There have been a few enhancements in the latest version of XPlica for SharePoint, which is Vyapin’s SharePoint migration solution to migrate contents across SharePoint servers and versions. The Reference Columns for various SharePoint List types have been updated XPlica uses the Reference Columns (or Unique Column Values) definition to identify duplicates in the target […]

The popularity & widespread use of SharePoint encourages creation of several Site Collections according to the needs of the organizations. But with time, some of these may be used less than others, unnecessarily consuming the server’s resources. This leads to a dismal situation and is of grave concern to SharePoint administrators as they need to […]

With the advent of SharePoint 2013 and the new version of Office 365, SharePoint administrators may feel the business need to move content from old SharePoint servers to the newer version. Vyapin’s SharePoint to SharePoint migration solution, XPlica for SharePoint helps administrators accomplish this task with minimal effort. XPlica can migrate Sites, Libraries, Lists and […]

Improving SharePoint content classification and providing better Search results is an ongoing task. As businesses grow and their SharePoint content swells, it requires regular tweaks to improve crawling and indexing focused on providing better Search results. Explained below are the points you need to take care of to improve search and how you can use […]

Organizing content in SharePoint whether existing or new is a challenging task. Since SharePoint users upload and share data through this platform there is a need to classify content, right from the beginning. Hence administrators and content owners will do better if they follow content classification and management protocols which will help them accommodate their […]

Re-organizing unorganized content in SharePoint is always a painstaking task. If documents have been uploaded and dumped without planning in Lists, then they pose a challenge as the SharePoint administrators and content owners have to take great pains to re-organize content into respective Lists & Libraries under various Sub-Sites. Though creating a new Site by […]

Migrating from SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2013 is a challenging task as 2003 is an antiquated system compared to the new and vastly capable SharePoint 2013. Apart from having to adapt to the huge difference in technology, a lot of effort will also be required in cleansing the redundancy in the 2003 database. Besides this, […]

Migrating content from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2013 can pose some challenges. Here is a list of challenges you may face when migrating from SharePoint 2007. Switching from 32 bit to 64 bit environment SharePoint 2007 was used in a 32 bit environment whereas the new SharePoint 2013 works in a 64 bit environment. Hence […]

SharePoint 2010 is upgraded to SharePoint 2013 in a long sequence of steps. Since databases are an important constituent for the successful running of SharePoint, the upgrade process is carried out using the database attach method. This involves creation of a Farm, copying content and SharePoint application databases, followed by attaching and upgrading the databases. […]

Here are some useful tips to help you carry out a successful SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 upgrade. Plan and prepare your SharePoint 2013 destination Before you actually begin upgrading your Site Collections and databases to SharePoint 2013, you need to plan how you will setup the SharePoint 2013 Farm, create and connect the database […]

A new version of the SharePoint Information Organizer has been released with substantial additions in its capabilities. These additions take this application to a higher level of SharePoint content management solution, making it much easier for the administrators and content owners to handle SharePoint content. The additions in this application are explained below. Now supports […]

Migrating documents & files in file shares to SharePoint Online in Office 365 or from an existing on premise SharePoint farm to SharePoint Online in Office 365 can be challenging task for several reasons. Here is a list of common SharePoint online migration challenges that one might encounter when migrating to the SharePoint cloud. A […]

XPlica for SharePoint product has been expanded with several new features and a host of benefits to the users. SharePoint 2013 on-premise server and SharePoint Online support Maintain source SharePoint server hierarchy in the target SharePoint server Source and target server settings can be defined using flexible mapping templates, which can be re-used during content […]

A new version of DocKIT for SharePoint has been released to support SharePoint 2013. You can now migrate folders and files from file shares and network drives to SharePoint 2013 along with document properties or metadata. SharePoint 2013 makes it a lot easier for people to work together. It enables your teams to set up […]