There can be times when a SharePoint Add-in instance just won’t install (or uninstall). You get the familiar “We’re adding your app” message on the new tile that has been added to the Site Contents page but nothing changes – it just stays like that.
Category: SharePoint Admin
Content relating to the administration of SharePoint servers.
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How To Deploy/Retract SharePoint Solution Packages
(more…)The most common way of deploying SharePoint Solution Packages is at the command line. This is typically done using PowerShell and there are a couple of ways of doing it, that will be discussed here.
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Creating SharePoint Lists Using PowerShell
(more…)Everyone knows how to create lists via the web browser, but for developers it can often be easier and more controlled to use automation to create lists on target SharePoint sites, for custom solutions they are developing, and the easiest way to do that is often using PowerShell.
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Enable SharePoint’s Save as Template Action If Not Available
(more…)There are times when you want to save a SharePoint (SP) site as a template but the option doesn’t appear in the Site Settings page.
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Creating SharePoint Site Columns and Content Types Using PowerShell
(more…)When developing new sites in SharePoint, using the web interface or SharePoint Designer is all well and good but it can become cumbersome when naming columns, getting their internal names, etc. A much better way is to use SharePoint’s rich PowerShell functionality.
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Working with User Profiles in SharePoint
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The SharePoint User Profile service application provides a means to offload the traffic on a domain controller when querying information in an Active Directory schema.