SharePoint - Content Editor Web Part

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Content editor web part

The basic common area in SharePoint where textual content can be entered and edited.

SharePoint - Common Data Service

The following is a SharePoint word of the day:

Common data service

Now called Dataverse. Data service and app platform which lets users store and manage data from multiple sources and integrate that data in business applications using a common data model.

6 Best Programming Traits for a Technical SharePoint Architect

The following are six core and key programming traits for a SharePoint architect: 

PowerShell – script automations as well as ad-hoc aspects based on SharePoint logical architecture elements.

JavaScript – script aspect in order to use XML and JavaScript to render dynamic content.

SQL Server – know SQL queries as well as database architecture needed for SharePoint based support.

Web Services – knowledge of web services both from a fundamental and core connection-based standpoint is an important trait for a SharePoint architect.

CSS – knowledge of CSS is an important trait in order to display customized content experiences.

Infrastructure – knowledge of infrastructure is important in order to know what from a technical architecture standpoint is needed.

6 Best Traits for a Technical SharePoint Architect

The following are six core and key traits for a technical SharePoint architect:

Excellent communication skills – have good listening skills as well as understanding and explaining key concepts to both managers and technical resources.

Good anticipation and problem-solving skills – be able to anticipate where problems might be and find solutions before the system is changed or deployed to.

Adaptability – be flexible as the requirements may seem clear at first but will change often.

Passion – has the long hours, stress, uncertainty. This is the toll for being an architect.

Creativity – have the ability for creative solutions via subtle and careful listening to meet the clients' needs.

Teamwork – to produce the best, one needs input from many subject matter experts.

SharePoint - Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML)

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML)

An XML-based language that is utilized to describe various elements, such as queries and views, in sites that are based on the Microsoft SharePoint technology base.

SharePoint - Cell

The following are SharePoint dictionary words of the day related to cell:

Cell

A box that is shaped by the intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet or a table. A cell can contain numbers, strings, and formulas, and use different formats on that data.

 

Cell contents

The information within a cell, such as text, values, formulas, cell errors, etc.

 

Cell error value

Any of a number of special values that are returned as a result of an unsuccessful formula calculation.

 

Cell formatting

The settings that specify the presence of a cell, such as font characteristics and fill color.

 

Cell reference

The set of coordinates that a cell uses in a worksheet. Example, B2 is the reference of a cell that shows at the intersection of column B and row 2.

 

Cell value

A phrase for the text or numeric content of a cell, or the results of a formula.

SharePoint - Capacity Planning

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Capacity planning

Process of classifying and preparing for an application, hardware, and network options to anticipate site traffic, growth and failover in order to attain site performance goals.