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How To Create A Site Collection in SharePoint 2013

The document provides a guide on creating a Site Collection in SharePoint 2013, explaining the hierarchy of SharePoint, which includes Web Applications, Site Collections, and Sub sites. It outlines the mandatory fields required to create a Site Collection and offers an example of a company with multiple branches. Additionally, it details the steps to create a Site Collection through the SharePoint Central Administration interface.

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How To Create A Site Collection in SharePoint 2013

The document provides a guide on creating a Site Collection in SharePoint 2013, explaining the hierarchy of SharePoint, which includes Web Applications, Site Collections, and Sub sites. It outlines the mandatory fields required to create a Site Collection and offers an example of a company with multiple branches. Additionally, it details the steps to create a Site Collection through the SharePoint Central Administration interface.

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How To Create A Site Collection In SharePoint 2013

Introduction

Before I explain about Site collection, I would like to share a few ideas
about the hierarchy of SharePoint. There are four levels in SharePoint.

You can create multiple numbers of Site Collections under a Web


Application in SharePoint .Web Application is the parent of Farm in
SharePoint.

Site Collection is the child of Web Application in SharePoint and the sub
web is like a grandchild of Site Collection in SharePoint.
What is Site Collection?

 Site collection is the main part of SharePoint.

 You can create a site collection under a Web Application in SharePoint.

 You can create multiple site collections under a Web Application.

 You can also create a number of Sub sites under a site collection in
SharePoint.

 Below, I have listed a few mandatory fields to create a site collection in


SharePoint.

1. Title
2. Description
3. URL
4. Template Type
5. Administrator
6. Quota

Example

A company having multiple branches in different countries plus different


states.

So, we have to create an application in SharePoint. Let's suppose, My


company name is: RajInfotech and it's located in the USA, CANADA,
INDIA, DUBAI.

So here, I have to create a Web Application for RajInoftech.

Rajinfotech is the parent and we have to create all branches under


Rajinfotech main website.
URL: http:// Rajinfotech.com (Web Application Name)

We should create an all over branche under Rajinfotech Web application.

URL: http:// Rajinfotech.com/Sites/USA (USA: Site Collection)

URL: http:// Rajinfotech.com/Sites/CANADA (CANADA: Site Collection)

URL: http:// Rajinfotech.com/Sites/INDIA (INDIA: Site Collection)

In a country, If we have multiple braches then we have to create a Sub


sites under a site collection like

URL: http:// Rajinfotech.com/Sites/INDIA/Bangalore (Bangalore: Sub Sites)

Steps for creating Site Collection in SharePoint

Step1

Click on Start Button in your computer  Search SharePoint Central


Administrator.
Step2

Click on SharePoint Central Administrator  Go to Application


Management  click on Manage Web Application.
Step3

Once you click on "Create a Site collection", It will redirect you to a new
page where you can create Site Collection.

Once the new page comes up, enter the Title of the site, and put the
description. Then, select the version.

By default, 2013 is selected in the dropdownl list.

Now, select the template type. So many types of templates are present
over here. You can choose any one as per the requirement

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