08Nov
Information Architecture

Using Custom Content Types with Lists

Content types are an essential part of SharePoint that enables you to organize and manage content across SharePoint sites. SharePoint already has out-of-the-box (OOTB) content types defined however you can create your own as well. It is best practice to create your own custom content types and site columns instead
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31Aug
Administration

Create Windows Scheduled Task to Kill OWSTIMER

As most of you know, the OWSTimer memory leak is still an issue with SharePoint 2010. I created a scheduled task to run using PowerShell to stop the process nightly. Here are the instructions to create the scheduled task. Open up your Windows Task Scheduler and right-click on Task Scheduler
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31Aug
SharePoint 2013

Login as Different User in SharePoint 2013 Preview

When you login to SharePoint 2013 you’ll notice the “Sign in as Different User” is missing from the Personal Menu. Here are two workaround options: Manually append the following URL to your site: /_layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true Add a Custom Action to the SharePoint Personal Menu: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <CustomAction Id="MyLoginDifferentUser"
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