Search, search and more search Donald Donais May 8th, 2019 Search, search and more search Doug Splinter
Agenda
User Group Goal / Objectives Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint surrounding technologies Educate user group members about SharePoint and surrounding technologies Transfer knowledge within the community Communicate best practices Introduce new products / solutions
MNSPUG Sponsors Dedicated Sponsors SharePoint User Group Support Sponsorships Levels: Gold Sponsorship - $500 Silver Sponsorship - $250 Avtex (www.avtex.com) Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) SharePoint User Group Support Wrox Press (www.wrox.com) O’Reilly (www.oreilly.com)
MN SharePoint Users Group Website SharePoint Resource Documents SharePoint Resource links RSS Feeds Meeting Schedule Past User Group Presentations Past User Group Recordings Sponsorship Information http://sharepointmn.com Email: sharepoint@sharepointmn.com
Social Networking Linked In group – The most interactive… includes job postings… Post Job Posting on the Jobs Discussion page https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1878792 Twitter tags - @MNSPUG and #MNSPUG Yammer – Minnesota SharePoint Users Group https://www.yammer.com/mnspug/
Upcoming Schedule Next Meeting Ongoing Schedule June 12th, 2019 – SharePoint Conference Recap Microsoft Technology Center, Bloomington, MN Check www.SharePointMN.com for updates! Ongoing Schedule 2nd Wednesday of every month 9:00 to 11:30 am Microsoft Technical Center – Edina
Local and Online Events Dashboard in a Day – May 15h @ MTC https://www.microsoftevents.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x65998220001&ch=x5 Microsoft 365 Admin Workshop Day – May 17th @ MTC https://mn365.org/event/minnesota-microsoft-365-user-group-may-2019/ SharePoint Conference – May 21st – 23rd @ Las Vegas, NV https://sharepointna.com App in a Day – June 4th @ MTC https://www.microsoftevents.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x4338480abcd SharePoint Saturday Nashville – June 15th @ Nashville, TN http://www.spsevents.org/city/nashville/nashville2019 Anything Else?
News and Updates
Custom Learning for Office 365 Published 04/10/2019 Create from Provisioning Service Custom Learning Resources HLS Video series Provision a Custom Learning Site in SharePoint Online End User Experience of Custom Learning for Office 365 Extending and Customizing the Custom Learning for Office 365 Solution More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Healthcare-and-Life-Sciences/HLS-Show-Me-How-End-User-Experience-of-Custom-Learning-for/ba-p/431550
The Smallest Feature Published 04/11/2019 Feature Semicolon doesn’t break formulas More Information: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-smallest-feature/
Updates for Company Branding Published 04/11/2019 Rollout Start: early May 2019 Worldwide: end of May 2019 Updating pages Sign out Authentication error Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC177588
Feature Update: Structural navigation performance banner Posted 04/11/2019 Change in scheduled rollout Postponed at this time What was it? IF SPO detects navigation causing render issues display banner to site owners “Slow performance detected. Your site is using structural navigation, which decreases page performance. Learn how to improve performance by using a different navigation method.” Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC177592
Full-fidelity shared libraries in OneDrive Published 04/11/2019 Rollout Targeted Release: mid-April Worldwide: end of May 2019 View shared libraries OneDrive on the web Support for viewing metadata Other capabilities Viewing Sorting Grouping Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC177594
Company Logo Updates Posted 04/16/2019 Rollout Targeted Release: late April Worldwide: end of May 2019 Modernizing navigation bar Logo Any file size Any format via a URL Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC177812
Screen properties for responsive canvas apps Published 04/16/2019 Properties Orientation Layout.Horizontal Layout.Vertical Size Small Medium Large ExtraLarge SizeBreakPoints Still requires formulas for controls More Information: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-properties-for-responsive-canvas-apps/
Canvas Debugging with Results View Posted 04/17/2019 Enhancements to intellisense Implications No more need for “verification” screens No more flipping to file menu to view variables Helps understand complex formulas More Information: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/canvas-debugging-with-results-view/
Office 365 Group card enhancements Published 04/17/2019 Rollout Targeted Release: April Worldwide: end of June New Features Search members Renew groups Approve pending members Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC177896
Updated Feature - Group-connected team site homepage Posted 04/18/2019 Rollout: mid May 2019 Previous Group home pages (before mid 2018) 2 web parts (News and Activity) Newer Group home pages (after mid 2018) 4 web parts (News, Activity, Quick Links & Documents) Upgrading existing 2 web part pages to show 4 Only those NEVER edited and saved by a user Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC177960
File Restore Enhancements Posted 04/22/2019 Rollout Targeted Release: April 2019 Worldwide: end of May 2019 Services OneDrive SharePoint Teams Office 365 Groups Yammer Groups Restore all files in the past 30 days More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/Files-restore-for-SharePoint-and-Microsoft-Teams/ba-p/480760
PowerApps Component Framework Published 04/23/2019 Public Preview Model-driven apps Build visual components PowerApps Dynamics 365 Upcoming capabilities React-based virtual controls Support for canvas apps More Information: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-powerapps-component-framework-and-the-powerapps-cli-is-now-available-for-public-preview/
April 2019 Updates for SharePoint News Published 04/23/2019 Features Audience targeting Targeted Release – late April 2019 Email notifications for engagement Targeted Release – April 2019 Worldwide – mid-June 2019 Organization Assets Targeted Release – late May 2019 Hero web part call to action Starting – May 2019 More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/April-2019-Updates-to-SharePoint-News/ba-p/481718
PowerApps Maker Enhancements Published 04/24/2019 New Features Drag & Drop Cut & Paste Model-driven apps More Information: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/easily-add-and-move-fields-and-controls-on-a-form-using-drag-drop-and-cut-paste/
On-Premise Gateway Enhancements Posted 04/24/2019 Power Platform Admin Center Features Visibility into personal gateways Manage Installers Known Issues Gateways value wrong for clusters Groups not supported “yet” More Information: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/enhancements-to-on-premises-data-gateway-management-in-the-power-platform-admin-center
Error resolution flow for illegal file and folder names in OneDrive Posted 04/24/2019 Rollout Start: mid-April Worldwide: end of April 2019 Automated fix suggestions Windows Mac Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178265
SharePoint Online Column Formatting Posted 04/24/2019 Rollout Start: end of April Worldwide: mid-May 2019 Lists and Libraries Number column Data Bars More Information: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178285
Document Sets in SharePoint Online Posted 04/24/2019 Rollout Start: early May Worldwide: end of May 2019 Modern Experience New modern experience Classic Experience Document Set home page not affected Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178286
Microsoft Graph Endpoints for Government Cloud Posted 04/24/2019 Compliant with data classification levels DoD information impact levels 4 & 5 Endpoints L4: https://graph.microsoft.us L5: https://dod-graph.microsoft.us More Information: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/office/blogs/new-microsoft-graph-endpoints-in-us-government-cloud/
New CSOM version and PowerShell Cmdlets Posted 04/26/2019 Version: 16.1.8810.1200 Properties and Methods Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.OrgAssets Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.OrgAssetsLibrary Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.OrgAssetsLibraryCollection Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.User.Expire Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantAdministration.Tenant.SwapSite PowerShell Cmdlets Add-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary Get-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary Invoke-SPOSiteSwap Remove-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary More Information: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/blogs/new-sharepoint-csom-version-released-for-sharepoint-online-april-2019/
What’s new in Teams – April 2019 Published 04/30/2019 Updates Teams on Surface Hub Praise Request to add others to teams Org-wide teams up to 5000 members Show and Hide teams PowerShell for Teams hits GA More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/What-s-New-in-Microsoft-Teams-April-2019/ba-p/502025
Yammer simplified first-time login experience Posted 04/30/2019 Updated first-time experience No longer prompted to switch language No longer prompted to invite new members Not sent a welcome e-mail Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178630
OneDrive Roadmap Roundup – April 2019 Published 04/30/2019 Updates Golden folder icon design Improvements in sync client Self-help option: “Illegal files names not syncing” Request assistance Prompt for pending uploads Classic UI Manage Access pane Expand Block Download for specific people Required document properties More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-OneDrive-Blog/OneDrive-Roadmap-Roundup-April-2019/ba-p/504565
Information Barriers Published 04/30/2019 In Preview Create Policies using S&CC PowerShell User blocked from performing action Adding members to a team Starting private chat Invite a user to join a meeting Screen sharing Placing phone call Existing assets 1:1 chats become read-only Users removed from group chat Team membership updates More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Information-Barriers-Preview/ba-p/505536
Manage discovery of private teams in Microsoft Teams Posted 05/01/2019 Rollout Targeted Release – Mid May 2019 New Discovery setting per team Show in search results Included in suggestions Only affects visibility in Teams client Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178666
Time clock in Shifts Posted 05/01/2019 Rollout Start: Early May Worldwide: End of May New Feature Opt-in Clients Web Desktop GCC Excluded Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178678
Shifts Multiteam Support Posted 05/01/2019 Rollout Start: Early May Worldwide: End of May New Feature Only affects users on multiple Shift teams Navigate to other teams through top header Select correct Team before performing actions GCC Excluded Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC178679
SharePoint Lists Updates Published 05/05/2019 Rollout Targeted Release – Mid May 2019 Creation From an existing list From Excel More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/Create-SharePoint-lists-from-Excel-or-other-lists/ba-p/533395
Microsoft Build Announcements Posted 05/06/2019 Microsoft Edge Updates Internet Explorer Mode Privacy Tools Collections Fluid Framework Microsoft Graph data connect Microsoft Search MyAnalytics Actionable Messages Outlook Word Ideas in Word More Information: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2019/05/06/build-2019-people-centered-experiences-microsoft-365-productivity-cloud
Microsoft Search Published 05/06/2019 General Availability Available through Office Outlook SharePoint OneDrive Bing Windows Coming Soon Universal API endpoint More Information: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/Welcome-to-Microsoft-Search-intelligent-search-for-the-modern/ba-p/509097
Teams Enhancements at Build Published 05/06/2019 Upcoming new features / updates Streamlined end-to-end application lifecycle App Certification Pilot New and improved platform capabilities New Teams APIs for Microsoft Graph Reusable, low-code app templates New developer documentation and training content More Information: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/office/blogs/microsoft-teams-developer-platform-enhancements-build-2019/
SharePoint Framework Update Published 05/06/2019 Maintenance Release v1.8.2 Items Fixed / Addressed microsoftTeams property on web part context is public not beta Fixed memory exceptions during WebPack Updated build tools to use versions with smaller node_modules Updated generator to use new tooling React scaffolding adds office-ui-fabric-react v6 Support for Node.js 10 More Information: https://github.com/SharePoint/sp-dev-docs/wiki/SharePoint-Framework-v1.8.2-release-notes
Root Communication site Published 05/06/2019 Rollout Targeted Release: early May 2019 Worldwide: end of June 2019 Activated through PowerShell Enable-SPOCommSite Can even apply a site design Requirements Root site cannot have classic publishing enabled Quick launch navigation enabled Message Center: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?switchtomodern=true#/MessageCenter?id=MC179211
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Speaker
Doug Splinter Director – Microsoft Technology Center Email: Doug.Splinter@Microsoft.com Twitter: @dsplinter
Closing
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