Questions tagged [2013]
For questions completely specific to all editions of SharePoint 2013 and **not past or future versions**
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If ELSE / ELSE statement is not showing up
I want to use IF ELSE statement in the SharePoint designer 2013 but it is not showing up I am trying to get else by pressing Alt + W + B but sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. Any idea what ...
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Unable to move custom list items from one list to another using server-side object module
I have 2 list named "ActiveItems" and "ArchItems". i wrote the following code to move some items from the "ActiveItems" to the "ArchItems":-
using (SPSite omsSite = new SPSite("http://****/")) //...
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Sharepoint 2013 - use a dedicated Search server as a dedicated crawl server?
I'm having a SharePoint 2013 enterprise farm with the following servers and roles:
Application server 1 - Hosts CA and all the services (expect search). (32 GB ram, 4 cores).
Application server 2 - ...
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SharePoint Form columns “add” button
I have columns in the SharePoint form and they are like this:
1st start date: date and time calendar and selection time
2nd start date and time calendar and selection of time
3rd # # # # # #
I ...
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SharePoint Designer workflow question
I have created a new workflow in SharePoint designer 2013 in which when a date has been reached then the users needs to be informed that one section if missing needs to be completed. But I want to ...
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SP2013 - Standard 2010 Approval workflow fails on start , cancelled by System Account
I have seen this question asked several times, here or somewhere else on the Internet, but none of the solutions presented worked for me.
What I have :
SharePoint 2013 OnPremise
Workflow Manager ...
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Filter Choices not showing for single line of Text column in list view in SharePoint 2013
We have a document library in SharePoint 2013 on-premise with nearly 12k items(List View threshold limit was set to 50k items). There is a column with the name Cust Name(Indexed Column) of type Single ...
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Database contains a site that is not found in the site map
This error is in the upgrade log for mounting a copy of a content database in a different farm. This error is being thrown for one site collection (all other site collections are fine). This site is ...
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SP2013 - Tasks Assigned through Designer Workflows, which email address?
Here's a little background info before I get into the issue. The company I work for was purchased by another company and we integrated with them recently. We were running a SP2013 farm and AD on-...
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How to add non list based OOTB web parts with JSOM Sharepoint 2013
I am attempting to add a Query String Filter Url Web Part to a page programmatically with JSOM and am hitting a dead end.
I see how you can add a web part if you already have the XML like in this ...
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How do I make the secondary fields for an external data column show in list forms
If I add an external data column to a SharePoint list and chooses to add one or more secondary fields, the secondary fields happily appear in list views but not in list forms. How do I make the ...
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SharePoint column fill notification in SharePoint designer 2013 Workflow
I am using SharePoint designer 2013 and want to notify certain people if a specific column in the list has been updated by someone. I simply want to know what can I use in the stages so that it can ...
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SharePoint 2013 stretched farm latency
I'm planning to stretch our SP farm. I'm going to move 1 WFE and 1 APP to another data center.
Distance between data centers less than 10 km.
Based on this article there are strong requirements:
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Double version getting created in sharepoint and the value of a datetime column is getting removed in the 2nd version [closed]
In n update flow in sharepoint, 2 versions are getting created and the value of a datetime column is getting set to null/default value in the 2nd version.
This is happening only for orders which ...
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Add Water Mark on PDF SPFile
I am trying to add water mark on a pdf file which is saved in Document Library. I don't want to modify the file in document library although when User clicks the Print Button, it should add Water Mark ...
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Stop additional workflow emails [closed]
I have created a basic workflow which sends an email to a selected user.
I don't want any additional emails sent to the user if for example the list is edited.
Is there a way around this?
Thanks ...
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SPFolder.MoveTo is preserving the metadata for the sub-folders while reset the metadata for the root folder
I have the following console application, which moved some folders from one document library to another within the same SP 2013 site collection:-
SPList sourceomslist = omsWeb.Lists.TryGetList("...
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Replace “,” to “;” in single line of text column
I need an advice on the following situation.
I have column that is single line of text which stores email addresses separated by comma (the value is created by lookup table).
Example:
ABC@yahoo....
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Moving old items and documents to another lists/libraries
We have an order management system inside our SharePoint on-premises 2013. and the system has the following 2 main list and library:-
Custom list containing the order info.
Document library. Where ...
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Improving performance for the Create/Copy files and folders (using code) inside our large document library
We have a SharePoint 2013 on-premises team site and we have a document library which have around 29,000 +++ items, and those files are structured under around 4,000 folders and sub-folder. now inside ...
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Sharepoint List Field to Excel is Adding “#” and Numbers to Field
Using SP 2013 on-prem and created a custom list. One of the list form fields allows for multiple people to be added via our address book. Works great in SP, but a problem when I export the list into ...
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Check SharePoint group membership using many sites
I know it is wrong, but our SharePoint designed to use so many SharePoint sites instead of using subsites. Each site has it's own groups. Access granted on each sites by SP groups, not by AD groups. ...
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Sharepoint 2013 : Survey Partial Response : Continue
I have created a survey in SharePoint 2013 and the users are able to respond to the survey.
However, in case the user saves a partial survey the user has to Navigate to View All Response and Edit the ...
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How to tell which event triggered a workflow from inside the workflow?
I have a SharePoint 2013 workflow created in VisualStudio (not Designer).
Originally this workflow only ran on ItemAdded, but now I need it to also run on ItemUpdated.
Is there a way to tell from ...
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Manage Properties Issue SharePoint 2013
I am not able to get default SharePoint column in search display template. I have mapping to default column crawl property with custom manage property.
How can i resolve this column in search result?
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Set multiple OU in People Picker
We have our Intranet running on SharePoint 2013.
By the end of last year we had to limit the users being shown in the People Picker fields to just one specific OU in our AD. For this we used the ...
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How to get a specific number of results for a Content Type value matching a specific string?
Example: I have a content type as FAQ. I need to retrieve only 8 FAQ results (along with other content types - no limit )from Sharepoint search api.
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Workflow or form history in InfoPath Form
I have created InfoPath form 2013 on which I have applied approval workflow (made in SharePoint Designer).
Now what I want to do is displaying history like submitted by this, approved by this, close ...
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SPListItem field resets to null after calling Update
I use SharePoint 2013 with the following code:
SPListItem listItem;
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listItem["MyCol"] = " "; // Space character.
Console.WriteLine($"listItem[\"MyCol\"] = {listItem["MyCol"]}"); // Here i see ...
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Export sharepoint list item into excel using csom
I have a custom list. I have filtered with single item, based on ID.
Now, I want to export that particular list item into Excel by CSOM coding.
Please note, I don't want to export in CSV file format....
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Number of results decreased after applying a query rule to promote a specific content type in SharePoint
As mentioned in the below link on how to promote a content type in SharePoint results: How to change the order in which search results are displayed in SharePoint Server 2013,
I did the same but the ...
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Average and Total in a Calculated Column
I am currently calculating the difference between created date and modified date in my SharePoint custom list.
Is it possible to also calculate the average of the # of days, totalled by month?
I ...
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SharePoint 2013 Column Returning as “Null” rather than Double
The below list contains columns which are simply years (set to contain 0 decimal points). The current columns are 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. In use, the end user selects a date on a calendar ...
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Add list web part to content editor table (SharePoint 2013)
Is there a way to add a list web part into one of the cells in a table that exists in a content editor web part?
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OOTB validation on custom new form using SPCascade
I have a custom new form that I've implemented SPServices SPCascade on. The cascade functionality is working beautifully, but now when the form is saved and any required fields are not filled out, it ...
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SharePoint Designer Worflow
I'm fairly new to SharePoint designer and I am trying to create a workflow that will send an automatic email whenever I create a new document in a specific folder in SharePoint 2013.
Getting ...
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RenderListDataAsStream REST API endpoint support in SP2013 On-Prem?
Is the RenderListDataAsStream REST API endpoint supported in SharePoint 2013 On-Prem? When using POSTMAN to craft a POST REST query, I'm getting a 'NotFound' return.
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Send alert if due date is exceeded
I want to send an alert to my coworkers when the due date of the issue from a list is exceeded.
We use SharePoint 2013.
Any help please?
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How to get images(randomly for specific status) displayed on 'card view' from 'images library' in SharePoint 2013
How to get images(randomly for specific status) displayed on 'card view' from 'images library' in SharePoint 2013, using REST API in SharePoint Designer 2013?
I've created a column(hyperlink/picture) ...
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Task List - Project Professional / Standard
We are facing the following issue:
We have a SharePoint 2013 farm and users have Office Pro Plus 2016 as well as Project Standard 2016 installed (both 32bit).
When opening a task list in SharePoint ...
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CascadeDropdown doesn't work
I use SharePoint 2013, create 2 lists 'listA' and 'listB' with fields as below:
listA has 2 fields: Department & departPOC
Department: single line of text, unique
departPOC: Person or ...
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SharePoint 2013 ribbon bar issues
We are experiencing an issue with SharePoint 2013.
When clicking on the ribbon bar in a page the tabs shows with broken images and buttons like (Save,checkout) is not working when click on it.
the ...
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Unable to add SharePoint provider hosted app. Getting error “Sorry, Something went wrong with adding the app. Click to retry”
While adding app to subsite (through Site Contents > Add an app), we are getting a message "We're adding your app, Click to cancel" for few seconds and then throws an error as mentioned in Title.
We ...
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Site Template with Metadata SharePoint 2013
We are trying to clone a SharePoint 2013 web using templates, but the choice field information is not being included. Microsoft Docs states that taxonomy field info is by default not included with ...
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Conditional formatting for a row that contains any information
I have a list that I am using for a library check out. When a person populates the check out date field I want my row to be grayed out. The condition would be if a field contains "any" information. ...
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How to get two code snippets on the same page to only affect certain web parts (SP 2013)?
I'm fairly new to SharePoint and web coding in general, but I've been tasked with updating my business's Sales page on their SP 2013 site, and the team wants their 'Roster' and 'Promotions' calendars (...
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Previous version of document gets saved as most current version when the true most recent version is saved
I have a document library with versioning enabled (major only). We are experiencing an intermittent issue where while saving a document, a previous version of the document is saved as one version ...
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Image not loading consistently in SharePoint 2013 environment
I have a SharePoint 2013 site that contains a document library that contains images. These images are being used in pages using the insert image option.
The problem is sometimes these images do not ...
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Updating a column using choices from other lists
I have a list A with a choice column (Choice 1,2,3). And a list B with the same choices column B.
I have also a third list, List C with column A and B which are updated through workflow from the ...
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SP2013 and site URL/Wildcard Cert Question
So as stated in the last question, I inherited a pretty rough SP2013 environment and have been working through various issues to keep it stable before moving everything to SP Online.
So my question ...
