You are of course aware of the fact that starting with Service Pack 1 the workflows created in SharePoint designer that should launch under the credentials of the system account will no longer start automatically. You know what the resolution is for this...

Here is a procedure that might come in handy when you, for some reason are required to            re-install the binaries of the server. Scenarios requiring this might include reverting to a previous...

The idea to write this entry came as a result of many failed Profile sync operations I've seen lately, so, here it is: As a scenario, let's assume that you have a webapplication you want to move on a different port. I stress the word move , because...

Working through the recycling of the services on server, changing the accounts for Sharepoint Timer Service, I found myself in the interesting situation of not being able to start the service.It worked , it was started but it's not working now and it...

IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog entry adresses the steps that need to be performed when moving SSP A to SSP B within the SAME farm as a recovery for a broken SSP scenario. IMPORTANT NOTE 2: The tools provided as reference from codeplex.com are provided ...

This is concerning an error found encountered in Sharepoint Designer based workflows after installing the October Cumulative updates. The behavior you will encounter is the following: Create a simple list with two fields: Title (default) ...

Came across this a couple of times and, unfortunately there is no easy way out of it. Here is the behavior description: Crawling your site, full or incremental will not finish, even after a long time. If you try to access the SQL server’s tempdb...

I know that reading the above you will say : backup and restore  or export and import . Perfectly true. What if the procedure involves moving one BIIIIIIG Site > 15 Gb? If you have the time to do it, that’s perfect. Just schedule the operations...

This might come in handy whenever you (like myself and I am sure thousands of others) see some error in the execution of one workflow and found the completely useless messages like “Error Occurred” Dig deep and find nothing first troubleshooting...

What we have here is not actually a how to , nor does it point to a known issue, it's more of a logical reason behind writing the entry. As a starting point, we have the SharepPoint standard Approval workflow which can, through the UI, easily be attached...

Recently I faced several issues regarding the corruption of the index right after a reboot of the server following a patch installation. The issue, as I could observe it, occurs whenever the server is crawling and needs to reboot at the same time.The...

A javascript error. Simple. Neat. Clean. But... since you noticed it, no Sharepoint controls are working. No paging controls, no buttons, generally any control that would require a postback between the webbrowser and the server will cease to function...

Purpose : To get notified whenever something new gets indexed, based on a search term you specify. Say for instance that you would like to get notified whenever a new “TOP SECRET DOCUMENT” :) gets indexed. Go to the search page, issue a query and when...

How to remove something (the port) from the URL as returned in the search results (searchresults.aspx): UPDATE : the behavior depicted below should not happen after installing October 2009 Cumulative Update package: Download October 2009 Server...

If you, like me had the chance of re-installing SharePoint (with all the language packs that you might have used before), it is likely that you have encountered this message. You will most likely see this message when running the configuration wizard...

Say you have a Sharepoint Site you want to make available in the internet. You implement the custom authentication provider as specified on theTechnet Site : Configure forms-based authentication (Office SharePoint Server) Check everything and it...

Office Server Search Service cannot be started because it does not exist. One of the most simple problems I’ve seen lately is : Why can’t I start the Office Server Search Service in my MOSS install.I have the right key , the right CD and the latest...

One issue you might have encountered after experiencing some Search problems.Although everything looks ok, the crawl schedules are not respected and the crawler fails to index the content at the specified times. No errors are logged and if you start...

Here's a troubleshooting tip for you all having problems figuring out the hidden meaning of the message : "Error in the sitedata webservice" Say you are crawling a site and you receive the above error .What can you do to investigate what does that...

Talking about odd behaviors or things that one can configure and have unexpected results in SharePoint, here’s one: You search for People Names. All looks fine, the names are returned, all looks ok, BUT when you click on the URL that should take you to...

I started the other day to create a simple workflow which should create an item in a tasks list and assign the task to a sharepoint group containing local accounts. The set-up was (so I thought) the simplest possible: One standalone server on a single...

Ran into a funny behavior these days, checking the timer job status on a Sharepoint server ( totally new, new box, new OS , new Sharepoint) I fount the page blank. I have never encountered this before so I was puzzled, stunned, blocked and intrigued...

Here's one behavior that you might see. Since the error is not that enlightening and the logs do not tell you what happens, I thought it's usefull to document it. You have configured your farm and attempt to browse to the site you created. Instead...

Noticed something weird the other days: I was fiddling around managed properties in my search settings and thought of deleting some of them to remove them from being indexed and from the search results. Among other managed properties deleted, I also deleted...

Among other things solved by the August Cumulative Updates, here is an issue which arosed after installing this patch. One of those issues is that if you modify a default list form (Editform.aspx, DisplayForm.aspx) using Sharepoint Designer 2007 and...