
Verify they are running under a different account. On the SharePoint Central Administration home page, in Security, click Configure service accounts. To check these through the Central Administration: In a Farm Setup, we suggest that the Farm Account be running under a different account for the Web Application, PowerPoint, and Word Viewing Application Pools. For more information as to the recommended permissions, please see the "Account permissions and security settings (SharePoint Server 2010)" TechNet article found here:Īccount permissions and security settings in SharePoint 2013 Resolution 4: Check the Farm Account In order for the Service Applications to process documents, they must have appropriate permissions on both databases. The Service Applications get and retrieve content and settings from the SharePoint Content Databases and the Configuration Database. Resolution 3: Check Service Account Permissions
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Save the file with a.ps1 file name extension to a folder where you run scripts (typically C:\scripts).įrom the Windows PowerShell command prompt (that is, PS C:>), type the following command and press ENTER: C:\\.ps1 New-SPExcelServiceApplication -Name "Excel" -ApplicationPool $appPool New-SPPowerPointServiceApplication -Name "PPT" -ApplicationPool $appPool | New-SPPowerPointServiceApplicationProxy -Name "PPTProxy" New-SPWordViewingServiceApplication -Name "WdView" -ApplicationPool $appPool | New-SPWordViewingServiceApplicationProxy -Name "WdProxy" To create the service applications and the service application proxies by using Windows PowerShell1, open a new text file in Notepad, and then copy and paste the following script into the file: $appPool = Get-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name "SharePoint Web Services Default" In Add to default proxy list, verify Add this service application's proxy to the farm's default proxy list is selected (default), and then click OK. In Application Pool, select Use existing application pool, and then in the listbox, select SharePoint Web Services Default. In the PowerPoint Service Application dialog box, in Name, type PowerPoint Service Application. On the Service Applications page, click New, and then click PowerPoint Service Application.

The account must have read\write privileges for the SPContent database and SPConfig database. When creating a new application pool, you can specify the security account used by the application pool to be a predefined Network Service account, or you can specify a managed account. NOTE You can choose to create a new application pool to be used with a service application. In the Word Viewing Service Application dialog box, in Name, type Word Viewing Service Application. On the Service Applications page, click New, and then click Word Viewing Service. On the SharePoint Central Administration home page, in Application Management, click Manage service applications.

To create the service applications and the service application proxies by using Central Administration: The service applications and proxies can be created by using the Central Administration or Windows PowerShell.

If it is listed, then proceed to another resolution in the list. Resolution 2: Verify if PowerPoint Service and Word Viewing Service are not listed Verify PowerPoint Service and Word Viewing Service is started. On the SharePoint Central Administration home page, in Application Management, click Manage service on server.

Resolution Resolution 1: Check PowerPoint Service and Word Viewing service statusĬlick Start, point to All Programs, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products, and then SharePoint 2010 Central Administration. If the front-end machines cannot find the shared services, or the shared services are not started on at least one machine, then viewing the document or presentation will fail with this error.Īnother possible cause for these errors is a potential problem with the Service Account running the Web Application, the Word Viewing Service, and the PowerPoint Service. The Office Online relies on the SharePoint Shared Services Infrastructure to convert the document into a browser ready rendition.
