Hide the recent section in SP2013 webpart

In case you had to hide the recent section in SP2013, the below steps help you to do so

 Create a folder under style lib called “Scripts”  Add the 2  files here

-                Edit the master page and add the following script inside the header:

<script type="text/javascript" src="/Style Library/Scripts/jquery-1.8.3.min.js">//<![CDATA[

          //]]>

          </script>  

          

          <script type="text/javascript" src="/Style Library/Scripts/Functions.js">//<![CDATA[

          //]]>

         </script>

-          Check in and refresh


Special Thanks to my colleagues Maher Hammoud and Ibrahim Kallas

Cannot Deploy Solution to SharePoint: Solved

Recently, while I was working on a SharePoint project, specifically on creating a custom web-part, so the VM  I was working on was old enough, and having a lot of issues ( I use it for testing ), and while deploying the solution the deployment stopped with an error that deployment of the solution have failed.
After investigation I found out that the "SharePoint 2010 Administration" service was stopped, I tried to start the service but that action would always fail. since I needed to test my solution I used the following command to actually deploy the solution again

stsadm.exe -o execadmsvcjobs 

what it did was it executed all the administrative jobs, and as one of the, deployment.

Good Luck !

Create a Custom Action on a SharePoint List\Library

Custom Action:

This custom action is used to start a specific deletion workflow 

1-      Open main site in SharePoint designer

2-      Go to lists and libraries

3-      Choose the preferred library

4-      Click New Custom action as List Item Menu

5-      Add the action name

6-      Choose “Initiate Workflow”

7-      Choose the preferred workflow ex: “Delete an item”

8-      Click Ok

SharePoint PowerShell Useful Commands

SharePoint Power-Shell Useful Commands

Adding a solution :

• stsadm –o addsolution –name SharePointProject2.wsp

or Using SharePoint Management Shell :

• Add-SPSolution c:\code\SharePointProject2\bin\debug\SharePointProject2.wsp

Deploy a solution :

• stsadm –o deploysolution –name SharePointProject2.wsp –url http://moss-server –allowCasPolicies –immediate

or Using SharePoint Management Shell :

• Install-SPSolution –Identity SharePointProject2.wsp –WebApplication http://sp2010 -GACDeployment

Getting User Profile information in a mixed authenticated web application (Claims Based)

If you ever needed to get user information, in a claims based authenticated web application (mixed authentication), by using the web service method: GetUserProfileByName in InfoPath, (actually, it’s the only method you can use, because all the other possible ways, and even the managed code behind in InfoPath, they all work in the client mode, but never on the browser!!!!!! since querying user profiles directly, in a mixed authenticated web app isn’t possible!! it always give you the “unauthorized” error logged whenever u try to run in from the browser!)

So, here’s what you gotta do:

1.       You have to have a web application with Classic mode authentication only in your farm, suppose this is its url: http://sp:4444/  

2.       Create a new Data Connection Library in the site that hosts your InfoPath form (it’s a type of SharePoint library that stores connection files, with a .udcx extension: these files are usually used for cross-domain data connections.)

3.       In your InfoPath form, Add a “Receiving Data” connection – From a SOAP service – point it to the url of the user profiles service, in the Classic authenticated web application (e.g.: http://sp:4444/_vti_bin/UserProfileService.asmx), name it: GetUserProfileByName.

4.       In the same Data Connections wizard, select the data connection:  GetUserProfileByName, and click on : “Convert to connection file”, and type-in the url of your data connection library, and give a name for your data connection file (e.g.: http://sp:2012/DataConnectionLibrary/GetUserProfileByName.udcx)

5.       Go to the DataConnectionLibrary to make sure the new connection file has been added, download a copy of It, and edit it to add/update the following tag:

<udc:Authentication>

                <udc:UseExplicit CredentialType="NTLM">

                <udc:UserId>domain\adminUserName</udc:UserId>

                <udc:Password>password</udc:Password>

                </udc:UseExplicit>

</udc:Authentication>

6.       Add the updated .udcx file back to the data connections library, then click on the arrow next to the item’s Name to Approve it.

Now your data connection to the User Profiles service is ready to be used in the form, both on the client form and the browser form!

NB: This experience was taken from my colleague Malek El Zeeni

Access SharePoint Libraries using windows explorer Using UNC Urls

Access SharePoint Libraries using windows explorer Using UNC Urls 

     Start the server manager on your server

      Select the Feature node from the left hand side nodes.

    On right hand side, select Add Feature.

    On the popup screen, select “Desktop Experience” checkbox then click on Next.

       Click on Install, the installation process will take like 5 min (that depends on server hardware)

      After installation process finish, close the dialog box

       After installing the Service, you need to restart your server.

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ToChange to UNC Urls

Example:

http://sp2010:45579/ToBeSignedDocumentLibrary/Forms/AllItems.aspx

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\\sp2010@45579\ToBeSignedDocumentLibrary\

OpenWindows explorer and paste the URL 

And Done.

Thank You.