This post shows how to update a field with a managed metadata term. Background As with all software projects, requirements change as soon as you deliver.  We created a huge list based on a nested folder structure. Of course, our customer thought...

In a previous post, I wrote about creating a large list with PowerShell .  Now that the data is in SharePoint, how do you get the data back out? As a reminder, here is the structure that I created, where each “subsubfolder” contains 500 items, giving...

Working with a customer, we noticed a large number of errors in the Windows Application event log for error 6398.  The errors look like: The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.SharePoint.Diagnostics.SPSqlDeadlockDiagnosticProvider (ID c020fbe2...

In July 2010, I switched roles from Developer Platform Evangelism to become a Premier Field Engineer for SharePoint .  My role in DPE was amazing as it afforded me time for activities that I love, like participating in user groups, speaking at conferences...