After the SharePoint Server 2013 version was patched last night (Windows patches, about 150 ones!!), of course – as expected – the databases were in upgrade mode on SharePoint. So I started SharePoint Config Wizard (not through Powershell) and on step 2 I got the message as follows: Exception: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): User does not have …
Author: sharepointbabe
We have recorded 8 episodes of the WitGirls Podcast now and we think it is time to hear your opinion about the podcast! So that we can improve it, maybe talk about something that you would like us to discuss and you can suggest a guest even. We would be very grateful and happy if …
I have launched a podcast called “WitGirls Podcast” and it will be hosted by me and my friend Christina. We have both long experience from working with SharePoint/Office365 and also from working within the IT business. I also listen to a lot of podcasts, but there aren’t so many in this world that is run …
This post describes how to move SharePoint 2013 SP1 OnPrem server SQL content databases from SQL 2012 to 2016. This means that there is no upgrade involved, only a move to a new SQL Server. It worked really well. Even if I read lots of articles that it is not supported to run SharePoint 2013 …
I got a question from a customer who did not want the red, purple, pink, green etc colors in the modern views in SharePoint on Office365. It seems like each subsite gets their own colors, and how can you change that to one color that matches the company’s graphic profile? Pressed F12 to get …
This is the 3rd part of my articles about functionalites that I find annoying or confusing or that simply are gone in SharePoint Online/Office 365. I have two more things on my list: When you want to filter a view, there are many clicks to get to the actual values you want to filter on. …
One of my current assignments as a SharePoint consultant is to train users how to work more efficient with document management. It’s quite a challenge, as users mostly are against using metadata, first because they don’t understand it and second because they are used to folders which is of course much more easy but not so …
So this new look has been rolled out last week in SharePoint online for Office 365 users. At first glance it looks great, I like that “hard-to-find” ribbon is gone and easy access to all buttons. But then I got a call yesterday from a customer who was asking why their document libraries no longer worked …
Incident This warning message has turned up in the Health Analyzer on a SharePoint 2013 OnPrem Server. “Product / patch installation or server upgrade required” Finding the root cause I opened the “Version history” to see when this message started to show up: I also checked the “Database status” in “Upgrade and Migration” and found …
A quick way to add or manage (copy paste drag and drop) files in SharePoint is to open the document library in Explorer. But in Edge or Chrome, this alternative is greyed out. You have to use Internet Explorer (IE) to be able to open the library in Explorer or to Connect to Outlook: Share this …