SharePoint 2013 - Check Correlation ID using Management Shell

<GUID> = Correlation ID = 0e90cb9c-1855-80fc-177a-ebaed1a55500

Code:
get-splogevent | ?{$_.Correlation -eq "<GUID>"} | select Area, Category, Level, EventID, Message | Format-List
Example:
get-splogevent | ?{$_.Correlation -eq "0e90cb9c-1855-80fc-177a-ebaed1a55500"} | select Area, Category, Level, EventID, Message | Format-List

Minimal Download Strategy in SharePoint 2013 ( _layouts/15/start.aspx issue)

_layouts/15/start.aspx is part of the Minimal Download Strategy in SharePoint 2013 which helps in improving the performance of page rendering. If you are having issues with it you can deactivate this feature at the site level using the below step.

Site Settings >>  Site Actions >>   Manage Site Features >>  Deactivate Minimal Download Strategy Feature.

How to Enable or Disable Document Property Promotion (ParserEnabled) in SharePoint 2013

This is the way to solve issues on uploading document into SharePoint 2013 Document Library. After upload the document into SharePoint library, the document had the metadata (document properties) of the original document. Metadata that is changed on the document will revert to the original values that were given to the document; this occurs both from SharePoint and from MS Word.

 

Solution 1 – Remove Document Properties & personal Information using Inspect

1.      Open file using Microsoft office

2.      Click file and the inspect document (check for issues)

3.      Tick only on document properties & personal information

4.      Inspect & then remove

5.      Then Save

6.      Upload document into SharePoint.

 

Solution 2 – Disable Document Property Promotion using PowerShell

The SPWeb object has a ParserEnabled property, which enables or disables this functionality.  Using the PowerShell script, we can turn off this functionality at the web level. Sample script to disable the document parser feature in SharePoint:

1.      Open the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell as Administrator.

2.      Run the following script to disable document property promotion.

	C:\> $web=Get-SPweb "http://spfe01/sites/SITENAME/SUBSITENAME" C:\> $web         Url         ---         http://spfe01/sites/SITENAME/SUBSITENAME C:\> $web.parserenabled         True C:\> $web.parserenabled  = $false C:\> $web.Update() C:\> $web.parserenabled         false

3.      Document Property Promotion is disabled successfully and when you try to upload a document you will find that all the fields are empty

 

Reference 1: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa543341.aspx

Reference 2: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/josrod/archive/2009/05/11/how-to-disable-property-promotion-in-wss.aspx

Clear SharePoint Designer 2013 Cache

When using SharePoint Designer, especially in a development environment where content and assemblies can frequently change, SPD can start to behave erratically, sometimes loading content that has been removed from the web site, or using an older version of an assembly. This is due to how SPD caches content, which thankfully, is easy enough to clear.


Step 1: First, close SPD and then remove all files from the following folder:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache

This contains things like page caches.

Step 2: Then, do the same for this folder:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache

This contains cached items such as assemblies used and lots of other xml configuration files.

Step 3: Restart SPD and all should be good in the world

Reference: http://www.stuartroberts.net/index.php/2012/07/18/quick-tip-9/

sharepoint 2010 Position modal dialog box relative to current screen

Place this code @ css in master page

.ms-dlgContent
{
position: fixed!important;
}

Free Google Chart Sharepoint Web Part

Download here: http://www.amrein.com/apps/page.asp?Q=5749

The Google Chart Web Part allows to chart data contained in the specified SharePoint List. The charts are created using Google's public Chart API (see official Google Documentation)

The Web Part can be used with Windows SharePoint Services V3, MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010.

The Google Chart Web Part is the winner in the "Favorite Free SharePoint  web Part" category of the Andy Dale 2010 SharePoint Awards!

SharePoint Filtered Lookup Field

Download here: http://filteredlookup.codeplex.com/

This project creates a custom SharePoint lookup field that offers new functionalities to default SharePoint lookup field by allowing filters to be applied to retrieved data. Applied filters can be either dynamic CAML queries or pre-defined list views residing in source lists

Below is a few of the features offered by Filtered Lookup field over standard SharePoint Lookup field:

• Cross-site lookup (all sites within same site collection)
• Filter retrieved data using list views
• Filter retrieved data using dynamic/ad-hoc CAML queries. This means you don't need to create a list view each time you want to apply a lookup filter to source data
• Supports retrieving data recursively using either list views or dynamic queries
• Supports MultiLookup with filtered data
• Same look and feel as default SharePoint Lookup and MultiLookup (i.e. in list forms)