Tuesday, January 26, 2016

SharePoint Upgrade

SharePoint 2016 Upgrades

 
SharePoint Server 2016 TechNet (Explore - Plan - Install - Config)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303422(v=office.16).aspx
Upgrade from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303436(v=office.16).aspx

New and improved features in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346121(v=office.16).aspx
What's deprecated or removed from SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346112(v=office.16).aspx
 

SharePoint Upgrade Gotchas


After taking your site collection inventory Look for and double check!
  • List or Site Templates
  • Custom Web Parts
  • Custom Solutions
  • Large Lists
  • Documents NOT Checked-In (admins unable to see those documents)
  • Orphaned Items
  • Workflows

SharePoint Cleanup Due to Change

  • List or Site restructure
  • Site Reorganization due to content growth or business restructure
  • Workflows and Process
  • Search and eDiscovery
  • Navigation
  • Regulations and Compliancey
  • Reapply Branding

SharePoint Review

  • Site Structure
  • Views
  • Navigation
  • Metadata
  • Search
  • Workflow

2013 Upgrades

Upgrade databases from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303436.aspx

What might not work so well after a SharePoint migration to 2013
http://en.share-gate.com/blog/not-working-after-sharepoint-migration-to-2013

Transition Steps – Making the Old New Again!
Old Create Content Screen  http://site collection/_layouts/15/create.aspx
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Upgrading to SharePoint 2013: The Planning Starts Nowhttp://sharepointpromag.com/sharepoint/upgrading-sharepoint-2013-planning-starts-now
Services upgrade overview (2013 2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee731990.aspx


 

2010 Upgrades


More from The Cloud Engineer
Fab 40 Issues
http:/thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/07/fab-40-support.html
Compare
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/08/sharepoint-2007-good-info-here.html


More from the Web
Upgrade Cookbook
http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/sharepoint-2010/archive/2010/11/02/sharepoint-2010-cookbook-migrate-a-sharepoint-2007-site-to-sharepoint-2010.aspx

Enjoy this SharePoint series
http://www.endusersharepoint.com/EUSP2010/2010/03/17/life-is-just-a-bowl-of-sharepoint-%e2%80%93-part-1-introduction/

Plan for future upgrades (now 2013)

SQL Server 2005 db to SQL 2008 express on the new SharePoint 2010 server
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5066238/migrate-sharepoint-2007-to-2010

Upgrade to SQL 2008 R2 Express
http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=200

Thursday, January 14, 2016

SharePoint Designer 2013

Control via Permissions

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kaevans/2011/07/11/control-access-to-sharepoint-designer/

Control via SharePoint Designer Settings Page

http://www.sharethepoint.com/sharepoint-designer-its-all-about-control/

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2015/03/19/sharepoint-designer-tool.aspx

Custom Code

http://www.ktskumar.com/2016/03/enable-disable-sharepoint-designer-access-to-site-collection/

http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2011/05/how-to-disable-sharepoint-designer-in-sharepoint-2010-moss-2007.html

External Content Type

Creating an External Content Type with SharePoint Designer 2013
http://lightningtools.com/bcs/creating-an-external-content-type-with-sharepoint-designer-2013/

How to: Create External Content Types (2010)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee557704(v=office.14).aspx

Data Source

for 2010 (but ok for 2013) as per this post from technet
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-a-database-as-a-data-source-3A563B0C-75E4-4856-847F-9A8182708C66

http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/sharepoint-2013/archive/2012/09/24/how-to-create-data-sources-using-sharepoint-designer-2013-part-i.aspx

2007 method
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-a-database-as-a-data-source-c35c22e0-c178-4903-9e64-1c171a74fef7

You can still use SPD2010 on SP13? YES!
http://365.webbrewers.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=25
Forum SPD2010 on SP2013
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/73829/how-to-edit-sharepoint-2013-sites-in-sharepoint-designer-2010

Download http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30346

First Look
image

Surprised that there is no design view – you are not alone http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointitpropreview/thread/8f8e2cb3-a90f-4653-9d22-050f9f0d8612

End of Life on Expression Suite
com/information-technology/2012/12/microsoft-killing-off-expression-suite-of-web-and-design-tools/

Appendix

Web HTML

http://www.whatwg.org

http://caniuse.com

CSS

http://realworldcss3.com/resources

http://www.csszengarden.com/