How get SharePoint user login name in SharePoint 2010/2013
There are a lot of login authentications in SharePoint, different ways of certification for SharePoint user is different, as well as property. In SharePoint 2010 you can get user login name by using: public static SPPrincipal EnsurePeople(SPWeb web, string peopleName) { SPPrincipal principal = GetPeople(web, peopleName); if (principal != null) { return principal; } else […]
Migrating Your Email to Office 365
Migrating email to Office 365 can be a daunting task. But with some preparation and planning you can easily migrate your email to Office 365. The first thing to know is that the Exchange server for the online version are almost the same as your own servers but with the added benefit of less cost […]
What’s new in SharePoint Server 2013 Workflow
SharePoint Server 2013 includes a Workflow Manager (SharePoint 2013 Workflow Platform) feature which introduces new capabilities for authoring, hosting and managing workflows. Workflow Manager brings a new class of workflow to SharePoint Server 2013. Workflow is built by using Workflow Manager which can take advantage of several new capabilities. These include enterprise features such as: […]
The Happy Times or Doom and Gloom of Cloud
Cloud this, back up that. You hear it all the time. Everyone says you should just put your information in the cloud, or maybe just back-up to the cloud. It can be great if you need to back-up a few not so important things or be able to get at some items from just about […]
AD Properties can be mapped to user property
SharePoint administrator can add a new user profile property, which can be mapped to an AD attribute. For example, user profile property “First Name” is mapped to “givenName” in AD which is a “string (Single Value)” type: If you want to add a new user profile, go into the Add User Profile Property page by […]
European Office 365 Connect 2014
European Office 365 Connect 2014, a conference brought to you by the people who will be bringing you SharePoint Connections Amsterdam 2013, will bring together Microsoft and independent speakers to demonstrate how Microsoft Office 365 can deliver “the power of social collaboration, email, and unified communication.” Using real-life experiences, speakers will illustrate how “you […]
Branding in SharePoint: Public-facing websites that use SharePoint
In SharePoint you will at some point hear about branding. You can say that there are two types of branding, one for your internal intranet SharePoint that you will use within your organization. The second is branding that will occur for you public facing internet site. Should you brand? For intranet sites, I personally think […]
How to install BoostSolutions Foundation
When you first download and install BoostSolutions products onto your server you must first install BoostSolutions Foundation. This component is essential to managing licenses for BoostSolutions products in a centralized location. Foundation comes prepackaged with BoostSolutions products and will install automatically if you do not already have it on your server. But you also have […]