Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Odd SharePoint Terms


The following are some odd SharePoint terms that some newbies and even intermediate level SharePoint users – need to know about:

Breadcrumb – a set of hyperlinks that show the path from the home page of a site to the current page one is on – example:


Custom actions – an extension to the user interface, via a command button on the ribbon, a link on the site settings page or a command on the list item menu – actions may also appear based on permissions – example (in this case one won’t see the Site settings unless they have the proper owner permissions):
 

External content type (ECT)
– data stored in an external data source such as SQL Server, Oracle, external data source. This data can be consumed by SharePoint. The selection box for a External Content Type looks as such:





Feature – allows one to activate/deactivate functionality in a site, site collection, web application or farm – example:


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