SharePoint Groups vs AD Groups vs Global AudiencesIf you’d like to know whether to use SharePoint Groups or SharePoint Audiences to manage users, then look no further! This post will help you decipher what to use and when. I also want to include a little discussion on SharePoint Audiences as I believe they are a […]
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Why don’t I receive emails?All emails sent out by DocRead are sent using a separate application called the Collaboris Notification Scheduler. If you aren’t receiving emails it’s highly likely to be one of the following reasons :The Collaboris Notification Service isn’t installed and / or configured. Please read this the section on the Scheduler towards […]
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How to adjust the timing of DocRead notification emails The DocRead Notification Scheduler oversees the sending of emails within DocRead. Three timer jobs are used to schedule and issue emails associated with DocRead tasks, they are: 1) New Tasks Job – Responsible for sending emails for new reading tasks. This job, by default, runs once per […]
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How to migrate DocRead from SharePoint 2013 to 2016At Collaboris, we strive to follow Microsoft’s lead when it comes to upgrading between product versions. We feel this allows us to provide the level of support that is of consistently high quality. This post explains how to migrate DocRead from SharePoint 2013 to 2019.The steps you need […]
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New User Management features released in DocRead version 3Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. DocRead version 3.0 introduces a new User Management section that makes keeping on top of your DocRead licence restrictions so much easier. Licences are assigned to a user when the first DocRead task is assigned to them, […]
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Troubleshooting Reading Tasks in DocReadNote: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. If you are wondering why you have no ‘Reading Tasks’ when you have assigned a ‘Required’ or ‘Recommended’ document to a group or audience of users this post will help you resolve and troubleshoot the most common reasons.Reading Tasks […]
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How to get user feedback on a document stored in SharePoint If you have ever written a document, saved it to SharePoint and then needed certain people on your team to review it and provide comprehensive feedback, then please read on. This post will illustrate just how easy it is to do this using nothing […]
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How to import your DocRead data into Power BI The DocRead reporting suite provides several different 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. For more in-depth reporting needs linking your DocRead databases to Power BI […]
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Rich SharePoint content insights with DocRead and Power BIDocRead is an add-on for SharePoint that allows you to target and track content to the right users in your organization.DocRead comes with a report suite that is accessed from the DocRead admin pages inside SharePoint. Whilst powerful out of the box, it’s impossible for the suite […]
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Creating a SharePoint document library dashboardSharePoint provides excellent opportunities to create document repositories. You may already have several document libraries containing all of your important company information. Policies, procedures, SOP’s, and lots of other types of documents can be stored safely and securely in SharePoint. This in itself leads to more problems! How do your users […]
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