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SharePoint Error 6398 - You do not have permission to run 'SP_TRACE_CREATE'
Working with a customer, we noticed a large number of errors in the Windows Application event log for error 6398. The errors look like:The Execute method of job definition...
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Iterating Large SharePoint Lists with PowerShell
In a previous post, I wrote about creating a large list with PowerShell. Now that the data is in SharePoint, how do you get the data back out?As a reminder, here is the structure that I created, where...
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Updating SharePoint Managed Metadata Columns with PowerShell
This post shows how to update a field with a managed metadata term. BackgroundAs with all software projects, requirements change as soon as you deliver. We created a huge list based on a nested folder...
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What Every SharePoint Admin Needs to Know About Host Named Site Collections
This post intends to tell you everything you need to know about host named site collections so that you can decide if they are appropriate for your environment. This post is NOT telling you to run out...
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Querying Active Directory Using Principal Extensions in...
I recently had a project where I needed to query the extensionAttribute1 – extensionAttribute15 attributes for users from Active Directory. I’ve already written about how to query Active Directory...
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Setting Object Cache Accounts in SharePoint 2010
This post will show how to set the PortalSuperUser and PortalSuperReader accounts for SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell.BackgroundI frequently create web applications in my SharePoint 2010 environment...
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Inside the SharePoint 2010 My Site Cleanup Timer Job
This post will discuss what the SharePoint 2010 My Site Cleanup Timer Job is, what it does, and how to manage it. If you need to implement your own cleanup process, this post will also provide...
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Setting Up FBA and SQL Membership in SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell
This post provides PowerShell script to easily configure SQL FBA in SharePoint 2010. A long time ago, I wrote a blog post that shows how to configure the SQL Server Provider for FBA in SharePoint 2010....
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Configuring Access Services 2013 on Premises
UPDATE: See White Paper: Office 2013--Access Services Setup for an On-Premises Installation for updated guidance for configuring Access Services 2013 for the RTM version. Recently I co-presented the...
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Creating High Trust SharePoint Apps with Microsoft Office Developer Tools for...
This post shows how to create a High Trust app using Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 - Preview 2 tools. During SharePoint Conference 2012, Scott Guthrie announced the release of...
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Enable Exchange Mailboxes for All Users in an OU
This is more of a note to myself than anything, but what the heck, why not share it with everyone else?I frequently build new SharePoint farms for development and testing, and I usually create a new...
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Configuring LDAP for FBA in SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013 with PowerShell
This post provides PowerShell script to easily configure forms based authentication using LDAP in SharePoint 2010 or 2013.A long time ago, I wrote a post that shows how to configure the SQL Server...
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SharePoint 2013 App Only Policy Made Easy
This post demonstrates the app only policy for SharePoint 2013 app development and show how to create SharePoint 2013 apps using OAuth tokens with either a trust to ACS as well as S2S. I show how to...
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New Features in Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012
The Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 have been released and have some fantastic new additions in them for building apps. This blog post covers some of the new features that...
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Build Session: Understanding Authentication and Permissions with Apps for...
I am privileged to present at the Build 2013 conference Understanding Authentication and Permissions with Apps for SharePoint and Office. This session focuses on helping you to understand what an app...
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Access Services 2013 Setup for an On-Premises Installation
This blog post will show you how to configure Access Services 2013 to use in your own environment. OverviewBack in August 2012, when SharePoint 2013 was just in Beta 2 phase and not yet released, I...
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ALM for SharePoint Apps: Configuring a TFS Build Server with Team Foundation...
This post shows how to configure a TFS Team Build 2012 server with Team Foundation Service in the cloud, and how to create a basic build of a SharePoint 2013 provider hosted app.OverviewThis is part 1...
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ALM for SharePoint Apps: Implementing Continuous Integration
This post shows how to implement continuous integration for a provider-hosted app in SharePoint 2013. OverviewThis is Part 2 of a series.Part 1 - ALM for SharePoint Apps: Configuring a TFS Build...
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ALM for SharePoint Apps: Customizing the Build Process with a Custom Workflow...
This post shows how to create a custom customize the build process for provider-hosted apps with a custom workflow activity that will update the appmanifest.xml file for a provider-hosted app to point...
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ALM for SharePoint Apps – Understanding Provider Hosted App Publishing
This post shows how to create a publishing profile for provider-hosted apps and use them as part of the build process.OverviewThis is part 4 in a series on ALM for SharePoint 2013 apps.Part 1 - ALM for...
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