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-Ivan

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One of the larger disappointments I have had this summer is the number of crashes using the new Content matrix from metalogix seems to deliver when moving simple WebApps and Site Collections from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2013. I mean simple like having a single Custom Site definition, a few Custom WebParts, with lots of ECM using Choice Site Columns and Custom Content types and all Branding is already deployed

Its almost embarrassing except that I designed and deployed all of the hardware from the SAN Configuration to the F5 Load Balancers and all hardware in between. In addition, I scripted the entire build for DEV, UAT, and PRD and luckily we rocked during the last two migrations one using of all tools Bulk List migrator from Bamboo Solutions and the last time using metelagix SSMM.

I guess my concern is: though metalogix is now one of the dominant players in SharePoint the quality of the migration tools from them seem diminished. I have multiple crashes per day, failure to move simple pieces of content like list items and documents, where it will now take three iterations per job in order to finally get it right.

As much as I dislike having to learn additional tools as there is never enough time I will begin testing MetaViz this weekend and I am greatly saddened that I would have to do so. But on with the show, I realize it makes sense to have a common interface for all of the metelogix products, I would only beg them to not do so at the cost of the value of the products in their own right.. I will let you know how this all works out in the next few weeks. As we have an end date of March 2013…

This project also includes building a One World taxonomy  and is takes getting a lot of people together to mostly agree on the majority of the terms your business will be using. We did a great Job in 2008 with the Global Communications Group in charge of technical Publications, Translation and more, now we just have to do the same for the rest of the company and support multiple languages with follow the sun data centers. So its all kinds of fun and march is not very far off.

I am sure I will be sending out another Blog or two this week but just in case you don’t have a chance to read those have a Very Happy Halloween

Cheers,

-Ivan

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Property Promotion and Demotion

Over the next couple of weeks I will be building a SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010, and SharePoint 2013 VMs.. Then using Office 2010 and Office 2013, moving documents between the three SharePoint Environments while using 2 separate content types with several site columns on all 3 environments. I will be making video logs and posting them on Youtube.

The only reason I am doing so is because I see so many people on the forums still have a very difficult time of getting there metadata to either promote top SharePoint or Demote into the documents correctly and I have not had an issue with this since SharePoint 2007 and Office 2003. The funny part is when I ask a forums guest if they have downloaded the 250 files he receives from his employees with the correct metadata embedded in the properties of the document the only reply I receive is it used to work in SharePoint 2007. the first video should be out no later than the end of the week with the second to quickly follow. At the end I am going to break property promotion and demotion on purpose, just for fun…

Cheers,

-Ivan

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• June 2012 CU for SharePoint 2010 has been released
• The product group released the June 2012 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the June Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP1 hotfix. That means that you should ensure that SP1 is installed before the June CU.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2012/07/03/june-2012-cu-for-sharepoint-2010-has-been-released.aspx
• Office and SharePoint Server 2013 Preview has arrived
• Microsoft has now released the public beta for Office 2013 and SharePoint Server 2013. Download the preview and get started with the new training material.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2012/07/17/office-and-sharepoint-server-2013-preview-has-arrived.aspx
• Developer trainings for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013
• Developer-focused how to training and walkthrough videos about Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 including changes and new features for search, social, ECM, WCM, and REST are now available on MSDN.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2012/07/19/developer-trainings-for-office-2013-and-sharepoint-2013.aspx
• A slew of new SharePoint 2013 postings by the SharePoint development team.
• Since SharePoint 2013 beta has been made public, a slew of new postings by the SharePoint product development team have been made available to highlight the most important points of this new release. Check out the team’s blog at….. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/default.aspx

This week on Channel 9…..SharePoint 2013!

• This week on Channel 9, Nic and Brian discuss the week’s top developer news, including…..how to build apps for Build apps for Office and SharePoint. http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-July-20-2012
• Premier
• OpsVault — Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Documents – SharePoint Technologies

SharePoint 2013 Links, Downloads and Resources

• This single page contains links to most important SharePoint 2013 (Wave15) resources we currently know about. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ragnarh/archive/2012/07/16/sharepoint-2013-links-downloads-and-resources.aspx

Downloads – SharePoint Technologies

SharePoint Server 2013 Preview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh973397

• Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS DownloadCENTER
• This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community. http://www.iis.net/downloads

New KB’s Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

MS12-050: Description of the security update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: July 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596911

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• MS12-050: Description of the security update for Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (xlsrvwfe): July 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596942
• SharePoint: Sites Collections under managed paths are not crawled http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2728313
• SharePoint Designer 2007  – None this month
• SharePoint Server Foundation 2010
• Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 hotfix package (Wss-x-none.msp): July 2, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598348
• SharePoint 2010 Kerberos Configuration Troubleshooter
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2732019
• MS12-050: Description of the security update for SharePoint Foundation 2010: July 10, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553365
• Saving the site as a template does not retain navigation settings
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2716884
• SharePoint Server 2010
• MS12-050: Vulnerabilities in SharePoint could allow elevation of privilege: July 10, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2695502
• MS12-050: Description of the security update for SharePoint Server 2010: July 10, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598239
• MS12-050: Description of the security update for SharePoint Server 2010 (wosrv): July 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553424
• MS12-050: Description of the security update for SharePoint Server 2010 (coreserverloc): July 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553194
• SharePoint 2010 – Performance issue on external BDC lists http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672574

SharePoint Designer 2010 – None this month

Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 – None this month

Its been an awesome month starting with the public release of SharePoint Server 2013, Windows Server 2012 RC, Visual Studio 2012 RC, and the RTM of SQL Server 2012. 2012 is shaping up to be an awesome year thank you Microsoft.

Just a quick update on my upcoming speaking schedule with more details to be provided soon…

SharePoint Saturday Redmond WA. September 22nd 2012

• SharePoint Saturday Bend OR. October 6th 2012
• SharePoint Saturday Sacramento CA. October 13th 2012
• The SharePoint Conference 2012 Las Vegas November 12th – 15th 2012

As I mentioned I will provide more details after the September 1st when the first draft of the second edition of  Business Intelligence in SharePoint 2013 with O’Reilly is due…

Cheers,

-Ivan

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A recent, isolated issue was discovered in the SharePoint 2010 Products April 2012 Cumulative Update that could result in an HTTP 500 error when users delete objects to include documents, lists, and Webs and a new object is created using the same path where the original object remains in the Recycle Bin.

The following packages were affected:
KB2598151 – SharePoint Server Package
KB2598152 – Project Server Package
KB2598321 – SharePoint Foundation Package
KB2598304 – Wss-x-none.msp

Resolution
This issue has been resolved in the revised packages. The revised packages include support for resolving issues related to the originally published updates.

Products Affected
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010

We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and security updates that were included in the previous SharePoint Server 2010 update package releases.

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint server-package): April 24, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598151

-Ivan

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• February 2012 CU for SharePoint 2010 has been released
• As I hope everyone is aware. The product group released the February 2012 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the February Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP1 hotfix. That means that you should ensure that SP1 is installed before the February CU.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2012/03/07/february-2011-cu-for-sharepoint-2010-has-been-released.aspx
• Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/
• Finally A USEFUL Way to Federate With Windows Live and SharePoint 2010 Using OAuth and SAML Are you looking to allow users from Windows Live (Hotmail users etc) to access your SharePoint site? This document takes you through the process to set this up but it’s not for the feint hearted
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2012/03/01/finally-a-useful-way-to-federate-with-windows-live-and-sharepoint-2010-using-oauth-and-saml.aspx

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• IIS Download CENTER
• This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.
• http://www.iis.net/downloads
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): February 28, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597959
• Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597951
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): February 28, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597958
• Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Dlc-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597956
• Out-of-box workflows in Office SharePoint Server 2007 have been rebuilt as declarative workflows in SharePoint Server 2010
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2684662
• SharePoint: Anonymous users are prompted for credentials on an anonymous site
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685979
• Mitigating framesniffing with the X-Frame-Options header
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2694329
• SharePoint Server Foundation 2010
• SharePoint 2010: Workflow fails to resume
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2674684
• Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint Foundation server-package): March 7, 2012
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597132
• SharePoint Server 2010
• Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Ifswfe-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597144
• SharePoint 2010: Additional line breaks when you hit enter while formatting with Rich-text editor http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2662794
• An error occurs when you select the decomposition tree in the dashboard in PerformancePoint Services http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598002
• Sharepoint impersonates the IUSR account and is denied access to resources
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2686411
• The decomposition tree for one of multiple KPIs is not displayed in PerformancePoint Services when the KPIs have different data sources http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597990
• Description of the PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Ppsmawfe-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597936

Cheers,

-Ivan

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• Revised Resource Centre: Upgrade and Migration for SharePoint Server 2010
• You can upgrade your servers or server farm from a previous version of the SharePoint to a new version or you can migrate content into a new SharePoint environment. This page helps you plan and prepare for upgrade as well as perform the upgrade process. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee517214.aspx
• SharePoint Online: Service Update
• The second update to SharePoint Online (SPO) since the launch of Office 365 (O365) is beginning to roll out worldwide. Here you’ll find information about the new features that will be available as part of this service update. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1004
• PDF Files in SharePoint Online
• We are pleased to announce that we worked with Adobe to improve access to PDF files. You can now open PDF files directly in Adobe Reader – and the PDF file will remain connected to SharePoint Online. You can also edit and save your changes to SharePoint Online from the desktop.
• http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1005
• Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2663841) – Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-011
• This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation. These vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege or information disclosure if a user clicked a specially crafted URL. This security update is rated Important for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-011
• Connecting SharePoint 2010 to Line-of-Business Systems to Deliver Business-Critical Solutions
• Isolated information and processes can limit business performance and consume IT resources. This white paper discusses how enterprise architects can use SharePoint Server 2010 to connect users to business data that currently resides in disparate systems, allowing solutions that streamline processes and result in better, faster decisions.
• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28812
• February 2012 CU for SharePoint 2007 has been released
• The latest update for SharePoint 2007 is now available to download. http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2012/02/29/february-2012-cu-for-sharepoint-2007-has-been-released.aspx
• Microsoft Internet Information Server
• This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.
• http://www.iis.net/downloads
• SharePoint Sideshow on Channel 9
• This webcast series has been around a while but it’s always good to call out interesting training opportunities. http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SharePointSideshow
• SharePoint 2007: ‘Save site as Template’ option fails with an ‘Out of memory’ exception
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672009
• SharePoint Server Foundation 2010
• SharePoint 2010: All servers in the farm should be in the same time zone
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655727
• Feature definition files for features installed within a SharePoint Farm cannot be found
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671721
• SharePoint 2010: Content deployment fails with SPInvalidPropertyException
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671324
• MS12-011: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint could allow elevation of privilege: February 14, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663841
• MS12-011: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2010 and  SharePoint Foundation 2010: February 14, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553413
• MS12-011: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2010: February 14, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597124

-Ivan

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• I have included a few reports and different views from using the the Quest Administrator for SharePoint  reporting and administration tool. Its also important to note that this was a SharePoint 2007 environment. What I like about Quest is the use of SSRS to create and view reports
• Quest Management Console Report Manager
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:10 AM
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• Quest Management Console Report Manager Traffic Usage
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:12 AM
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• Quest Management Console Content Access
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:13 AM
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• Quest Management Console Report Manager Content Access
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:13 AM
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• Quest Management Console Report Manager Hit Count Trend
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:14 AM
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• Quest Management Console Report Manager Site Content Access
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:15 AM
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• Quest Management Console Report Manager Top Used Content
• Thursday, November 11, 2010
• 5:17 AM
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-Ivan

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• I have heard about this one so many times and never bothered until one day I need a mail server in my lab didn’t have a mail server and has removed exchange
• SMTP Feature installation
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 1:57 PM
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• SMTP Install Web Server
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 1:57 PM
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• SMTP Install Select Role Services
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 1:57 PM
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• SMTP Install Confirm Installation Selections
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 1:57 PM
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• SMTP Installation Results
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 1:58 PM
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• SMTP Configuration
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 1:59 PM
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• SMTP IIS Manager
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:00 PM
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• SMTP Properties General
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:00 PM
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• SMTP Properties Access
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:00 PM
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• SMTP Properties Relay Restrictions
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:00 PM
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• SMTP Properties Messages
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:01 PM
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• SMTP Properties Outbound Security Delivery
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:01 PM
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• SMTP Properties Advance Delivery
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:01 PM
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• SMTP Properties LDAP Routing
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:01 PM
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• SMTP Properties Security
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:02 PM
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• SP2010 OutBound Mail
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:51 PM
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-Ivan

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For this year’s SPSDenver event, we will be having two full days – a SharePoint Friday hosted by COSPUG on November 11th and a SharePoint Saturday on November 12th. Like always, we’ll have many MVPs plus some SharePoint Certified Masters (MCMs) and some popular speakers from around the country who you are sure to love. We plan to make this an amazing event with tons of great information, great speakers, great food, great sponsors, and lots of fun before, during, and after.

Registration for SharePoint Friday and Saturday Denver 2011 is now open. Space is limited to 350 for Friday and Saturday, and then ShareSki has a limit of 50 on Sunday: http://spsdenver2011.eventbrite.com/

Also don’t forget about SPSUtah the next event SharePoint Saturday in Utah You can register at http://spsutah.eventbrite.com or by clicking on the registration link to the right. Tell your friends and your co-workers to sign up now to reserve their spot for this inaugural (and free) event!

In addition,I hope to see you all at the SharePoint Saturday in Austin. Come spend a day at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center with fellow SharePoint users, enthusiasts, experts, and collaborators.

And bring the whole team.

The company or organization that brings the most team members will win a $250 SharePint tab at the time and location of your choice. If the winning team brings a CxO/Principal along, we’ll bump the tab up to $500.

SharePoint Saturdays ROCKs. it’s a chance for all of us to interact with all of the other SharePoint people in each city and answer questions and help more folks learn SharePoint and enhance the skills of those already proficient.

-Ivan

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