“Alert me” option missing in SharePoint

Issue Description

Recently in our SharePoint 2013 farm, I had noticed that the "Alert Me" button was missing from library tab in 

SharePoint Ribbon.

Resolution

1. Please try this article first -  “Alert me” option missing in SharePoint

2. If this solution dint help, try using the below STSADM or PowerShell command to enable the alerts:

STSADM:

stsadm -o setproperty -pn alerts-enabled -pv true -url http://webappURL

PowerShell

$webapp=Get-SPWebApplication "http://webappURL"

$webapp.AlertsEnabled = $true

$webapp.Update()

SharePoint 2016 : WSS Usage Application proxy in Stopped State

Issue Description

I was working on installing and configuring a SharePoint 2016 farm and I noticed that the Usage and Health Data Collection Proxy was in Stopped State

Fix

Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy

Copy the ID for the WSS Usage Application and use it in your PowerShell command

$UsageApp = Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy | Where {$_.ID -eq "14804966-1b85-4538-b25b-2a15269147a4"}

$UsageApp.Provision()

SharePoint 2013 People Picker not working for domain security groups for List and Document Library Alerts

Issue Description

1. Not all the groups are being resolved by document library/list people picker.

2. You cannot send alerts to a security group instead of a user.

3. Even if some of the groups are being resolved, the alert emails are still not being sent.

Users were unable to setup email alerts on Document library "library1" on SharePoint site "http://mysitename/sites/site1/" for some Active directory groups "domain\ADGroup"

Product Version: SharePoint 2013

You get the below error message:

Unable to set alerts to domain security groups with error "We couldn't find an exact match" or “Sorry, you are not allowed to share this with external users.”

Cause

I had opened a ticket with Microsoft for this issue and worked with them and they finally confirmed this is a bug with SharePoint 2013. This issue has been fixed with May 7, 2014 Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2013.

Resolution

1) Log in to the all the SharePoint Servers in the farm. Browse to C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS

2) Make a copy of SubNew.aspx .Now modify the SubNew.aspx . Search for <wssawc:ClientPeoplePicker

3) Paste the below text after the section SelectionSet="User,SecGroup" :

PrincipalAccountType="User,SecGroup"

SharePoint Server 2013: Navigation link error for network file shares

Issue Description

Since May 2013 I have been working with Sharepoint 2013.I have been coming across new things almost everyday.Recently, I had to add a URL link to navigation menu which redirect users to a folder on the network.

On the SharePoint 2013 site based on team Site template, when a user clicks on left navigation links pointing to a file share he gets the error "Invalid Page URL:".

The problem is this was working on SharePoint 2010 and I tested this in a 2010 environemnt and it was still working.

I tried giving the locations in the below formats:

file://location1

\\server\location2

file://\\location3\folder1

No luck!!! L

I tested the same by pasting the location in Internet Explorer and it opens up.

I had opened a ticket with Microsoft which was actually identified as a bug with Sharepoint 2013.This issue has been fixed with December 10, 2013 Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2013.

Fix for the issue

Disable the MDS feature to fix this. The issue is not in a publishing site(When publishing is enabled, this feature is disabled automatically.)

Site Actions -> Site Settings -> Site Actions ->Manage site features -> Minimal Download Strategy -> Activate