Set Title Field to Hidden in a Content Type
using (SPWeb newWeb = web.Site.OpenWeb(web.ID)) { cT = newWeb.ContentTypes[cT.Id]; SPField myField = cT.Fields[field.Title]; cT.FieldLinks[myField.Id].Hidden = true; cT.Update(true); newWeb.Update(); }
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You are using the Document ID Service in SharePoint and you want to move your documents to another location. For whatever reason, you notice when you move the documents that your document id’s are...
View ArticleSharePoint Workflow Not Starting
For one reason or another, SharePoint Designer Workflows are not always starting when an item is added to a library. This happens with document libraries and InfoPath form libraries. I’ve seen this...
View ArticleCopy Files Between Web Applications and Keep Metadata
What if you need to move all the files in one document library to a library in a different web app. Along with this, you also need to maintain your metadata. This includes the content types, file...
View ArticleInfoPath DisplayName is Empty When Using UserName()
You created an InfoPath form, then added a text box to show the current users display name. Safe to assume you populated the text box using a rule and a set field value action. In the set field action,...
View ArticleSort SPFileCollection by Created Date
Yes, this could be done with a CAML query, but I wanted to keep it simple. I need to get items created in ascending order (oldest first). My solution: SPFileCollection items =...
View ArticleSystem.IO.FileNotFoundException: The web application at could not be found
Online, I found a lot of different solutions to the error but none of them would solve my issue. I had written a console app that reads data from a SharePoint library, then processes the data. The...
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The workflow could not update the item, possibly because one or more columns...
SharePoint Designer workflow error: The workflow could not update the item, possibly because one or more columns for the item require a different type of information. If you look at the workflow...
View ArticleCAML Query to Return Items Less Than or Greater Than Now
Quick example how to query a list or library for items created more than 5 minutes ago. You can use the Get-Date cmdlet to increment all sorts of values. $nowMinus5Minutes =...
View ArticleAre SharePoint Designer Workflows Using Custom Features or Solutions...
Needed to audit a farm to see if a CodePlex solution was being used in SharePoint Designer workflows. In my case, I needed to see where the iLove SharePoint solution was being used. The script below...
View ArticleSharePoint 2016 new-spconfigurationdatabase the user does not exist
When installing SharePoint 2016 from PowerShell, make sure you use the machineName\userName when prompted. Example: New-SPConfigurationDatabase –DatabaseName SharePoint_Config –DatabaseServer...
View ArticleSharePoint OfficialFile.asmx NotFound
When using the SubmitFile method of the OfficialFile.asmx service, I was returned this value: NotFound NotFound Simple fix was to add my account to the Records Center Web Service Submitters group on...
View ArticleSOLVED: Exception calling “StartWorkflow” with “X” argument(s)
Trying to start a SharePoint workflow using PowerShell and I couldn’t get past this error: Exception calling “StartWorkflow” with “4” argument(s): “Object reference not set to an instance of an...
View ArticleUse UserGroup.asmx to get all the users in a SharePoint site
This is a little tricky. I was looking for a way to list all the users that you see in Site Settings –> People and Groups, but I found more info than I needed. This post will be updated once I can...
View ArticleError When Using PowerShell to Call SharePoint Web Service
New-WebServiceProxy : The HTML document does not contain Web service discovery information. At C:\myScript.ps1:91 char:17 + ... $Service = New-WebServiceProxy -UseDefaultCredential -uri $webServ +...
View ArticleSpecify a Search Scope When Using search.asmx Service
This article will outline how to setup your code: link For my app, I needed to leverage a search scope as part of my query. Note: when setting up the XML packet, pay close attention to your spacing...
View ArticleError Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.RecordsRepository.Record
One one my testers was receiving this error when testing a PowerShell script that was doing records management in SharePoint. System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: Unable to find type...
View ArticleAdd and Remove Shell Access in SharePoint Using PowerShell
How do you add or remove shell access on a web apps content databases? This script will grant shell access to a user on all the content databases associated with a content database. $contentDbs =...
View ArticleDownload all files from a document library using client object model
For this to work, you will need to obtain a copy of the SharePoint Client DLL (microsoft.sharepoint.client.dll). On a server with SharePoint intalled: SharePoint 2010: 14 hive SharePoint 2013: 15 hive...
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The Web server at does not appear to have Microsoft SharePoint Foundation...
When you try to open a SharePoint site from SharePoint Designer and you receive this error: The Web server at does not appear to have Microsoft SharePoint Foundation installed Microsoft suggests doing...
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