This post shows the code to call the default like button functionality in SharePoint 2010 and also shows you how to show the number of likes for given URL using Jquery and SPServices. Call the below javascript function in sharepoint socialdata.js file for liking an item. Below code can be used on an image click to replicate the SharePoint 2010 like 1: function AddCompanyQuickTag(URL, T) 2: { 3:...
Configuring Excel Services in SharePoint 2013
This post explains the steps to configure Excel Services in SharePoint 2013 server farm. The first step in configuration is , navigate to the SharePoint central admin and start the Excel Services service on your application server.
To start the service click Manage Services on server under System Settings section in central admin
Start the excel calculation service as shown below
Creating Shutdown tile in Windows 8
Shutting down or rebooting Windows 8 is pain without using the Start button. Many users may want to shutdown the system with just one click. This post shows the script to enable users create a tile on windows start screen for shutting down or rebooting the system.
In Windows 8 Start menu was replaced by Start Screen
Private Cloud IaaS basics
What is IaaS? Infrastructure as a service. How it is different from existing services in Windows Azure like Software as Service and Platform as Service? Saas and PaaS are service models where you can use the capabilities of Cloud computing to deliver services. Many customers adapting IaaS model because they have the capabilities for managing their software but not underlining physical...
Deploying SharePoint Application to Windows Azure
Windows Azure services infrastructure allows you to deploy all kinds of different roles, You can build great applications with SharePoint but they may not be ready for platform-as-service . The great part of windows Azure is ability to deploy the applications as software as service without writing any code. This post outlines the steps to deploy the SharePoint application to windows...
Server Management Tips for SQL Server
Administrating the Server resources such as memory, processes and storage and low level resources such as locks, latches and queues are crucial as these are consumed by transactions. This post outlines some tips on managing server level and database level resources and also explains monitoring user sessions and their activity as well as concurrency structures such latches and locks. Managing...
Creating a Plan Guide in SQL Server 2012
Plan Guide is a very nice feature in SQL Server that allows you to apply hints to your queries without having to change the query type or text in the application. Plan Guides influence query optimization by using the query hints. This post shows you how to create a Plan Guide and apply to a query in SQL Server 2012. Take a look at the below query and it’s execution plan, it basically performs...
Performance tuning essentials for SQL Server DBA
This post outlines various options and tools for performing performance tuning on SQL Server. Performance tuning is ongoing, iterative process and it never stops. Typical performance tuning methodologies a Instance level Database level Application level Tuning the SQL Server while building offers a proactive approach to performance tuning. In order to build highly performance database...
Using JavaScript Object Model in SharePoint
Developing client applications with SharePoint client side object model (CSOM) is an attractive option when SharePoint solutions are hosted in cloud environment where access to the root folder is not permitted. SharePoint exposes three object models using Managed code using Silverlight using JavaScript Each of these object models provides an interface for the functionality exposed in Microsoft...
Converting HTML file into Master Page in SharePoint 2013
Using Design Manager in SharePoint 2013, you can convert .html file into a Master Page. After completion of the conversion process both HTML and Master Pages are get associated with each other, so when you change the HTML file and save, the changes are synced to the associated Master Page. If you use Design Manager in SharePoint 2013 then you do not have to know about SharePoint specific mark-up...