COURSE 9550 | 3-Day SESSION
Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Administration

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Course Outline

I. SharePoint Introduction

• Introducing SharePoint 2007
  • What is SharePoint?
  • SharePoint History
• Differences Between WSS and MOSS
  • Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Features of SharePoint
  • Features Overview for WSS
  • Features Overview for MOSS
• Integrating with Microsoft Office
  • Integration Features
  • Compatibilty with Microsoft Office Versions
• SharePoint Requirements
  • OS and Software Requirements
  • Database Requirements
  • Minimum and Recommended Configurations
  • Choosing Between Standard or Enterprise Edition

Lab

• Reviewing SharePoint Installation

II. WSS and SharePoint Configuration

• WSS Configuration
  • Enabling Email Functionality
  • Exploration of Configuration Items
• MOSS Configuration
  • Service Accounts
  • Trusted File Locations
  • Exploration of MOSS Specific Configuration Items

Labs

• Creating a new SharePoint App.
• Creating SharePoint site collections
• Configuring your site collections

III. SharePoint Lists

• Basics of Lists
  • Contacts
  • Calendars
  • Announcements
  • Discussion boards
  • Link Lists
  • Task Lists

Labs

• Adding and editing lists
• Changing the view for lists
• Subscribing to RSS Feeds for lists
• Exporting list content to MS Excel

IV. SharePoint Libraries

• What is a Library and what is a Document
• Uploading new documents to a library
• Working with documents in a library
• SharePoint Library templates
  • Document library
  • Form library for infopath
  • Wiki
  • Picture library
  • Translation document library
  • Slide Library for MS PowerPoint
  • Report Library
• Managing and Customizing Lists and Libraries

Labs

• Checking in and checking out files
• Uploading files
• Creating new library files
• Using Library templates
• Modifying existing lists
• Customizing a library

V. Workflow

• What is SharePoint workflow
• SharePoint workflow templates
  • Collecting feedback and signatures
  • Approval workflows
• Custom workflows

Labs

• Building a SharePoint workflow
• Utilizing workflow templates
• Associating a workflow with a document library
• Creating a custom workflow with SharePoint Designer

VI. Working with Web Parts

• What is a web part
• Web part pages
• Included web parts
  • Business Data web parts
  • Content rollup web parts
  • Filter web parts
  • Outlook web access web parts

Labs

• Customizing pages with web parts

VII. User Management and Profiles

• How users login to a SharePoint site
• Managing access in SharePoint
• Understanding membership groups
• Understanding different levels of access
  • Site level access
  • List or library access
  • Item level access
• User Profiles
• Audiences

Labs

• Creating new groups
• Creating new users
• Maintaining a permissions model

VIII. Form Services

• What is InfoPath?
• Working with InfoPath
• Form Controls
• Form Templates
• Publishing Forms to Document Libraries

Labs

• Designing Forms
• Publishing Forms
• Customizing Form Templates

IX. Excel Services

• Excel Services Overview
• The Report Center
• Publishing a Workbook
• Data Connections
• Business Scorecards

Labs

• Creating a Report Center
• Publishing a Workbook
• Displaying a Workbook in a Web Parts
• Creating a KPI List
• Creating a Digital Dashboard

X. Business Data Catalog

• What is the Business Data Catalog?
• Primary Roles for the BDC
  • Application Definition Author
  • Business Analyst or Site Manager
  • Developer
  • Administrator

XI. Web Content Management

• The Publishing Portal
• Working with Variations
  • What are Variations?
  • Labels
  • Translations
• Customizing the Look and Feel of a Site

Labs

• Creating a Publishing Portal
• Enabling Variations on a Site Collection
• Managing Labels for Translations
• Applying a New Master Page
• Customizing a Master Page
• Customizing Pages Based on Content Type
• Enabling Publishing on a Team Site

XII. Search

• Search Feature Version Matrix
• Using Search
• Advanced Search
• Customizing and Managing Search
• File Types and Search Scopes
• The Search Center

Labs

• Exploring Basic and Advanced Search Features
• Creating a Managed Property
• Indexing and Searching Non-SharePoint Sites
• Indexing and Searching File Shares
• Scheduling Updates for Content Sources
• Resetting Crawled Content
• Adding a Search Scope to a Site Collection

XIII. Backup and Recovery

• Backup and Recovery Considerations
• Backup Procedures
  • Backup of SharePoint Configuration
  • Backup of SharePoint Sites
  • Backup of Databases
• Recovery Procedures
  • Recovery of SharePoint Configuration
  • Recovery of SharePoint Sites
  • Recovery of Databases

Labs

• Backing up and recovering SharePoint configuration
• Backing up and recovering SharePoint sites
• Backing up and recovering databases