Why can’t the “Domain Users” AD group be used in a DocRead audienceNote: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. DocRead uses the SharePoint API to identify the members of SharePoint and Active Directory (AD) groups (more specifically we use the SPUtility.GetPrincipalsInGroup method), unfortunately this API does not seem to support the “Domain Users” AD group […]
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Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. DocRead uses the SharePoint API to get the list of users that have been assigned to a DocRead audience. Because of limitations with this API DocRead audiences can only contain individual windows users, SharePoint Groups, ASP.Net roles, standard Windows security groups and SharePoint audiences. […]
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Amend the Owstimer.exe.config to support DocRead under FBAIf you choose to use a different authentication mechanism such as FBA that requires a ‘Role’ and ‘Membership’ provider specified in your web.config then you will also need to copy these entries to your owstimer.exe.config file. Here’s an example of a working owstimer.exe.config file that is set-up to use Extradium. […]
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Keeping track of compliance tasks for new hires with Power BI Ensuring all of your compliance tasks are completed on time and by the right people can be complicated. Additional complexity arises when new people join the organization, or move within it. However, as with a lot of things, a little control and planning can minimize […]
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How to create a SharePoint Global Audience for New EmployeesAutomatically identifying a ‘new employees’ group in SharePoint can be achieved really easily using the SharePoint Global Audience function. Global Audiences can be automatically compiled based on a set of rules that you specify. The only restrictions are that this data must be captured and maintained in […]
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How to automatically assign reading tasks to new employees“We are currently using DocRead to manage an employee handbook. We have a group of every user in the company we have sent the handbook out to a couple weeks or so ago. This coming week we have 2 new users starting that we want to read and acknowledge […]
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Advanced DocRead reporting with Power BI The DocRead reporting suite provides several reports to help you manage your compliance tasks. The out-of-the-box reporting options allow administrators and line managers to track progress with real-time reports. Whilst powerful out of the box, it’s impossible for the suite to cover more customised reporting requirements. That’s where Power BI comes […]
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Creating Report Backgrounds for Power BIPower BI allows you to create amazing visualizations from your data. You can easily get carried away and create hundreds of different combinations. Once you have worked out the best way to summarize and display your data, chances are your Power BI report screen will look something like this:My report above […]
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What happens when an audience is removed from a DocRead configured document?Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. This blog post will explain what happens to tasks and reading receipts when a SharePoint Group or SharePoint Global Audience is removed from a previously configured document in DocRead for SharePoint. Let’s assumed […]
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Summarizing DocRead Task Information in Power BIAll of the DocRead task data is stored in a SQL database, meaning that it is available for further analysis and reporting with Power BI. Here’s how to create a summary of all DocRead tasks showing the reading status (assigned, completed, overdue) in Power BI. The end result will look […]
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