SharePoint search error: Application server administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administation.Search

While working with SharePoint Search, I got an error saying that “Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance”. I have changed the service application user instances and reset the index to be crawled.  Tried to create a new search application with same search crawls and indexes....

Display loading image in SharePoint using JavaScript

To display loading image in SharePoint site We have to download the image and save it as Loading.gif and save it in SharePoint document library. Select list new item page and to be and edit the page. Add Content Editor Web part to the page. Enter following script to the page. <script src="../Library/jquery/1.3.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <style...

Multi domains in SharePoint 2010 people picker

In SharePoint environment people picker is one of the main part in the farm to provide the users available from all the domains to select the users. By configuring stsadm commands we can grab the users from different domains. SharePoint will use Application pool identity to search users in active directory. If application pool account is not having permissions to do that, we...

SPGridView error: Value cannot be null. Parameter name:propName

While working with SharePoint grid view to show data, I got an error saying that “Value cannot be null. Parameter name:prop name as shown the image below. I have checked the properties assigned to SPGridview. By default SPGrid will have option to group the result based...

Display PowerPoint Presentation in SharePoint 2013 page

We can allow users to view Office web apps in SharePoint 2013 with in the browser by clicking on the link of document. We can display PPT in browser. First of all create and upload a PPT to document library by selecting New Document, Select “PowerPoint Presentation” as shown the...

SPGrid Error in SharePoint 2010: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: container

While working with SharePoint 2010 Grid view grouping depending on dropdown value, got an error saying that “Value cannot be null. Parameter name: Container” as shown the image below. Iam unable to find the issue while debugging the code. I have...