For questions completely specific to SharePoint 2013 and **not past or future versions**
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Has the search alert API in SharePoint 2013 changed from the 2010 and Preview 2013?
I previously developed a Visual web part to programmatic-ally create Search alerts based on the user input. I used a text box to capture the text and create a Query using the Keyword Query Class. Then ...
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File size too large with RBS and SharePoint 2013
since i set up my SP2013 Foundation Preview with SQL Server 2008 R2 Express i wanted to use the RemoteBlobStorage. It works seemingly fine just now.
The only problem is if my files which im uploading ...
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Installing Sharepoint 2013 preview on Windows 7
How can i install Sharepoint 2013 preview on Windows 7? (without virtual machine)
I'm dev and i don't have money for a windows server system!!
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What is the fastest way to build a simple publishing site for demo purposes
I want to present for my management the sharePoint 2013 capabilities and for this presentation I want to build a simple publishing site that have an enterprise wiki template inside it using SharePoint ...
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Access Services - can't get it working and I've installed everything FIVE TIMES
I've been trying like a banshee to get Access Services working. I generally know my way around sharepoint.. I just can't for the life of me get this thing working.
I've literally installed SharePoint ...
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2answers
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Start Learning SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013
I am a SharePoint Developer with +1 year experience mostly working on SharePoint 2007 but very little on SharePoint 2010, Now I got a choice to either learn SharePoint 2010 or start learning ...
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Why cant a Site collection owner/Site owner remove posts that a site member created in the feed? (Sharepoint 2013)
I have a site collection that have a teamsite, when a normal user posts something in the microfeed webpart the site collection administrator/site owner of the teamsite cant remove the post that the ...
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Sharepoint navigation changes orientation in configuration panel
I have designed a vertical main menu for my sharepoint environment:
<!--SPM:<SharePoint:AspMenu
ID="TopNavigationMenu"
ShowStartingNode="false"
Runat="server"
EnableViewState="false"
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1answer
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creating web application in sharepoint 2013
I have created a web application in sharepoint 2013 using central admin, that is successfully created. its successfully created app pool in IIS as well. In host file I have also added entry like this: ...
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Uploading multiple files with metadata in SharePoint 2013
Is it possible to upload multiple files with metadata in the document library in SharePoint 2013?
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Advantages/disadvantages of Timer Jobs vs. PowerShell scripts
I've worked with several examples of both SharePoint Timer Jobs and PowerShell scripts, some of them doing the same things as the other. In my experience, PowerShell scripts are far more flexible, ...
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3answers
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Paging using REST/OData with SP 2013
I'm trying to do paging on a document library (also trying this on a list) with SP 2013 using REST/OData but I can't seem to get the skipping of items working.
Here are some examples of URLs that I'm ...
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Sharepoint Table Name where Web Applications URL are stored?
Anybody knows which is the name of the SharePoint table where the full URL of a web application is stored? for example "http://myserver:9090" Is in Config DB or inside the content DB.
Thank you
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Cannot get started with learning SharePoint 2013
I am new to SharePoint in general and I am going to start a new SharePoint 2013 project. I have registered with plursight training and I have attended some online sessions with them in addition I have ...
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2answers
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How can the deployment of a feature (or element) be made dependent on the SharePoint version (2010/2013)?
I have a solution (deployed in the Sandbox) that declaratively creates CustomActions (menu items).
It works fine in SharePoint 2010 and 2013, but we don't like the look in 2013 so I'd like to exclude ...
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3answers
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Content slider to show latest announcements, SP 2013?
I am looking for how to create a rotating slider that will display my latest announcements with title, excerpt and an image.
Looking at this project: Content rotator for SharePoint lists it seems ...
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Set a view of a list in XsltListViewWebPart when deploying from VS2012 to SP2013 App
I am devloping a SP2013 App which includes a page (aspx) that contains the following webpart and XsltListViewWebPart as shown below. I have managed to remove all the elements i want to remove ...
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Can SharePoint 2013 apps run in SharePoint Foundation 2013?
I apologize in advance if this is a silly question, but I'm new to SharePoint, don't fully understand the concept of SharePoint apps and was asked to investigate this. I've been told that SharePoint ...
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How can I learn the basics of SharePoint 2013 in a few days?
I have very little knowledge of SharePoint, and want to learn about SharePoint 2013. Most of the resources that I've found are either about what's new in 2013, or they have a bunch of links to ...
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What is BCS and what can it do for me?
I've been hearing a lot about it but even having Googled the subject I'm not sure what it is or what it can do for me. I believe BDC's could be considered a BCS component? What is BCS?
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change look in sharepoint 2013 programatically
I want to change the look of the sharepoint 2013 site programatically, I have tried setting up different theme but it didn't work.
Thanks
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Storing of passwords
I’m looking at a way to store client passwords etc on a sharepoint site.
Does anybody know how I would go about having the passwords stored in the DB with MD5, but unencrypted to the users viewing ...
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1answer
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ODataContentTypeException : Content Type 'application/json;odata=verbose'
I'm trying to create items in a SharePoint lists through the SharePoint REST API in Javascript (with an AJAX call using jQuery), all that in a SharePoint2013-hosted App.
But I get this error when I ...
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Create mysite for all users sharepoint 2013
I have synced 5000 users from the AD, and I wish to create a MySite for all users without them having to access the site for it to be created. Is this possible?
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Gaps between page loading and CSOM calls
I'm working on a sample script that calls out to the User Profile service and retrieves some sample data. I noticed that when I deploy the Application page and render it, I get a considerable gap ...
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Can apps talk to each other?
I am reading a lot about apps, and I dont see the advantage if apps cant talk to each other.
In the normal sp 2010 farm solutions you create content types, lists definitions etc, and then you can ...
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creating Managed Property for MMS TermSets and Terms
Is it possible to make Managed Property for a taxonomy term without creating a corresponding site column. I want to make my MMS terms and termsets and having corresponding refined Managed Property and ...
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How to remove the shared with or email to everyone buttons
Is there a way to hide the "Shared with ..." or at least the user-names and emailaddresses from specific user groups?
I'd like to hide at least the users which have access to a SP2013 site from the ...
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1answer
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Building a full digital library for my company using SharePoint 2013
Hi all I want to build what I called an “internal digital library” for my organization same as Microsoft MSDN library, the high level requirements are as follow:-
To have all our manual ...
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1answer
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When will be the developer certifications for SharePoint 2013 available?
Currently i'm doing my exams for the MCSE here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/mcse-sharepoint-certification.aspx#fbid=EV6rgUyFq8c
My question is: When will be the certifications ready for ...
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1answer
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Sharepoint Designer 2013 workflow:How to send email to multiple users?
I am facing an issue of sending an email to multiple users in designer list workflow.
Having one list field of type people and group, which allows multiple section.
Requirement is I want to send an ...
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Setting Search Center URL in SharePoint 2013 using Javascript CSOM
In SharePoint 2013, I am trying to access Search object through JavaScript CSOM.
I want to know the object which can give me the access to Search Settings under Site Settings. I tried looking under ...
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Can a sandboxed WebPart access SPWeb.AllProperties
Well, subject says it all. Although MSDN has plenty of info what classes are accessible in a sandboxed solution I just couldn't find the info if I can read or write to SPWeb.AllProperties.
Basically ...
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Need Guidance on Distributed Cache Service
Planning to Configure a farm with 2 Web Front Ends , One Application Server and a Database Server, this is for an internet presence site
I am planning to having the Search Service installed on the ...
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1answer
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How can I provision the search center to my visual studio solution?
How can I provision the search center to my visual studio solution? I have edited my page layout and master page to be able to have the search center in the maincontent of my site collection.
Maby ...
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some of the links withing Micro-Feeds has wrong href
I have installed a brand new SharePoint 2013 test environment and testing around. When you go to NewsFeed (previously called my content), you find a web part (I think) which shows who follows ...
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Where to download trial of Sharepoint Standard 2013?
I need SharePoint to check some integration capabilities.
At http://sharepoint.microsoft.com there is a big button labeled Download SharePoint trial.
But clicking on it redirects me to ...
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Upload picture folder or multiple pictures
Is it possible to upload multiple pictures or picture folder?
In older version there is two choices: upload picture ,upload multiple pictures but for 2013 there is no multiple pictures or multiple ...
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SharePoint 2013 Installation Issue
I believe this issue is unique to non-domain environments
I am trying to install SPF 2013 RTM in the following environment:
Windows Server 2012 RTM
Stand-alone installation using SQL Server ...
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SharePoint enterprise vs standard version
Can anyone describe what is the difference between the SharePoint 2013 Standard and Enterprise versions?
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Installing VS 2012 Tools for Office 2013 - Workflow Client 1.0 Beta.problem
Installing my development environment, I have:
Virtual Machine with Windows Server 2012
SharePoint Server 2013
Visual Studio 2012
I need Visual Studio Tools for Office 2013. Using Platform ...
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SharePoint 2013 Site Definition Template Missing
I am using Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate RC, and I did install the Sharepoint 2013 tools.
But cant find the site definition templates. Any thoughts??
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Apps Development in Napa Tool
Which type of apps from following can be developed using Napa Tool in Office 365?
1) SharePoint Hosted App
2) Provider Hosted App
3) Auto Hosted App
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Sharepoint 2013 Community site: Get values from “Discussions List” list
Im trying to get values from "Discussions List", When I tried to get the values of "Body" field from that list its giving only the values of the replies of discussion. I couldn't access the values of ...
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SharePoint 2013 theme engine issue applying selection background color.
In our SharePoint 2013 site we have custom theme aware CSS, most of which is working fine across browsers (IE8/9/10, Safari and Firefox) but in case of
/* ...
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Disable SharePoint mobile view for a specific page only for example main.aspx
I understand SharePoint 2013 automatically points to mobile view when viewing a site from a mobile device. However I would like to disable mobile view for a specific page only while maintaining the ...
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1answer
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Activate Features step failed when deploying a workflow
I`m about to start to develop workflows in VS2012 for Sharepoint2013. Creating a workflow works fine. The HistoryList and Tasklist are created as well. Now, when I want to depoy my new workflow i ...
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Default Sharepoint 2013 client-side people picker to current user
I'd like to be able to default the client side people picker for SharePoint 2013 to the current (or any) user.
I've read the "How to" MSDN document here:
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Suggested virtual disk setting for VMWare VM used as a development environment for Sharepoint 2013
I want to set up my development environment for sharepoint 2013 on a VM; my environment specification are as follow:-
• A laptop with windows 7 professional 64x
• The laptop has 670 GB harddisk
• ...
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Document Set Contents Not Displaying With Custom Branding
I have a simple masterpage based off of the Oslo theme & the Starter Master Pages kit (https://startermasterpages.codeplex.com).
We have a site with a Document Set library and while the list ...
