Change a choice field to a lookup field on a site column already created and...
I have a Site Column that I created which uses a Choice Field. We have document libraries already in place that use this column and have data in them. I would like to change this Choice Field to a...
View ArticleContent Management Approval Best Practice
I'm sure this has been answered many times but I can't seem to find a solution. What's the consensus on how to handle the following situation:We have a doc library that our help desk uses. The help...
View ArticleCWEP shows "cannot retrieve properties at this time" while trying to save...
Hi,While im trying to save changes to CWEP message appears "cannot retrieve properties at this time" and "cannot save changes" right after it. I've searched internet ... but there is no real...
View ArticlePurpose and content of a good Functional Design
I have been asked to outline the contents of a good Functional Design document and its minimum contents as a deliverable in a SharePoint implementation project and ofcourse we would like to have the...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Term-Driven Pages Friendly URL 404 Error
We have setup our SharePoint 2013 site's navigation to be Term Store driven. As part of that, we have setup Term-Driven Pages to redirect the Friendly URLs to the actual pages. However, when browsing...
View ArticlePractical and alternate options to edit wiki pages
Hello,We have many rich contents to add to the wiki pages and it is very tedious to edit wiki pages.I tried the following options:SharePoint designer 2013 does not have the view source feature anymore,...
View ArticleCan i apply multiple filters on single column in custom view of SharePoint 2013?
I have a list on SharePoint 2013 site and I have created new view in that list. I'm unable to filter any column based on multiple views. Can anyone please provide help on this? I have seen that in...
View ArticleSSO in SharePoint 2013
Hi All,I have an SharePoint Application and also other web application end of the day all the applications are using AD authentication , if the user login into the SharePoint then, if he navigates to...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Ribbon
We have two sites that are identical. One is a development site and the other production.The List option on the Ribbon does not show on the production site, but it does on the development site.Can...
View ArticleQuestion about list permissions
Hi,I need to change the permission on a list such that:Site users can add/remove their own list itemsSite users cannot delete/change other user’s list itemsSite users can view the list itemsWhat would...
View ArticleSign in as Another User option for Kiosks
We have numerous kiosks that autologin to a computer specific account. With SharePoint 2010 we just told people to login as another user and that worked since they were mostly just viewing...
View ArticlePermissions needed in My Sites database for Work management service...
In our brand-new SharePoint 2013 (RTM) environment, task aggregation is not working. When I tried to view tasks in my sites, I see "last updated at 1/1/1901'and a tooltip saying "sorry, we're having...
View ArticleImporting metadata to document library columns
I need to migrate a handful of doc libraries from a legacy system. I moved all the files over to Sharepoint, but I need to get the metadata over as well. I have it in an Excel sheet (where on column...
View ArticleChanges to Wiki pages are lost if open for > 30 minutes
If a user is editing a Wiki Page and they have it open for more than 30 minutes, then when they press Save their changes are lost and the page refreshes with the previous saved version and there is no...
View ArticleStart Workflow When Item Created on Document Library Issue
I have a SharePoint 2013 workflow on a document library that is set to start automatically when an item is created. The workflow starts as soon as you upload the document and before you finish filling...
View ArticleSharepoint 2010 - blog issue - post not displaying after editing web part
I have a SP 2013 site with a blog sub site. I was asked for a way to show a different author than the created by so that a blog posting could be entered for another person. So I created a list on the...
View ArticleSend multiple versions of the same document for approval - SharePoint 2013
Hi All,I have a requirement for selecting multiple versions of the same document for approval or move to another document library as separate documents. Here is the scenario:Upload a document in a...
View ArticleHere is some handy SharePoint 2013 training videos!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/fp123606
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 - How to get the data from shared folder(Cloud)
Hi All, I have to get the data from Shared folder which may be from cloud also. After getting the data, I need to have those data either in list or document library. I would like to know what...
View ArticleUnable to change "Preferred search center" in My Site Settings...
We have a couple of SharePoint 2013 environments, both on Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012. The Search "Global Search Center URL" and the My Site setting for "Peferred Search Center" were...
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