7/10/2017 by Genady Vaisman
5/22/2017 by robert cathlina
5/18/2017 by Vladi Gubler
The latest SharePoint version introduces a new setting that can be applied to each of the timer server instances: AllowServiceJobs
When this attribute is set to false, basically this server will not be able to execute timer jobs with SPJobLockType: Job ("Service Jobs").
This type of lock is needed to ensure that this timer job is executed only on one of servers, basically to prevent multiple executions of the same logic.
Several of our products are affected by this setting: Smart Import Pro, Smart Action Pro, Newsletter. These Products will not be able to function properly in regards of their background / timed functionality. Another impact may be on the installation process, in terms of failure in deploying required recourse files.
Mind that this behavior can be caused only on SharePoint 2016 farms, as previous versions did not allow this setting to be controlled.
You can use the following PowerShell script to determine the value of this property in your farm:
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$farm = Get-SPFarm
$FarmTimers = $farm.TimerService.Instances
foreach ($ft in $FarmTimers)
{
write-host “Server: ” $ft.Server.Name.ToString();
write-host “Status: ” $ft.status;
write-host “Allow Service Jobs: ” $ft.AllowServiceJobs;
}
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And the following script to enable it:
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$farm = Get-SPFarm
$FarmTimers = $farm.TimerService.Instances
foreach ($ft in $FarmTimers)
{
if ($ft.AllowServiceJobs -eq $false)
{
write-host “Service jobs are NOT enabled on ” $ft.Server.Name.ToString();
write-host “Enabling service jobs”;
$ft.AllowServiceJobs = $true;
$ft.Update();
}
else
{
write-host “Service jobs are enabled on ” $ft.Server.Name.ToString()
}
}
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source: https://www.chrisgolden.de/blog/2017/06/20/sharepoint-2016-active-directory-import-timer-job-does-not-run
We had a great webinar yesterday. I walked through an example of how you can build a sophisticated SharePoint Solution with no code.
Even after working with the product for the last 5 years, I am still amazed how much you can accomplish all from within the SharePoint interface.
The example I showed is a Help Desk System which I was able to buil from scratch using Infowise settings and configuration.
We also walk through these steps in our new Ultimate Forms Kick-Start Training which is free for existing customers.
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I am happy to announce a new training offering: Ultimate Forms Advanced Training (UFA).
This five-hour lab training is a continuation of Ultimate Forms Foundation Training (UFF).
We have written this training content for those who have already completed the UFF training and are ready to go deeper and learn more advanced topics.
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Hello, my name is Robert Cathlina and I recently joined the Infowise team as a Training Specialist. Though I am new to the Infowise platform, I have been working with SharePoint since 2011 to train users and automate processes. SharePoint is robust itself, but I believe strongly in the no code Infowise solution to forms and automation.
I am excited to better understand and share the Ultimate Forms Suite. I will begin with writing user guides for the foundational training. This training does a great job of demonstrating all the unique features that the Ultimate Forms platform brings together. These trainings help users to understand the wide range of features that comes with the Ultimate Forms Suite and how to apply them to their day to day tasks.
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Looking forward to training!
Hi,
We got requests from customers to make validation errors on forms more prominent. Up until now, if you had a validation error on a tab, we would add a red asterisk to the tab name. Customers felt that it was too easy to overlook, especially with larger forms. The Save button would then not work and it would take time to figure out what was going on.
We added a more prominent error sign to the tab name and also a validation summary box under form, listing tab and column names with validation errors, like so:
Hope it helps make forms more user-friendly, just re-save the tab settings to get the latest version.
The change applies to O365 customers only, on-prem customer already received a similar update in one of the latest versions.