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

Chart WebPart With Excel Data

Add Chart Web-Part

Customize WebPart properties

Create Data Connection with EXCEL file

After Set Excel path and data Range,
Data will be shown in tabular manner

Customize data and show in 3D mode

Data in Excel on Charts :)

SharePoint Excel file throws unable to process the request when opens

 When we open an excel on browser,

 

We have to enable settings inside Library

Then we have to create Excel Service Application using Central Administration

 

Verify whether the Excel Service Application is configured using central administration

Now we can view Excel sheet through browser

Install a dll to GAC in Windows Server 2008

Step -1

 

   Open the command prompt with 'Run as Administrator'.

 

Step - 2

 

   set the path for the gacutil command

 

   >cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin

 

Step -3

 

   Run the gacutil command

 

  C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin> gacutil.exe -i  "path to dll"