Using the Graph API with large data sets

This article describes some strategies for handling larger data sets using the Microsoft Graph API

by David Grooms Nov 29, 2018

Using the Graph API with SharePoint

Using the Microsoft Graph API to retrieve SharePoint items.

by David Grooms Nov 13, 2018

Authenticate to the Graph API as a service

This walk through demonstrates authenticating to the Microsoft Graph API using a non-interactive account. Once the required token is obtained, the Graph API is used to retrieve a PDF file from a SharePoint document library.

by David Grooms Nov 5, 2018

SharePoint Online PowerShell Script Creation for Lists and Permissions

SharePoint Online PowerShell script for creating Lists and Permissions.
 
 

by Hozafa Motiwala Oct 31, 2018

SharePoint Integration with Teams

This quick read highlights some of the most exciting existing and upcoming features of Teams and SharePoint integration.

by Alex Fowle Aug 9, 2018

Office 365 - Security and Governance for SharePoint and OneDrive for Business

The importance and awareness of cyber security is increasing as threats are becoming more sophisticated. Once again, Office 365 has innovated security and governance with a global scale approach that offers exceptional reliability and compliance.

by Christian Urena May 24, 2018

The Day Before SharePoint Conference 2018 & A Look Back

Are we ready for this? It has been 4 full years since the last real SharePoint conference.  We are about to be surrounded by a giant contingent of experts, from the community and Microsoft, along with thousands of your new closest SharePoint friends.

by Drew Madelung May 21, 2018

Working with OneDrive Files Restore

Your files are important and the ability to recover them in case of an issue is essential. Recently Microsoft has provided the ability to restore your entire OneDrive to a point in time. There has been the ability to restore single files if they have been deleted via your Recycle Bin but this does not cover things like corruption or changes in the file. Files Restore in OneDrive within Office 365 changes this.

by Drew Madelung Apr 8, 2018

Web Part Updates Coming with Hub Sites

Microsoft has started the release of the awaited feature of 'Hub' sites that was introduced last year. Hub sites will allow you to connect related Site Collections to allow easier discovery and collaboration. Along with these features, there are also changes to modern web parts coming as well.

by Drew Madelung Mar 25, 2018

Cloud Hybrid Search

Cloud Hybrid Search in SharePoint Server 2013/2016 and Office 365 allows a unified search experience of content from SharePoint online and on-premises sites. This is an important search feature to allow users to easy find their information without having to know if the site is on-premises or in the cloud.

by Hozafa Motiwala Mar 22, 2018

Custom SharePoint Form Using Office UI Fabric and Angular

Building custom and fully interactive forms for SharePoint can often be complex. Using AngularJS with Office UI Fabric is a great way to build responsive and dynamic forms that have the same look and feel of Office and SharePoint.

by Zavier Sanders Aug 24, 2016

Exporting SharePoint Group Members to Excel Without PowerShell

I was at a client recently and was not allowed to run any powershell commands but needed a list of accounts that existed in a SharePoint Group in a table format.  I also was not allowed site collection administration permission.  I tried a few different options in which trying to manipulate the list view of the group and using Excel data connections to get back to SharePoint but no option worked very cleanly.  

What I ended up using was a REST call to get the users and then downloading the XML response and opening it with Excel.  Use this link to learn about the available REST api’s for users & groups

Here are the steps….

by Drew Madelung Nov 2, 2015

Create a Workflow to Check Overdue Tasks Using SharePoint Designer

Learn how to create a workflow in SharePoint Designer that checks for overdue tasks in a SharePoint task list. The workflow will also send a daily email reminder to each user(s) with an overdue task.

by Christian Urena Mar 10, 2016

8 Things to Know about OneDrive Files On-Demand

Files On-Demand is a game changer for how you interact with your content within Office 365. Files On-Demand allows access to all of your files without using storage on your device. This means you can view all your files that you have synced without having them on your device. With this feature you don't need to change the work because you see your cloud files just like your regular files. You access these files right within your desktop and file explorer. You then have the option to sync files as you wish or by choosing to bring them offline or when you double click to open a cloud file, it will automatically download it for you.

by Drew Madelung Dec 13, 2017

How to Connect to Exchange Online with MFA enabled

If you are an organization following best practices for protecting your environment in the cloud you have inevitably enabled Multi Factor Authentication on your administrator logins

by Bill Hughes Dec 29, 2016

Mandatory Anonymous Link Expiration in Office 365

Microsoft recently released a new feature in Office 365 which allows a mandatory expiration length to be set at the tenant level. This will affect sharing documents through SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.  This post will provide the steps to configure this setting.

by Drew Madelung Feb 1, 2016

Two big changes coming to SharePoint in 2018

2017 has come to an end and just like a season finale to a good TV series on Netflix, Microsoft has left us ready for more. There was a whirlwind of changes and enhancements to SharePoint, OneDrive, and the overall collaboration space in Office 365 in the past 12 months. The amount of new things in 2017 was staggering but Microsoft left off with some exciting things coming early in 2018. In this post, I picked 3 of the biggest changes coming to SharePoint Online in Q1/Q2 of 2018.

by Drew Madelung Jan 7, 2018

Dynamics CRM Project vs Field Service: What's right for me?

The Project Service Automation and Field Service solutions available in Dynamics CRM provide a whole host of new features, but how do you decide which one is best for your business?

by Dan Fink Jun 22, 2016

Error Code 0x8007232B Windows 10 Solution

I received an Error Code 0x8007232B that I was unable to activate my Windows 10 enterprise installation.  Upon selecting "change product key" it also locked up my computer and prevented me from selec...

by Nathan Lasnoski Aug 5, 2015

Getting Started with Feature Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2016

SharePoint 2016 went RTM (release to manufacturing) on May 14th 2016.  This was only a short 6 months ago but Microsoft has already released its first Feature Pack to bring some of the new cloud features back to our on-premises servers. 

by Drew Madelung Nov 14, 2016

The Evolving World of SharePoint

Anyone who has been working with SharePoint for more than a short period of time has seen the product has go through many ups and downs. Right now I believe SharePoint is evolving to the modern age and the future looks incredibly bright. 

by Drew Madelung Sep 22, 2016