SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Search With Custom Refiners

The Best Article for SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Search (Advance)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/11/06/how-to-configure-the-search-results-web-part-to-use-a-new-result-source-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx

Configure Office Web Apps For SharePoint 2013

The best Tech-Net article that I ever Read,
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431687.aspx

The only thing is, we have to wait few minutes after each configuration change that we doing using Power-Shell command.

Schedule Task for SharePoint Site Backup

1) Open notepad
2) Create a command using STSADM

3) Set the path to store BACKUP

4) Go to TASK SCHEDULEr in server

5) Set the Schedule and account with elevated priviledges

6) Verify the backup and the location

COMMAND

@echo off

echo ===============================================================

echo Back up the farm to E:\CSKH_Backups

echo ===============================================================

cd %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\15\BIN

@echo off

stsadm.exe -o backup -url http://myportal -filename \\NASFSVS\KMSadmin_share\portalSP%date:~-2%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.bak -overwrite -nositelock

echo completed

*** One Important Thing when creating TASK

How the file name set:

portalSP%date:~-2%%date:~3,2%%date:~0,2%.bak

if date is 29 - 09  - 15 ==> portalSP150929.bak

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Enable Sign in as Different User Option in SharePoint 2013

1) Locate and then open the following file in a text editor:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\ TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\Welcome.ascx

2) Add the following element before the existing "ID_RequestAccess" element:

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser" Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>" Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>" MenuGroupId="100" Sequence="100" UseShortId="true" />

3) Save the file

Alternative Access Mapping for a SharePoint Farm

We have to add Alternative Access Mapping for all application severs.

Then we have add Alternative Access Mapping for Intranet zone.

Other wise users getting FILE NOT FOUND ERROR.

Save SharePoint List as a Template giving an error

When we are going to save a SharePoint List with huge data, it gives an error.

Simply because of Data size.

So we have to increase template size using STSADM

It is easy.

Refresh SharePoint 2013 Page Automatically

1) Simply create a text file in your local machine
2) Add following content to the text file

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var reloadTimer = null;
var sURL = unescape(window.location.pathname);

function setReloadTime(secs)
{ if (arguments.length == 1)
   { if (reloadTimer) clearTimeout(reloadTimer);
       reloadTimer = setTimeout("setReloadTime()", Math.ceil(parseFloat(secs)*1000));
   }
   else
   { reloadTimer = null;
     location.reload(true);
     window.location.replace( sURL );
   }
}
setReloadTime(30);
</script>

3) Go to SharePoint and upload the text file to a Document folder (Read Permission to all users)
4) Get the file URL and copy it
5) Go to WebPart page, EDIT mode
6) Add a Content Editor WebPart
7) Set URL of File link to uploaded text file URL in Content Editor WebPart
8) Save and Hide Your Content Editor WebPart

Your page will refresh in every 30 seconds. :) :)

Disable Copy-Paste option of Page URL in C#

if (!Request.FilePath.Contains("Default"))
{
string strPreviousPage = "";
if (Request.UrlReferrer != null)
{
strPreviousPage = Request.UrlReferrer.Segments[Request.UrlReferrer.Segments.Length - 1];
}
if (strPreviousPage == "")
{
Response.Redirect("Default.aspx");
}

*** Add this Code inside MASTER PAGE

Update SharePoint 2010 Farm Credentials Using PowerShell

#Input the Managed Account
#If there is only one managed account, the following line could be written as:
#$inputManagedAcct = Get-SPManagedAccount

$inputManagedAcct = Read-Host "Enter managed account as Domain\User" 
#Input the desired new password 
$inputPasswd = Read-Host "Enter new password for managed account" –AsSecureString 
#Change the password for the managed account to the new value 
Set-SPManagedAccount -Identity $inputManagedAcct -NewPassword $inputPasswd



------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       Update after AD Reset    ----------------------------------------------------------------

#Input the Managed Account
#If there is only one managed account, the following line could be written as:
#$inputManagedAcct = Get-SPManagedAccount

$inputManagedAcct = Read-Host "Enter managed account as Domain\User:" 
#Input the Managed Account 
$inputPasswd = Read-Host "Enter password from Active Directory for managed account:" –AsSecureString 
#Change the password in SharePoint for the managed account to the new value 
Set-SPManagedAccount -Identity $inputManagedAcct -ExistingPassword $inputPasswd –UseExistingPassword $true 

Get Last 20 Slowest SQL Queries

 SELECT TOP 20
    SUBSTRING(qt.text, (qs.statement_start_offset/2)+1,
    ((CASE qs.statement_end_offset WHEN -1 THEN DATALENGTH(qt.text)
                                   ELSE qs.statement_end_offset
      END - qs.statement_start_offset)/2)+1),
    qs.execution_count,
    qs.total_logical_reads, qs.last_logical_reads,
    qs.min_logical_reads, qs.max_logical_reads,
    qs.total_elapsed_time, qs.last_elapsed_time,
    qs.min_elapsed_time, qs.max_elapsed_time,
    qs.last_execution_time,
    qp.query_plan
FROM
    sys.dm_exec_query_stats qs
CROSS APPLY
    sys.dm_exec_sql_text(qs.sql_handle) qt
CROSS APPLY
    sys.dm_exec_query_plan(qs.plan_handle) qp
WHERE
    qt.encrypted = 0
ORDER BY
    qs.total_logical_reads DESC

Getting exclusive access to a SQL Server database for restore - Solution

*** When we restore DB we are always getting exclusive access error.

So I have written a Query to
set DB OFFLINE
RESTORE DB
Changing location of .MDF and .LDF files

ALTER DATABASE WSS_CONTENT_1545 SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE

--ALTER DATABASE WSS_CONTENT_1545 SET ONLINE

USE[MASTER]
ALTER DATABASE WSS_CONTENT_1545
SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK immediate

Restore database WSS_CONTENT_1545
from Disk = 'E:\Wss_Content_Bak.bak' with REPLACE,
move 'WSS_Content_1111' to 'E:\Intra\WSS_Content_1545.mdf',
move 'WSS_Content_1111_Log' to 'E:\Intra\WSS_Content_1545.ldf'

*** (WSS_Content_1111 is the OLD DATABASE NAME)

Find Storage Usage of a Site Collection in SharePoint 2010

1) Go to Central Administration --> Application Management --> Configure Quota and Locks

2) View Storage Data (example: 13 MB)

WMI Query to get Date Difference between Server and Local Machine

Dim computer1
Dim Domaincontroller
Dim value1
Dim value2
Dim difference

strComputer = "alice"

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_LocalTime")

For Each objItem in colItems
    intMonth = objItem.Month
    intDay = objItem.Day
    intYear = objItem.Year

    dtmDate = intMonth & "/" & intDay & "/" & intYear

    intHour = objItem.Hour
    If intHour < 12 Then
        strAMPM = "AM"
    Else
        intHour = intHour - 12
        strAMPM = "PM"
    End If
 
    intMinutes = objItem.Minute
    If intMinutes < 10 Then
        intMinutes = "0" & intMinutes
    End If

    intSeconds = objItem.Second
    If intSeconds < 10 Then
        intSeconds = "0" & intSeconds
    End If

    dtmTime = intHour & ":" & intMinutes & ":" & intSeconds & " " & strAMPM
    firstDate = dtmDate & " " & dtmTime
    'Wscript.Echo firstDate
Next


strComputer1 = "dc1"

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer1 & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems1 = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_LocalTime")

For Each objItem in colItems1
    intMonth = objItem.Month
    intDay = objItem.Day
    intYear = objItem.Year

    dtmDate = intMonth & "/" & intDay & "/" & intYear

    intHour = objItem.Hour
    If intHour < 12 Then
        strAMPM = "AM"
    Else
        intHour = intHour - 12
        strAMPM = "PM"
    End If
 
    intMinutes = objItem.Minute
    If intMinutes < 10 Then
        intMinutes = "0" & intMinutes
    End If

    intSeconds = objItem.Second
    If intSeconds < 10 Then
        intSeconds = "0" & intSeconds
    End If

    dtmTime = intHour & ":" & intMinutes & ":" & intSeconds & " " & strAMPM
    nextDate = dtmDate & " " & dtmTime
   ' Wscript.Echo nextDate

next


myDif = DateDiff("s",firstDate,nextDate)
'Wscript.Echo myDif

ourMessage  = "hi"
If myDif > 900 Then
        ourMessage = "0"
    Else       
        ourMessage = "1"
    End If

If myDif < -900 Then
        ourMessage = "0"
    Else       
        ourMessage = "1"
    End If

Wscript.Echo ourMessage


'///////////////////////////////////////////
' Convert WMI Time Function
'///////////////////////////////////////////
On Error Resume Next
Function ConvWMITime(wmiTime)

yr = left(wmiTime,4)
mo = mid(wmiTime,5,2)
dy = mid(wmiTime,7,2)
tm = mid(wmiTime,9,6)

ConvWMITime = mo&"/"&dy&"/"&yr & " " & FormatDateTime(left(tm,2) & _
":" & Mid(tm,3,2) & ":" & Right(tm,2),3)

End Function

SSRS Can not Open Connection to report server

The report server cannot open a connection to the report server database. A connection to the database is required for all requests and processing. (rsReportServerDatabaseUnavailable)

The Solution is the re-configure SSRS using command
1) Open Command Prompt with privileges
2) Run
rsconfig -c -s SPSVR -d reportserverName -a Windows -u AD\administrator -p myp@ssw0rd

Add a Visual WebPart to a SandBox Solution in SharePoint 2010

When we create a Sandbox solution we can't add Visual Web-parts to it.
But it is mandatory when we create complex scenarios.
So we have a solution powered by Microsoft. --> "Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools"

1) First download the small patch

2) Install the package (SPPowerTools_x86)

 

3) It Installs plugin to VS 2010

4) After created a SharePoint project, we can add "Visual WebParts (Sandboxed)" to our project

5) Can program our CODE, add complex logic

6) Can add all web controls to our .ASCX file

7) Then we have, full Web controls enabled WebPart (SANDBOX)

Developer DashBoard In SharePoint 2010

1) Open Normal SharePoint Page, we can t see any dashboard item or ICON

2) Open command prompt and Change path to SharePoint 14 hive and type the command (STSADM)

 

3) OR, Open PowerShell with administrative privileges and run the PowerShell command

4) Open SharePoint page and view ICON in the top Right corner

 

5) View Data in the bottom panel of SharePoint page

*** It displays the time taken to load full page, any WebPart, render time for RIBBON and the execution time.

6) Can switch-off at any time with powershell command

PowerShell Command Builder

I got a nice tool that can create "Windows Power Shell Commands" dynamically.
Go here


Simple Power shell command generation screen,
"Create -SPSite"

"Add -SPSolution"

Simple...

Apply MasterPage to all Site Collections Using PowerShell Commands

------------------------ Set Master Page ----------------------------- 

foreach ($site in get-spsite -url http://spsvr*) {
     $web = Get-SPWeb $site
     $web.CustomMasterUrl = "/_catalogs/masterpage/my_v4.master" 
     $web.Update()
}

------------------------ Using Other Method --------------------------

foreach ($site in Get-SPSite)
{
 foreach ($web in $Site.AllWebs)
 {
  $web.MasterUrl  = "/_catalogs/masterpage/my_v4.master";
  $web.CustomMasterUrl = "/_catalogs/masterpage/my_v4.master";  
  $web.update()
 }
} 

---------------------- Set Master Page For Web Application ------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------- 

#Enter a web application, get all the site collections in the web app
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
Start-SPAssignment -Global

$web = Get-SPWeb 'http://spsvr:1111/'
#$web.CustomMasterUrl = "/_catalogs/masterpage/v4_TG.master"
$web.MasterUrl = "/_catalogs/masterpage/v4_TG.master"
$web.Update()

--------------------- Set Master Page For All Subsites --------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

#Enter a web application, get all the site collections in the web app
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

Start-SPAssignment -Global
$site = Get-SPSite 'http://spsvr:1111'
$topWeb = Get-SPWeb $site.Url
$site | Get-SPWeb -limit all | ForEach-Object 

{if (($_.WebTemplate -ne "SRCHCEN") -and ($_.WebTemplate -ne "SRCHCENTERLITE") -and ($_.WebTemplate -ne "SRCHCENTERFAST")) {$_.CustomMasterUrl = $topWeb.CustomMasterUrl;$_.AllProperties["__InheritsCustomMasterUrl"] = "True";$_.MasterUrl = $topWeb.MasterUrl;$_.AllProperties["__InheritsMasterUrl"] = "True";$_.AlternateCssUrl = $topWeb.AlternateCssUrl;$_.AllProperties["__InheritsAlternateCssUrl"] = "True";$_.Update();}}
Stop-SPAssignment -Global