Tag Archives: SharePoint

Hide Web Template

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Stu

In PowerShell, if you want to remove a web template from the New Site dialog for a specific web, take a look at the following script: function Remove-SPWebTemplate { [CmdletBinding()] param( [parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$true)][Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb]$web ) process { $templateList = New-Object "System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection“1[[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWebTemplate, Microsoft.SharePoint, … Continue reading →

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LDAP Role Provider Argument Exception

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Stu

If you’re seeing the following error in the ULS logs, hopefully it’ll be as simple a fix for you as it was for me: LdapRoleProvider.GetRolesFor() exception: {0}.System.ArgumentException: The (&(((ObjectClass=group))(member=CN=Some User,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=local)) search filter is invalid. at System.DirectoryServices.SearchResultCollection.ResultsEnumerator.MoveNext() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Security.LdapRoleProvider.GetRolesFor(String userOrGroupDN, DirectoryEntry … Continue reading →

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External Content Type Walkthrough

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Stu

Looking to design your own external content type and deploy it as part of a SharePoint solution? Read on for a walkthrough on how to create one. First up, the steps are the same for SharePoint 2010 and 2013 and … Continue reading →

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NullReferenceException using AssetUrlSelector

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Stu

If you’ve been using the AssetUrlSelector for SharePoint the following may help if you’ve recently started getting the following error in the ULS logs and are not able to view list items. Error while executing web part: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference … Continue reading →

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User Profile Sync

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Stu

Sometimes, when trying to create an alert in SharePoint you receive the following error message: You do not have an e-mail address. Alert has been created successfully but you will not receive notifications until valid e-mail or mobile address has … Continue reading →

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