For questions completely specific to SharePoint 2013 and **not past or future versions**
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What's the procedure for registering an IFilter with Sharepoint 2013?
I tried to register my custom IFilter with Sharepoint 2013 to no avail. I "creatively varied" the registration steps that worked for Sharepoint 2007 and Sharepoint 2010 but without success.
Is there ...
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Powershell scripts: Create user profile synchronization service using sharepoint active directory
In sharepoint 2013 I have to create user profile synchronization connection using sharepoint active directory through scripts. I have created the user profile service using powershell after that is ...
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SPS2SAppResourcePolicyException on SharePoint 2013
I have a SharePoint 2013 Provider Hosted App (on premise). When I try to make a social rest call I get the following error code:
-2146232832, ...
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Cannot purchase app on SharePoint Marketplace - Sorry, something went wrong
When I try to purchase an app from the SharePoint Marketplace I receive the following error message:
Sorry, something went wrong.
Sorry, we couldn’t complete your purchase. Please try again ...
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Is there a way to use windows server backup with sharepoint 2013 and windows server 2012?
I have a Windows Server 2012 installation with Sql Server 2012 and Sharepoint Server 2013.
Windows server backup worked fine before Sharepoint was installed.
After it was installed, windows server ...
2
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Modify the TypeDescriptors in Creator Method for BDC
I created a BDC list. When I create a new item, I have to type in all the neccessary columns.
I want to make two of the columns radiobutton choice and dropdown list.
I can't create new columns for ...
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How is the user information list populated?
When you add a user with direct permissions somewhere within a site but they haven't yet visited SharePoint - will the user be added into the user information list automatically or only once they ...
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Creating pages dynamically through code?
First thing is first, I'm doing this in Sharepoint 2013.
I'm not exactly sure what the best approach is to be, so I'm explaining my problem and hopefully people can throw around some terms or ideas ...
2
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1answer
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Where to put my custom.xsl for my List View's XslLink?
I'm in the process of creating my first App for SharePoint 2013 and after following this tutorial (using Visual Studio 2012), I now wish to create a custom XSLT file and apply it to my ...
2
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2013 - Setting Object Height to 100% Issues
I've been running into some very bizarre issues. Something that seems (and should be) pretty simple. What I'm trying to is have objects fill a new page's height 100%. Initially, I was trying this ...
2
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1answer
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Youtube preview in on-premises Newsfeed
I've seen a couple of demos where people add a YouTube link to their newsfeed, and a Facebook style thumbnail with a video preview is displayed. The same thing happens on my Office 365 account.
For ...
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SharePoint 2013 - “Change the Look” breaks when editing master page
I'm trying to make some changes to a master page, the thing I actually want to do is test the ReplaceColor attribute within the CSS, however it seems as soon as I do so, the whole 'change the look' ...
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Error occurred in deployment step 'Install app for SharePoint': The System Account cannot perform this action
we have installed share point server 2013 in windows server 2008 machine.
For development environment we have visual studio 2012 on windows 7 machine and installed office development tools to develop ...
2
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271 views
request timed out error while creating User profile service application after long time
in order to configure my sites in sharepoint 2013, we need to start user profile synchronization service. while starting that service it should populate user profile application. for me it is not ...
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creating site collections using SharePoint management shell 2013
I am creating Site Collections for Testing SharePoint. I am using Host Named Site Collection to do that instead of the path based site collection addressing.
For that
Got a reference to the HNSC ...
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41 views
From where can i add People Card, Reputation Builder
Could not see where are these, are these webparts, is some feature needs to be activated for them to work???
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Display Template: AddPostRenderCallback has no ClientContext
I'd like to use AddPostRenderCallback in my SharePoint 2013 Display Template like this:
<!--#_
AddPostRenderCallback(ctx, function(){
alert(ctx.Title + "finished rendering!");
});
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Creating a complex custom form for SharePoint workflow?
I am doing an approval process which (I think) requires a custom form. It would look something like this.
User uploads item to a document library. This document item contains individual list items ...
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1answer
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Opening a document in SharePoint 2013 requires logging in
We have implemented a new install of SharePoint 2013 at my company. I've set up a web application, a site collection and a site so far. I'm setting up sites and testing them to see how SharePoint 2013 ...
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1answer
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Search Box disappears when I save Web Part Settings
I am checking the "display search box" option in my web part properties and clicking "ok" but the search box disappears. When I click "apply" it will show the search box, but it will disappear again ...
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Using the razor engine in SharePoint 2013 Visual Web Part
I'm trying to make use of the razor engine in a SharePoint 2013 Web Part. This, I read, shouldn't be too difficult since SharePoint 2013 Visual Web Parts can be built using .NET Framework 4.0
I'm ...
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1answer
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SP2013 movies won't play in MAC Safari
I am running a SP2013 dev environment on Azure. Everything is working fine apart from not being able to play back videos in Safari for OSX.
Scenario:
1/ Upload movie (MP4) into assets library by ...
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1answer
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determining if a metadata property is indexed or not
this question is related to my previous question which not been answered. When I go to Search Schema I can find the corresponding managed property for the Managed Metadata Site Column, and I it is ...
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1answer
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How can I host WCF services in _vti_bin?
I am converting a feature from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013. Part of my project is to convert my feature from the old style manifest, ddf, makecab method to the newer Visual Studio SharePoint ...
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1answer
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Microsoft.CustomDictionaryDeployment fails even if search content access account has reading permissions
I have a problem with my SharePoint 2013 installation, that is driving me nuts. The same error appears in the event logs every 10 minutes:
The Execute method of job definition ...
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1answer
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Customising list views w/JS or XSLT: for my own specific type of list
When customising a list with JS or XSLT, the formatting seems to be applied not just to the list view web part the property is set for - but for all parts with the same list type ID on the page ...
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1answer
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Customizing discussions list in SP2013 with JsLink
I'm working on a community site and was looking at ways to modify UI of the discussion list that is presented to the user (and possibly more going forward).
It is my understanding according to the ...
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1answer
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SharePoint 2013 is not using my Custom Error Page
I have tried mapping a custom error page in SharePoint using both feature activation code and the PoSh cmdlet set-SPCustomLayoutsPage, but SharePoint does not want to use my page for some reason.
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1answer
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Redirect in Event receiver SharePoint 2013
My question was simple in SharePoint 2010 but in SharePoint 2013 is complicated! In 2010 I could redirect user by setting properties.Status and properties.RedirectUrl. Now RedirectUrl and ...
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1answer
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Configuring User Profile/Managed Metadata Sync Service
As far as I know, everytime you perform a crawl on the User Profile Service Application certain Active Directory fields are converter or added (if already exist) to the People term-set. We found a ...
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1answer
132 views
How to programmatically access values on “My Site Settings” page
I'm working on an automated SharePoint 2013 production environment deployment.
I'm searching for a programmatic means of manipulating all values found on the "My Site Settings" page of CA. Reverse ...
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1answer
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need to display image of the user in the people picker, Sharepoint 2013?
In the people picker, the attributes it shows are name,designation and their online or offline status, Is it possible to display the image of the person?
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Sharepoint 2013 : SharePoint designer Workflow gets canceled
Workflow is getting cancelled on the first stage,
I have not started workflow with System account, as well User profile is created and sych
getting following error:
RequestorId: ...
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0answers
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Bind Sharepoint List Fields with excel columns
Hi i have to bind Excel columns to Sharepoint list Columns and my excel contains not just a simple Grid. It is a template which looks like this :
is it possible to bind this straight forward like ...
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Sharepoint 2013 Discussions List edit flat view
In Sharepoint 2013 community site I have created a flat view in discussions list. But it is not displaying the necessary fields. How can I check what are the fields to be added in that view, can't ...
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Can't use SPItemEventProperties ListItem on ItemAdded in Event Receiver
I'm using event receivers to modify some of the inputs in a SharePoint 2013 site.
They are fairly straight forward, here is a simple example
public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties ...
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Critial Error: Site xxx does not need to be upgraded
I get this critical error once a day in the Windows Event log.
The Execute method of job definition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPCreateUpgradeEvalSitesJobDefintion
(ID ...
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Sharepoint 2013 Search Keyword Query Language (KQL) field value is null or empty
I have a search query, in which i want cenrtain field to return results where its value is empty :
(contentclass:sts_listitem OR IsDocument:True) SPSiteUrl:http://sharepoint2013b:41000/sites/Catalog ...
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SDDL error occurs during installation of SharePoint Server 2013 with Project Server 2013
When I want to install SharePoint Server 2013 with Project Server 2013 SDDL error occurs during installation. SharePoint works fine. But Project Server doesn't work. It is very important to us to ...
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Display a custom column in Flat view in sharepoint discussions list
Hi in sharepoint 2013 community site discussions list I have added a custom column. I wanted to display that field in Flat view. Default Flat view in the discussions list can't be edited so I created ...
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Changing password in SharePoint environment
The password on my SharePoint 2013 VM expired.
What is the best practice on changing the passwords to get everything back up and running again?
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Get filter information from List View Web Part using web part connection
Hi My requirement is whenever user filters a column of list view web part, the information is captured by a custom made consumer webpart, using LVWP as provider I can see 2 provider connections - ...
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Access specification for SharePoint 2013 Apps
I am not able to add any app from SharePoint store. Got the below message
Sorry, we can't seem to connect to the SharePoint Store. Try again in a bit.
How to resolve this error. whats default access ...
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Sharepoint 2013 extend ContentBySearchWebpart
My Query in Short :
I extended ContentBySearchWebpart, so that i could create my custom Query for Search. I modified the DataProviderJSON Property and added my custom QueryTemplate in it. But the ...
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Sharepoint Community site: Display custom field in Discussions List
Hi Im working with Sharepoint 2013 Community site, i have added a custom column in discussions list but when I go to discussions page(Topic.aspx) I cannont view that custom column.
Is it possible to ...
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How to send Email using Client Object Model ECMA Script/Javascript?
I want to send Email using Client Object model JavaScript.. I found Somewhere that it is not possible using Javascript but as I am using NAPA Tool for development in SharePoint 2013 this is the only ...
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Various offerings of SharePoint 2013 with respective to cost reduction?
SharePoint 2010 is used as a primary business collaboration/publishing/tooling platform and it is running on more than 40+ servers(6 different farms), we are paying huge amount as a license cost for ...
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App parts with O365 Dev preview; 405 Error
I am working with a SharePoint hosted app project using VS2012 pointed to my O365 dev preview account.
Following this example: ...
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How to trigger a workflow on all items in a list at same time
I have read that it can be achieved by Iterations in workflows.
So,
Is there any way one can just iterate through the whole list and do some edit in items which match a particular criteria?
Can ...
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Why the SharePoint2013 search does not return all the documents?
When I use the Keyword query search in SharePoint2013 search ,it does not return all the documents within the same document set with EmployeeNumber:13994. How can I customize the results page ...
