How to Write SharePoint Custom Actions

You create a SharePoint action to add custom buttons to the ribbon or settings pages. Actions can be created in Visual Studio and consist of a single Elements file. Multiple actions can be deployed with just one file. In typical

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Sandbox Solutions vs. Farm Solutions

So you want to build a sand castle, but you’re using Sandbox Solutions. Next, the question may come up about Farm solutions. You may ask yourself, “What are the differences?” In this blog post, I’ll cover the differences and advantages of

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Bootstrapping Windows Servers with AWS EC2

When working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instances, bootstrapping refers to using scripts provided at launch to configure new EC2 instances (servers). Concerning Windows servers, there are several considerations when determining the best method of bootstrapping. Bootstrap scripts can

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Best Practices for AWS EC2

There are several things to consider before clicking that “Launch” button in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) console. The more you plan and take into consideration ahead of time, the more you can save yourself a few headaches down the

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Using Event Receivers for SharePoint Workflows

One of the more interesting challenges contractors for public sector clients have is working with older versions of software. On a recent project involving an integration of a solution I’d written using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 and SharePoint 2010, I

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File Placement in Custom SharePoint Site

So you want to customize your SharePoint site with custom CSS and JavaScript, like Bootstrap or Angular, but you don’t know where to put the files? You’re in the right place for the answers you seek. There are three places you

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How To Find the Proper Sprint Duration

As a team transitions to using Scrum and Agile, finding the proper sprint duration is likely something they will not give enough thought to. The team will likely just pick an arbitrary duration and set about to make that work.

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Installing the Domain Controller (Part 2)

Microsoft improved many features in Windows Server 2012 R2 compared to Windows 2008. Once you install Windows Server 2012, you will notice these new changes just by looking at the new management interface which provides administrators the ability to centralize

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Section 508 Standards and Testing

Have you been given the task of running a 508 audit against a site? Or perhaps you’re building a site that needs to be 508 compliant and want to know what that even means? Then this guide is for you! It

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