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Core Components of a SharePoint Farm A SharePoint farm refers to the group of servers and services that make up a SharePoint deployment. The core components of a farm include: Web Front-Ends The web front-end servers host the components that render the SharePoint site pages. This includes Internet Information Services (IIS), the ASP.NET runtime, and…
Common Causes of “Access Denied” Errors When making requests to the SharePoint REST APIs, one of the most common errors developers and IT professionals encounter is the “Access Denied” response. This indicates that the user or application attempting to perform the operation does not have the required permissions and scopes to carry it out successfully….
The Challenge of Scaling Permissions As teams grow to hundreds or thousands of members, managing SharePoint permissions becomes increasingly complex. The decentralized permission model that works fine for smaller teams can quickly become unscalable. Common challenges include: Too many individual permissions leading to administrative overload Inconsistent or outdated access rights as members join and leave…
Overview of SharePoint Permission Masks and What the Numbers Mean A SharePoint permission mask is a numeric value that encodes the set of permissions granted to a user or group. It defines what actions they can perform within SharePoint, such as reading documents, editing pages, or managing configurations. Permission masks consist of a base-10 numeric…
Understanding Calculated Columns in SharePoint SharePoint calculated columns enable users to carry out computations and transform data within SharePoint lists and libraries. The output text from calculated columns is right-aligned by default within SharePoint views and reports. Key Attributes of Calculated Columns Allow calculations using mathematical and logical operators Enable data transformations such as concatenation,…
What is Going Wrong with My HTML Output? When HTML output in SharePoint calculated columns does not display as expected, there are a few common issues that tend to come up. Understanding the problems that can occur will help you diagnose and correct any malformed HTML that fails to properly render. Common HTML Output Issues…
What is a Calculated Column? A calculated column in SharePoint is a column that displays a value that is calculated based on another column, metadata, or embedded formula. Calculated columns allow users to add dynamic content to SharePoint lists and libraries without writing server-side code. By default, calculated columns render content as plain text. Key…
Understanding the Benefits of Integration An integration solution between SharePoint On-Premise and SharePoint Online combines the flexibility of the cloud with the control of an on-premise deployment. This enables improved collaboration through a unified interface across environments. Users can seamlessly access share files and tools whether the data resides on-premise or in the cloud. Key…
Protecting SharePoint Apps from Threats SharePoint apps provide powerful capabilities to extend SharePoint functionality and customize sites to meet business needs. However, apps also introduce security risks if not properly secured. Threats to SharePoint apps include: Elevation of privilege attacks to gain unauthorized access Injection attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting Disclosure of…
Prerequisites for Setting Up Outgoing Email SharePoint Permissions Required The user configuring outgoing email for SharePoint hosted apps requires membership in the SharePoint Farm Administrators group. This provides full control permissions for the SharePoint configuration databases and enables setting up service applications. Additionally, db_owner rights to the SharePoint configuration and service application databases allows managing…