Consider the following scenario: You have an intranet web application named: 'http://mywebapp' it has it's own Content Database named "MyWebApp_Content". You want to setup and configure My Sites to be used via the URL 'http://mywebapp/mysites' and you want all your My Sites content to be stored in it's own new Content database named "MySites_Content" Essentially this is using one web application with two content databases. Zac has this covered earlier in his post "Multiple Content databases which is the default" on how he has moved sites to two databases in WSS. My post also follows the same principal. Chris Johnson (CJ) has this covered in his post "Moving your MySite location in MOSS" but hasn't got details on how to get this working with a separate content database. Following steps outlin ...[Read More]

Last evening we had our Wellington SharePoint user group session and the topic was "Content Types". Mark (OJ) introduced the concept of Content Types and some guidelines on how to use Content Types in your SharePoint deployments. Here are the resources and links that I promised. Power Users (Create and Maintain Content Types via the SharePoint Administrative Interface) If you are new to SharePoint and the concept of SharePoint Content Types the following list of links are very important to follow. Introduction to Content Types http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101495511033.aspx Create a Site Content Type http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA100997781033.aspx?pid=CH101237641033 Change a Site Content Type http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101000041033.aspx?pid=CH101 ...[Read More]

Bit of a late notice, but if you can make it today (26th March 2008) we are having a session on Content Types. Topic: SharePoint Content Types for the masses Content types are the backbone of good information management in SharePoint and can be configured by business users through the SharePoint browser interface. In this session lead by Mark Orange we will explore what content types are and how they work within SharePoint and demonstrate configuring a number of content types into a typical business scenario. This session is targeted at SharePoint power users and business analysts and end users and will apply to both Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Presented by Mark Orange (MVP) and Chandima Kulathilake (MVP) We will also highlight some of the sessions and international case studies fr ...[Read More]

Recently I have been involved with running a POC using PerformancePoint (PPS). The first POC was scoped to identify how to leverage MOSS and PerformancePoint server to enhance Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities. If you are new to Business Intelligence and PerformancePoint I highly recommend the following articles. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/solutions/bi/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/business/performancepoint/productinfo/newsreviews.aspx First of all the POC was scoped to identifying how PPS would fit into an overall enterprise architecture. So we did a limited scoping exercise and identified the minimum software requirements for PerformancePoint Server. The following is a cut down version of how I setup a Virtual development/demo server for PerformancePoint Server. Most of this information is available on TechNet bu ...[Read More]

If you are you should be now using the slipstreamed MOSS SP1 and WSS V3.0 SP1 installers available for download. Why should you care about SP1? Well let me tell you that it has all the required hot fixes and most importantly improved performance benefits. I also recently posted on how to check to see what version you are running in your deployment. Another post that I would also like to highlight is how to use the Capacity Planning tool for SharePoint. You can get the new updates installers for MOSS + SP1 and WSS + SP1 from the links below. MOSS 2007 with SP1 Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1 (32 bit) Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1 (64 bit) Make sure that you only install the binaries "OfficeServerwithSp1.exe" for fresh NEW installs. For existing MOSS deployments you should apply SP1 as mentioned in my pre ...[Read More]

This toolkit is provided via the Solutions Accelerator program for organisations who require creation and management of SharePoint sites for external collaboration. Detailed planning should be carried out prior to deploying this Solution Accelerator and guidance is provided here. This Solution Accelerator includes the following components: External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint. This software helps administrators quickly deploy a SharePoint-based solution for collaborating across the Internet. Choosing an External Collaboration Solution. This document examines various external collaboration scenarios and provides recommendations for addressing them using Microsoft technologies. Planning for External Collaboration with SharePoint. This document describes the planning process for deploying the solution in a small or mid-size ...[Read More]

Topic: SharePoint Content Types for the masses Content types are the backbone of good information management in SharePoint and can be configured by business users through the SharePoint browser interface. In this session lead by Mark Orange we will explore what content types are and how they work within SharePoint and demonstrate configuring a number of content types into a typical business scenario. This session is targeted at SharePoint power users and business analysts and end users and will apply to both Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Presented by Mark Orange (MVP) and Chandima Kulathilake (MVP) We will also highlight some of the sessions and international case studies from the recent SharePoint 2008 Conference in Seattle. Please RSVP via: wlgspug@sharepointservices.net.nz ...[Read More]

So I am back in Windy Wellington after the Seattle trip. The conference was a great event with the opportunity to see and experience the best SharePoint deployments from around the world. My highlights of the conference follows in no particular order. Meeting fellow SharePoint experts.. People who I had never met before but followed via their technical/personal blogs and finally met at the conference. Bob Fox (Great stuff with the presentation and impressive at the Bar :0-)) Brendon Schwartz Spencer Harbar (Great to finally meet one of the premier experts of MCMS) Chris O'Brien (WSP builder guy.. thanks for the Beers mate) Darrin Bishop (Great guy and awesome session on PowerShell + STSADM) Todd Klindt Shane Young Ted Pattison Dustin Millar Daniel McPherson (Pont2Share now SevenZeas) Andrew Woodward Matthew McDermott (Gr ...[Read More]