Databases in upgrade mode after patching a SharePoint 2016 server If you get an upgrade error after having patched a SharePoint 2016 server farm: “Database is in compatibility range and upgrade is recommended”. You will see this if you open Central Administration, click on “Upgrade and migration” and on “Review Database Status”: Then first run …
Year: 2020
This article is an overview of Microsoft Lists. It was launched in my tenant at the end of July 2020, it might still not be rolled out to your tentant depending on the settings you or your company/customer have – target or standard release. What is Microsoft Lists? Today Microsoft Lists launched in my tenant …
This blog post is information about a bug in the Admin Center in Microsoft 365. I reported this to Microsoft the other day and here is a workaround until they have solved it. I discovered this bug when a customer wanted me to add their company colors into the Top Navigation bar in Microsoft 365. …
I have added a few teams in Teams that were more for test purposes, and I now wish to delete them but still keep the connected SharePoint site and content. How can I do this? In this article I will explain the options and what happens when you: 1) Delete a Team or 2) Archive …
In this article series I will dive in to one of the hardest parts of working with SharePoint (On-prem and Online): Sharing & Permissions! Part 2, that you are reading now, is about Permissions. I wrote these articles because questions about sharing and permissions are one of the top most asked questions I get from …
In this article series I want to dive in to one of the hardest parts of working with SharePoint: Sharing & Permissions! Part 1, that you are reading now, is about Sharing and concerns both On-Prem and Online. Part 2 is about Permissions. I wrote these articles because questions about sharing and permissions are one …
EDIT: The OLD article below is no longer relevant or recommended to use for LISTS in SharePoint Online! There is a new way to do this using the new app Microsoft Lists or by following the steps below! Instead of saving a list as a template you get to choose from a list of existing …
Here is a report from the Corona quarantine trenches ? What it’s like to work from home for a longer time and how to celebrate Easter in these times of crises when we have social restrictions and should not travel. We do have some positive discussions also..? We test some of the new features that’s …
A New Year, a New Decade and a New Podcast episode! We talk about how our work has changed during the last decade and what to expect from the next one. Discussions about customer relationships, work 4 or 5 days, how human interaction and finding a balance in life is important. As usual we share our …
Platform: SharePoint Server on prem 2016 Background: I had a customer report that the search was not indexing items. Another hosting provider has installed the SharePoint server, which is a single server farm (1 SP server and 1 SQL server). Error message: the below error message is shown in the Search Service Application: The search …