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Overview of SharePoint 2007 Susheel Kumar
Overview of SharePoint 2007
Susheel Kumar
Agenda What is SharePoint ?
Evolution of SharePoint 2007
Technologies Used
SharePoint Products
SharePoint Terminology
MOSS Feature Areas
Logical Architecture
What is SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint is the central information sharing and collaboration platform for Microsoft office system.
Microsoft Office System is comprised of collection of applications, servers and services that work together to:
Improve user and team productivity.
Make information sharing more effective.
Facilitate business decision-making processes.
Evolution of MOSS 2007
SharePoint Portal Server 2001SharePoint Team Services “v1”
Content Management Server 2002
SharePoint Portal Server 2003Windows SharePoint Services “v2”
Windows SharePoint Services v3
Office SharePoint Server 2007
Technologies Capitalized
MOSS 2007 is built on technologies and services provided by Windows Server 2003.
.Net Framework 3.0
Sql Server 2005
Internet Information Server
Windows Workflow Foundation
SharePoint Products
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) It is a set of add-on services for the Microsoft Windows Server Platform.
WSS includes resources necessary to build information management and collaboration solutions.
WSS provides: o Storage
Store content as documents, Web pages and other types of documents in a common data repository with full data management capabilities, version control, metadata and site- level search.
o Security Comprehensive security management by employing a range of
authentication providers, policy management, group management and permission levels ranging from individual items in a list to entire sites.
o Site Model Providing a template-based infrastructure for deployment of
custom sites.o Extensibility
Providing comprehensive API’s that allows custom applications to be built on WSS, employing use of XML web services and SOAP and providing methods for migrating content into WSS sites.
SharePoint Products
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
It extends the capabilities provided by WSS through the introduction of an integrated set of services that allow organizations to create enterprise business solutions.
MOSS provides o Enterprise-level document and records managemento Extended workflow capabilities.o Intranet and internet portal templates.o Enterprise-wide search capabilities.o Extended application integration.o Personalized content and alerting.
Microsoft Office Forms 2007
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007
SharePoint Terminology
Workspace An organized collection of documents, content sources, management
folders, categories, document profiles, subscriptions, and discussions. It provides a central location to organize, manage, and publish content.
Document Library The storage location for documents in the workspace.
Lists A list is a collection of information that is shared with team members.
Web Parts A customizable, reusable component used to display specific
information on a dashboard. They are “building blocks” of WSS. Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
It is a Web feed format used to publish frequently updated works in a standardized format.
MOSS Feature Areas
CollaborationBusinessIntelligence
PortalBusinessForms
SearchContentManagement
PlatformServices
CollaborationBusinessIntelligence
PortalBusinessForms
SearchContentManagement
PlatformServices
Portal provides a platform for content publication.
The functional area can be summed up with the following feature list :
Intranet and Internet Templates
News
Site Directories
My Sites
Mobile device support
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
Intranet Site
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
Internet Site
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
Individual Site
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
MOSS Feature Areas - Portal
Site Management
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
WSS helps team stay connected and productive by providing easy access to the people, documents and information they need, to make more informed decisions.
Single workplace Teams can coordinate schedules, organize documents and
participate in discussions. Author and manage documents
Checkout / Check in options. Can view past revisions and restore to previous versions. Can set document specific security. Document libraries can be taken offline in Office Outlook for viewing
and edit documents when not connected to network. Forums
Blogs and Wikis to share information. Use discussion board or surveys to gather input. Track updates and information with alerts or RSS.
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
Discussion Board
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
Integration of Project Plan with SharePoint
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
Integration of Outlook with SharePoint
MOSS Feature Areas - Collaboration
Alert
MOSS Feature Areas - Search
The critical ability to quickly and easily locate relevant content distributed across:
Wide range of sites.
Document libraries.
Business application data repositories.
Find appropriate people.
MOSS Feature Areas - Search
MOSS Feature Areas - Search
MOSS Feature Areas - Search
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Intelligence
To deliver information critical to business objectives through a wide range of mechanisms.
Excel Services.
Report Center. Dashboards. Key performance indicators. Data Connection Libraries
Single Sign-On.
Business Data Catalog.
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Intelligence
Integration of Excel with SharePoint
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Intelligence
Dashboard
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
KPI’s
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
Rapidly and effectively create and implement forms-based business processes.
Connects with structured systems such as databases and line-of-business applications and accesses information in a number of ways.
Browser Based Forms – Web capable Infopath 2007 forms
Form Import – Import forms from Word and Excel into Infopath
Design Checker – Ensure forms will work with various tools.
Administrating Forms – Centralized forms management and control.
Workflow – Libraries can be workflow enabled.
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
Form creation with Infopath
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
MOSS Feature Areas – Business Forms
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Content management capabilities fall into three main categories:
Document Management
o Document management site templates
o Configurable workflow templates
o Metadata entry
o Enterprise Search
o Apply Information Rights Management to list or library
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Document Management
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Metadata
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Records Management Records center supports the entire records management process, from
records collection through records management to records disposition.
o Policy and Auditing Policy-based document retention and expiration schedules. Auditing and Reporting. Barcodes
o Record collection programmable interface Content can be submitted to the Records Center through a
web service by using the SOAP protocol or through e-mail by using SMTP protocol.
o Record routing The record center includes a record routing list that
automatically routes incoming records to their proper location based on their record type.
o Hold When records are placed on hold, they are suspended from
any expiration policies that may be in effect and they are thus protected from destruction.
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Web Content Management Moss has integrated wcm capabilities allowing organizations to
empower their business users to manage their own web content.
o Template-based Web pages Page layouts
o Publish site templates News Site Publishing site with workflow
o Author web content in a WYSIWYG environment.
o Smart client authoring Allows creation of content in office client applications and
converts the content into web page on the web site.
o Site variations
o Reusable Content
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Creation of New Page in a site
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Creation of New Page in a site
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
Reusable Content
MOSS – Platform Services
Core Functionality
o Lists / Libraries
o Security
o Administration
MOSS Feature Areas – Content Management
MOSS – Logical Architecture
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