The server was unable to save the form at this time. Please try again - SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013 is always full of mysteries as it’s a starting time and most of the firms are doing the migration of their SharePoint 2010 environment to SP2013 platform. So it’s quite obvious it will take some time to make your farm stable!

Note:

If you find a different solution, please report it as a comment to this post. Be sure to double-verify it: undo your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify that the problem goes away.

Problem description:

We have recently done the migration from SP2010 -> SP2013 in our development environment and given access to limited number of high profile users and developers for the testing. While doing the testing, one of the developers has reported an incident mentioning he is facing some error while editing the list item. Further exploration reveals that we can’t add a new item also.

So bottom line, this error comes up while: Adding a new item in a list or at the time of editing the item

Error Message:

The server was unable to save the form at this time. Please try again.

Troubleshooting done:

1.   Tried creating different list with some different template / type but same issue.

2.   Checked the list in SharePoint Designer 2013 but didn’t find anything relevant.

3.   Checked the site settings for any customized content type but it was using default settings

4.   Checked the event viewer for any critical errors but didn’t not find anything

5.   Checked the services console, did some try & error funda but that did the trick. Later I did some research on my “trial and error method” and understood the complete process via Microsoft articles (reference article –bottom of this page)

Resolution:

1.   Go to your SharePoint Server

2.   Start

3.   Run

4.   Type – services.msc

5.   It will open the services console

6.   Search for this service - SharePoint Search Host Controller

7.   Restart it.

It fixed the issue and I was able to create new items as well as edit the existing items too.

Happy SharePoint once again!

Few suggestions if the above solution doesn’t work:-

1)   IISRESET on SharePoint Servers

2)   Restart all the SharePoint Servers

3)   Enable anonymous authentication for the website in IIS.

I hope the above information works for you also! But in case of any queries/questions then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.

Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219591(v=office.15).aspx

Product applies to:

a)   SharePoint 2013

b)   SharePoint Foundation 2013

Access denied by Business Data Connectivity - BCS - Resolved

Create an External Content type based on backend SQL Server Database and create an External list based on it.

Open the Site in SharePoint Designer 2010: http://portal.contoso.com

Provide username and password in the promotion for open the site

Opening the site http://portal.contoso.com by communicating with the Web service

Retrieving External Content type Report

Create new external content type: Define General Properties for External Content type

Content type name: Contact; Name Space: http://portal.contoso.com; Office Item Type: Contact; Enable offline Sync to External list 

External System: Click here to discover external data sources and define operations 

Add Connection 

Managing Connections to external data sources and the operations for this external content type

External Data Source Type Selection: SQL Server -> Open the SQL Server Connection

SQL Server Connection: Populate the Database Server and Database name in the box

 Navigate to the appropriate database (AdventureWorks) and scroll through the required table (Contact)  

Table: Verify the available operations for that table

Operations for External content type means action that can be performed on the data associated with the external system -> Click on Create all Operations

Specify the parameters for the Operation

Example: Get the “Last Name” parameter-> Office property: Last Name; Check the Show in Picker box.

Filter Parameter Configuration

Add Filter Parameter: Add a Limit filter to the Query Item List Operation

Add Filter Type: Limit (Strongly Recommended to add a filter of type ‘Limit’ for this operation type)  

Filter Filed: None; Default value given as “100” for the limit filter type

Save the Content type to the Business Data Connectivity Metadata Store

Create an External List for the External Content type

External List : Business Contacts ; System Instance : AdventureWorks

External List: Business Contacts Created

Set Business Connectivity Store Permissions

List and Libraries -> External List-> Business Contacts -> Open Preview in Browser

Access is being denied by Business Data Connectivity Service (Reason: There is no permission for viewing this list)

Set the permission: Open CA->App mgmt. ->Manage Service Applications-> Business Data Connectivity Service->Manage->Set Metadata Store Permissions 

 Add Contoso\Administrator and feed all the (Edit, Execute, Selectable in Clients, Set Permissions) permission to the user.

Propagate permissions to all BDC Models, External Systems and External Content types in the BDC Metadata Store.

Work with External Content type in the Browser: Navigate to the http://portal.contoso.com

List will display with the no permission error now

Edit Item: Edit any of the lists and include any data in the list.

Example: Data Included in one of the List

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.

Product Applies To:
- SharePoint 2010
- SharePoint 2013

Upload Multiple Documents is disabled - SharePoint 2013

We have been recently migrated from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 environment so we are still in the phase to setup the complete settings in the environments. We have created some site collections and give to so many departments to do application testing so that we can analyse the errors and take appropriate action according to those exceptions.

So many users have reported that they are not able to upload multiple documents as “multiple documents” option is disabled/greyed out.

Also, some have reported that they are getting the following error message:

This control is currently disabled. You might not have the right permission level to use this, you might need to select an object or item, or the control might not work in this context.

Let me tell you guys that this section is very widespread and can be happen because of so many reasons. I don’t want to restrict this thread with only one solution as while debugging on this issue, I have explored so many options and would like to share all the options with you so that you can take a benefit of this and issue can be resolved in easy as well as proficient manner.

I am going to elaborate this information in step by step manner so in case of any queries/questions regarding any step then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.

Multiple Resolutions:

1.   Make sure the Office 2013 should be installed on the machine.

2.   Make sure the IE (Internet Explorer) Version should be 32-bit and not a 64-bit. How to check this: http://www.tracker-software.com/knowledgebase/280-How-do-I-tell-if-I-am-using-a-32-bit-or-64-bit-version-of-IE   

3.   Make sure the client integration is Enabled in Central Administration

How to check this: Central Administration-Manage web applications-Ribbon-Authentication Providers-Client Integration check box.

4.   Make sure the STSSYNC add-on should be enabled in IE. How to check this: Open IE-Tools-Manage Add-Ons-Look for the STSSYNC add-on and enable it.

5.   Make sure this option “Enable additional actions and Online Status for members” in Central Administration is set to Yes. How to check this: Open the Central Administration page-Click on Manage web applications-Select the web application you would like to configure-From the ribbon select General Settings-In the section titled Person Name Actions and Presence Settings change the setting Enable additional actions and Online Status for members to Yes-Click OK to apply changes.

6.   Make sure the ActiveX Control is enabled in Internet Explorer. How to check this- Open IE-Tools-Manage Add-Ons-Look for the STSUpld UploadCtl Class add-on and enable it.

7.   Make sure the Internet Explorer settings should not be too high. How to check this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-vista/change-internet-explorer-security-settings

8.   Make sure the protected mode should not be enabled in Internet Explorer. How to check this: Open internet explorer- Click on Tools menu and select Internet Options- Select Security Tab in the Internet options windows- Select Internet from the zone settings- Uncheck Enable Protected Mode option to disable the protection from Security for this zone- Hit Apply and Ok.

9.   Make sure the SharePoint site should be added inside trusted sites zone. How to do this: http://sharepointknowledgebase.blogspot.in/2010/07/site-prompts-for-credentials.html

Thank you once again!

I would like to request you if you have any different resolution apart from the above mentioned then please share here so that it would be beneficial for others as well.

Happy SharePoint to all of U...

Product applies to:

-Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013

-Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013

-Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013

-Microsoft Office Excel 2013

-Microsoft Office Enterprise 2013

Reference:

Uploading Documents to Document Library - SharePoint 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB3LX_RizeA

Manage access requests in SharePoint 2010

‘Manage access request’ is an old mechanism which was present in MOSS2007 and with no surprise Microsoft has continued the same feature in SharePoint 2010.

Let me tell you guys that this feature is very important from so many perspectives:

§  There might be so many site collections administrators are assigned but you can specify any user or you can call as POWER USER who has the responsibility to approve the access request.

§  You can specify anybody, but make sure that he has a thorough knowledge of the functionality as it might be a threat to your site security because your site might contains some confidential documents that you don’t want to explore any third party user.

§  You are maintaining a proper channel as well as record by which to whom you are approving or whom you are giving access denied.

§  This might be a part of your governance project model also

The access request feature allows people to request access to content that they do not currently have permission to see. As a site owner, you can configure the feature to send you mail when someone requests access to a site.

Where is the location of this functionality in SharePoint 2010?

How to enable ‘manage access request’ in SharePoint 2010?

Here are the detail steps:

1.   Open the site collection on which you are working.

2.   Site actions

3.   Site settings

4.   Under ‘users and permissions’ section

5.   Site permissions

6.   Please refer the Ribbon on the top

7.   Permission tools

8.   Manage access requests

9.   Select the checkbox ‘allow request for access’ and enter the appropriate email id as per your requirements and click OK

That’s it- We are done!

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know, Thank you.

June 2013 CU + April 2013 CU + March Public Update for SharePoint 2013

June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013

The KB articles for June CU will be available at the following locations in a couple of days:

• KB 2817346 - SharePoint Foundation 2013 June 2013 CU
• KB 2817414 - SharePoint Server 2013 June 2013 CU
• KB 2817415 - SharePoint Server 2013 with Project Server June 2013 CU
• KB 2817350 - Office Web Apps Server 2013 June 2013 CU

The Full Server Packages for June 2013 CU are available through the following links:

• Download SharePoint Foundation 2013 June 2013 CU
• Download SharePoint Server 2013 June 2013 CU
• Download Project Server 2013 June 2013 CU
• Download Office Web Apps Server 2013 June 2013 CU

April 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013

• Download SharePoint Foundation 2013 April 2013 CU
• Download Office Web Apps Server 2013 April 2013 CU

March Public Update for SharePoint 2013

Install future cumulative updates for SharePoint 2013 it will be mandatory to first install the March public update.

• KB 2768000 - SharePoint Foundation 2013
• KB 2767999 - SharePoint Server 2013
• KB 2768001 - Project Server 2013

The Full Server Packages for March 2013 PU are available through the following links:

• Download SharePoint Foundation 2013 March 2013 PU
• Download SharePoint Server 2013 March 2013 PU
• Download Project Server 2013 March 2013 PU
  
  

After installing the fixes you need to run the SharePoint 2013 Products Configuration Wizard on each machine in the farm.

SharePoint 2013 interview questions and answers

What's new in SharePoint 2013 compared to SharePoint 2010?

What is Shredded Storage?

Difference between SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2013 preview?

What are Apps in SharePoint 2013?

How to deploy .wsp Solutions from SharePoint 2010 in SharePoint 2013?

Is it possible to create sandboxed solution in SharePoint 2013?

What are the hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013?

What are the new workflows introduced in SharePoint 2013?

Can I reuse a SharePoint 2010 workflow in SharePoint 2013 Site?

What are the new web parts introduced in SharePoint 2013?

What is the Content Search Web Part?

What’s are the new Delegate Controls in SharePoint 2013?

What are the new improvements in Visual Studio 2012 for SharePoint 2013?

How SharePoint 2013 authentication works?

What are improvements in Social features in SharePoint 2013?

How to migrate from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013?

How to create a subsite in SP2010

Subsite is an integral part of site collection. There are several uses of subsite for which you can deal with as well as manage almost the same set of operations that you can do from the top level site.

Many organisations have some security policies and they don’t permit complete leverage to the owners to manage the complete site collection but one thing is very good that at list they can create multiple subsites as per their requirements.

Today’s topic is based on the same and would like to share this basic information with all of you so that there would not be any confusion in creation the subsite.

Here are the details:

-Open the website on which you are dealing with

-site actions

-site settings

-site administration

-sites and workspaces

-Create

-Enter the title, URL, select the appropriate template and click OK.

By this way you can create a subsite in an easy without being dependent on others / without referring any article or document/ without asking for help from anybody/ without taking any training.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know, Thank you. 

Access Services is unable to process the request.

Few days before I worked on one access issue but at that time the exception was different and this time we faced new error message.

Problem description:

While working on asset database site, trying to create new item and got the following exception.

Error message:

Access Services is unable to process the request. Click here to try again

Let me tell you access service application was already created and properly working without any issues.

Troubleshooting done:

-Checked the status of the access service application

-Checked the access SA proxy-whether it’s been properly associated with that web application or not.

-Checked the SharePoint logs as it is the most important location where we can find the cause behind it.

-Checked the event logs for any noticeable event id based on access.

-Try opening your SharePoint website in Firebug (Firefox utility) and check what exactly it’s blocking.  

IMP POINT:

Make sure that your foundation web application service and access services are running on the same box.

Please refer this for detail information: http://sharepointknowledgebase.blogspot.in/2013/08/unexpected-error-occurred-while-running.html

Resolution:

-Do IISRESET and check the results.

-If you check the logs and find any traces on security token service not working then you need to provision the security token service application.

Get-SPServiceApplication

$sts = Get-SPServiceApplication | ?{$_ -match "Security"}

$sts

$sts.Status

$sts.Provision()

If you have any different resolution apart from mentioned above then please share here so that it would be useful as well as beneficial to others as well.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know, I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issue, Thank you.