SPFx (SharePoint Framework) scaffolds a fairly opinionated folder structure via its Yeoman generator — here’s what each part actually does, and the two competing ways to organize your own code inside src/ once a project grows past a single web part. In this post: The scaffolded structure · src/ and config/ in detail · Type-based […]
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A Calculated Column derives its value from other columns on the same item, using Excel-like formula syntax — no Power Automate flow or code required. Here are the formulas worth knowing, and the real limitations that decide when a calculated column is the wrong tool. In this post: Common formulas · Real limitations · Creating
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Important update: the API this post was originally about — SP.Utilities.Utility.SendEmail — was retired by Microsoft on October 31, 2025. If you have code using the raw REST or PnPjs examples further down, it has stopped working. The current, supported way to send email programmatically from SharePoint is Microsoft Graph’s sendMail API. This post now
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CSOM, JSOM, and the REST API all interact with SharePoint data from outside server-side code — the real question is which one fits a given project, not which one is “best.” Here’s what each actually is, working code for all three doing the same operation, and how they compare. In this post: What each one
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Four ways to update a term in the SharePoint Term Store programmatically — SharePoint’s own REST API, Microsoft Graph, plain JavaScript, and PnPjs — and what actually differs between them beyond “which one is easiest.” In this post: Option 1: SharePoint REST API · Option 2: Microsoft Graph · Option 3: plain JavaScript · Option
Deleting a file in SharePoint isn’t a single action — you’re choosing between sending it to the Recycle Bin (recoverable) or removing it permanently (not, without a backup). Which one you should reach for, and how to do either one through the REST API, is what this post covers. In this post: Delete vs recycle:
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SharePoint stores dates in UTC and displays them based on the site’s regional settings — get that mismatched, and you get list items showing the wrong time, or a Power Automate flow firing at the wrong hour. In this post: Why this happens · The “Date Only” field gotcha · Fixing list view display ·
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SharePoint keeps every prior version of a file, but the built-in UI only shows you version history one file at a time. If you need it for an audit, a bulk export, or to check who changed what across a whole library, you’re pulling it with a script instead of clicking through the interface. Three
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Worth flagging directly before anything else: neither of the two role-assignment examples that usually accompany this topic will actually run against a fresh list or library — both skip breaking permission inheritance first, which SharePoint requires before it accepts a role assignment at all. This post covers the built-in roles, the real numeric IDs behind
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List attachments keep a file tied directly to a specific item — a screenshot on a bug, a resume on a candidate record — without setting up a separate document library. This covers uploading, reading, and deleting them with PnP.js inside a React-based SPFx component, plus batching when you’re handling more than one file at
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