Category Archives: SharePoint

Ghost content types after restoring Content Type Hub database [SharePoint]

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Bernado

Recently we attempted to sync the Content Type Hub (CTH) from environment EnvA to environment EnvB. We took a DB backup of the source CTH site collection and restored that to EnvB. We republished the content types and observed that they were pushed … Continue reading →

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Search query to find pages in current site and all sub-sites [SharePoint]

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Bernado

I was given a challenge to develop a mechanism to list all pages in the current site and its sub-sites. Why not do it using Content By Search Web Part was my initial thought. In the end I managed to achieve this, … Continue reading →

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‘An unexpected error has occurred’ when cancelling from creating a new page [SharePoint]

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Bernado

On SharePoint 2013 we had an issue where the user was getting the error message below when cancelling from creating a new page in the Pages library. Sorry, something went wrong An unexpected error has occurred. The correlation ID for this … Continue reading →

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“Input string was not in a correct format” error with People Picker and custom claim provider

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Bernado

In SharePoint 2013 I implemented a custom claim provider with search and resolve functionality and everything appeared to work fine. I was able to search and resolve users, grant them permissions to the site, and they were able to login … Continue reading →

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Enable/disable anonymous access for selected pages in SharePoint

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Bernado

It is well known that you can enable anonymous access in SharePoint at the site or list/library level. But what about enabling/disabling anonymous access to selected pages within the site? The problem is you can only have one Pages library … Continue reading →

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Cancel button of ButtonSection does not return to previous page (SharePoint)

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Bernado

In SharePoint you can leverage OOTB controls to create professional and OOTB-looking pages. For example, below is a custom setting page that I have deployed to Central Admin. This page uses the OOTB InputFormSection and ButtonSection controls, as well as a few … Continue reading →

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How to update SharePoint web.config for ASP.NET ReportViewer control

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Bernado

If you have been trying to use the ASP.NET ReportViewer control in your SharePoint project then you may have found that you need to make several changes to the web.config, including: Remove the existing ReportViewerMessages appSettings Remove the existing ReportViewerWebControl handler Add … Continue reading →

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How to add links with query string to Quick Links/Current Navigation using code

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Bernado

In SharePoint 2010 you will find that you can add links with query string to Quick Links (aka Current Navigation) using the UI without any issue. If you enter something like http://mySite/pages/myPage.aspx?key=abc into the dialog, then it’d happily accept it. … Continue reading →

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Connecting to SQL from SharePoint with claims based authentication and integrated security

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Bernado

Recently I had to retrieve data from SQL Server and display in a SharePoint portal. Data security trimming was implemented in SQL, which means I needed to connect to SQL using the current user’s identity. ASP.NET impersonation is enabled by … Continue reading →

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Cannot add new item to term set even when term set is opened

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Bernado

A business user reported that the Add New Item link on the managed metadata term picker has disappeared. Easy one I thought, the term set needs to be set to Opened. I did just that, but the user still cannot … Continue reading →

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