SharePoint Online

Understanding Authentication Requirements SharePoint Online utilizes OAuth 2.0 authentication protocols to authorize client applications access to its REST APIs. Successful OAuth implementation requires configuring POSTMAN to meet SharePoint Online’s specific authentication requirements. The SharePoint REST APIs require authenticated access using Azure Active Directory OAuth bearer tokens. Developers must register POSTMAN as an Azure AD application…

The “Open in Explorer” feature in SharePoint allows users to access SharePoint document libraries directly in Windows Explorer for convenient file management. When enabled and configured properly, “Open in Explorer” opens a synchronized view of the SharePoint library contents, enabling dragging and dropping of files, bulk uploads and downloads, and other file operations. However, certain…

The “Open in Explorer” feature in SharePoint allows users to access SharePoint document libraries directly in Windows Explorer for convenient file management. When enabled and configured properly, “Open in Explorer” opens a synchronized view of the SharePoint library contents, enabling dragging and dropping of files, bulk uploads and downloads, and other file operations. However, certain…

What is the File Explorer View in SharePoint? The File Explorer View in SharePoint allows users to open SharePoint document libraries directly in the Windows File Explorer interface for easy access and file management. This view provides a seamless way for users to work with files stored in SharePoint libraries similar to how they would…

Why SharePoint Version History Exports Fail SharePoint version history exports can easily fail due to large site collection sizes, throttling limits being reached, or corrupted version histories in the SharePoint content databases. Understanding the root causes of failed exports is key to optimizing SharePoint for successful version history exports. Common Export Failure Points Large Site…

Upgrading SharePoint: Why It’s Necessary and How to Minimize Downtime SharePoint is a powerful collaboration and document management platform that has become ubiquitous across enterprises. However, with the rapid pace of updates and new feature releases, it becomes critical to upgrade older SharePoint environments regularly. While upgrades unlock functionality, enhance security, integration, and more, the…

The Problem of Content Fragmentation Over time, SharePoint content has the tendency to become fragmented across different site collections as new sites and libraries are created for various teams, projects, and initiatives. This decentralized approach leads to siloed islands of information that become difficult to manage, secure, search, and collaborate across. Some of the key…

The Challenge of Moving Terabytes of Data Migrating extremely large SharePoint libraries with millions of files can be challenging due to difficulties like bandwidth constraints, failed transfers, and metadata loss. As SharePoint farms grow to contain terabytes of documents, images, videos, and other files, companies can struggle to efficiently move these massive libraries to new…

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…