SharePoint Designer 2010 – The server could not complete your request
Today I had a user report that they were trying to use SharePoint Designer to edit the home page of their team site but it displayed an error message: The server could not complete your request. For more specific information,…
SharePoint 2013 – create an external content type for SQL Server
I am creating an external content type to display records from an SQL table in a SharePoint list, using a target application in the Secure Store for authentication. I will do this using SharePoint Designer 2013. At a minimum, I…
Access denied by Business Data Connectivity
While creating an external content type in SharePoint Designer 2013 the following error was displayed when adding a connection to an SQL server using an impersonated custom identity: Access denied by Business Data Connectivity This occurred because the user does…
Referencing a custom css file in a master page
For small customisations I will sometimes insert styles using a Script Editor web part, but the best way to apply custom style sheets is via the master page. Here’s how I do it: 1. Upload the custom .css file…
SharePoint 2013 – show the breadcrumbs
In SharePoint 2013 the breadcrumb has been hidden from the Seattle master page. If, like me, you miss this functionality and want to enable it again just follow these steps: 1. Launch SharePoint Designer 2013 and open your site 2….
SharePoint 2013 – configuring the Workflow Service
Today I have installed the SharePoint 2013 Workflow Management Service, as out of the box I can only create SharePoint 2010 Workflows in SharePoint Designer. Before starting I have: Created a service account in Active Directory and added it to…
SharePoint 2013 – remove the site logo link
Today a user requested that I remove the link from the site logo that is displayed in the top left of the page. I didn’t think this was possible until I had a dig through the code of the master…
SharePoint Designer error: Value does not fall within the expected range
After checking out a page to edit using SharePoint Designer I was presented with an unfamiliar error: soap: ServerServer was unable to process request. —> Value does not fall within the expected range. This is the first time I have encountered…
Code blocks are not allowed by default
While trying to add some code directly into a page using SharePoint Designer I realised that SharePoint disables the ability to create server-side script by default, and the code gets stripped out when I save the file. The error reads:…
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