Can add javascript to welcome page to add elements and colors; hard to hide fields on welcome page. NewDocSet.aspx docsethomepage.aspx (Welcome page) (read only) EditForm.aspx Appending text not available in document set libraries, even with versioning turned on. Make two new edit forms: newdocsetcustom.aspx, editformcustom.aspx Reference https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/30356/customize-newdocset-aspx-form Create edit page and rename newdocsetcustom.aspx. if you […]

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 […]

On-premise SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2016 will have a configurable option to allow calculated columns: SharePoint support article about calculated columns Some alternate solutions here: Stack Exchange: Calculated columns are gone

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

1. In Visual Studio, include your SharePoint 2010 source project in the SharePoint 2013 solution. 2. In the code source files for user controls, change the SharePoint version from 14 to 15. 3. You can either use the new feature that is generated or bring the project items into an existing feature. 4. To bring […]

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