Microsoft Office SharePoint Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) (MOSS 2007) OverviewOverview

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MOSS 2007 MOSS 2007 OverviewOverview

MOSS 2007 is an integrated suite MOSS 2007 is an integrated suite of easy-to-use server applications of easy-to-use server applications that provides a single platform to that provides a single platform to manage intranet, extranet and manage intranet, extranet and website applications across your website applications across your organizationorganization

SharePoint Feature AreasSharePoint Feature Areas

Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project

management “lite”, Outlook integration,

offline docs/lists

CollaborationCollaborationBusinessBusiness

IntelligenceIntelligence

PortalPortal

Enterprise Portal template, Site

Directory, My Sites, social networking,

privacy control

Enterprise scalability,contextual relevance, rich

people and business data search

Rich and Web forms based front-ends, Line Of Business actions, pluggable SSO

Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualization, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards

Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow

BusinessBusinessProcessesProcesses

SearchSearchContentContentManagementManagement

PlatformPlatformServicesServices

Workspaces, Mgmt,Workspaces, Mgmt,

Security, Storage,Security, Storage,

Topology, Site ModelTopology, Site Model

MOSS 2007MOSS 2007 Platform ServicesPlatform Services User Experience

– Improvements to usability, navigation, customization– UI improvements

Security trimmed, , breadcrumbs, Quick Launch in view, easy to access views

– Recycle Bin

Platform Improvements– ASP.NET 2.0 - web parts, master pages, pluggable authentication

Full compatibility with WSS v2 Web Parts– Customization enhancements – templates, feature extensibility– Windows Workflow Foundation– List enhancements – scale, content types, versioning, Recycle Bin

Manageability– Improved backup \ restore – Extranet deployment with ADFS and reverse proxy support

PlatformPlatformServicesServices

Security Trimmed UISecurity Trimmed UIPlatformPlatformServicesServices

Commands only Commands only available when logged available when logged

in user has in user has permissions to accesspermissions to access

Navigation, List, Menu Navigation, List, Menu ImprovementsImprovements

PlatformPlatformServicesServices

Automatic breadcrumbAutomatic breadcrumb

Persistent Quick Persistent Quick Launch linksLaunch links

MOSS 2007MOSS 2007Master Pages & AuthenticationMaster Pages & Authentication

Master PagesMaster Pages– Each page in WSS “points” to a master pageEach page in WSS “points” to a master page– Each WSS site has a Master Page Gallery (MPG)Each WSS site has a Master Page Gallery (MPG)

What does that mean? What does that mean? You can now completely re-skin an You can now completely re-skin an entire SharePoint site by changing one file.entire SharePoint site by changing one file.

AuthenticationAuthentication– Authentication typesAuthentication types

• Windows : Active DirectoryWindows : Active Directory• ASP.NET: SQL, LDAP or any other ASP.NET 2.0 Membership ASP.NET: SQL, LDAP or any other ASP.NET 2.0 Membership

ProviderProvider

What does that mean?What does that mean? You can now authenticate internal You can now authenticate internal users and external users for the same site from separate users and external users for the same site from separate directories. No need to create AD accounts for external directories. No need to create AD accounts for external users.users.

PlatformPlatformServicesServices

Collaboration Allow teams to work Collaboration Allow teams to work together effectively, collaborate on together effectively, collaborate on and publish documents, maintain and publish documents, maintain task lists, implement workflows, task lists, implement workflows, and share information through the and share information through the use of wikis and blogs.use of wikis and blogs.

CollaboratiCollaborationon

MOSS 2007MOSS 2007CollaborationCollaboration

Project Management Project Management “Lite”“Lite”

Project Task List in Project Task List in SharePoint sites SharePoint sites

for ad-hoc projectsfor ad-hoc projects

Promote to Project Promote to Project ProfessionalProfessional

Easy GanttEasy GanttChartingCharting

Simple List of Simple List of Tasks and Tasks and

DependenciesDependencies

CollaboratiCollaborationon

BlogBlogCollaboratiCollaborati

onon

MOSS 2007MOSS 2007PortalPortal

Portals Create a personal MySite Portals Create a personal MySite portal to share information with portal to share information with others and personalize the user others and personalize the user experience and content of an experience and content of an enterprise Web site based on the enterprise Web site based on the user’s profile.user’s profile.

PortalPortal

Portal ImprovementsPortal Improvements

Portal CreationPortal Creation– Starter site to build out the Intranet presence siteStarter site to build out the Intranet presence site– Contains many common applications and layouts Contains many common applications and layouts

(Employee Finder, I Need To, Highlight/News of the day, News, Site Directory)(Employee Finder, I Need To, Highlight/News of the day, News, Site Directory)– Create as many portals as disk and processor allow (just like team Create as many portals as disk and processor allow (just like team

sites)sites)• Self-service portal site creationSelf-service portal site creation• Support for hosted scenarioSupport for hosted scenario

– Multi-language SupportMulti-language Support• Create areas in different languages on the same PortalCreate areas in different languages on the same Portal• Create team sites in different languages on the same PortalCreate team sites in different languages on the same Portal

My SiteMy Site– Richer Information OOBRicher Information OOB

• SharePoint sites roll-up, Documents and Tasks, Colleagues (and what SharePoint sites roll-up, Documents and Tasks, Colleagues (and what has changed), Self-configuring OWA partshas changed), Self-configuring OWA parts

– Your own site – really!Your own site – really!• Add your own web parts, Customize in SharePoint Designer (Front Page)Add your own web parts, Customize in SharePoint Designer (Front Page)

Leverage all WSS featuresLeverage all WSS features– Offline docs and calendar in OutlookOffline docs and calendar in Outlook– Personal blogsPersonal blogs

PortalPortal

Search Investment…Search Investment…

Integral part of Portal and Content Management Integral part of Portal and Content Management across repositories across repositories (e.g. SAP, Support Application,…)(e.g. SAP, Support Application,…)

Search CenterSearch Center– Standard tabbed interfaceStandard tabbed interface

Search BasicsSearch Basics– Top 10 on first pageTop 10 on first page– Query hit highlightingQuery hit highlighting– Search syntax matching de facto standardsSearch syntax matching de facto standards– Duplicate collapsingDuplicate collapsing– ““Did you mean” query correctionDid you mean” query correction– Editorial results (Best Bets) and definitionsEditorial results (Best Bets) and definitions– AlertsAlerts– More…More…

SearchSearch

Better Search ResultsBetter Search ResultsSearchSearch

Tabbed interfaceTabbed interface

Query hit Query hit highlighting highlighting

““Did you mean” Did you mean” query correctionquery correction

Alerts on Alerts on search resultssearch results

Across RepositoriesAcross RepositoriesCustomer Search / Support Customer Search / Support SearchSearch

SearchSearch

Customer data Customer data from SAP systemfrom SAP system

Incidents from Incidents from custom support custom support

systemsystem

ContentContentManagemeManageme

ntnt

Content ManagementContent Management

Document ManagementDocument Management

WorkflowWorkflow

Records ManagementRecords Management

Web Content ManagementWeb Content Management

Easy Workflow…Easy Workflow…ContentContent

ManagemeManagementnt

Customizable WorkflowCustomizable Workflowusing SharePoint Designerusing SharePoint Designer

ContentContentManagemeManageme

ntnt

Integrated with Outlook!Integrated with Outlook!

Document approval Document approval workflow started in workflow started in

emailemail

Serial or parallel Serial or parallel approval processesapproval processes

Notifications and task Notifications and task trackingtracking

ContentContentManagemeManageme

ntnt

Forms Services InvestmentsForms Services Investments

Reach more users with better formsReach more users with better forms– Browser enabled InfoPath formsBrowser enabled InfoPath forms– Offline data connections, New controls, Better printingOffline data connections, New controls, Better printing– Design & Compatibility CheckerDesign & Compatibility Checker– Intranet, Extranet, InternetIntranet, Extranet, Internet

Automate form-driven business processesAutomate form-driven business processes– Forms in OutlookForms in Outlook, including Property Promotion, including Property Promotion– Workflow, Archiving, Information Rights ManagementWorkflow, Archiving, Information Rights Management– Integration with Property Panel & Workflow TasksIntegration with Property Panel & Workflow Tasks– Template Parts, Data Connection Library, Programmability Pane, Template Parts, Data Connection Library, Programmability Pane,

Add-InsAdd-Ins Rapidly develop and deploy form solutions in Rapidly develop and deploy form solutions in

the enterprisethe enterprise– Common development platform (OM, data connectivity)Common development platform (OM, data connectivity)– ActiveX, Windows Form and ASPX controlActiveX, Windows Form and ASPX control– Visual Studio Tools for Office, Tools for ApplicationsVisual Studio Tools for Office, Tools for Applications– Importer/Exporter FrameworkImporter/Exporter Framework

BusinessBusinessProcessesProcesses

MOSS 2007MOSS 2007

Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence

Business Intelligence Allow Business Intelligence Allow information workers to easily information workers to easily access critical business access critical business information, analyze and view information, analyze and view data, and publish reports to make data, and publish reports to make more informed decisions.more informed decisions.

BusinessBusinessIntelligenceIntelligence

Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence BusinessBusinessIntelligenceIntelligence

Web Access to Published Spreadsheets

Businss Data Catalog

Dashboards KPIs Excel

Workbooks SQL based

reports

Report Center Web Sites

DemoDemo

Resources & QuestionsResources & Questions

Microsoft Resources:Microsoft Resources:– http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/– http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/– http://http://

www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/prodinfo/demos.mspxwww.microsoft.com/sharepoint/prodinfo/demos.mspx

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