Increase list view threshold from 5000 items
By default SharePoint lists are throttled with a threshold of 5000 items. This is mainly to prevent a drain on resource and performance decrease: Whilst not recommended for production environments it is possible to increase this value in Central Administration. …
Show the SharePoint document version inside a Word document
If versioning is enabled on a document library it is possible to show the SharePoint document version inside a Word document (rather than maintain the version inside the Word document manually). It involves configuring a label in the Document Library…
AutoSPInstaller – stuck on Running Prerequisite Installer (online mode)
I am using AutoSPInstaller to install SharePoint 2016 on multiple Windows 2016 servers. It has finished what it needs to do on the local server and has started installing on the first remote server. However, it has been stuck for a few hours…
Failing timer job – Search Custom Dictionaries Update
In my SharePoint 2016 lab I can see the following appearing repeatedly in the logs: OWSTIMER.EXE (0x0D20) 0x15FC SharePoint Foundation Timer 6398 Critical The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.CustomDictionaryDeploymentJobDefinition (ID f637505e-2ce6-4785-8d88-37a210be6cc4) threw an exception. More information is included below. …
SharePoint 2016 – The upgraded database schema doesn’t match the TargetSchema
I have not had much exposure to SharePoint 2016 yet and have only just applied my first cumulative update. Unfortunately it didn’t go well and failed. Here is what I pulled out of the log file: ERR Failed to…
Rename a Service Application’s database using PowerShell
While setting up a SharePoint 2013 DR environment I needed to script the renaming of databases used by service applications. Utilising the Get-SPServiceApplication cmdlet I was able to achieve this with just three lines: $sa = Get-SPServiceApplication -Name “Managed Metadata…
Installing prerequisites for SharePoint 2016
As with all previous versions of SharePoint one must install a variety of software before SharePoint itself can be installed. I’ve created the following list for my own reference but hopefully others will benefit from it too: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2…
Responsive UI for SharePoint 2013/2016 on-premises
If, like me, you have been waiting for a responsive UI for SharePoint 2013, then wait no longer as one has been released! The solution adds support for three different rendering options depending on screen size. It uses embedded CSS…
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2
SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 is now available to download. The official download site is here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49961 A few things to note: You will need to be running Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 Technical Preview 3 in order to install the SharePoint…
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