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How to Migrate a InfoPath List Form to another List Form in SharePoint 2013

I encountered an issue recently where the Info Path form got published accidentally with improper layout. As we all know that Info Path does not maintain versions and it is impossible to revert to the previous versions.  Luckily I had the back up of the SharePoint list template from where I could open the previous version of the Info path form. Following are the steps I tried to migrate the Info Path form from the back up to the new SharePoint list. 1. Create a new SharePoint list from the list template. 2. Open the newly created list and click on "Customize form" to open the form in Info path designer. 3. Extract the source files by clicking on File->Publish-> Export Source Files. 4. Update the manifest file with the URL, List ID, Content Type ID of the list to which the Info path form has to be published. Steps to update the manifest file: 1. Get the List ID from the URL by clicking on List settings. The List Id would be something like  List=%7B691FF1A0%2...

Search Configuration in SharePoint 2013

How to create and configure a SharePoint Search service application? Following are the basic steps to be carried out for creating a search service application. Create accounts   Create a Search service application   Configure the Search service application Configure the Search service application topology Register a managed account by following these steps. Open the "Central Administration" home page, in the "Quick Launch", click "Security". On the Security page, in the "General Security" section, click "Configure managed accounts". On the "Managed Accounts" page, click "Register Managed Account". On the "Register Managed Account" page, in the "Account Registration" section, type the user name and password that you want to use as credentials for the service account. If you want SharePoint Server 2013 to manage password changes for this account, select the ...