Create a new SharePoint column in User Profile's list

How to get a hidden Sharepoint List for User Profile?
Here is the way to find out hidden user profile's list in sharepoint: At the top level site in site collection, type this url: /_catalogs/users/simple.aspx , that will give you User Information List's default view.

Go and edit this page(site action >> edit page), and than modifiy Shared webpart. It will give list view of this list, edit the current view. Edit will show the editable view of that user Profile's hidden list.

Now you got the place where you can see all the column from this hidden treasure, now it is the time to add a new column in this list, so you can use this column in your custom permission's code:

Here is the PowerShell to Create a New Coloumn in hidden site collection level's "User Information List"

[system.reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("microsoft.sharepoint")
$site= New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite ("http://YourSiteName")
$web=$site.OpenWeb()
$list=$web.Lists["User Information List"]
$list.Fields.Add("Region1", "Text", 0)

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Compare powershell and STSAdm commands for SharePoint

Here is the Most important STSAdm commands which is used in Sharepoint 2007 for scripting. I have converted those comands into PowerShell, so you can compare and use it. Here is the sample to compare side by side STSAdm and PowerShell commands for Sharepoint:

STSAdm Command

• stsadm –o addsolution –filename “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp“


• stsadm –o deploysolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp –url http://myspwebappp –allowgacdeployment –immediate


• stsadm –o upgradesolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp –filename “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp” -immediate


• stsadm –o retractsolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp –url http://myspwebapp –immediate


• stsadm –o deletesolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp


• stsadm –o activatefeature –name YourFeatureName –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• stsadm –o deactivatefeature –name YourFeatureName –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• stsadm -o execadmsvcjobs


• stsadm -o userrole -userlogin "YourUserOrGroupName" -role "Approve" -add -url "http:/YourSPSite"

PowerShell Command

• Add-SPSolution “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp“


• Install-SPSolution –Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp –WebApplication http://myspwebapp –GACDeployment


• Update-SPSolution –Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp –LiteralPath “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp” –GacDeployment


• Uninstall-SPSolution –Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp –WebApplication http://myspwebapp


• Remove-SPSolution–Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp


• Enable-SPFeature –Identity YourFeatureNameOrGuid –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• Disable-SPFeature –Identity YourFeatureNameOrGuid –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• Start-SPAdminJob -Verbose


• New-SPUser – UserAlias ‘YourUserOrGroupName’–displayname ‘Your Display Name’ –web YourSPSite

Here is the complete list of stsadm command and their related PowerShell command: Click HERE

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