Transcript SharePoint and InfoPath

Welcome to the
Minnesota SharePoint
User Group
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
Agenda
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Quick Intro
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Announcements and News
•
Applications for Windows SharePoint Services
•
Break
•
Free Utilities and Tools
•
Office 12 Updates, Q & A, Give Away!
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
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
Upcoming Schedule
• Next Meeting
• March 8th 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
• Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
• Topics: Web Part Development – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Office 12 Features*
• Ongoing Schedule
• 2nd Wednesday of every month
• 9:00 to 11:00 am
• Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
Conference Reminder
• Microsoft Office System Developers Conference
March 21-23: Redmond, WA
(*invitation only)
• SharePoint Connections
April 2-5: Orlando, FL
• Advisor Summit on Microsoft SharePoint
April 9-13: Las Vegas, NV
• Tech Ed
June 11-16: Boston, MA
Applications for
Windows SharePoint Services
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/wssapps/default.mspx
Site Template (.stp) Files
Site Templates contain information about a
site’s content including:
• Lists / Libraries (and items)
• Files / Web Part Pages
• NOT security settings
Site Template (.stp) Files
• Actually a .CAB File which, when
renamed, can be opened with Windows
Explorer
• Tied to the base site definition
• Limited to 10MB
Demo
Creating a Site Template
Site Template (.stp) Files
Must be installed on the server:
1. Uploading into the Site Template
Gallery for the site collection
2. Installed globally for the server by
running stsadm.exe
Demo
Installing Site Templates
Installing Applications for WSS
1. Download the .exe
2. Extract the .stp files
3. Install the template on your server
4. Create a site based on the template
5. Repair the template???
Repairing Applications for WSS
• Out of box, Applications with InfoPath
Forms Libraries are broken
• Existing form submissions need to be
Relinked
• Data Sources within Forms do not point
to the new site location
Demo
Repairing an Application Site
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/wssapps/default.mspx
Application Walkthrough:
Document Library
Application Walkthrough:
Classroom Management
Application Walkthrough:
Case Work Management
Application Walkthrough:
Team Work Site
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/wssapps/default.mspx
7th Inning Stretch
Free Utilities and Tools
There are a LOT out there…
• Most come with disclaimers 
• Web component directory at
Microsoft.com
• We’ll highlight a few hopefully
useful ones…
SharePoint Style Designer
(SPSkin)
•CSS design tool
STSADM for Windows
•Install the tool
•Install the SharePointPSAdmin.chm file
•Locate the STSADM.exe file
Helps identify the parameters and
assemble the command to be run.
SharePoint Explorer
Overview
A free tool for exploring the object model of a SharePoint Portal 2003
installation. It allows you to view and modify all the properties, including the
hidden ones, of virtual servers, sites, lists, document libraries, files, areas,
indices, content sources and more. This tool is a must for SharePoint
developers.
SharePoint Utility Suite v2
•Created by the MS folks that support
SharePoint
•Distributed as source code for those
interested in extending functionality
•News of v2.1 coming soon…
Resources
• Applications for Windows SharePoint Services
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/wssapps/default.mspx
• SPSkin (CSS Builder)
http://james.milne.com/SPSkin/index.htm
• STSADM for Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/downloads/components/detail.asp?a1=443
•SharePointPSAdmin.chm
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=47405143-F586-494192F5-048BF00CF332&displaylang=en
•SharePoint Explorer
http://www.ontolica.com/Products/SharePointExplorer/SharePointExplorerHome.h
tml
•SharePoint Utility Suite v2
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/downloads/components/detail.asp?a1=724
Thanks for coming.
See you next month!