Report on all Search Site references across SharePoint Site Collections

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I got an interesting request recently to find all search centers configured for all Site Collections. I thought I would share the very simple script to do this: You can set the search drop down property using this assignment Here are the possible HideScopeDD_Defaultcontextual Values and what they mean Site Collection Search Dropdown Mode Property […]

Generating alternate colors in an email HTML table generated by PowerShell in SharePoint

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Generating rich text emails with PowerShell In this post: Generating automatic emails with embedded-reports and link to uploaded csv we explored sending emails and attachments with HTML tables. Now let’s have a look at alternating row colors in the HTML. This function will be used later to inject CSS reference to alternating colors into the […]

SharePoint Database naming

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The primary naming convention to put in place is the Database Naming standard.  By default, SharePoint puts a GUID at the end of every database.  This is to ensure that two SharePoint farms can use the same database server without conflict.  However the GUIDs make memorizing a database name practically impossible.  Here are some basic […]

Inconsistent SharePoint timestamps with WebDAV

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There are situations when moving documents using Explorer mode can retain the correct “Modified” timestamp in the browser, yet show an updated timestamp in Explorer Mode. This is due to WebDAV showing the date associated with the File (SPFile) rather than the date associated with the SPItem. Explorer mode can update the modified date in […]