{"id":612,"date":"2010-03-26T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainlitter.itgroove.net\/2010\/03\/26\/sharepoint-after-patching-a-simple-sample-test-script\/"},"modified":"2010-03-26T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T21:05:00","slug":"sharepoint-after-patching-a-simple-sample-test-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2010\/03\/26\/sharepoint-after-patching-a-simple-sample-test-script\/","title":{"rendered":"SharePoint &#8211; After Patching  &#8211; A Simple Sample Test Script"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClass4862AF542F8D4FF692659E844B42BA54\">\n<p class=\"ExternalClass8F459E2602AF4BB18C6BCEDACA8CC018\"><img>Ok don&#8217;t get too excited, this is short and sweet and off the cuff for a customer. It is a test script (like an actor reads a script) of items that could\/should be checked, to ensure SharePoint was healthy, after patching or major work. 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