Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server

Course details

This practical workshop is designed to provide individuals with an opportunity to work on SharePoint 2003 within a classroom environment.

Target Audience

This course will benefit anyone looking to gain hands-on experience of MS SharePoint 2003 via a series of lab activities.

Objectives

• Describe the relevance and usages for SharePoint Portal Server 2003
• Define information work and its challenges
• Describe the major features of SharePoint Portal Server 2003
• List the key product concepts and terms
• Describe the core technologies
• Distinguish between Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server
• Describe the architecture of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Describe the development model for SharePoint Portal Server
• Describe the requirements for deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Install SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Describe how security is implemented in SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Manage permissions for SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Describe the content types available in SharePoint Portal Server
• Describe how SharePoint Portal Server integrates with Office 2003
• Plan a single server deployment
• Connect enterprise applications
• Configure single sign-on
• Upgrade from previous versions of SharePoint
• Describe areas and navigation
• Manage areas and navigation
• Administer a site
• Maintain a site
• Backup and restore a site
• Deploy a SharePoint Portal Server Web Farm

Course Outline

Introduction

SharePoint Features

• Airlift Web Site Walkthrough
• Team Site Integration with Office
• Exploring the Portal

Windows SharePoint Services Architecture

Creating Code in SharePoint

Deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies

• Creating a Virtual Server and a New Portal Site
• Configuring the Content Indexer to Support Adobe PDF Files
• Managing the People DatabaseReviewing the Server Farm Configuration

Securing Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Managing Permissions

• Configuring Authentication for a Portal
• Configuring Site Permissions
• Configuring Individual List Permissions
• Configuring Code Access Security

SharePoint Content and Office 2003 Integration

• Creating a Document workspace: A Creating a Document workspace: B
• List Management
• Web Part Connections
• Page Editing
• Data Views
• Creating a Site Template
• Modifying the Menu Bar for a Site
• Testing Your Changes

Planning Single Server Deployment

Connecting Enterprise Applications and Using Single Sign-On

• Enable Single Sign-On
• Configuring a Group Credential Set
• Configuring an Inpidual Credential Set
• Testing the Credential Sets

Upgrading to Windows SharePoint Services or SharePoint Portal Server 2003 from Previous SharePoint Releases

Areas and Navigation

Managing SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Areas and Navigation

• Creating an Area
• Managing Portal Navigation
• Using the Site Directory
• Using Content Source Management
• Targeting Content with Audiences

Managing Sites

Deploying a SharePoint Portal Server Web Farm