Deploy and Add SPFx webparts to Modern Pages using OfficeDevPnP CSOM library

20th of September, 2018 / / 1 Comment

In the previous blog here, we looked at how to install apps on a SharePoint site. With SharePoint and Office Dev PnP CSOM, we could also add web parts to Modern Pages, both out of the box (OOB) web parts and custom web parts. For out of box web parts, refer to Chris O’Brien article here , where he has provided steps and also the web part IDs for the OOB webparts which is really helpful.… [Keep reading] “Deploy and Add SPFx webparts to Modern Pages using OfficeDevPnP CSOM library”

Programmatically deploy and add SharePoint Framework Extensions using SharePoint CSOM and PowerShell

18th of September, 2018 / / No Comments

In the previous blog here, we looked at how to deploy and install SharePoint Apps. Now let’s look at installing SharePoint Framework extensions – Listview command sets programmatically.

SharePoint CSOM

SharePoint Framework has three type of extensions that could be created – Application customiser, Listview command sets and Field customisers. In this blog, we will look at adding list view command sets programmatically.

Listview command extensions are actually custom actions installed in a library or list.… [Keep reading] “Programmatically deploy and add SharePoint Framework Extensions using SharePoint CSOM and PowerShell”

Deploy and Install SharePoint Apps using SharePoint CSOM and PnP PowerShell

13th of September, 2018 / / 1 Comment

In this blog, we will look at steps to install and deploy SharePoint apps to Modern Sites using SharePoint ALM CSOM and PnP PowerShell. Using the below steps, it is possible to programmatically deploy and install custom SharePoint Framework apps using an Azure Function or a Local PowerShell script.

Installing SharePoint Apps

SharePoint Apps can be deployed on a site using ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) APIs. After the app is installed in the App catalog, we could add it to a SharePoint site.… [Keep reading] “Deploy and Install SharePoint Apps using SharePoint CSOM and PnP PowerShell”

How to set Property Bag values in SharePoint Modern Sites using SharePoint Online .Net CSOM

8th of February, 2018 / / 1 Comment

If you think setting Property Bag values programmatically for Modern SharePoint sites using CSOM would be as straight forward as in the Old Classic SharePoint sites, then there is a surprise waiting for you.
As you can see below, in the old C# CSOM this code would set the Property Bag values as follows:

The challenge with the above method is that the PropertyBag values are not persisted after saving.… [Keep reading] “How to set Property Bag values in SharePoint Modern Sites using SharePoint Online .Net CSOM”