PowerShell script to list sites that have a specified feature enabled
The following PowerShell script will enumerate all sites within a Site Collection and report on where a particular feature has been enabled using the Get-SPWeb cmdlet. In the example I am reporting on the SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Features feature…
SharePoint 2013 – Dependency feature ‘PPSSiteCollectionMaster’ for feature ‘PPSSiteMaster’ is not activated at this scope
I have just tried to create a new Business Intelligence Center site within SharePoint 2013 and received the following error: Dependency feature ‘PPSSiteCollectionMaster’ (id: a1cb5b7f-e5e9-421b-915f-bf519b0760ef) for feature ‘PPSSiteMaster’ (id: 0b07a7f4-8bb8-4ec0-a31b-115732b9584d) is not activated at this scope. This was easily fixed…
SharePoint 2013 – Sign in as a different user
In SharePoint 2013 Microsoft removed the ‘Sign in as a different user’ option. Whilst there are a number of ways to get it back, some of them are unsupported. My preferred method is to use the Alt Login feature by…
Access denied when a user click ‘Add document’
I have recently received random reports from users that they are presented with an access denied message when trying to upload files to a document library by clicking the ‘Add document’ link: The permissions all looked fine so I turned…
Enable Document Sets for a site collection
Document sets are used to organise groups of similar or related documents and can be useful for managing projects. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled at the site collection using the Enable-SPFeature PowerShell command. Enable-SPFeature DocumentSet…
SharePoint Storage Metrics returns in Service Pack 1
Users of SharePoint 2007 will have noticed that Microsoft had removed the Storage Management page when SharePoint 2010 was released. Well, the good news is this has made a return in Service Pack 1 with a new look, showing the…
How to create a Wiki Page Library
A SharePoint Wiki Page Library can be used for many things including departmental manuals and documenting procedures. This is mainly because it is quick and easy for groups of people to create pages and link them together. Today I’m creating…
Changing versioning settings for a document library
Some of the document libraries I have created will need to have content approval and version histories enabled. This will give the owners of the libraries control over changes to documents. Here is an overview of the options: Content Approval…
A bit about SharePoint
So what is SharePoint, and why would you want to use it? In a nutshell, it makes it easier for people to work together. With it you can set up web sites to share information and manage documents. There are…
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