Questions tagged [2013]
For questions completely specific to all editions of SharePoint 2013 and **not past or future versions**
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Calculated column formula for an expiry date based on drop down selection
I have a dropdown list named “Expiry Period” with options as follow:-
Yearly
Monthly
2 weeks
1 week
Other options might be added later on
Now I want to create a calculated column named “Expiry Date”...
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404 Error for http//
I'm getting the below error for our root domain and all subsites when they are typed in the format http://domain.co.uk or https://domain.co.uk
HTTP Error 404. The requested resource is not found.
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If AD user profile is deleted - effect on Sharepoint data (created by, modified by, historic assigned tasks…)
I'm a SP Admin with a basic understanding of how AD and Sharepoint interact. I've had a request from management "...to remove former employee names from Sharepoint". While I've taken care of the SP ...
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What is latest stable SharePoint 2013 CU?
What is the latest stable SharePoint 2013 Cumulative update?
CU`s from Nov - Feb, has these workflows issues, I am not sure if these are fixed as part of any latest CU.
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Manager is not updated for user profiles
Recently manager of few users in AD have been changed as old manager has left the organization. But this change is not reflecting in user profile. I have done full sync as well but no luck.
Please ...
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SharePoint Organization Chart is showing disabled user
SharePoint Org chart is showing disabled user in AD. I already ran full sync but still it is showing. Management has now escalated this.
Note: We have disabled My site cleanup job.
So is there any ...
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How to Validate SharePoint column by Date using IF
I want to validate column by Type of employee.
Type of Employee:
- Contact
- Full Time
I want to validate a column for "Hire Date"(Type: Date) by "Employee Type" column.
I want the date to Null/...
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Users with Read permission can not view the “Pending” alerts inside enterprise wiki pages
I am working on an Enterprise wiki site collection inside sharepoint on-premises 2013. and i have set the following approval settings:-
now i edited the home page and i added random text qqqqqq.. ...
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Get field from infopath form and populate in new row of connected list
So I have an info path form and a connected list on an edit page.
I have set this connected list up through some java script to automatically go into edit mode. It is also filtering values properly ...
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Need to update the DOCX file content stored in SharePoint 2013 Library using PowerShell
I have a need to update the DOCX file content using SharePoint 2013 PowerShell.
I am using below code to do the same, but once file gets updated and checked in by the code, the files getting corrupted ...
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Using App Step in 2013 workflow, shows modified by field as “Sharepoint App”, how to show the user who actually modified the document?
I have created an approval workflow, where I'm using App Step, because previously I'm getting an error like "Item is deleted or locked by one of the user" so, to give elevated permissions, I'm using ...
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Using Navigation Metadata on DATE in library causes error when browse for link (AssetPortalBrowser.aspx)
I didn't found any answers on differents blogs so asking here :)
Using SharePoint Server 2013, when activating metadata navigation on document library causes error inside AssetPortalBrowser.aspx page ...
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SharePoint Workflow stuck / takes ages to complete
We have several Workflows (2013) starting when an item is created. One of these Workflows does a HTTP call to create a subsite via rest api.
Many times this Workflow will take up to a day (!) to ...
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Which option best for Upgrade a SiteCollection with new content database
In below which options are suitable to upgrade a SharePoint 2013 SiteCollection to SharePoint 2016 here I don't want to upgrade the existing database but create a new content database in SharePoint ...
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Document Open In IE
I have a pdf documents stored in SharePoint document library. By default the document open in Edge as the browswer is fine for some of the other documents in the library but the others I want to open ...
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Where inside my page layout i need to register Page.ClientScript.RegisterOnSubmitStatement?
I were searching for an approach to add a validation on a Date field inside my enterprisewiki.aspx page layout, the validation to check if the Date >= Today. so finally i find this appraoch http://...
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Backup and restore sharepoint 2013/2016 on-premises farms using veeam sharepoint recovery explorer [closed]
Yesterday I (as a senior sharepoint developer/admin) had a discussion with our IT admins and backup admins about their policy for backuping our customers' sharepoint 2013 and sharepoint 2016 on-...
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Sharepoint 2013 to Sharepoint 2016 - only wish to migrate single site collection - easiest method?
Objective - Sharepoint 2013 (only specific content - 1 site) migrate to Sharepoint 2016 - only wish to migrate single site collection - easiest method?
Plan is to migrate for testing ahead of live ...
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How to set SharePoint list column font color using JavaScript
My question can be answered via two different ways:
1) How can I set the font on columns = white (to fake them being hidden)? I currently tried to use FieldName.fontcolor("white") and FieldName....
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Editing Locked Data Source Field
Scenario - I'm trying to update a drop down list in InfoPath form that's connected to a SharePoint list. In the drop list field in InfoPath I see that the field is using a data source and gives a data ...
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Unable to add a validation for our enterprise wiki pages' fields.. Error “List Data Validation Failed”
I am working on an enterprise wiki site collection inside sharepoint 2013 farm. i have a custom date field named "ExpireDate", and i added a validation inside the Pages library's Validation settings, ...
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Promises resolving out of order
Environment
SharePoint 2016
AngularJS 1.5.4
Situation
I have a query service that wraps REST calls retrieving data from SharePoint lists. This service works without issue in SP 2013, but it is ...
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Powershell command to update enterprise wiki pages without changing modified, modifiedby + do not trigger ER or workflows
I am working on an enterprise wiki site collection inside sharepoint server 2013 professional farm. now i want to write a power-shell command to update some custom fields values for the wiki pages, ...
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Error when trying to access site columns “Field type BambooKBRichText is not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete this field. ”
I am working on a sharepoint famr 2013 professional, and inside an enterprise wiki site collection, when i tried to access the "Site columns" to create a new site column i got this error:-
now i ...
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Why is there no page layout for the Page content type
I have a pages library with two content types the out of the box Page and one a custom one with some custom metadata (from site columns) Team_Resources. Those I removed the other content types -- ...
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Customize Content Query Web Part CQWP
Using the design manager to create a content query webpart snippet. I'm using the Document with using the Title, description and document icon item style for the presentation. It is working and ...
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Sharepoint Designer 2013 trouble joining lists
I am attempting to join two lists, the idea is that I want to have two different sets of permissions for different parts of a list. I know column based security is not available so I figured by having ...
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New page redirect to created page?
When I create a page in my Pages library using the ribbon or view selector "New document" I am not redirected to the newly created page. I am just redirected to the view I came from.
I found this ...
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Migrate 2013 site to Modern Online site via migration tools like ShareGate?
What is the best practice for migrating sites from 2013 (on-prem) to SharePoint online Modern Sites?
Option 1: Create a new classic site in Online, and migrate the on-prem site to that classic site ...
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Display multiple approvers' comments in workflow email notification
We're using Sharepoint Designer 2013 and Infopath Designer 2013. We have a change request workflow that uses Task Process. So here's the scenario:
Change request is submitted by user.
When approver ...
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How to add Pages Library to page layout
We are using the page publishing features and I'm trying to put together a custom page layout that includes a list view of the pages library.
I've gone into the Snippets gallery but there isn't a ...
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Get Page Field Values with javascript
We are using SP 2013 publishing features and have the document id service turned on for our site collection. So each new page has a document id assigned to it.
We also created a custom content type ...
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Should Document library versioning be enabled when storing XML files?
Should Document library versioning be enabled when storing XML files? I know the advantages of turning it on for MS office documents. Does it do any good turning it on for XML files and folders?
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SharePoint 2013 - How do I save the value of a read-only or hidden field?
I'm trying to set a field in a list's edit form with a value after the user clicks "Save." Here's the catch: I don't want the field to be editable by the user (only JavaScript should set its value).
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How to add wikipage in wikipage library using powershell?
I tried to add a wikipage in the wikipage library using the code provided by Vijai Anand Ramalingam on c-sharpcorner.com.
I'm copy-pasting the script here to avoid dead link issues preventing future ...
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SharePoint DateTimeControl styling is getting out in google chrome
I am using a SharePoint DateTimeControl in my web part solution in SharePoint 2013. it is working fine in Internet Explorer:
but when I open the same page in Google Chrome, it looks like the ...
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Page filter doesn't work in edit mode
In my library I have the document id service turned on. So each new document gets an unchanging id. That is working.
I then have some other documents which are related to a given page. I've created a ...
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workflow 2013 not working after workflow created column is deleted from list
I have a workflow 'xyz' on a list 'A'. The workflow was working fine, But when the column 'xyz' on list 'A' created by the workflow got deleted the workflow isn't working.
How can I fix this?
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How to reuse navigation terms multiple times
We have a site with two different sections -- one for each of the groups in our team. We are using managed navigation and friendly urls. The two different groups have agreed on a phase taxonomy for ...
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Show related documents on a webpage
We have a training/learning site based on a SP 103 Pages library. Content creators have varying levels of SharePoint skills. Additionally we only have Site Collection admin level access. So we can't ...
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Accessing and counting from same list only works once
I've been trying to show a count subtracted from a maximum of 35 for a seating count.
I've tried everything I can think of and have come to a dead end for myself. What am I doing wrong in my below ...
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List link to library xml file opens in browser instead of Office XML handler
I have a bunch of documents that are either word or excel files generated by a third party program. They are all saved with an XML file extension. When opening the file from File explorer, office ...
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Conditional Formatting based on whether or not time is present
Is there a way to set background color conditionally ony when data is present?
Only when someone sets a time due it shows up in the column and I want to make that more visible.
I am familiar with ...
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MS Word Quick Parts Document Properties Publish Date vs SharePoint 2013 library modified date
I have Googled to death the difference between the Quick Parts Publish Date and the SharePoint 2013 library modified date and publish date. When a document is approved, the Quick Parts publish date ...
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sharepoint workflow email hyperlink changing https to http
I made a workflow that sends an email with a sharepoint hyperlink. This hyperlink must be accessible from an outside network so it has to be an https link. I have hardcoded a "click here" hyperlink ...
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SP13: Searching for Check-out Documents
Is there a way to do a site collection search to show all documents that are in checked out state? If possible could it be an OTB feature or maybe a powershell script?
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How to add items to welcome menu with javascript
I need to add new menu items to the welcome menu in SP 2013 using javascript/jquery. How can this be done?
Additions to #welcomeMenuBox dont work for me.
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The field “substring” on type “Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.ROOT” does not exist or is not accessible
Creating a list workflow on SharePoint Designer 2013. My workflow shows no errors but after attempting to publish, comes back with "Errors were found when compiling the workflow. The workflow files ...
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How to remove “sign out” button
I'm using a kiosk software where the user is getting a blank desktop when he signs out from SharePoint and closes the browser so I don't want the users to sign out.
How can I remove the "sign out" ...
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Delete MOST records from survey (not all)
I need to delete records in a survey before they reach the big 5K threshold. The problem is, I need to delete MOST of the records, but not ALL of them. Since it's a survey, I can't seem to open it ...
