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Enterprise keywords column in SharePoint (or folksonomy) enables end-users to add tags to documents and Items. Here is how to enable enterprise keywords column to SharePoint list and libraries. How to add an enterprise keywords column in SharePoint? To make it easy for users to add keywords, you can add the Enterprise…
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Distributed Cache service caches data for fast retrieval across several features in SharePoint Server 2013, such as Newsfeeds, Authentication, Security Trimming, OneNote client access, Page load performance, etc. When SharePoint 2013 is installed, AppFabric service is installed as part of the SharePoint prerequisites and configured to run under the credentials of the…
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If you want to rename a SharePoint service application or Service application proxy, There is no UI available, But PowerShell can help! PowerShell to rename SharePoint Server Service application and Proxy: Do you have a Service Application or Proxy that you need to rename? PowerShell can help! This blog post will show…
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The Federated search gathers search results from multiple search engines and presents them on a single page. Creating Federated Search Results in SharePoint is explained in another article: How to Create Federated Search Results in SharePoint 2016? This post targets the PowerShell script to create a new result source for Federated search…
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Property bags are explained in another article: Property Bags in SharePoint – Store, Retrieve Custom Configurations. In short: The property bag feature provides a convenient way to store and retrieve custom configurations instead of keeping them in the web.config files. Usually, property bag settings are managed programmatically with SharePoint object model code…
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Edit Links is a new feature introduced in SharePoint 2013 to provide a quick way to Add, Edit, Remove and Re-arrange links in quick launch and top navigation. Edit Links Missing in SharePoint 2016 Navigation? So, You are not getting Edit links in SharePoint 2013 navigation? Well, check the below factors: Edit…
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What is a Managed Account in SharePoint? Why do We need Managed Accounts? SharePoint uses service accounts for operations such as Farm accounts, application pools, and service applications. You have to keep track of all service accounts with their password in a secured file in your system. If the password for any…
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The Usage and Health data collection service application in SharePoint collects usage and health data from various sources, including event logs, performance counters, search usage data, site collection and site usage data, and server statistics of the entire farm. There are timer jobs to collect data from log files in the 16\LOGS…
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Everyone has their way of setting up service accounts. Technically, it’s possible to run every SharePoint service under ONE account. Let’s follow the least privilege principle best practice. Recommended SharePoint 2016 Service Accounts and Naming Conventions: When running with multiple SharePoint 2013 / 2016 environments like Dev, Test, and Production (Best Practice!),…
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