Elczar P. Adame

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2

elczara — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:48:00 GMT

The Microsoft SharePoint Product Group and the Microsoft Office Service Pack Team announced the Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office System which will be released between February and April 2009. Some SharePoint-related highlights that we could expect are:

Performance and manageability improvements including STSADM commands for repairing links between source and target pages.
Improvements to read-only content databases and index rebuild timer jobs.

For more information:

Microsoft SharePoint Team

Office Sustained Engineering

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Microsoft SharePoint Services in Azure Services Platform

elczara — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:27:00 GMT

With Azure Services Platform in the future, we can build, extend, and enhance our applications in the cloud utilizing SharePoint technology as a building block. The Azure Services Platform is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together, including Live Services, .NET Services, SQL Services, Microsoft SharePoint Services, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Services.

For more information:

Azure Services Platform Site

Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog

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SharePoint Auditing

elczara — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is bundled with several audit reports valuable to analyze activity across a site collection, or a specific library or list. With the Configure Audit Settings, we could construct the site collection level auditing, and with Information Management Policy we can define the library level policy. The reports can be readily saved in a useful format for review.

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SharePoint Usage Analytics

elczara — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:53:00 GMT

We must enable usage analytics to measure our SharePoint site usage and performance through the Site Usage Reports and Site Collection Usage Reports of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or through Site Usage Reports provided by Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.

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WSS 3.0 Meetings Web Service

elczara — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:07:00 GMT

On my previous article, I have mentioned of the object models of Windows SharePoint Services Web services designed for creating solutions that work with Windows SharePoint Services. One of the Web services I have tabulated on the same piece was Meetings Web service, the spotlight of this post.

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WSS 3.0 Lists Web Service

elczara — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:57:00 GMT

The Windows SharePoint Services Web services provided by the Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer namespace includes methods that provide Microsoft .NET Framework developers with object models for creating solutions that work with Windows SharePoint Services remotely from a client or custom application. They are defined through the server-side object model of the Microsoft.SharePoint assembly, and their design is optimized to reduce the number of roundtrips transacted between client computer and server.

Most Web services are provided through the /_vti_bin virtual directory, which maps to the \\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web Server extensions\12\ISAPI physical directory. The Administration Web service is provided through the /_vti_adm virtual directory, which maps to \\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web Server extensions\12\ ADMISAPI physical directory.

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Programming SharePoint Library File

elczara — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:56:00 GMT

In my previous blog, I have mentioned that Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is bundled with lists and libraries. A SharePoint library, as I have mentioned, is a location on a SharePoint site where we can create, collect, update, and manage files, including document library, picture library, and form library. On this post, I have tabulated the assemblies and components necessary for SharePoint library files programming.

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Programming SharePoint List Data

elczara — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:10:00 GMT

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is bundled with lists and libraries. A list is a collection of information, including announcement, discussion board, and calendar. A library, on the other hand, is a location on a SharePoint site where we can create, collect, update, and manage files, including document library, picture library, and form library. On top of lists and libraries is the Windows SharePoint Services object model that consists of more than few assemblies and namespaces - that can used to programmatically interact with our SharePoint site components, including SharePoint lists and libraries.

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Upgrading to Microsoft Search Server 2008

elczara — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:13:00 GMT

As I have mentioned in my previous piece, Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS) and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (MSSX) are built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. It is designed for an organization who wants to benefit from the power of search without having Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. There are times, however, that we need to upgrade our existing MSS 2008 or MSSX 2008 to MOSS 2007, or moving our existing WSS 3.0 to MSS 2000 or MSSX 2008.

Before performing any upgrade process, however, it is recommended to read first the Microsoft Search Server 2008 Upgrade Path provided by Microsoft and consider the tables below.

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Configuring Microsoft Search Server 2008

elczara — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:07:00 GMT

In my previous piece, I have demonstrated the process of deploying Microsoft Search Server 2008. To continue the process, we need to configure the search server. Below are the required and optional configurable items:

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Installing Microsoft Search Server 2008

elczara — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:01:00 GMT

By opening the Microsoft Enterprise Search 2008 site, we will be clutched by a statement that describes the essence of this technology: “Search doesn't have to be complicated. You can deliver search solutions to your organization quickly and easily with Microsoft Search Server 2008.”

Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS) and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (MSSX) are built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. It is designed for an organization who wants to benefit from the power of search without having Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. As a constituent of the huge spectrum of MOSS 2007, either MSS or MSSX is the right technology for an enterprise who only wants to have its information searchable. If we are running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and want to enjoy the power of enterprise searching, therefore, we need MSS or MSSX. Microsoft has provided us guide to compare and identify which search product is right for us.

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MOSS 2007 Demonstration Video: Excel Services

elczara — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:48:00 GMT

Excel Services is a part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and is built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and ASP.NET. Architecturally, it is a composite of Excel Web Access, Excel Web Services, and Excel Calculation Services. While the Excel Web Access is a web part that renders Excel workbooks on SharePoint page, the Excel Web Services provides access to its Web service. Moreover, the Excel Calculation Services is designed to load, calculate, and refresh data.

As I have mentioned in my previous blog, I will dedicate my entire month of August in sharing with you demonstration videos and contents on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

The demonstration video is available here.Thanks...

MOSS 2007 Demonstration Video: Record Center

elczara — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:46:00 GMT

While busy preparing for the first release of Philippine Windows Users Group newsletter and finalizing my slide deck and demonstration for an MSDN session, I thought of gathering reading materials, presentation contents, and demonstration videos on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. After couple of weeks of downloading the materials, I have decided to focus this month of August of sharing with you these materials.

I will start with a demonstration video on MOSS 2007 Record Center that I have found from SharePoint site.

If the video will not appear, click here. Thanks to MSN Video.

WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Updates

elczara — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:08:00 GMT

This includes infrastructure updates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and other Office System technologies. It primarily contains latest Enterprise Search features and performance updates.

1. KB951695 - Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Download x86 and x64)

2. KB951297 - Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers including Microsoft Office SharePoint Sever 2007 (Download x86 and x64)

Installation instructions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Infrastructure Update and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Infrastructure Update are available for download. Moreover, details and links of related articles are available at Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog.

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SharePoint File Filtering in ForeFront

elczara — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:16:00 GMT

The Forefront Security for SharePoint file filter feature gives you the ability to filter files with a specific type, extension, or names. Like in keyword filter feature, as we have explored in my previous article, the file filter can be configured to perform actions on the file such as delete, quarantine, notify, and report the detected file. A demonstration video is available for download in a limited number of days.

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