SharePoint 2013 – "This page can’t be displayed" when clicking on an app
I have just created an App Catalog in SharePoint 2013 but after adding an app from the SharePoint store I tried to configure it and received the following message: This page can’t be displayed It turned out that I had…
SharePoint 2013 – AutoSPInstaller hangs at "Creating Metadata Service Application…"
I have noticed several times when using AutoSPInstaller that it hangs at “Creating Metadata Service Application”. So far I haven’t managed to work out why this happens, but the only workaround I have found is to close the PowerShell window…
PowerShell script to report the last modified date for all sites within a site collection
In response to a post on the Microsoft TechNet Forums I wrote the following script to report the last modified date for all sites within a site collection using the Get-SPSite and Get-SPWeb PowerShell cmdlets. $SiteCollection = Get-SPSite https://yoursite.yourdomain.local ForEach($Site in…
SharePoint 2013 – Configure a document expiration policy
I have been tasked with configuring an information management policy to ensure documents over a certain age are automatically archived to another location. Here is how to do this: 1. Navigate to the document library and on the Library ribbon…
Microsoft recommendations on scaling out Search components
I’m currently preparing to take the 70-332 exam (Advanced Solutions of Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2013) and suspect there may be questions relating to Search Service capacity planning. These are the Microsoft recommendations for scaling out the Search Service components that…
SharePoint 2013 – URL is not a valid routing destination
When configuring a new Send To Connection in Central Administration for a library based retention schedule I received the following error: Verification Failed: URL is not a valid routing destination 1. Open Site Settings and under Site Actions click Manage…