In this article we will look for developing a logging mechanism for PowerShell automation components that can provide logs not just in form of a flat file but also as interactive html format. This best part of the story is we can design this html log format using whatever html/Css elements to make as intuitive as possible. For the sake of clear understanding I am going to explain the complete process in various steps- We need to download & install the “EnhancedHTML2” module. In Step 1 we can see the command to download & install the module. We can use this command using PowerShell Cons ..read more

In this article we will discuss the configuration of some of the important List Settings for SharePoint Online Lists. Though I have taken only a handful of operations to showcase in this demo, but remember there are lot more to explore. Operation: How to enable “New Folder” Menu Command We can see this setting available under “Advanced Settings” for the list as shown below- We can play with this setting using PowerShell as described below- In Step 1 we will get the object reference to the respective list by calling “GetByTitle” method In Step 2 we will set “EnableFolderCreation” to True In S ..read more

This is article is next in the series of articles on “SharePoint Migration & Planning” Strategies. You can reach out to the previous articles in this series using the following links: SharePoint Migration: Planning & Guidance On SharePoint Objects SharePoint Migration – Export IIS Settings SharePoint Migration – Export Alternate Access Mapping SharePoint Migration – Export Content Database Details In this article we will look for the PowerShell Scripts to export “SharePoint Large Lists” Report from source SharePoint Farm. This information will be helpful to t ..read more

This is article is next in the series of articles on “SharePoint Migration & Planning” Strategies. You can reach out to the previous articles in this series using the following links: SharePoint Migration: Planning & Guidance On SharePoint Objects SharePoint Migration – Export IIS Settings SharePoint Migration – Export Alternate Access Mapping In this article we will look for the PowerShell Scripts to export “SharePoint Content Databases” details from source SharePoint Farm. This information will be helpful to track all the “Content Databases” provisioned in Sh ..read more

This is article is next in the series of articles on “SharePoint Migration & Planning” Strategies. You can reach out to the previous articles in this series using the following links: SHAREPOINT MIGRATION: PLANNING & GUIDANCE ON SHAREPOINT OBJECTS SHAREPOINT MIGRATION – EXPORT IIS SETTINGS In this article we will look for the PowerShell Scripts to export “Alternate Access Mapping (AAMs)” Settings from source SharePoint Farm. This information will be helpful to track all the “AAMs” defined in SharePoint Farm. In Step 1 we will add the PowerShell Snapin to PowerShell Script a ..read more

This is article is next in the series of articles on “SharePoint Migration & Planning” Strategies. You can reach out to the previous articles in this series using the following links: SharePoint Migration: Planning & Guidance On SharePoint Objects In this article we will look for the PowerShell Scripts to export IIS Settings from source SharePoint Farm. This information will be helpful to track all the “Application Pool” accounts used to configure Web Applications in the Farm. There could be more properties that you can export but for this demo I am considering following important ..read more

While performing SharePoint Migration we need to do lot of planning before actually starting even with the basic step on migration. Planning includes well defined list of SharePoint Artifacts, Settings, or Configurations that must be identified beforehand and accordingly migration strategy can be worked out. SharePoint Migration involves the following stages: Inventory Audits Configuration Migration Schema Migration Data Migration Validation In this article I will explain you detailed list of SharePoint Inventory that must be pulled out and kept stored as backup safely atleast during the mi ..read more

In this article we will discuss the configuration of some of the important operations on Content Type for SharePoint Online Lists. Though I have taken only a handful of operations to showcase in this demo, but remember there are lot more to explore. Operation: How to enable “Content Types” for List We can see this setting available under “Advanced Settings” for the list as shown below- We can play with this setting using PowerShell as described below- In Step 1 we will get the object reference to the respective list by calling “GetByTitle” method In Step 2 we will set “ContentTypesEnabled” t ..read more

In this article we will discuss the operations on List Fields (Columns), which involves Getting All Columns, Adding New Columns, Updating Existing Columns and so on. To start with this demo we will start with a list called “Products” and perform all operations on this list. Operation: How to Add New Columns To List We can add a new column to the list by making use of the following code. In Step 1 we will get the object reference to the current Web using Client Context properties In Step 2 we will get the object reference to the respective list by calling “GetByTitle” method In Step 3 we will ..read more

In this article we will discuss SharePoint List operations using PowerShell for SharePoint Online. To start with this demo, I have created a demo SharePoint Online Site that I will use to perform SharePoint operations in this and few of the upcoming articles in this series. In case you are not aware of on how to start with PowerShell development for SharePoint Online, I would rather recommend you to first go through one of my previous articles. This article will help you to setup development environment and get you started. SharePoint Online: How To Install SharePoint Online Management S ..read more