The benefits and challenges of a collaborative approach to complianceCollaboration is a key aspect of any successful business, and it is no different in the realm of compliance. A collaborative approach to compliance can bring numerous benefits to an organization. However, it also poses certain challenges that must be addressed.The benefits of a collaborative approach […]
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What is the difference between a SharePoint Group and a SharePoint AudienceWhat is a SharePoint Group?A SharePoint group can be created by a user from within SharePoint and requires that user to manually add or remove users. A SharePoint group can also contain many Active Directory groups (which themselves can contain child AD groups). SharePoint groups […]
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Do you need one document library or many?Here is a list of all the things that you need to consider when deciding whether to maintain one SharePoint document library or to use many ? As you would imagine there is no correct answer, but hopefully this list allows you to make an informed decision.Metadata NavigationMetadata navigation […]
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How to use Search (KeywordQuery) to query user profiles in SharePointHave you ever need to write C# code that returns a list of people (user profiles) and for it also to be lightning quick? Obviously, you could use the UserProfileManager to do this, but be warned it’s NOT quick as you more often that not […]
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How to filter a SharePoint Task list to only show items due within 7 daysTask lists can end up being so large that you can’t focus on your priorities. In this example we are going to show how to create a view that only shows the tasks that are due in the next 7 days.Step 1: […]
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SharePoint Survey Permissions Explained SharePoint Permissions can be complex at the best of times. After all, we have constructs like inheritance, group / user permissions, permission levels and so on. This post will attempt to tackle some of the security questions that you may have asked when dealing specifically with SharePoint Survey security and permissions. We […]
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Policies and Procedures management in SharePoint – 6 ways we are going to helpOver the last 2 years – whilst helping customers benefit from DocRead for SharePoint – we have discussed the management of policies and procedures (within SharePoint) on several occasions. We have found that some organizations are really struggling to understand how SharePoint can help them […]
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How to support multiple versions of SharePoint in a single Visual Studio solutionIf you are ever tasked with having to support more than one version of SharePoint in a Visual Studio Solution (e.g SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013), then this post will hopefully be of some help! Before I get started – if after reading […]
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How to target SharePoint content with DocReadHaving amazing content stored in SharePoint is great, but how do you ensure people know where to find it? Targeting SharePoint content to groups of users is easier than you may think!This post shows how easy it is to use DocRead to target documents, or any other content stored in SharePoint. […]
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The best SharePoint blogs in the worldThis is a list of the Top SharePoint Blogs in the world (I know very scientific!). It’s actually built with a service called “List.ly“, which I think is awesome. Why not embed this list into your blog ? This post is very popular so it’s worth while embedding the […]
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