Sometimes, we require details of ports SharePoint uses for its internal communication. List of ports of SharePoint 2016 and its related services are provided below. Note: Open ports 32843, 32844, 808 between web and application servers. Protocol Port Usage Comment TCP 80 http Client to SharePoint web server traffic (SharePoint –…
What are Useful Tools For SharePoint Practitioners
This post brings you a list of useful tools which every SharePoint practitioner should make use of to make his day to day life easier. I personally don’t know any of the developers who developed these tools so I’m not trying to do some marketing stuff for these tools. I just…
What’s new in SharePoint Server 2019
Don’t forget the date October 22, 2018. This is the date when Microsoft announced vision, strategy, timeline, and investment areas for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 at Microsoft Ignite. Microsoft announced general availability of SharePoint Server 2019 and Project Server 2019. SharePoint Server 2019 represents new generation of SharePoint. It was…
Why SharePoint Online Capacity Planning and Load Testing
Performance testing and load testing! Yes, we know this is very important in case of web applications because we can only expect the traffic while going live for end users. We actually don’t know real picture of load on the web application. Based on our experience and expected target users,…
How to Configure Drop-off Library in SharePoint
Sometimes we need to have a common place to upload documents by a clerk & store data in correct data repository without his/her intervention. we can have a Drop-off Library in SharePoint and created Rule, then documents will be stored relevant document library. we don’t have to give permission for…
How to be a SharePoint Developer
In this weekly blog I’ll discuss SharePoint development topics related to the current state of SharePoint, updates we see coming down the road, how SharePoint and mobile technologies can work well together, interesting tips and tricks I find during real-world projects, and reader-submitted topic suggestions. As you will see in this…
How to Create a Result Source for a BCS Entity in SharePoint Search
I was working at a client that was configuring Business Connectivity Services to bring data from an ERP into SharePoint. Of course, the main benefit of bringing it to SharePoint was being able to Search information using the powerful SharePoint 2016 Search Engine. Let’s understand BCS Entity in SharePoint Search. As…
“Access Denied” to Access Requests list or “Request approval failed” in SharePoint Online
Oh, what happened with Access requests! Sometimes, when you click on “Access requests and invitations” link in SharePoint on Site Settings page, Access Denied appears. Most Read: How to Integrate gulp tasks with SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Have you ever realized? You’ve full control access on site but still…
How to Integrating Windows Live ID, Google and Facebook Accounts with SharePoint (On Premises)
Federated authentication mechanism handles authentication by external providers which send the token back to SharePoint. So, Instead of we, creating accounts internally (in AD, SQL Server) for external users and partners, We can make use of external authentication providers like Microsoft Live ID Accounts, Google, Yahoo, Facebook accounts (or even…
Benefits of High Availability in SharePoint
Introduction This article introduces several SQL Server high-availability solutions that improve the availability of servers or databases. A high-availability solution masks the effects of a hardware or software failure and maintains the availability of applications so that the perceived downtime for users is minimized. This article will discuss…