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An introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Rue Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14 | 1050 Brussels | Belgium T +32 2 642 51 11 | F +32 2 642 50 01 | email: info@iph.fgov.be | www.iph.fgov.be. SharePoint in brief.
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An introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Rue Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14 | 1050 Brussels | Belgium T +32 2 642 51 11 | F +32 2 642 50 01 | email: info@iph.fgov.be | www.iph.fgov.be
SharePoint in brief Microsoft SharePoint is a content management system (CMS) designed to organize company information into a simple, centralized location. It is a server managed repository, that’s web enabled for users to organize, manage, search and collaborate.
Other CMS on the market • Alfresco • Drupal • Joomla • Documentum • SDL Tridion
WSS – MOSS WSS – Windows sharepoint services Basis (gratis versie) MOSS – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Uitbereiding op WSS (betalende versie)
WSS WSS is een ASP.NET 2.0 Web application - Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6 or 7 - .NET Framework version 2.0 en 3.0 - SQL Server 2000 of later - Windows Server 2003 of later
What does SharePoint do? Business intelligence Collaboration SharePoint Platform Business processes Portal Content Management Search
Collaboration Collaboration • Several site templates available: e.g. Document Workspace site template for working together on documents, Meetings site template for managing several kinds of meetings • Synchronization of SharePoint calendars with MS Outlook • Management of wikis, blogs and forums • Keep informed about updates through RSS • Management of projets through tasks list. Tasks can be assigned to other people, and progress can be viewed through Gantt charts • Possibility to access SharePoint sites with mobile devices, thanks to the management of simplified formats SharePoint Platform
Portal (people and personalization) Portal • My Site: every user can manage his personal site, where he presents info about himself, his skills and roles in the institute (social networking) • Personalization of the info displayed, based on the user SharePoint Platform
Search Search Powerful search engine, able to: • Find the person you are looking for, based on his description, his title, his projects,... (My Site) • Find the right document. Search based on metadata and the content of the document.E.g. Search for all Word documents containing the word « Peeters » and written in French • Retrieve data from external applications, like a SQL database or an ERP • Rank search results using the same technology as MSN SharePoint Platform
Content Management Content Management Document Management: • Versioning • Auditing • Lifecycles/workflows • Translations management • Conversions between file formats Records Management: • Limit actions on documents • Information management policies • Retention • Manage e-mail records Web Content Management: • Master page and page layout are modifiable • Web page canbeediteddirectly in the browser, or with an Office 2007 program (Word, InfoPath) • Management of variations of a site (differentlanguages, geographic locations) • Management of changes in the site hierarchy SharePoint Platform
Forms and Business Processes Forms and Business Processes • Workflows: several are provided, and possibility to design new ones • Digital signature • Forms designed in InfoPath and available through a browser SharePoint Platform
Business Intelligence • Excel Services : • Share an Excel workbook, and control what users can do with it • Users access the workbook through their browser • KPIs lists and web parts: • Dashboards. • Library of data connections to external data sources (SQL Server, ERP,...) Business Intelligence SharePoint Platform
Integration with MS Office 2007 programs: • Library of slides for PowerPoint • Import SharePoint lists into Access for local use and keep them synchronized with the server • Creation of forms with InfoPath, published on SharePoint, accessible through a browser • Creation of Excel sheets, published on SharePoint, accessible through a browser
Implementation of SharePoint in IPH • One server for hosting: • Internet websites • Extranet websites • One server for hosting: • Intranet website – team websites • One server for indexing websites content