Archive for 'Troubleshooting' Category

Difference between Security Context of Workflow Code in SharePoint 2007 and 2010

By namwar - Last updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012

In SharePoint 2010, any code which executes because of the changes made by the workflow process will run in context of the user who either started the workflow or responsible for changes which caused the code to be executed. But … In SharePoint 2007,  any code which executes because of the changes made by the workflow process [...]

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Solution for viewing HTML files in browser from SharePoint Document Library

By namwar - Last updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012

In SharePoint 2010 document library, if you click on a file with .html extension, you will notice that browser will open Save File dialogue box. This behaviour stops you to view HTML files directly in browser from document library and some times it is very annoying. To resolve it and view HTML files in browser, [...]

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Useful Javascript Functions and objects in SharePoint – Part 1

By namwar - Last updated: Sunday, February 19, 2012

SharePoint has a huge set of javascript functions and objects which are defined in essential SharePoint javascript files like init.js, core.js, forms.js etc. These files are necessary for SharePoint to function properly. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel by writing your own javascript function for something which is already provided by these core [...]

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What is the meaning of “Limited Access” in SharePoint?

By namwar - Last updated: Saturday, October 22, 2011

If you are wondering what is “Limited Access” in SharePoint and how does it affect you then here is the simple explanation: “Limited Access” in SharePoint means a user has an access to an item of the page specifically but not the whole SharePoint list. Normally, we don’t manage individual item permissions and list items normally inherit [...]

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Continuous Integration of SharePoint Project by using TFS

By namwar - Last updated: Friday, August 26, 2011

SharePoint projects are some what special in the way they use assemblies and some time it is very difficult to setup your TFS build process for continuous integration. Today, SharePoint Developer Team has published an excellent step-by-step process to properly setup your TFS Build Process for SharePoint Projects. You can read the article here This article guides [...]

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Solution: The Taxonomy feature (Feature ID “73EF14B1-13A9-416b-A9B5-ECECA2B0604C”) has not been activated

By namwar - Last updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011

If you are trying to add a Managed Metadata type column and getting “The Taxonomy feature (Feature ID “73EF14B1-13A9-416b-A9B5-ECECA2B0604C”) has not been activated” error then here is the quickest way to enable the required feature by using following PowerShell cmdlet: Enable-SPFeature -id “73EF14B1-13A9-416b-A9B5-ECECA2B0604C” -url “YourSiteUrl”          

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List of Special Pages in SharePoint 2010 which do not use any master page

By namwar - Last updated: Sunday, April 10, 2011

There are some special pages in SharePoint 2010 which do not use any master page. You should be aware of these pages to avoid bad user experience while branding your site. Following is the list of those pages: AccessDenied.aspx : Displays, if user does not have permission to perform respective action. Confirmation.aspx : Displays, to [...]

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HTML Field Control versus Content Editor Web Part

By namwar - Last updated: Sunday, April 3, 2011

Normally, people feel strong temptation to use Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) whenever they need to display HTML content on a SharePoint page. There is nothing wrong in using CEWP as far as you know when to use it and what are the alternatives. Most of the time CEWP performs as needed but there are some scenarios where we [...]

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Solution for “HRESULT: 0x80040E60″ Error in SharePoint Search

By namwar - Last updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Here is the solution to resolve HRESULT: 0x80040E60 error in SharePoint Search

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Solution for JavaScript Error on Search Results Page in SharePoint

By namwar - Last updated: Tuesday, August 24, 2010

This article provides the solution for the object expected error on SharePoint Search Results page.

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