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Requirement: Disable new SharePoint Designer workflows creation in SharePoint Online to promote Microsoft Power Automate adoption. How to Disable SharePoint Designer Workflows Creation in SharePoint Online? Although SharePoint 2010 workflow and SharePoint 2013 workflows are supported until 2026 in on-premises versions, SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint 2019, it’s a good idea to move…
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Problem: When trying to open a SharePoint Online site through SharePoint Designer, I got this error message, “We can’t sign you into your company portal because something on the server isn’t configured correctly.” Solution: Login to the site through Internet Explorer once so that your authentication cookie gets generated!
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Requirement: Set default value for multiple lines of text field in SharePoint Online. How to set the default value for a multi-line text field? The multiple lines of text field doesn’t support “default” value through the web user interface. However, here is the trick to set the default value for multiple lines…
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Problem: When trying to open a SharePoint Online site in SharePoint Designer, I got this error message, “You do not have permission to open this website in SharePoint Designer” Solution: By default, SharePoint designer customizations are disabled in modern group sites in SharePoint Online. To enable SharePoint designer, You have to set…
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Problem: “App Step” is grayed out in SharePoint Designer Workflow! What is App Step in SharePoint?SharePoint Designer workflows get executed from the context of the user who initiated the trigger – started the workflow. E.g., If a workflow gets triggered on new item creation, it gets executed from the context of the…
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Requirement: Call REST API in SharePoint designer workflow. Using REST API in SharePoint Designer Workflow SharePoint Designer workflow actions are very limited, and we can utilize REST API calls to extend them. Here is how to call a REST API method from SharePoint Designer workflow action: Call HTTP Web Service. In this…
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Requirement: Create a unique auto-increment column in a SharePoint Online list. How to Set Unique number Column with SharePoint Designer Workflow? Auto-incrementing columns are often used in SharePoint lists as unique identifiers for items. These columns automatically generate incremental numbers for each item added to the list, making it easy to track…
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Requirement: Implement a custom page not found error page in SharePoint Online. SharePoint Online: How to Add custom 404 page not found error page SharePoint Online comes with a default “Page not found” basic error page in the “Pages” library in publishing Sites (https://crescent.sharepoint.com/Pages/PageNotFoundError.aspx), which is shown automatically when a user tries…
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Requirement: Remove the header banner from the SharePoint Online Modern page. How to Remove Banner in SharePoint Online Modern Page? By default, creating a new modern page in SharePoint Online creates a page with a large header on the top of the page. However, the top banner on modern pages can sometimes…
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Requirement: Enable SharePoint Designer for a SharePoint Online site. SharePoint Online: How to Connect from SharePoint Designer? SharePoint Designer is a powerful tool for customizing SharePoint sites. It offers a robust set of features that allow you can create custom web pages, design page layouts, create custom SharePoint Designer workflows, build custom…
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