SharePoint - XML Path Language (XPath)

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

XML path language (XPath)

Means to manipulate and navigate through XML data. XPath models XML data via a tree of nodes.

SharePoint Consultant - Key Traits

In this day and age if one is a SharePoint consultant, the following are the key aspects they should know:

1) Content migrations from SharePoint 2013/2016/2019 to SharePoint Online

2) Upgrading SharePoint 2013/2016/2019 and hybrid-based environments

3) Creating and supporting items across the entire Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate, PowerBI and Power Virtual agents)

4) Converting legacy InfoPath functionality to the Power Platform

5) Performing application migrations into custom Power Platform applications

6) Intranet development, re-platforming and evangelizing the Viva aspects

7) Integrating the needed line of business applications into SharePoint

8) Creating and recommending proper governance for the Microsoft 365 stack

Value Wise - What SharePoint Does?

The following are some of the values that SharePoint provides over other large enterprise-based tools of the similar realm:

1) Better performance

2) Cloud ready

3) Less of an administrative need (provided power users are given site collection admin access)

4) Reduces complexity, especially if using modern sites

5) Reduces costs in regard to storage (especially if SharePoint Online is being used)

6) Reduces licensing and maintenance costs (especially if SharePoint Online is being used)

SharePoint - X-Axis

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

X-axis

Horizontal line referenced on a chart. In on premise SharePoint can be utilized via a chart webpart. In SharePoint Online can be utilized in Excel via a file viewer web part or via the Power BI, Power App or quick chart web part.

SharePoint - Workflow Interchange (.vmi)

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Workflow interchange (.vmi)

Microsoft Visio .zip file which contains workflow files utilized to import the workflow design into SharePoint Designer.

Azure, SharePoint and Power Platform Offerings at the High Level

The following are several high-level Azure, SharePoint and Power Platform offerings to utilize:

1) Applications built by citizen developers

2) Big data and Internet of things

3) Bots and robotic application solutions

4) Business analytics reporting

5) Infrastructure services

6) Managed services

7) Mobile applications

8) Platform and application migrations

9) Sites that are dynamic and responsive

10) Search that is expansive

11) Security based permissions

12) Team sites that are available for collaboration

SharePoint Helping with Technical Pains

The SharePoint framework is a very deep technology which can help with these high-level aspects:

1) Paradigm shifts and existing dependencies

2) Database migration aspects

3) Managing and monitoring application aspects

4) Security aspects

5) Data governance aspects

6) Design aspects

7) System planning aspects