SharePoint generally facilitates 2 types of web parts that we can use to perform a search with in a predefined scope. One of those two parts is search box web part, which contains a text box and a dropdown menu. The text box is used for entering the search keywords while dropdown includes the value of search scopes. Another web […]
How to modify the search results of a search core result web part in SharePoint?
How to attach correct w3wp worker process in visual studio
Most of us generally attach all w3wp worker process while debugging the SharePoint 2013/2016 solutions in Visual Studio. The reason for this is simple as attach to process window does not show any information related to the application pool id. If you want to triumph over this issue and want to find out the correct w3wp worker process that you […]
Installation of SharePoint 2016 Server
IT preview of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 has been hooked up on the internet since August 2015 and everybody has been digging up its features since then. For those who weren’t able to install the the application, our Offshore SharePoint developers have inscribed a comprehensive article on Installation of SharePoint 2016 Server. This article mainly describes the steps for installing […]
Prerequisites of SharePoint 2016 Installation
Please follow the below mentioned steps for installing or checking all prerequisites required before installation of SharePoint 2016. Please locate the “prerequisiteinstaller” from your SharePoint 2016 package files and run the exe. (boxed red in the below picture) as “Run as administrator” 2. Now click on Next. 3. Accept license agreements and then press “Next”. 4. Now all these prerequisites will […]
Installation of SQL Server 2014 SP1
Seeing many people eager to install SQL Server 2014 SP1, gave me the perfect opportunity to post an article on “Installation of SQL Server 2014 SP1”. Go through the “below–mentioned” steps for installing SQL Server 2014. I have performed these steps for configuring the SharePoint 2016. Please extract the software and run the setup.exe as “Run as administrator” 2. Click […]
Personal Time Off – A State Machine Workflow
Executive Summary The client was using a SP 2013 designer workflow to manage their existing PTO system. Their existing Employee leave management system was not able to meet their business requirement. Softree Technology understood their business needs and after gathering all requirements Softree Technology proposed to develop the PTO workflow by using State Machine Workflow. Why State Machine Workflow – […]
How to inject javascript to SharePoint or Office 365 master pages using CSOM
In office 365 environment, Microsoft had suggested not to modify the master pages. So to avoid modification, we can inject JavaScript at run time to the Master Pages of Office 365. This can be accomplished using the below CSOM Code (concocted by our Offshore SharePoint Developers) in any provider hosted model app development. Fundamentally we are creating Custom Action at […]
How to get users from nested AD groups in SharePoint
As we know we can assign permission to specific AD groups from SharePoint workspace. So all users presents in that specific AD groups can get permission to SharePoint sites based on the permission defined to this AD groups in SharePoint sites. If this AD group is a nested AD group then also all users present in all nested groups can have the permission […]
UTILITY FOR CUSTOMIZING OFFICE 365 AND SHAREPOINT SITES
Executive Summary Softree Technology got a request to develop a platform/utility which will apply branding to SharePoint site collections. The requirement is run this utility from remote environment which can apply theme or branding to SharePoint/Office 365 environment. This product will be used to help targeting Site Owners to brand their SharePoint Sites using a simple to use interface without […]
How to Import Managed Metadata into SharePoint
Managed metadata is a hierarchical collection of centrally managed terms that you can define, and then use as attributes for items in SharePoint Server 2013. You can use the Term Store management tool to create terms in a term set, or manage a term such as copy it or move it. If you have many terms that you want to […]