Managed Metadata vs. Managed Properties
This post will not be an instructional post like many of my other articles on my blog. Instead, it will try to clarify some SharePoint terminology that sounds similar yet…
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This post will not be an instructional post like many of my other articles on my blog. Instead, it will try to clarify some SharePoint terminology that sounds similar yet…
Read MoreA while back, I introduced you to the wonderful and mysterious world of crawled and managed properties. I also briefly explained how to create a custom mapping between a crawled…
Read MoreIf you are a big fan of metadata, like me, I am sure you are also familiar with a functionality called Content Type. Content Types allow you to organize your…
Read MoreMetadata is, by far, my favorite feature in SharePoint. In the past, I wrote numerous posts on different types of metadata columns you can create (choice, term store, text, etc.)…
Read MoreImporting Excel to SharePoint has always been somewhat of a matzo ball. We had a few options available, but each one came with a long list of quirks that made…
Read MoreOne of my favorite features of the modern document library in SharePoint Online is the ability to move and copy documents across sites. This was not possible in the old…
Read MoreThough I am a huge advocate of metadata, one column type that I have never blogged about previously is the Lookup column in SharePoint. The reason for this is that…
Read MoreEver since we got metadata in SharePoint, we had requirements for cascading drop-downs in SharePoint. They make total sense and provide for smoother, streamlined user experience. With this post, I…
Read MoreUnlike most of my other posts, which are instructional, this one is philosophical. I am writing this post late at night while sipping a glass of red wine (because my…
Read MoreThis is very unusual – I have used the “F” word and metadata in the same sentence. But that is precisely what this post is all about. Despite being a…
Read MoreEvery once in a while, I get an email from users asking me to sell them a SharePoint site template I developed for one of my previous clients. I politely…
Read MoreLet’s face it – nobody reads employee handbooks! When I worked in a corporate world, the only time I referenced an employee handbook was when I needed to inquire about…
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