Two short video tutorials, Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 3 – Installing AdventureWorks sample database and Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 4 – Setting up service accounts in Active Directory, authored by Asif Rehmani, wrap up a presentation on how to build the supporting infrastructure required for a test […]
Installing SQL Server 2012 for a SharePoint 2013 Testing Environment
Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT, in a video tutorial titled Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 2 – Installing SQL Server 2012, demonstrates in a condensed tutorial less than 5 minutes in length how to set up a SQL Server 2012 backend for a SharePoint 2013 test environment. Administrators should first verify […]
Building a Test Environment for SharePoint 2013, Part 1
In a video tutorial Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 1 – Setting up Windows 2008 properties, Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT presents the required steps that must be taken with Windows Server 2008 to support a SharePoint 2013 test and development environment. The first step that Asif Rehmani takes is to […]
Use Promoted Links on SharePoint 2013 Team Sites to Publish Important Information Directly to Members
On February 18th and 19, 2013 we published posts to this blog on the topic of the new Promoted Links feature for SharePoint 2013 Team Sites. This afternoon we explored one of the web parts included in the out of the box SharePoint 2013 set of 4 Promoted Links for Team Sites, “Tasks, Timeline and […]
Use Newsfeeds to Follow Discussions and Participants on Community Sites in SharePoint 2013
This is a second post on Community Sites in SharePoint 2013. Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT authored a video tutorial on Community Sites in SharePoint 2013. In his video tutorial, which is available for unlimited viewing to any subscriber to SharePoint-Videos.com, he observes that users can follow discussions, and participants, as they engage on […]
Community Sites in SharePoint 2013 Promise Better Support for Team Collaboration
Community Sites are a new feature exclusive to SharePoint 2013. We read a case study on an upgrade from SharePoint Server 2010 to 2013 for Aeroports de Paris (ADP). This case study notes the customer’s interest in the new Community Sites feature when they decided to upgrade. We took a look at the feature with […]
Help Content for The Term Store Management Tool for SharePoint Online Office 365 E3 Plans has been Improved
The help feature for the Term Store Management Tool included in the Administration Center for SharePoint Online, Office 365 E3 plans is substantially improved over earlier versions. Help content is accessed with a click on the blue circle with a question mark in the center located on the upper right of the Administration Center screen. […]
Configure InfoPath Forms Services for Office 365 E3 Plan SharePoint Online through the Administration Center
This is another post in our current series, which looks at the features included in the Administration Center for Office 365 E3 Sharepoint Online. Office 365 E3 Plan SharePoint Online Administrators can configure InfoPath Forms Services through the Administration Center. It is important to note that ” . . . configuration settings [effected through the […]
A Look at the Business Data Connectivity Control Panel in Office 365 E3 SharePoint Online
Office 365 E3 SharePoint Online plans now include an administrator control panel for Business Data Connectivity (BDC) services. SharePoint administrators can now ” . . . create Business Connectivity Services (BCS) connections to data sources, such as SQL Azure databases or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) web services, that are outside the SharePoint site. Once [these […]
Enhanced Administrative Features for Office 365 Enterprise E3 SharePoint Online Plans
Microsoft has announced a major change in Office 365, scheduled for March 1, 2013. On February 27, 2013 we signed into our E3 Plan administration center for SharePoint and noted several new options: Manage Secure Store Service Manage Term Store Manage Business Data Connectivity Each of the above provide SharePoint Administrators with a quick, point […]