Office 2013 RTM Announced

On 11th October 2012 Microsoft sent Office 2013 to manufacture. Which means they officially announced the RTM (Release To Manufacture).

This includes Office 2013, SharePoint 2013, Lync 2013 and Exchange 2013.

Classic Authentication in SharePoint 2013

The first thing you will note while creating a New Web Application in SharePoint 2013 is the missing option button to select the Authentication, Classic or Claims.

In SharePoint 2013 (Preview), claims-based authentication is the default and preferred method of user authentication and is required to take advantage of server-to-server authentication and app authentication. If you create a Web Application in Central Administration, by default it’ll be based on claims authentication. The use of classic mode authentication (Windows classic authentication) is discouraged in SharePoint 2013 Preview and you can only create or configure web applications for classic mode authentication with Windows PowerShell cmdlets.

Create a Web Application that uses Classic Authentication in PowerShell

New-SPWebApplication -Name <Name> -ApplicationPool <ApplicationPool> -AuthenticationMethod <WindowsAuthType> -ApplicationPoolAccount <ApplicationPoolAccount> -Port <Port> -URL <URL>

<Name> is the name of the new web application. 
<ApplicationPool> is the name of the application pool. 
< WindowsAuthType > is either “NTLM” or “Kerberos”. Kerberos is recommended.
<ApplicationPoolAccount> is the user account that this application pool will run as. 
<Port> is the port on which the web application will be created in IIS. 
<URL> is the public URL for the web application.

Example:

New-SPWebApplication -Name "WhiteKnight Inc" -ApplicationPool "ContosoAppPool" -AuthenticationMethod "Kerberos" -ApplicationPoolAccount (Get-SPManagedAccount "WhiteKnight\SPServiceApp") -Port 80 -URL "https://www.whiteknight.com

Migrate from classic-mode to claims-based authentication in SharePoint 2013 Preview

SharePoint Formulas and Functions

While working with a SharePoint List, I wanted to add couple of Columns with Formulas and I came across the below url from Microsoft.

“Formulas are equations that perform calculations on values in a list. A formula starts with an equal sign (=).”

“Functions are predefined formulas that perform calculations by using specific values, called arguments, in a particular order, or structure. Functions can be used to perform simple or complex calculations. For example, the ROUND function rounds off a number in the Cost column.”

Export and Import a SharePoint List

This was a requirement one of my clients faced few days back. So I thought of writing blog post on it so anybody can refer to it when needed .

Exporting a SharePoint List can be done with the OOB feature given in SharePoint Central Administration.

Central Administration >> Backup and Restore >> Export a site or list

In the above image you can see…
1. You can backup a site
2. You can backup a list
3. It supports of exporting with full security
4. Exporting with the item versioning (Major / Minor / Both / Current)

OK fine exporting can be done through the UI. How about Importing? Time to move on to PowerShell. Prior to that let’s see how to achieve the Exporting through PowerShell.

Export-SPWeb “http://spdev:4422/netassist/” –ItemUrl “Lists/Students” –Path “C":\SharePoint Backup\StudentsList.cmp”

Now the Importing.. (I’ve used a SubSite “network” for the clarity)

PS C:\Users\SPAdmin> Import-SPWeb “http://spdev4422/netassist/network/” -Path "
C:\SharePoint Backup\StudentsList.cmp"

For more info read the TechNet Articles.
Export
Import

Looking back at SharePoint Sri Lanka User Group

2011 was a successful year for the SharePoint community in Sri Lanka. Few of us with the help of Microsoft, started the SharePoint Sri Lanka User Group.  I will never forget the great help and encouragement received from Dinesh Priyankara and Gogula in making this dream come true. Oh! special thanks goes to Wellington Perera. Thanks all who contributed by conducting sessions and to all who attended and making each session a success.

I gave a promise of giving T-Shirts to the first 10 users. Let’s see, what if someone sponsors to give T-shirts to the first 100 users .

Keep on counting… it’s 2012, we have a lot planned for you.

1st Session

2nd Session

3rd Session

4th Session

5th Session

6th Session

7th Session

8th Session

9th Session

Let’s continue…

Yep, It’s more than 6 months since my last blog post. It wasn’t a break!! and on excuse accepted too!! But I was doing a lot of offline contribution to the SharePoint community in Sri Lanka by hosting sessions, doing trainings and providing consultancy. And not to forget the contribution made towards the success of SharePoint Sri Lanka User Group.

I’m back on my blog… Want to continue sharing my knowledge, my experience from projects with the Online Community. Lets continue…

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