Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2007 Per Ahlberg Developer Evangelist Microsoft AB Technology Convergence SharePoint Portal Server 2001 SharePoint Team Services v1 Content Management Server 2002 SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Windows SharePoint Services v2 Windows SharePoint Services v3 Office 2007 SharePoint Servers Portal, Web Content Management, and More SharePoint Vision HR, Finance, etc. Team Collaboration Personal Enterprise Portal Internet Presence EmployeesCustomersPartners Business Applications (SAP, data warehouse, custom...) XML Web Services A unified, enterprise-ready solution that boosts organizational effectiveness by: Making information and knowledge sharing intuitive and easy Controlling and reusing content while reducing information management risk Enabling faster and more insightful decision making WSS "V3" Enhancements Major Architectural Improvements Better ASP.NET integration Supports both ASP.NET web parts and older web parts Much easier approaches to branding and customizing sites More and better extensibility options for developers Solutions for top-requested features from V2 users Recycle Bin Security at document and item level Document library support for forced check out Built-in support for mobile devices Office SharePoint Servers 2007 Collaboration BusinessIntelligence Portal Business Processes Search ContentManagement PlatformServices The New Office 12 Based Work Environment TodayNew Work Environment Create No information about the doc Mandatory profile when a document is created No history of changes or version Full edit and version history stored with the document Store G-drive, U-drive, desktop, other repositories Corporate repository and personal space Share Only with workgroup or viaWith all users, or restrict individual docs;links (instead of doc attachments) The New Office 12 Based Work Environment TodayNew Work Environment Find Search many places separately (intranet, desktop, shared drives,, PC411) Single enterprise search for everything (docs, people,, news, etc.) across Parks Preserve No systematic retention; arbitrary deletion of info; scattered doc versions Built-in retention (for the right amount of time); versioning User Interface Access applications through many interfaces (web, desktop) Access applications from a single interface (portal) The New Office 12 Based Work Environment TodayNew Work Environment Community Info Many intranets with duplication info Geographical and functional community-based sites built on the same platform, showcasing community-specific info Collaboration Instant messaging, e-meetings, document workspaces, discussion boards,Offline Access Cant access all of the same applications offline Remote, offline, and online experiences will be similar Sign-on Have to sign in to various applications in order to do their jobs Only have to sign in once to get access to all of ones applications Platform services Core Collaborative Improvements UI and navigation Breadcrumb Site bread crumb provides user navigational context Security trimmed UI Only show UI to users to which they have access Quick launch and top navigation Present on view pages Customizable in the browser UI View Improvements Better filter, sorting, and paging UI Simplified web part UI Core Collaborative Improvements Customer satisfaction Recycle bin End users can easily restore items accidentally deleted Management experience to control lifecycle of items in the bin Per-item permissions Survey improvements Branching Page breaks for longer surveys Accessibility Section 508 compliance, W3C compliance Core Collaborative Improvements Document library improvements Check-out documents locally Offline document libraries in Outlook Versioning Major/minor version tracking Version management Multiple content type support Policy, auditing, workflow, and more Tree view support Community & Communicationand groups SharePoint lists can now receiveDiscussion boards, calendars, document libraries, announcements Better discussion boards New more scalable topic-based architecture Super rich-text field type Createdistribution lists from SharePoint One-step DL creation/archival during site creation Unify SharePoint group management and DL management People and groups list Unified place to find, communicate with, and manage people and their permissions Supports addition of custom fields Collaboration Capturing Rich Metadata Define required metadata in content type definition Customizable Document Information panel based on InfoPath technology Capture meta data as part of authoring process ContentManagement M i c r o s o f t C o n fi d e n ti a l P r e s e n t a ti o n u n d e r N D A Version History UI SharePoint To The Rescue Blogs Blogs: Why do I need it in my corporation i.e. MSDN/scoble blogs Self-publishing or journaling Allow individuals to communicate new ideas and propose concepts SharePoint To The Rescue Wikis Users can create and edit pages on the fly Unstructured, ad-hoc experience Maintains synergy in group work Internal Usages Business brainstorming Long document authoring List making: Planning, meeting notes Simple learning curve: Rich text editor Best Practices RSS RSS versusAlerts Browsing pages Web content managment Portal Data Model Portals are a collection of Windows Server System Webs The Webs are arranged in a hierarchy Hierarchy controls navigation and security Each Web has a document library for Pages Page Layouts are stored in the root web Master Page Gallery CSS, XSLT stored in the root web Style Library Home (web) (Doc library) Products (web) (Doc library) Services (web) (Doc library) About Us (web) (Doc library) Product (A) (Doc library) Product (B) (Doc library) News (web) (Doc library) = Pages library Branding And Chrome Same technique for intranet and internet sites Not just for Internet sites, large sites, highly branded, or highly controlled sites Web Pages in Office 2007 ASP.NET 2.0 master pages are used to control look and feel of the website There are two types of pages in a portal site Content pages (customized with custom.master) Application Pages Forms Pages (customized with application.master) _layouts pages (style overrides only) Alternate CSS setting allows for CSS overrides independent of master page used What Goes In A Master Page? NavigationLogos Search box Login control Editing controls CSS references Any server control or markup New Web Authoring Console Internet Production Farm Authoring Farm Content Deployment Content Deployment Requests Extending the solution Sample SharePoint Apps Current set of 30 WSS V2 app templates already has over 400,000 downloads Working on 40+ new templates for V3 Horizontal focus on common roles & tasks Range from simple single-list apps to full workflow integration and cross-site rollups Designed to: Help SharePoint end users be more productive faster by mapping common tasks and business processes to SharePoint functionality Demonstrate the richness of the SharePoint platform to customers and partners Establish SharePoint Designer as the application building tool for SharePoint Picking the right web tool Office SharePoint Designer for enterprise solution creators and content authors using SharePoint technologies Expression Web Designer for professional web designers Visual Studio 2005 or Orcas for professional web developers Building Blocks SharePoint Apps When using SharePoint Designer Data storage can include Lists, Doc libs, XML files, external data Data access via standard ASP.NET Data Source Control architecture Data display and input using rich XSLT formatting of Data View web part Interactivity using Web Part connections to pass data and change control/part parameters Business logic created with Workflow Designer Extensibility via custom form/workflow actions, custom controls/parts Sharepoint Designer Lets You Build SharePoint Applications No code rapid development of data driven tracking and reporting applications Build data views and forms that integrate with business logic Customize SharePoint Author Master Pages and CSS style sheets Revert to template pages (re-ghost!) Contributor Mode to set different editing capabilities based on roles Building SharePoint Applications Development process 1. Web site construction Page layout and design Page layout and design Master Page creation Master Page creation CSS style sheet edit/apply CSS style sheet edit/apply List/Content Type design List/Content Type design Creation of sample data Creation of sample data Web part page creation Web part page creation Web part hookup Web part hookup No-code data view/forms No-code data view/forms No-code workflows No-code workflows 2. Custom Coding (if necessary) Web Controls and Parts ASP.NET page coding Workflow actions Event handlers TOOL: SharePoint Designer + Browser TOOL: Visual Studio Data View Web Part the Swiss Army Knife of web parts Excel Services Excel 2007 Thin rendering in browser View and Interact Custom applications Web Services Access Excel 2007 client Open Spreadsheet/Snapshot Author and Publish Spreadsheets Authoring Exploration and Consumption Excel Services Overview Part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Auditing, versioning, and more Server-side Excel spreadsheet calculation Safe and secure Browser based spreadsheet viewing and interactivity No client required No ActiveX Web service access to spreadsheet calculation Keep business logic in Excel Excel Services Architecture Web front-end SharePoint UI HTML rendering + web services Application server Loads spreadsheets, refreshes data, calculates Maintains state for interactivity File + query caches for performance SharePoint Server 2007 provides Solution platform Store: Spreadsheets, connection files Management: Settings, UI, scripting Security: Authentication, authorization Single box or multi-tier Independent scale-out Form Services Microsoft Office 2007 InfoPath Forms Solutions Reach more users with better forms Automate data-driven business processes Rapidly develop and deploy form solutions Smart Client and Browser WSS, SQL, ERP, CRM Form Definition.XML Solution Definition (XSF) Views (XSLT) Schema (XSD) Default Data (XML) Business Logic (JS, DLL) InfoPath Form Template (XSN) URL or URN WSS WSS Publishing, Opening, And Filling In Forms RenderingValidation Execute calculations Execute rules Editing actions Validation Execute calculations Execute rules Editing actions (All using script) Download XSN, XML Publish XSN Download script and data array Office 2007 servers XSN ASPX Replay event log XSN, XML loaded Business logic execution XSN, XML loaded Business logic execution Forms Capabilities Generate and render HTML (using script) Return updated data array Generate InfoPath Client Browser Postback event log via XMLHTTP InfoPath Designer Take offline as needed One Form Use anywher, with browser-based InfoPath forms Designed once! Tested for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Netscape HTML enabled mobile devices On Windows Macintosh Linux Unix Internet Explorer Firefox Mobile Device Design Once Overview One form for smart client and browser SharedControls Business logic Data connections Digital signatures Managed code object model Design checker: Smart client-only features Some controls Filters, roles, ADO adapter Script, custom task panes Smart Invocation Open in smart client, if available Links in document libraries, web pages,, etc. Special URL parameters to force opening in browser Search In The Enterprise Solutions Search across all scenarios Desktop WDS Team sites WSS Collaboration sites WSS Search-driven business applications MOSS Intranet Search MOSS Internet point of presence search MOSS Relevance Improvements Dramatically improved relevance is the top goal of this release New ingredients added, including Click Distance Anchor Text URL Depth Missing Metadata Creation Result is noticeably more relevant search 100% better on all queries 500% better on common queries Search Tabs Enterprise-wide search Released Beta 1 with 3 tabs People And Expertise Bring people into the search experience Getting your job done means working with the right people Find subject matter experts based on their knowledge and contacts Numerous improvements over SPS 2003 Index any LDAP V3 directory Dedicated tab for people finding Results grouped by social distance to you Knowledge Network puts People Search on steroids Two separate presentations on KN this week! Business Data Search Search data, not just documents Information in LOB systems is often hard to access MOSS 2007 can bring that data to your users Data is accessed through the Business Data Catalog Exposed to many features in SharePoint Search can easily index the data No need to write code Highly customizable results Integrated with scopes and search center Separate presentation on BDC this week People Search 108k active user profiles Customized with additional data feeds Internal HR data stores Use of memberships in calculating relevance has improved satisfaction Ability to refine by Job Title helps narrow the search View by social distance (beta 2) Customer Search Business data catalog features Index top 600k accounts from Microsofts internal CRM system Search across customer and partner data Click-through to customer profile page that provides additional data Account information (location, industry etc.) Business data view web parts Microsoft account team contacts Account hierarchy Performance Improvements Key new features make the crawls faster so the content is fresher More efficient SharePoint Crawling (Change Log Crawl) Continuous Propagation Unified WSS and MOSS search Security Change Only Crawl Maximum scale is 10s of Millions of documents per indexer Office SharePoint Servers 2007 Collaboration BusinessIntelligence Portal Business Processes Search ContentManagement PlatformServices 2005 Microsoft Corporation. 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