In the previous article of this series, we described how to use different tools to prepare a schema to process a SharePoint Online page and adding custom objects. We also began preparing a Logic Apps application, which will be responsible for running a PowerShell script, that will change the configuration of a certain SharePoint site or site collection. Read the rest
Category: Administration
Start Using Microsoft Teams For Free
During this time of the coronavirus epidemic, Microsoft is offering the Microsoft Teams service for free. This article will describe the process of creating a free Teams account.
Creating your free Teams account
The first step is to Google Microsoft Teams and follow the link to the Teams product site. Read the rest
SharePoint Troubleshoothing with Sysinternals tools
Intro
Our story begins with fresh installation of Windows Server 2019 and a client wanting me to help them out install a SharePoint 2019 farm. Since I’ve done these hundreds of times, I thought this one is going to be easy, but no…. Read the rest
SharePoint Online Site Designs – Part 2
In the previous article I wrote an introduction about how to start using templates for custom sites in SharePoint Online. I wrote that to prepare a template, we need to prepare a JSON schema and import it to SharePoint Online, after which we can select the template from the drop-down menu when creating new site collections. Read the rest
SharePoint Online Site Designs in Site Scripts – Part 1
Introduction
Site templates can be one of the key elements of a successfull implementation of a SharePoint portal in an organization. With site templates we achieve the same team site structure that is defined in the template. Here I am mostly thinking about lists and document libraries and of course also web parts that are shown on specific pages. Read the rest
SharePoint Migration Tool – Part 2
Migration with PowerShell
Introduction
In the previous article I made a brief description of this Microsoft tool that can be used to migrate on-premises data to SharePoint Online. Since the last article, there have been a couple of updates. For example, migration from SharePoint Server 2010 is now also supported. Read the rest
PowerShell Tips – NULL
This time we will take a look at how PowerShell can handle a nonexistent variable, the so called NULL value. Developers know this concept well, so here we will look at PowerShell’s approach to it. In a best case scenario, not handling or wrongly handling NULL values will cause the script to stop unexpectedly. Read the rest
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Office 365
SPF in Office 365 is checked using default policies, but messages are not blocked by default. If we want to block delivery of messages, that do not meet the SPF criteria, we can do this by changing the default settings.
When we change the SPF monitoring settings, Office 365 will deliver all e-mail, that does not meet the criteria, to quarantene. Read the rest
Microsoft System Center 2019
In March of 2019, Microsoft launched the final versions of System Center 2019 products. Similar to the 2016 edition, in System Center 2019 we got new versions of the following products:
- System Center Data Protection Manager 2019.
- System Center Operations Manager 2019.
PowerShell Tips – Attributes
Attributes are labels that we add to our code, so that we can direct the way in which the interpreter works. They are most often used when developing cmdlet interfaces, as there is a lot of work with controlling input data. Read the rest