Innovation Matters
Essays on AI, developer tools, and thoughtful software.
Using SharePoint REST API in provider-hosted apps
Although the Client-Side Object Model offers you rich capabilities, there are scenarios when you might need to leverage the SharePoint REST API instead. Find out how to leverage SharePoint REST API in provider-hosted apps.
Inconvenient Managed Properties and getting a list of all custom Managed Properties in SharePoint 2013
When working with search-driven solutions there are scenarios that require creating custom Managed Properties. Unfortunately SharePoint doesn’t offer an easy way of keeping track of those custom Managed Properties. Find out how to get a list of all custom Managed Properties.
Inconvenient Remote Event Receivers and Apps for SharePoint
Remote Event Receivers allow you to integrate your apps with SharePoint by handling events that occur in SharePoint. There are however a few things you should keep in mind before you start working with them.
Deploying Custom Actions using the App Model
Even though the App Model doesn’t support deploying declarative artifacts to host web, did you know that you could deploy Custom Actions using the App Model?
Provisioning Publishing Pages and Web Parts using the App Model
In the previous articles of this series we looked at working with Site Columns, Content Types and Lists using the App Model. In this article we will look at leveraging the App Model to deploy Publishing Pages and Web Parts.