SharePoint 2010 - Browser Compatibility

This article explains known limitations of some browsers with SharePoint 2010.

For most interactions with SharePoint an internet browser is required and the choice of browser will affect the experience. Most functionality is available in all browsers, however there are exceptions where certain features require Active X technology which is only available in Internet Explorer and means that some of SharePoint's functionality is lost when using non-IE browsers.

Browser support for SharePoint Server 2010 can be divided into three different levels, as follows:

• Supported - A supported Web browser is a Web browser that is supported to work with SharePoint Server 2010, and all features and functionality work.
• Supported with known limitations - These are non-Internet Explorer browsers such as FireFox, Safari and Chrome. They are supported for use with SharePoint but some functionality is missing in these browsers such as opening documents directly in Office applications (although viewing and editing office documents within the browser is fully supported, as is downloading and editing). Documentation on how to resolve these issues is readily available from Microsoft.
• Not tested - A Web browser that is not tested means that its compatibility with SharePoint Server 2010 is untested, and there may be issues with using the particular Web browser. SharePoint Server 2010 works best with up-to-date, standards-based Web browsers.

 

Courtesy : https://answers.uchicago.edu/page.php?id=24860

Thanks Brent for sharing this

URL path length restrictions in SharePoint 2010

There must always be a series of questions –

Is there any solution for URL maximum length restriction?

I am unable to create consecutive subfolders due to URL length exceeding 260 characters

Is there any proper fix to solve this issue?

Can I increase maximum allowed URL length that SharePoint can work with?

How exactly does that affect opening a nested-folder-document in say Word or Excel?

Is the limit also there for the explorer view? 255 chars isn't a whole lot for a directory and filename structure, so if it also affects the explorer view; is there a way around it?

Reason is pretty much simple: SharePoint limits URL length because all relative URL links are stored in the clear forms on the SharePoint content DB and often this links are used as primary keys to link one table with another. Fields which are used to store these links (for instance tp_DirName from the AllUserData table) allow storing only 256 characters.

Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff919564(v=office.14).aspx

If you have any questions/queries regarding the mentioned information then please let me know, Thank you.

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Issue: Most of our clients were having issue while opening the Excel files from their SharePoint sites using Excel web access webpart after an upgrade from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010.

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Troubleshooting done:

- Adding the URL in trusted file location.

- Change the settings to open the document with client application form document library. .

Resolution:

After some investigation we found this Blog from the technet , which talks about the same problem:

- Rebooting the server will remedy this, but that is not realistic.

- You can run IISReset /noforce that too should remedy the issue.

- To avoid a complete IISReset, you can manually recycle the Application Pool Running Excel Services. (Please check the blog for additional info)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/excel_services__powerpivot_for_sharepoint_support_blog/archive/2013/01/24/excel-services-2010-quot-unable-to-process-the-request-quot-maximum-private-bytes-size-exceeded-unable-to-complete-the-operation.aspx

How to overwrite or disable the List View Threshold value for particular list in SharePoint 2010 Using PowerShell

If you want to overwrite or disable the threshold limit of List View items for particular list then execute the following cmdlets in Powershell.

$WebApplication = Get-SPWeb http://<SiteCollectionName>

$List = $WebApplication.Lists["List Name"]

$List.EnableThrottling = $false

$List.Update()

There is one property of SPList called "Enable Throttling" which has to be set to false to overwrite the threshold limit set on Web Application for all the lists.

I hope this is helpful and If you have any questions then please let me know, Thank you.

Applies to SharePoint Server 2010.

Error while opening excel files after upgrade your SharePoint site to 2010

Error Message: The workbook cannot be opened because it is not stored in an excel services.

Cause: By default the setting in the library is set to "open the file in browser".

Resolution: Change the Library settings to open files in Client application.

Steps: 

-Open your document Library

-Click on "Library" under "Library tools" (See screenshot)

 

-To the extreme right on the ribbon, please click on "Library settings".

-Click on Advanced settings under General settings.

-In the settings for "Opening Documents in the Browser"

-Change the radio button and select Open in the client application.

-Click OK

You must change this setting in all the document libraries.

 

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010/SharePoint Server 2010.