If SSRS breaks in your on-premise SharePoint installation, update the password in the following areas in Central Admin: 1. Central Admin > Execution Account > SSRS Service 2. Central Admin > System Settings > SSRS Service Things to check: Execution account plus the password Must be changed when passwords on the servers are updated Makes […]

Just a quick reminder of the various selectors that work well on SharePoint 2010 list forms. For SharePoint 2010 custom list forms, doc mode 8,9 on your master page, use jQuery selectors and use jQuery 1.11. JavaScript selectors for SharePoint 2013 list forms, doc mode 10 and newer on your master page var personnelTypeEl = […]

These two references are excellent sources of information regarding the PowerShell commandlet Update-SPSolution for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013: SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action by Wictor Wilen Chapter 7 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer Reference by Paolo Pialorsi Chapter 8

If you get the following error in a sandboxed Web Part: “The name initializecontrol() does not exist in the current context” Use <sharepoint:scriptlink > for .css and .js.

Feature upgrades for farm-based solutions need to follow a lifecycle: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa543659(v=office.14).aspx

You can use the following formulas in SharePoint site columns. You can place any of the following formulas into a calculated site column. AcknowledgeDate1 = End date Created = Start date

1. When compiling the project, if you run into a conflict with features during deployment in Visual Studio while developing the Web template, consider moving different elements, such as lists, site columns, and so forth to different features. Don’t try to put all the elements of the Web template solution in one feature. 2. In […]

Great article http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2011/01/sharepoint-solutions-best-practices.html