Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Office 365 - Hidden or Secret URLs

Office 365 (11.16.2018)

Office 365 User Portal

http://portal.office.com/

Office 365 or Microsoft 365

Admin Center Links

Admin Portal Home
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/homepage
Usage
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/reportsUsage
Users
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/users
Groups – Office 365 Groups
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/groups
Service Health
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/servicehealth

Delve

https://delve.office.com/

OneDrive Admin Center

https://admin.onedrive.com/

Teams

https://teams.microsoft.com

SharePoint Admin Portal

Office 365 - SharePoint - Hidden or Secret URLs

Microsoft hides many URLs that can be valuable to any SharePoint or M365 administrator.  However note as always that you should test all the following links in your test or dev environment.  So here is a list of very informative URLs "hidden" in SharePoint.  Just substitute your site collection URL for http://intranet.contoso.com, http://siteurl, or http://yourservername/sites/yoursite/

New Portal
https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/online/AdminHome.aspx

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SharePoint

SharePoint Home

https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/sharepoint.aspx

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SharePoint Admin Center

https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/online/SiteCollections.aspx

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Classic

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New – Preview

Top Level Site

https://company.sharepoint.com/SitePages/Home.aspx

Content Type Hub

https://company.sharepoint.com//sites/contentTypeHub/_layouts/15/mngctype.aspx

Create List and Library

https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/create.aspx

People and Groups Set Up

https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/permsetup.aspx

Office 365 Group - Site Collection Permissions

https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<group>/_layouts/15/people.aspx

https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<group>/_layouts/15/user.aspx


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Search – Classic

https://company.sharepoint.com/search

Site Content and Structure

https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/sitemanager.aspx

Site Settings

https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/settings.aspx

Slide Library (Manual link required) * broken

https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/slnew.aspx?FeatureId={0be49fe9-9bc9-409d-abf9-702753bd878d}&ListTemplate=2100

Note requires older browser add-on

User Information List

https://company.sharepoint.com/_catalogs/users/simple.aspx
https://company.sharepoint.com/_catalogs/users/detail.aspx
https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/people.aspx?MembershipGroupId=0

Web Analytics Report – Summary

https://company.sharepoint.com/_layouts/usage.aspx

Web Part Maintenance Page

Classic
https://company.sharepoint.com
?contents=1
Just add ? contents=1 after any page.

Modern
append ?maintenancemode=true to the end of the URL for the page. For example:
https://contoso.sharepoint.com/teams/SitePages/Home.aspx?maintenancemode=true

Modern Site Web Part Maintenancemode Reference
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/open-and-use-the-web-part-maintenance-page-eff9ce22-d04a-44dd-ae83-ac29a5e396c2

Appendix – Careful

Permissions

https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<group>/_layouts/15/people.aspx

https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<group>/_layouts/15/user.aspx

Office 365 Branding

Office 365

Branding

Site Designs and Site Scripts (2018.5)
https://laurakokkarinen.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-sharepoint-site-designs-and-site-scripts/

Themes (2019.2)
https://laurakokkarinen.com/how-to-create-a-multicolored-theme-for-a-modern-sharepoint-online-site/

Theming Web Part (2019.3)
https://n8d.at/blog/panthema-web-part-is-now-release-know-your-sharepoint-theme-colours/

Branding SharePoint: The New Normal
https://bob1german.com/2018/09/04/branding-sharepoint-the-new-normal/
Repost
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/Branding-SharePoint-The-New-Normal/ba-p/241855

Theme Generator
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric#/styles/themegenerator

Classic vs Modern

Is It Time to Give Up SharePoint Classic Sites?
http://www.markrackley.net/2018/01/30/is-it-time-to-give-up-sharepoint-classic-sites/

How and When to Adopt the Modern UI in SharePoint – 2 Part Series
https://nathanwellsblog.com/2017/07/23/how-and-when-to-adopt-the-modern-ui-in-sharepoint-part-12/

https://nathanwellsblog.com/2017/09/01/how-and-when-to-adopt-the-modern-ui-in-sharepoint-part-22/

List and Site Templates

Save list as template on modern team site not available in SharePoint Online
https://sharepoint-specialist.nu/save-list-as-template-on-modern-team-site-not-available-in-sharepoint-online-e85c25a12943

Save Modern Team Site as a template & provision using Classic Team Site method (visible in SP Admin)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint/Save-Modern-Team-Site-as-a-template-amp-provision-using-Classic/td-p/95307

Create and use site templates
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/create-and-use-site-templates-60371b0f-00e0-4c49-a844-34759ebdd989

“Just to be clear. Using save-site-as-a-template with modern team sites or publishing sites is NOT supported. You can always find ways with tenant admin permissions to achieve things, but the fact that it's doable does not mean it's supported.
  
Any sites created with the template which has been produced with this method can have unexpected issues in the future, so provided steps should never be used.”
 
Best regards,
Vesa Juvonen, Senior Program Manager, SharePoint Engineering, Microsoft.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Office 365 News

Welcome …
This page serves as a news collection of both new and historic

Updates

https://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2018/11/office-365-updates.html

Outage Information

https://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2018/09/cloud-outage-information.html

9/4/2018 – Office 365 and Azure Major Outage – subnet issues

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Latest Updates

Weekly List of Office 365 Updates
http://www.nuno-silva.net/
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Logon

https://login.microsoftonline.com

Availability

http://trustoffice365.com/

Office 365 for administrators

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn127064(v=office.18).aspx

Software Boundaries and Limits

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/SharePoint-Online-software-boundaries-and-limits-8f34ff47-b749-408b-abc0-b605e1f6d498

Office 32 vs 64 bit

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Choose-between-the-64-bit-or-32-bit-version-of-Office-2dee7807-8f95-4d0c-b5fe-6c6f49b8d261

Drive Mapping – Local Drive to Office 365
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2017/02/mapping-sharepoint-as-network-drive.html
SPFx

SharePoint Framework reaches general availability …” build and deploy engaging web parts today”
https://blogs.office.com/2017/02/23/sharepoint-framework-reaches-general-availability-build-and-deploy-engaging-web-parts-today/

Export Term Store

Export Term Store Example 1
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/264a32a9-f874-4242-a0c5-8fc68e23228c/export-term-store-to-csv-from-sharepoint-online?forum=sharepointdevelopment
Export Term Store Example 2
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33712.sharepoint-online-taxonomy-output-terms-up-to-6-level-with-powershell-and-csom.aspx
Export Term Store Example 3
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/sharepoint-online-office-365-exporting-all-the-terms-fro/

Solutions

Create a Simple SharePoint 2013 Employee Directory on Office365
http://sympmarc.com/series/create-a-simple-sharepoint-2013-employee-directory-on-office365/
Teams Training Videos
https://www.successwithteams.com/Academy

Historical Icons

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Features News and Tools

New Communication SItes
https://blogs.office.com/2017/06/27/sharepoint-communication-sites-begin-rollout-to-office-365-customers/
Troubleshooting
New - https://diagnostics.outlook.com/#/
Old - https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/
DNS
http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2015/09/office-365-dns-settings-in-a-hybrid-environment.htm https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/uktechnet/2015/04/10/dns-the-key-to-a-successful-office-365-migration/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2015/04/29/office-365-autodiscover-lookup-process/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2016/07/14/office-365-exchange-hybrid-deployments-busting-the-autodiscover-myth/
PowerShell
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2016/09/office-365-powershell.html
Updates
https://blogs.office.com/office365updates/
Migration
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/21c53734-ba8f-47f7-b160-5c1a6b3fb238/sharepoint-2010-to-office-365-migration
Backups
http://www.lieben.nu/liebensraum/onedrivemapper/
http://office365drivemap.codeplex.com/
http://www.thinkscape.com/Map-Network-Drives-To-Office-365-OneDrive/
AADSS – The New DirSync Tool
Old Office 365 multitenant support https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/educloud/2013/08/02/multi-forest-and-multi-tenant-scenarios-with-office-365/
New Azure AD Connect - Multiple forests, single Azure AD tenant
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/connect/active-directory-aadconnect-topologies
Azure AD Connect download
  https://connect.microsoft.com/site1164/downloads
History of DirSync
http://blog.kloud.com.au/2014/10/14/a-history-of-dirsync-and-the-new-azure-ad-sync-services-tool/
Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services
http://blogs.technet.com/b/educloud/archive/2014/09/18/new-office-365-directory-synchronization-tool-shipped-called-azure-active-directory-synchronization-services.aspx
Integrating your on-premises identities with Azure Active Directory Connect
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnect/
Azure Active Directory Connect - AADC Prerequisites
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnect-prerequisites/

Upgrade from DirSync
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnect-dirsync-upgrade-get-started/
Trust
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/business/office-365-trust-center-cloud-computing-security-FX103030390.aspx
Hybrid Options
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj838715(v=office.15).aspx
Great Article – On-premises vs. Cloud
http://blog.jackfrostdesign.com/2013/12/11/if-your-feet-arent-on-the-ground-your-head-should-be-in-the-clouds/
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Known Issues
Install Beta for PowerShell (workaround)
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsazure/en-US/46a38822-28a4-4abb-b747-96f7db2a2676/cannot-install-azure-active-directory-module-for-windows-powershell-mossia-is-not-installed

Customer Pros and Cons
Pros
No Hardware or Datacenter
Automatic Updates
Mobile Access without VPN

Cons
No Server Side Control
No Control on List/Library View Size

Support
Office 365 Service Descriptions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819284.aspx
Office 365 Planning Guides
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/sharepoint-online-planning-guide-for-office-365-enterprise-and-midsize-HA101988931.aspx
SharePoint Online Roadmap - Sites and document sharing within Office 365.
http://community.office365.com/en-us/wikis/sharepoint/default.aspx
Support Wiki
http://community.office365.com/en-us/wikis/default.aspx
News
Azure Sales Top $1 Billion
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-29/microsoft-azure-sales-top-1-billion-challenging-amazon.html
More from The Cloud EngineerFeature Compare
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/03/feature-comparison-across-sharepoint.html
Issues
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/office-365-issues.html
Team Sites
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/team-sites-in-office-365.html
Configuration
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/office-365-configuration.html

From the rest of the web
Demos
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/showcase/channelDetails.aspx?channelid=office365
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/showcase/Search.aspx?phrase=Sharepoint+Online
Help Online
http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-enterprises/ff637592.aspx
http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-smallbusinesses/ff637563.aspx
SharePoint Online for Office 365: Developer Guide
www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17069&mnui=5
For information about Office 365: Office 365 connectivity limits To learn more about Internet bandwidth, port and protocol considerations for Office 365 plans, see Office 365 Ports and Protocols. SharePoint feature availability To learn more about SharePoint feature availability and the SharePoint Online service in Office 365, see SharePoint Online Service Descriptions. SharePoint Online search limits To learn more about the search limits for SharePoint Online, see Search limits for SharePoint Online. OneDrive for Business restrictions and limits To learn more about restrictions and limits when using the OneDrive for Business (Groove.exe) sync client, see Restrictions and limitations when you sync SharePoint libraries to your computer through OneDrive for Business. To learn more about restrictions and limits when using the OneDrive for Business Next Generation (OneDrive.exe) sync client, see Restrictions and limitations when you sync OneDrive for Business libraries through OneDrive for Business. To determine which OneDrive for Business sync client you are using, see Which OneDrive sync client am I using? Mobile devices To learn more about opening a SharePoint Online site from a mobile device, see Use a mobile device to work with SharePoint Online sites. File types To learn about file types that you can't add to a list, see Types of files that cannot be added to a list or library. Online URLs To learn about SharePoint Online addresses, see SharePoint Online URLs and IP Addresses. Site languages To learn how to set language for your sites, see Change your language and region settings. Planning and deploying SharePoint Online
Change storage space Change storage space for your subscription. Important: You can’t buy additional storage for a trial subscription.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

SharePoint Features Comparison

News

ShareGate Nintex Hyperfish Survey (Online and On-Prem)
https://en.share-gate.com/global-sharepoint-industry-study

2019

SharePoint 2019 is now RTM
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/Announcing-General-Availability-of-SharePoint-Server-2019/ba-p/272546

New and improved features in SharePoint Server 2019
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/what-s-new/new-and-improved-features-in-sharepoint-server-2019
What's deprecated or removed from SharePoint Server 2019
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/what-s-new/what-s-deprecated-or-removed-from-sharepoint-server-2019

2016

Feature availability across SharePoint on-premises plans
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-Feature-1746745d

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Standard vs Enterprise

SharePoint 2016 Licensing


SharePoint 2016 licensing
https://products.office.com/en-us/sharepoint/sharepoint-licensing-overview
SharePoint 2013 vs 2016
https://www.cloudappsportal.com/sharepoint/sharepoint-2016-2013/

2013


2013  - Service Applications
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12512.sharepoint-2013-service-applications.aspxSince many links have change please use the following:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140205120238/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819267.aspx
2013 - What's New – Changes from 2010 to 2013
https://web.archive.org/web/20170222121421/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607742(v=office.15)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607742(v=office.15) 
2013 - What's Gone
https://web.archive.org/web/20160508183009/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607742(v=office.15).aspx#section1
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607742%28v=office.15%29.aspx#section1
2013 - Discontinued Features
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/09/sharepoint-2013-discontinued-features.html
2013 vs Office 365
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sanjaynarang/archive/2013/01/20/sharepoint-2013-2010-2007-feature-comparison.aspx

2010


Compare SharePoint Versions
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/versions.html

Compare SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint Online
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/03/feature-comparison-across-sharepoint.html

2007

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678862(v=office.12).aspx