SharePoint environments often undergo changes to information architecture over time. Site owners may decide to rearrange libraries and lists to improve usability. IT teams might need to migrate content databases to new farms during upgrades. In these scenarios, lookup relationships between SharePoint lists can break when moving components to new locations. This article will examine…
Why Metadata Matters Metadata provides critical context and enables findability of content in SharePoint. Attributes such as columns, content types, version histories, and workflows contain information that gives meaning to files and items stored in SharePoint lists and document libraries. Losing this metadata during a SharePoint migration can have wide-ranging consequences that break solutions relying…
What is Happening When the Error Occurs When attempting to load the SharePoint context in an Angular application, a common error encountered is a version incompatibility between the SharePoint framework and Angular. This mismatch prevents the SharePoint libraries and objects from properly loading and integrating with Angular, resulting in context loading failures. The error typically…
Why Move Away from Master Pages and Web Part Pages? Master pages and web part pages have been the traditional way to build SharePoint sites and pages. However, they have some limitations when trying to implement complex single page applications (SPAs) using modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular: Limited capabilities for dynamic functionality – Master pages…
Why Load the Client Side Object Model? The SharePoint Client Side Object Model (CSOM) allows developers to interact with SharePoint data and operations using plain JavaScript. This provides important benefits for Angular single-page applications (SPAs): Enables client-side SharePoint integration without postbacks, improving performance Supports CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations on SharePoint lists and libraries…
Why SharePoint Context Matters Retrieving the SharePoint context in an Angular single page application (SPA) is crucial for enabling seamless interaction with the SharePoint platform. The context contains essential information like the current user and web properties that unlock functionality for building robust SharePoint-integrated components. Enables access to SharePoint REST APIs – The context provides…
Troubleshooting SharePoint Online Issues When working to resolve problems in SharePoint Online, the first steps are to identify the root cause of the issues and collect diagnostic data to analyze. Review any error messages or codes that appear to gain insights into what system or functionality is failing. Check the Office 365 service health pages…
Identifying the Core Issue When issues arise in SharePoint Online without access to the Unified Logging Service (ULS) logs, identifying the root cause can be challenging. However, through systematic testing and observation, the core problem can usually be uncovered. Common SharePoint Online issues that may occur without log access include page loading errors, incorrect permissions,…
Identifying Common Issues SharePoint Online is a robust and feature-rich platform, but issues can still arise that impact end users. Some of the most frequent issues that users face include: Failed workflows – Workflows may fail due to permissions errors, timeouts, or logic issues. Understanding the cause of workflow failures is critical. Permission denied errors…
Why SharePoint Online ULS Logs Are Inaccessible Unified Logging Service (ULS) logs in SharePoint Online contain detailed diagnostic information about operations within the SharePoint platform. However, unlike on-premises SharePoint deployments where administrators have direct access to view and manage these logs, SharePoint Online ULS logs are not readily accessible due to permission restrictions and their…