Category Archives: SharePoint

Default Content Database

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Stu

Nothing too complicated today but something that some people aren’t aware of and ask if it can be done – having more than one content database so they can, for example, keep sensitive data separate from their general day to … Continue reading →

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SPD WebPart Definition Code

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Stu

Using SharePoint Designer, users can update WebPart properties directly via the code pane. Now, if this is a requirement for you, you’ll notice that when editing a custom version three WebPart (System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart) that the properties are displayed as attributes of … Continue reading →

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Export MetaData Terms

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Stu

Central administration provides a way to import metadata term sets and terms by uploading a CSV file. However, it does not provide a mechanism for exporting terms to a CSV. There are quite a lot of PowerShell and command line … Continue reading →

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SPRequest ULS Entries

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Stu

The SharePoint ULS logs always report objects not being explicitly disposed of, even for some of the SharePoint object model calls, although these are supposedly false positives. Now, not all entries that are flagged will be issues, but initially there’s … Continue reading →

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Managed Metadata Feature

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Stu

If you’re trying to add a managed metadata column to your site, you may see the text “The required feature is not enabled for this column type” in the Term Set Settings. section. The message is simple enough but does … Continue reading →

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