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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 ...
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Infopath 2010 form fields fields not getting saved in form library

We have an existing info path form with code behind in server A.Now the solution is deployed in the my Development server.This solution consists of info-path form, code behind and code to create ...
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Can we add Folder content type to Document set?

we want to next Folders in Document Sets. Is this possible?
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Can't enable/disable publishing features on a meeting workspace

I'm trying to save a meeting workspace as a template. However, on this client's server, upgrade happened, so I got Pages library IDs messed up. I managed to fix that issue everywhere else on the farm, ...
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SharePoint 2010 - Audience - Navigation permissions

I added a link to our Navigation that I want audienced to a specific group, whether it be an Active Directory group, or a custom audience that we setup in Central Admin. When I attempt to audience ...
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Error: Value doesn't fall within expected range

I am using Excel Interop to read excel files which are attached in library items. It's working fine in development environment however it throws following error when deployed in production server, ...
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jQuery - How would you display / hide content with a radio button based on a date?

I current have a list of items being pulled through in a Content Query Web Part. Onload, I would like to display the items from today onwards, and for this to be a radio button selected onload. The ...
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Sharepoint 2010 grouped xsltlistview with custom XSL does not show items when initial settings for group is 'fold'

Following problem : I have a xsltListView (auto created on a publishing site). I have editted the default view and copied the stylesheet to a new .xsl file and placed it into the style lybrary. On ...
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SharePoint 2013 lazy load for .click() issue

With IE 10 and Chrome 26 on Win7 x64 (Host1) no issues are appearing, except Firefox 20. With IE IE 8 on Win7 x64 (Host2) and IE 10 on Windows Server 2012 x64 (Host3), there is the following issue I ...
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Creating multiple farm from single farm

e.g. an arbitrary company having office in different location like USA, UK & Singapore. At present all employees are in single AD. All SharePoint applications are in a single Farm. What should be ...
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number of web application we should have in a medium size topology

what will correct answer of this question? "How many web application we should have in a medium size topology in SharePoint 2010 farm?" I understand the capacity planning recommendation. But the ...
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How to set Taxonomy Control using jQuery

I have a list with managed metadata column. In the new and edit form, I would like to set the value of that field using javascript. Is it possible to set the Taxonomy Control ...
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Infopath 2010 form fails in attempt to use GetUserProfileByName method from UserProfileService.asmx

My attempts to retrieve UserProfile data for InfoPath form open all end badly with the same error so I have simplified down to one test case which I will try to describe below. Symptom 1: Event ID ...
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Splitting large size content database

One site collection has large size content database Want to split large size content database into smaller pieces to make each lower than 80 GB. I saw on reply which seems to be realistic. any other ...
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Deploying my SharePoint application from my development, UAT and production environment

I am somhow new to SharePoint and I have read on an online training which mentioned that “Creating a new content type using feature will improve re usability, since it will enable us to transfer ...
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Small Search box customization gets overwritten on Search Result page

I have built a custom master page that we're using throughout the site which features a customized SmallSearchBox control which i have implemented using best practice: <Elements ...
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Managing SharePoint versions on different environments

After I have finished my first SharePoint development on my development environment, new issues automatically raised. Mainly on how to transfer my SharePoint application from my development to my ...
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SSP & MySite from MOSS 2007 migration to SharePoint 2010

Want your help in planning SSP & MySite 2007 migration to 2010. I want to know from your real life experience what precaution and planning we should keep in mind & how should we do planning ...
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sharepoint stopped working after AD password change

I have sharepoint 2010 installed on my local box for evaluation pourpouses. I had it all working fine until a few days ago when I had to change my AD password. Now, the central administration website ...
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Root Site collection is missing on restoration of SharePoint Backup File

3 to 4 document library's got accidently deleted. I restored the content DB however, after restoration I encountered the following issue: Root site collection ("/") not available on the restoration. ...
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Need to collect info from Approver during approval workflow step

Within a custom workflow in SP2010, I have an approval step. When an approver brings up their screen to approve or reject, If they select "approve", I need to be able to collect another piece of ...
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WCF hosting issue - SharePoint 2010

Earlier question was wrong. Not editing as people have already replied to wrong question. Basically it is a comparison. Correct one is: Want to create a WCF service to access LOB data. What are ...
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hosting WCF service in SP2010

Want to create a WCF service to access LOB data. What are advantages & disadvantages of hosting WCF service within SharePoint? hosting WCF service within SharePoint? pl guide..
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Can I limit MySite profile picture file size submitted?

We are trying to have SharePoint limit the size of the profile picture that can be submitted (to about less than 1MB). This is for the MySite profile picture only. Can this be done? Either via: 1. ...
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Requirement of custom service application in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint already has many service applications. what are the business case scenarios (with example) where custom service applications are created (as it is essential)? pl guide.
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Creating Group Programmatically with Reader Role

I am working with SharePoint 2010. I am creating groups in my site through code. There is no issue in that. At the time of creation I provide "Reader" role for my groups. But when I browse the listing ...
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Sharepoint 2013 Distributed Cache error

I've recently started having an issue with my Distributed Cache. When I try run Remove-SPDistributedCacheServiceInstance I get the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". I can ...
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Sharepoint 2013 Managed Properties in Search Template

I have a Sharepoint 2013 search display template working nicely. I wanted to add a new managed property mapping to the template which is of type "hyperlink or picture". This content type stores both a ...
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BDC model to connect oracle data in SharePoint 2010

Need to connect to oracle through BDC model - we can do this by either BDC model created through Visual studio or through BCS Meta man? performance wise which one will be better? BDC model created ...
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SharePoint 2010 - content-type with large lookup columns

We have to design a content-type with 20 lookup columns. Again lookup columns are dependent on "Managed Metadata" & "User profile" service etc. Is it a good idea to design such CT? If not, then ...
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SharePoint 2013 and WebApi

I would like to use ASP.NET WebApi inside a SharePoint 2013 farm solution. I know it is not supported out-of-the-box, but I found SignalR can be run by means of a simple HttpModule, so I was ...
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How to give a visitor user, contribute access in a document library folder

I am facing problem in giving a visitor user permission as "Contribute" on a perticular folder inside a document library. In my scenario the user is added in the top site collection inside visitor ...
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Large list - List view Threshold - SP 2010

For a project requirement client wants - saving 1 million document in a flat document library. Though document size is low, total data is not more than 9 GB. Due to Threshold settings can we store 1 ...
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“Read permission” level will not allow users to see the metadata navigation tree

I have a main publishing site and 5 sub sites, and I define a metadata navigation tree as shown below. But all the users that have the “Read permission” level will not be able to see this tree as ...
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Custom Search In SharePoint 2010

Above image is my .net Search page. Here I have used SQL Server Database for fetching result. I want to convert my .net site to SharePoint 2010 Site and Using custom database I want to display ...
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How to create a WSP solution package with visual studio 2012 for an existing SharePoint site?

My manager told me: "We don't create a WSP package for an entire existing SharePoint site, we just need to package master pages, CSS, images and page layout files into a solution package." Is it ...
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How to make list & subsites in one sitedefinition?

I want to make 3 lists in root site & 2 subsites under the root site. As soon as I create subsites from portal.xml my 3 lists are not showing.
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How to get user profile property value when privacy for property set to “Private” (only me)

I have a property in the user profile. This property has privacy settings equal to "Private" (or "Only Me" if working through UI). It means that value for this property will be shown only to you or ...
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Open files (not office) from a SharePoint Doc Library in their Native applications

Is there a way to open files stored in a document library in SharePoint 2013 in their native applications that aren't office files? For example, I am using SharePoint 2013 to store quickbooks files ...
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How external users can access the SharePoint application in case the SharePoint is connected to our company active directory

I have created a Publishing Web application and I have specified that SharePoint is connected to our company Active Directory. Now all our employees are able to login to the SharePoint publishing site ...
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View to specyfic Group Users in Sharepoin

I want to ask how to do a View for specyfic Grop from Users. I have got 5 Group, and I want to do a View for specyfic Group of Users. Administrators should see all elements, and the difrent users ...
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How to change the Title of my Enterprise Wiki & how to show the rating starts

I have the following two problems inside my Enterprise Wiki Template:- I am unable to change the title of the Page from “SharePoint” to “My company name”. Also the rating stats will not show up when ...
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Custom BCS indexing connector with changelog inremental crawl is not working properly

Custom BCS indexing connector with changelog inremental crawl is not working properly I am writing a custom indexing connector using changelog incremental crawl approach. I'm using sample from ...
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enableSessionState=“true” Done what more to do?

Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive. Please also make sure that System.Web.SessionStateModule or a custom ...
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Page Viewer Web Part

From today we are having an weird issue in one of our share point portal .We have a html page with form actions and this page is referenced in our portal through a Page viewer web part and from today ...
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How is a SharePoint wiki different than other SharePoint documents other than the online aspects?

I'm starting a new position that has SharePoint2010 installed and a populated wiki for a specific product. The current wiki content was populated out of RoboHelp and I'm unfamiliar with this software. ...
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SharePoint 2013 and Office Web Apps - Unable to view documents

We have a Web Applications Companion (WAC) server connected to our SharePoint 2013 web application (upgraded to claims based authentication). It appears to us that the WAC server does not trust the ...
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[UnsafeControlException: A Web Part or Web Form Control on this Page cannot be displayed or imported

When the upgrade of 2007 to 2010 took place i started to get errors for my webparts on my website as mentioned below: Error[1] Web Part Error: A Web Part or Web Form Control on this Page cannot be ...
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How to bulk edit the fields of a group of files in a Sharepoint 2010 library

I tried to use the Data View but it says my field is Read Only. The field in question is a term store field. How can I edit these files without doing so one at a time?
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new list added - to show in Content query web part (CQWP)

How Content Query Web Part (CQWP) will be able to show new list added to its output? By default it cann't show new list but how to customize this?

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