21 May, 2013

Windows could not start the SharePoint 2010 administration service on local computer.

Infrastructure:
SP Version: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010-SP1
Server: Windows Server 2008 R2

Problem Description: Not able to start the SharePoint Administration 2010 Service by means of services.msc console.

Error Message: Windows could not start the SharePoint 2010 administration service on local computer.

Issue identified by: Central Administration's Health Analyzer



Troubleshooting done:
- Tried starting the service by means of farm account in the services console with respect to the server where it was failing but got the error message as follows:

Windows could not start the SharePoint 2010 administration service on local computer.

- Tried start the service by means of PowerShell but got the same message as above.

Resolution applied:
Increased the default service time-out

·         Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
·         Locate and then select the following registry subkey:
·         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
·         Right-click Control, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
·         In the New Value box, type ServicesPipeTimeout, and then press Enter.
·         Right-click ServicesPipeTimeout and then click Modify.
·         Click decimal, type the number of milliseconds that you want to wait until the service times out, and then click OK.

For example, if you want to wait 60 seconds before the service times out, type 60000.

Exit Registry Editor and then restart the computer.

-restarted the server and issue has been resolved.

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

Product Applies to:
SharePoint Server 2010
SharePoint Foundation 2010

References:



19 May, 2013

Document set in sharepoint 2010


Normally banks will maintain customer’s information. They will provide customers basic info, internet banking, mobile banking, debit card facilities to their customers, they maintain separate documents for each.
We will use the same feature using Document set in SharePoint 2010.
How to enable Document Sets?

Document sets by default won't be enabled in SharePoint 2010. It's a feature and has to be enabled manualy. Then document sets Content type has to be customized (if required). After that it can be attached to Document libraries. First keep all project document templates (BasicInformation document, PhoneBanking document, InternetBanking Document, Debitcard Document) ready.
Create these documents in my documents folder.
 
Login to SharePoint 2010 site -> Site settings -> Site Administration -> Site Collection Features ->

Document Sets -> Activate.

Site Settings -> Galleries -> Site Content types -> Document Set Content Types -> Document Set.

Select Document Set Settings.

Under Default Content section select the templates. Click "Add new default content" to select and upload more template documents.

Now upload the documents that u created earlier as shown below


Now we'll create new document library. If you want to attach to existing document library then skip this step.

Open the document library -> Library (Tab) -> Library Settings.

Under General Settings select Advanced Settings. We need to enable allow management of content types setting.

Under Content types Select Yes for "Allow management of content types?" and save/Click Ok.

Now in the library settings page Content types section will be shown. Select "Add from existing site content types".

Under "Select Content types" section select "Document Set" and Add. Now click Ok.

 







Repeat the same steps and add another


18 May, 2013

Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive- SharePoint2010

What is meant by session state? What exactly its functionality? How it works?

Complete Error Message:
Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive. Please also make sure that System.Web.SessionStateModule or a custom session state module is included in the <configuration>\<system.web>\<httpModules> section in the application configuration.

Before you start your troubleshooting, make sure that the State Service service application is running. How you will check this?

-Open your Central Administration
-Manage service applications
- check the service application by the name ‘state service service application’

What exactly I did to resolve this issue? Please refer the following:

2-step resolution:
Make the enableSessionState is set to true, How?-Please refer below:

<pages enableSessionState="true" enableViewState="true" enableViewStateMac="true" validateRequest="false" pageParserFilterType="Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPPageParserFilter, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" asyncTimeout="7">

Make sure that the remove and add lines exist in the modules section for Session.

<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true">
<remove name="Session" />
<add name="Session" type="System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule" preCondition="" />
modules>

After implementing the above changes, the error should have to go away.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you…

Product Applies To:
-SharePoint Server 2010
-SharePoint Foundation 2010

References:
This report failed to load because session state is not turned on" when you try to view Microsoft Access Services reports

State service and session state cmdlets (SharePoint Server 2010)

Manage the State Service (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704548(v=office.14).aspx

17 May, 2013

The security validation for this page has timed out. Click Back in your Web browser, refresh the page, and try your operation again.

Problem Description:
The security validation for this page has timed out" error message when a user submits data to Windows SharePoint Services

Guys, this is an informative article this time as I faced this error message with respect to session time out exception while adding webparts.

Error Message:
The security validation for this page has timed out. Click back in your Web browser, refresh the page, and try your operation again.

if you are facing this error message then Microsoft has already published an article on this which is very useful and resolves your issues. Million thanks to Microsoft for publishing this detail information along with root cause.

Thank you Microsoft…


If you have any questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know.

I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.

15 May, 2013

Create Site Collections, Subsites, Custom List by using PowerShell- SharePoint 2010


Creating of subsites, site collections, custom lists, and document libraries can be easily created by using GUI (i.e. Graphical User Interface) – very easy-correct? But let me tell you guys that all this activities are easier if you do it by using PowerShell. That’s why I am sharing the same so that you can use the following things in day to day activities.



What we are going to check in this article?
-Creation of site collections
-Creation of subsites
-Creation of custom list’s

HOW TO CREATE A SUBSITE IN SHAREPOINT 2010 BY USING POWERSHELL?

New-SPWeb –url<new site url> -name <new site name> -template <template name>

SUBSITE CREATION ALONG WITH SOME ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS:

New-SPWeb –url http://sharepoint2010/sites/MOSS2010/SUB2010 -name "All about SUBSITES" -template STS#0 –AddToTopNav –UniquePermissions –UseParentTopNav

HOW TO CREATE SITE COLLECTION IN SHAREPOINT 2010 USING POWERSHELL?

$siteURL = “http://sharepoint2010/sites/MOSS2010;

$owner = “moss2010/SPAdministrator1”

$secondOwner = “moss2010/SPAdministrator2”

$template = “STS#0″

$description = “PowerShell created Site Collection”

New-SPSite $siteURL -OwnerAlias $owner -SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondOwner -name “PowerShell for SharePoint” -Template $template -Description $description

HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM LIST IN SHAREPOINT 2010 BY USING POWERSHELL?

$SPAssignment = Start-SPAssignment

$SPWeb = Get-SPWeb http://siteURL -AssignmentCollection $spAssignment

$SPWeb.ListTemplates | Select Name, Description

$SPTemplate = $SPWeb.ListTemplates["Custom List"]

$SPWeb.Lists.Add("List Title","Description",$SPTemplate)

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