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  • Find information faster with Metadata navigations in SharePoint

    Metadata navigation is a new feature in SharePoint 2010 that allows you to quickly find and filter content in large document libraries. End users will get a new navigation pane in the left-hand side navigation of the document library when they enable the Metadata navigation. The entries displayed in the pane are the columns that are specified in the Metadata Navigation settings. Clicking on any of the items in the navigation panel of the document...

  • Sync Users Information from Active Directories in SharePoint

    You can sync User information from the User Directory Store. Simply, use the Set-SPUser cmdlet and use the SyncFromAD switch parameter to enable syncing. PS > Set-SPUser -Identity powershell\user3 ` >> -Web http : // sp01 -SyncFromAD ReTweet this Tip!

  • Create a template of your list in SharePoint

    Some SharePoint lists could be useful to reuse at other locations in your SharePoint environment. Customized SharePoint lists can easily be created as templates so the customized list will be available when other users are creating new lists. You can browse the List, select the List tab in the Ribbon, and click List settings to create a template of a list in SharePoint 2010. ,. Under Permissions and Management, you will find Save list as a template...

  • Add existing users to Groups in SharePoint

    You can add an existing SharePoint User to a group using the Set-SPUser cmdlet. Simply specify the group using the Group parameter as shown in the example below. PS > Set-SPUser -Identity powershell\user3 ` >> -Web http : // sp01 -Group "Design" ReTweet this Tip!

  • Add new service application pools in SharePoint

    You can use the New-SPServiceApplicationPool cmdlet to create new Web service application pools in IIS. PS > New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name “ AppPool ” ` >> -account ( Get-SPManagedAccount domain\account ) ReTweet this Tip!

  • Add Authoritative Pages to improve your search results in SharePoint

    Authoritative Pages are a way for administrators to tweak search results. When adding Authoritative Pages, the relevancy ranking of a search result is calculated by how many clicks from the Authority Page the sites are located. These pages can then be designated in four different ways: most authoritative, second-level authoritative, third-level authoritative, or non-authoritative. Managing these Authority Pages can be done at the Search Service Application...

  • Change the account used for your Web service application pool in SharePoint

    You can change the account used for the identity of a specific service application pool by using the Set-SPServiceApplicationPool cmdlet. PS > Get-SPServiceApplicationPool -Identity “ AppPool ” | >> Set-SPServiceApplicationPool -Account domain\account ReTweet this Tip!

  • Improve your search results with Keywords and Best Bets in SharePoint

    An easy way to improve the search relevancy in SharePoint is to use Keywords and Best Bets, which are created by the Site Collection Administrator as a way to promote important information to end users. For example, you might know that a common search query for employees is the word “benefits” to help them find out the different benefits for an employee. But since the word “benefits” is commonly used in pages and documents...

  • Display information about Web service application pools in SharePoint

    You can use the Get-SPServiceApplication cmdlet to display information about your IIS service application pools. By default, the Name and ProcessAccountName properties are displayed. You can use Select-Object if you want to display all properties. PS > Get-SPServiceApplicationPool -Identity "Metadata AppPool" | >> Select-Object * ReTweet this Tip!

  • Backup and Restore Site Collections in SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell in SharePoint

    In SharePoint 2010 you can take a backup of a site collection using the Backup-SPSite cmdlet: Backup-SPSite http : // SP – Path C:\Backup\siteCollection.bak Restoring a site collection in SharePoint 2010 is just as simple: Restore-SPSite http : // SP – Path C:\Backup\siteCollection.bak ReTweet this Tip!

  • Use the max-age Attribute with BLOB Caching to Reduce Client Requests to SharePoint Servers

    When configuring BLOB caching for MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010, it is possible to specify an optional max-age attribute in the web.config element. This attribute determines the amount of time, in seconds, that SharePoint clients should cache resources locally (typically in the browser’s temporary files area) that are served from a WFE’s BLOB cache. For example, the following web.config element instructs clients to locally store .GIF and...

  • Using Custom Columns to your Improve Search Results in SharePoint

    Categorizing content helps users effectively find documents within the site. This can be done via SharePoint through the use of custom columns or meta data. Create these columns at the global level of the site collection and add them to the required content types. The document libraries or lists associated with these content types will then inherit these custom columns. These custom columns can also be set as required fields. For example, you may...

  • Managing sites in SharePoint 2010 Using PowerShell cmdlets in SharePoint

    In SharePoint 2010 you can manage sites through Windows PowerShell. You can create new sites in a site collection using the New-SPWeb cmdlet: New-SPWeb http : // SP / TeamSite -Template "STS#0" – Name "Team Site" ` -Description "Description of Site" – AddToTopNav – UseParentTopNav You can retrieve an existing site using the Get-SPWeb cmdlet: Get-SPWeb http : // SP / TeamSite You can configure a site...

  • Use SharePoint BLOB Caching to increase performance in SharePoint

    BLOB caching, or disk-based caching, is an out of the box (OOTB) caching mechanism that is built into the MOSS 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010 platforms. It is commonly used to speed-up access to large and relatively static resources that are stored in content databases, such as images, videos, javascript files, and more. Performance improvements are gained by storing these assets on web front-ends (WFEs) once they’ve been requested by a client...

  • Add a new service application pool in SharePoint

    You can use the New-SPServiceApplicationPool cmdlet to create new Web service application pools in IIS. PS > New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name “ AppPool ” ` >> -account ( Get-SPManagedAccount domain\account ) ReTweet this Tip!
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