Category: SP2013

Reminder: SharePoint 2010 Workflows retirement

As posted in my earlier post "SharePoint 2010 workflow retirement", this is a reminder! As communicated in MC217999 (July '20), with the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2010 workflows. NEW:A retirement announcement banner has been introduced on multiple workflow pages: "Starting November 1, 2020 6:00:00 … Continue reading Reminder: SharePoint 2010 Workflows retirement →

Microsoft acquires Mover to simplify and speed file migration to Microsoft 365

On Oct 21, 2019 , Jeff Teper - CVP Office, SharePoint and OneDrive announced the acquisition of Mover.io, a leading cloud migration provider with admin-led and self-service offerings.  See more here: Microsoft acquires Mover to simplify and speed file migration to Microsoft 365 With the addition of Mover.io to the Microsoft 365 family, Microsoft will complement the work … Continue reading Microsoft acquires Mover to simplify and speed file migration to Microsoft 365 →

SharePoint 2013 Build Numbers and CU’s

I'm presenting a summarized "Build Numbers Cube Sheet" as I did so before, so please find the most recent info about SharePoint Updates here: Jump List: Current table with all Build Numbers! Office Web Apps Server Updates Project Server Updates SharePoint 2013 Language Packs Workflow Manager Versions In reference to other/older SharePoint Versions, please find … Continue reading SharePoint 2013 Build Numbers and CU’s →

SharePoint XML Webpart Error: Failed to apply XSLT to the content

We noticed several cases where customers reported an Error on a SharePoint XML WebPart:      "Failed to Apply XSLT to the content." or     "unable to display this Web Part" In ULS logs you may find these errors like this: On SharePoint 2010: Error while executing web part: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an … Continue reading SharePoint XML Webpart Error: Failed to apply XSLT to the content →

June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013

NOTE! In order to install future updates, the March 2013 PU will be mandatory! So you must install these updates on RTM Farms before you can install subsequent updates in the future!  - Click here for Download March PU 2013! For servers that include search components, you have to follow specific steps to ensure that … Continue reading June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013 →

SharePoint 2013 – Problem with Search topology…

Recently I came across an issue with the Search Service after a topology change. Scenario: You have SharePoint 2013 RTM with Search Service application Service installed and configured on a multi server farm. You then decided to add a new server to the farm and moving over the search components to the new added one … Continue reading SharePoint 2013 – Problem with Search topology… →

SharePoint 2013 April CU published

So with some delay, the first cumulative update package for SharePoint 2013 Server was recently released Even though the SharePoint 2013 Foundation CU were available already from 9th of April, you might have awaited the Server packages and/or Project Server packages as well. Luckily, they are out now! Please find as usual all related information … Continue reading SharePoint 2013 April CU published →

SharePoint 2013 RTM Setup and Install

       Time to post a bit about SharePoint 2013 Since the RTM bits were already available from MSDN/TechNet download for subscribers, the first view of you may have already played around with it. For general availability, there is currently no published date yet but should be soon announced. So here is a brief summary for … Continue reading SharePoint 2013 RTM Setup and Install →

SharePoint 2013 is almost RTM

A few days ago, Kirk Koenigsbauer announced on the Office.com news blog that the "New Office Reaches RTM!" Since the published "SharePoint Server 2013 Preview" went out in July 2012, many folks already downloaded and played around with the new SharePoint 2013 While moving forward to the general availability, this is a long awaited milestone … Continue reading SharePoint 2013 is almost RTM →

Search Service Application Issue with SharePoint 2013 preview build

While playing around with the beta preview builds, a problem with the search service application was discovered and here is a description and fix for it: Applies to "SharePoint 2013 PREVIEW build" Problem Description: Search Topology fails to complete provisioning. When you navigate to the Search Administration page to view the Topology In the UI … Continue reading Search Service Application Issue with SharePoint 2013 preview build →

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Preview is out!

  Related posts:        - This Post - almost RTM - Search Service Issue - Sharepoint RTM - Setup and Install                                 Today, I’m proud to let you know some of the great news! This year, Microsoft is going to launch a lot of amazing products! So the first previews of some of … Continue reading Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Preview is out! →