Find SharePoint Hidden and System Libraries

Every SharePoint site collection always contains multiple mostly hidden libraries (with exception of the site assets library) which are used for storing system data. This data is used to set specific settings of a site collection (e.g. layout, or available webparts).

SharePoint Search Query Tool: InformationProtectionLabelId missing

The SearchQueryTool is an open source tool which helps to execute Search queries for SharePoint. This article explains how to find the special property InformationProtectionLabelId.

CSOM: Check if a date is in a webs workdays and / or workhours

The following function checks if a datetime is in the workdays and / or workhours of a SharePoint web.

CSOM: Check if a web is the root web of a site collection

The following extension method checks if a web is the root web of a site collection:

PNP PowerShell: Copy local term group from one Site Collection to another

The following function copies the local termgroups of one site collection to another site collection using the PNP PowerShell provisioning cmdlets.

The template is applied in memory using the Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate -OutputInstance parameter and the Apply-PnPProvisioningTemplate -InputInstance commands.

CSOM: Get ClientContext from absolute url

The following method shows how to get a ClientContext from an absolute url.

CSOM: Get parent folder of a file

Since SharePoint 2013 the SharePoint Client API has a property to load the parent folder of a list item. For some unkown reasons this property does not work as intended.

CSOM: Delete List from quicklaunch „Recent“ node after creation

When creating a new list or document library in SharePoint your list will automatically be added to the „Recent“ tab of the quicklaunch navigation. In many cases this is not wanted.

CSOM: Exceptions when loading terms using LabelMatchInformation in Client API

You can load Terms using the SharePoint Client API. For this you need the LabelMatchInformation object.

SharePoint: Disable Audit Logs on all Site Collections of a WebApplication

The following code snippet shows how to disable audit logs in PowerShell for all Site Collections of a WebApplication.