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 […]
SharePoint Retention Period is a policy-driven feature, part of Microsoft Purview, that controls how long content is kept before it’s deleted or archived. It’s how you actually enforce a retention rule instead of relying on someone remembering to clean up old files. In this post: The three pieces · Why it matters · Retention labels
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What is SharePoint OOTB Copy Files? SharePoint’s Out-Of-The-Box (OOTB) Copy Files functionality allows users to move or duplicate files between document libraries within the same site or across different sites. This feature is natively built into SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-Premises, making it an essential tool for users who need to manage, organize, and distribute
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SharePoint’s audit trail tracks who accessed, changed, shared, or deleted content, and when. It’s what you actually pull up when someone asks “who touched this file” or an audit needs a record of access history. In this post: Four ways to get at it · How long audit logs stick around · Best practices ·
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What is File Version History? File version history is a fundamental feature in content management systems like SharePoint, OneDrive, and other document repositories. It records every modification made to a file, allowing users to track changes over time. Each version of a file is stored separately, capturing details such as who made the change, when
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Managing permissions in SharePoint is one of the most critical aspects of ensuring both security and efficient collaboration. Whether you’re an administrator, developer, or power user, understanding how to work with SharePoint permission roles using REST API and PnP React can help streamline operations while maintaining a secure digital workspace. In this guide, we’ll explore
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Managing attachments in SharePoint lists is a crucial aspect of many business applications. Whether it’s uploading files, retrieving them, or deleting them, an efficient approach ensures seamless user experience and better performance. In this article, we’ll explore how to handle SharePoint list attachments using PnP.js, a powerful JavaScript library designed for SharePoint interactions. We’ll implement
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Seven real installation problems people hit with Node.js and npm, and the actual fix for each — version conflicts, permission errors, SSL/proxy issues, and the Windows-specific build-tools error that trips up more people than any of the others. In this post: Conflicting versions · Permission errors (EACCES) · SSL certificate errors · Proxy and firewall
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npm link creates a symlink between a globally-linked local package and another project, so you can develop a package and test it live in a consuming project without publishing it to the registry first. In this post: Worked example: building a custom Gulp plugin · The gotcha to know about · Unlinking and other package
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Gulp is a JavaScript task runner built on Node.js streams — it automates repetitive front-end tasks instead of you running them by hand every time. Gulp CLI is the separate package that lets you actually run those tasks from the terminal with a plain gulp taskname, instead of writing a Node script to invoke Gulp’s
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