Sunday, July 22, 2007

Links: SharePoint V3: Search: Style Sheets

Customizing Enterprise Search Results
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms550732.aspx

Enterprise Search Core Results XSLT Transformation
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms584121.aspx

How to: Change the Properties Returned in the Core Search Results

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms560074.aspx

How to: View and Edit the Search Results XSLT Transformation

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms544191.aspx

Sample: Search Core Results Web Part XSLT

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms562390.aspx

Links: SharePoint V3: Search: BDC

Enabling Business Data Search
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms492695.aspx

SharePoint 2007: BDC - User Profiles

http://blah.winsmarts.com/2007-4-SharePoint_2007__BDC_-_User_Profiles.aspx

Walkthrough: Configuring Search for the AdventureWorks Business Data Application Sample

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms493671.aspx

Links: SharePoint V3: Search: Planning

Plan search (Office SharePoint Server)
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/e8c0fccd-8364-4352-8778-c9c46a668b701033.mspx

Plan for administrative and service accounts (Office SharePoint Server

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/f07768d4-ca37-447a-a056-1a67d93ef5401033.mspx?mfr=true


MOSS Search - Customer Proof of Concept Scoping and Typical Tasks

http://blogs.msdn.com/miketag/archive/2007/01/18/moss-search-customer-proof-of-concept-scoping-and-typical-tasks.aspx

SharePoint Deployment Capacity & Performance Planning 2003 & 2007

http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2006/07/19/671789.aspx

Estimate performance and capacity requirements for search environments
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/5465aa2b-aec3-4b87-bce0-8601ff20615e1033.mspx?mfr=true

Estimate performance and capacity requirements for Internet environments (Office SharePoint Server)
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/45997bad-da15-4442-8727-78e0f2dc5a9c1033.mspx?mfr=true

Estimate MOSS Search Disk Space Requirements

http://blogs.msdn.com/miketag/archive/2007/07/05/estimate-moss-search-disk-space-requirements.aspx

Friday, July 13, 2007

SharePoint V1, V2, V3: SharePoint Web Site Prompts User For Windows Credentials

Description:

SharePoint web site prompts user for Windows credentials


Solution:

Open Internet Explorer
Tools
Internet Options
Security Tab
Highlight "Local Intranet"
Click Sites
Add SharePoint URLs
Click Close to close Local Intranet

Highlight "Local Intranet"
Click Custom Level
Scroll to the option User "Authentication: Logon"

Set this to "Automatic logon only in Intranet zone"
Click OK to close Security Settings
Click OK to close Internet Options

Navigate Internet Explorer to SharePoint URL

WhitePaper: Microsoft Office Programs and SharePoint Products and Technologies Integration Fair, Good, Better, Best

This document compares the user experiences of Office 2007 and Office 2003 as it relates to SharePoint 2007 integration. It summarizes the benefits of Office 2007. This information is helpful for anybody with SharePoint 2007 who might be considering an upgrade to Office 2007, or maybe somebody who already has upgraded to Office 2007 and wants to understand the SharePoint 2007 integration features available to them.

WhitePaper: Microsoft Office Programs and SharePoint Products and Technologies Integration Fair, Good, Better, Best

Thursday, July 12, 2007

SharePoint V3: Configuring the "I Need To..." Web Part

* Create a custom list (e.g. Site List) with the following columns:
Title (single line of text)
URL (hyperlink)
Visable (choice, checkbox, yes is only option, yes is default value)



* Add the "I Need To..." web part to a web page

* Modify Shared Web Part

* Click the Change button and set the following fields:
Select custom list (e.g. Site List)
Filter Field: Visible
Filter Value: Yes

Thursday, July 05, 2007

SharePoint V2, V3: Error: Service Unavailable

Description:

* This applies to: WSS 2.0, WSS 3.0, SPS2003, MOSS2007
* Service account password had changed.
* Site returns error: "Service Unavailable"



Solution:

IIS Manager > Application Pool Properties > Identity Tab
* Update the service account and password


Start > Run
* IISRESET /noforce

Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services
* Update user name and password for any other services registered with this user account
* Restart the updated services