Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

1. Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

2. User Group Goal / Objectives • Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies • Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies • Transfer knowledge within the community • Communicate best practices • Introduce new products / solutions

3. Agenda • Quick Intro • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) • Celebration / Free Stuff / Networking / Labs / Q&A

4. Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors • Inetium (www.inetium.com) • Twin Cites based Microsoft consulting company • Microsoft Gold Certified Partner • Practice Area focused on Information Worker Technologies • New Horizons – Minnesota (www.newhorizonsmn.com) • Microsoft Gold Certified Partner • Training on many technologies • Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) • I’m guessing you’ve heard of them

5. www.sharepointmn.com • Website for user group • SharePoint resource documents • SharePoint resource websites links • RSS Feeds • Meeting Schedule • Past User Group Presentations • Watch for changes soon! www.sharepointmn.com

6. Conference Reminder • Tech Ed • June 11th-16th: Boston, MA • http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2006/default.mspx • Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2006 (invitation only) • May 15-18: Bellevue, WA • A Conference for Architects & IT Professionals • Technical Breakout sessions covering subjects such as architecture, deployment, migration, management and scalability with the latest version of Office platform.

7. Upcoming Schedule • Next Meeting • June 14th 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM • Microsoft’s Bloomington Office • Topics: • Possible Case Studies • More SharePoint 2007 • Ongoing Schedule • 2nd Wednesday of every month • 9:00 to 11:00 am • Microsoft’s Bloomington Office

8. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS)and introducing“The Wheel”

9. SharePoint 2007 – Key Microsoft Investment Areas • Business Intelligence • Collaboration • Search • Business Forms / Processes • Portals • Content Management

10. Portals • Portal Site Templates – Intranets, Internet sites and more • Site Manager – Drag and drop tool for managing SharePoint navigation, look and feel and security • Social Networking – Web parts that connecting individuals via shared SharePoint sites, distribution lists and others • SharePoint Sites and Document Rollup Web Part – Lists all sites you are a member of and documents you have published. • Mobile Device Support – Text only format displays on mobile phones • More …

11. Content Management • Document Management • Document Workflow – Approval, routing, others, and custom • Integration with Office – Document information panel, document action bar • Records Management • Policy and Auditing – Retention schedules and policies • Records Repository site template – Records vault • Email records as records – Mail Management Policies, Managed Mail Folders • Web Content Management • Corporate Internet Site Template – Public facing • Authoring and Approval – Publishing schedules, routing, approval

12. Search • Consistent Search Experience – Same in WSS as in SharePoint • Business Data Search – Allows indexing of data in a relational database • Content Scopes – Allow creation of scopes based on rules, easily managed • People Searching – Dedicated search tab for people, Results are based on social distance from you. • Relevance – Revamped ranking engine developed in collaboration with Microsoft Research and MSN Internet Search • More …

13. Business Process / Forms • Browser Based Forms – Web capable InfoPath 2007 forms • Form Import – Import forms from Word and Excel into InfoPath • Compatibility Checker – Ensure forms will work with various users and tools (web, InfoPath client etc.) • Administrating Forms -- Centralized Management / Deployment of browser based forms including managed code • Workflow – Libraries and lists can be workflow enabled. Some workflows are provided out of the box • More …

14. Business Intelligence • Business Data Catalog – Connects to data in LOB applications, can be viewed in lists, web parts, page and search results • Business Data Lists and Web Parts – Display and analyze data from Business Data Catalog • Dashboards – Site template for dashboard sites • KPI Lists – Built in list type to display Key Performance Indicators • Report Center Websites – Centralized location for reporting • Excel Publishing – Publish Excel spreadsheets to SharePoint for viewing • More …

15. Collaboration • Document Collaboration – Enhanced workflow and document information bar • Wiki and Blogs – Site templates for these • Project Management Lite – Includes Gantt view of lists • Email Integration – Email enabled sites • Contacts / Calendars / Tasks – Two way synchronization • Offline Lists / Docs – Ability to take content offline in Outlook • More …

16. Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services BusinessForms Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

17. Business Intelligence Collaboration Collaboration Portal Portal Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

18. Collaboration

19. Collaboration topics More integration with Office tools. New site templates. Enhanced functionality • Document Collaboration • Wikis • Blogs • Discussions • Contacts/Calendars/Tasks • E-mail Integration • Outlook Integration • Project Management ‘Lite’ • Offline Lists/Docs

20. Document Collaboration • New Site Templates: Document Libraries • Integrated Workflow capabilities • Document Information Panel

21. Document Collaboration – Information Bar • InfoPath Form – Embedded into Word 2007 • Metadata – Pulls metadata properties from document library

22. Wikis

23. Blogs

24. Discussion Boards • Email enabled • RSS View • Enhanced user experience

25. Outlook Integration – RSS Feeds

26. Outlook Integration – Documents Offline

27. Project Tasks List

28. Portal

29. Portal • Portal Continues its role of bringing everything together and providing a platform for content publication – while extending current functionality and adding new features. • Intranet Template • News • Site Manager • Site Directory • MySites • People Finding • Notification Targeting • Mobile support • Lots of enhancements!

30. Site Directory • Can force all new sites to be listed • Site Map displays sub sites • Will check for broken links • Updates site titles and descriptions

31. MySites • List the sites you have access to • List the documents you authored across a collection of sites • Privacy controls • Social Networking • Colleagues and Memberships

32. My Sites

33. Mobile Support • /m after site • Mobile device support • Text based interface

34. Business Intelligence Collaboration Collaboration Portal Portal Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

35. Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

36. Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model • Windows SharePoint Services “V3” • Core functionality • Lists / Libraries • Common Site Model • Security Trimmed Views • Administration Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

37. Lists / Libraries Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

38. Common Site Model Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model • No more “Areas” vs. Webs • Navigation elements added to WSS Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

39. Security Trimmed Views Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model • Users only see what the have access to Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

40. Administration Office SharePoint Server Windows SharePoint Services Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model • Common Administration Interface Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

41. Business Intelligence Collaboration Platform Services Portal Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

42. Business Intelligence Collaboration Portal Search Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

43. Business Intelligence Collaboration Portal Search • Social Networking creates more relevant search results • Support for searching LOB Applications (with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) • Consistent search UI/results • Enhanced search relevance • People search Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

44. Consistent search UI/results Business Intelligence Collaboration Portal Search Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

45. People search Business Intelligence Collaboration Portal Search Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

46. Business Intelligence Collaboration Portal Search Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

47. Business Intelligence Collaboration Content Management Portal Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

48. Business Intelligence Collaboration Content Management Portal • Document Management • Records Management • Web Content Management Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

49. Document Management Business Intelligence Collaboration Content Management Portal • Built-in Workflows • Document Review • Document Approval • Document Management Site Templates Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search

50. Records Management Business Intelligence Collaboration Content Management Portal • Policies & Auditing Platform Services BusinessForms Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Search