2015
SharePoint: Document Information Panel fails to load when office documents are opened in a library that contains lookup columns
Overview In SharePoint 2007/2010, if you have a document library that contains lookup columns that...
Date: 05/17/2012
SharePoint Central Administration Web site takes a long time to load after an IIS Reset
Update 9/13/2012: The problem has been fixed in the August 2012 Cumulative update for SharePoint...
Date: 05/17/2012
September Security Bulletin (MS11-074) and SharePoint 2010 Issues
Updated 9/28/2011. Added “Other Issues” section. Summary On September 13, 2011, Microsoft released...
Date: 09/19/2011
SharePoint 2010: How to Undo Portal Super Reader /Portal Super User Account Configuration for a Web Application
A common problem that I have recently seen crop up is where you configure your web application to...
Date: 09/12/2011
SharePoint Server 2010: Timer Jobs not Functioning After Applying Updates
[Updated 10/28/2011]: Changing the title of the post . This problem affects several areas of the...
Date: 09/07/2011
Mapping User Profile Properties in SharePoint 2010 to LDAP Attributes
Updated 02/02/2012 – Added two more scenarios to “Known Issues” section based on feedback...
Date: 11/22/2010
How to Setup User Profile Synchronization between SharePoint 2010 and SUN LDAP
Introduction With SharePoint 2010, you now have the ability to synchronize user profiles between the...
Date: 11/21/2010
Re-provisioning the Publishing Feature in MOSS 2007
The Problem NOTE: Note that this article does not apply to you if do not have the following features...
Date: 10/12/2010
MOSS 2007: Long Running Search Crawls - What's Going On?
Introduction Crawls are taking unusually long to complete! My crawls are running very slow, maybe...
Date: 09/12/2009
Forcing Execution of MOSS Timer Jobs
Introduction MOSS relies heavily on timer jobs for a number of its functionality areas. Timer jobs...
Date: 02/15/2009
Resolving the Error "Failed to find the XML file at location '12TemplateFeaturesFeature_Namefeature.xml'"
Introduction If you install a feature in your MOSS 2007 farm and after that the feature folder or...
Date: 02/15/2009
MOSS Variations: Page properties that do not get propagated to target variations
Introduction When using Variations in MOSS 2007, it is important to understand what gets propagated...
Date: 01/02/2009
Getting CSV Files Indexed and Searchable in SPS 2003
Note: This post applies primarily to SPS 2003, but the solution for this problem in MOSS 2007 is...
Date: 01/02/2009