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moving files between libraries / folders

yodon — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:50:39 GMT

*Extreme* newbie ... just getting started. I have been given the honor to set up a somewhat temporary document control site under sharepoint (server in CA, users in TX). I have the basic structure set up like I want (I think). My plan was to create a public space where any user could upload a document. If it was accepted by the team, then I would move the document to an access-controlled area.

My problem is the part where I need to move a file (or set of files) from one library / folder to a different library / folder. In browsing some other user groups, there were suggestions about doing this through an Explorer view. This does not seem to offer me any benefits. I certainly can't drag and drop between folders and when I click on the move or copy links, it wants to put a copy on my computer. I suppose this intermediate step would work but it seems like it should be easier.

Suggestions greatly appreciated (but please keep in mind my newbie status!). Thanks.

Usage Stat Reports

Admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:18:39 GMT

Asked at meeting on 6/19 by james.scott@mkcorp.com

Has anyone seen any default reports for SP2007 to display usage stats? There was a report pack for SQL Server in 2003.

SharePoint 2003 to 2007 Migration Tools

eshupps — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:46:14 GMT

[Question posed by member at July 2007 User Group meeting]

Is anyone aware of migration tools for moving sites, lists and content from SharePoint 2003 (SPS and WSS) to SharePoint 2007?

Change Management Web Part for MOSS 2007?

caudleb — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:54:39 GMT

Has anyone come across a change management web part for MOSS 2007?

Open up MOSS 2007 to the Internet

snewsome — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:38:31 GMT

I am looking to pick someone's brain who has went through the process of opening up MOSS 2007 to the internet. I will cover lunch if someone who has gone through this process would sit down with me for around an hour. Cell # 972-415-6711. Thank you.

PDF conversion through Sharepoint Designer

Admin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:52:49 GMT

Shirley Griffin would like recommendations for doing PDF conversion through Sharepoint Designer (OTB) workflows. Post answers on forums or contact her at sgriffin@lbrealty.com

Large Lists in MOSS 2007

jmgscott — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:36:53 GMT

My question is, how large of a list have you successfully been able to maintain in your environment? I have something that I would like to consider building in SharePoint that could potentially grow a list up to 20-30K items. I would not use the standard browser navigation to view this data, rather, a customized page in SP Designer would display a filtered view of the list (returning at max 10 items).

Good or bad idea?

Here's some supporting information from MS that has caused me to second guess this approach:

There's a white paper (as mentioned here) that talks about using extremely large lists and the associated performance issues. In a nutshell, it says the "recommended" limit for lists is 2000 items per list container. A folder is considered a container, so you could have 1990 list items and 10 folders, each folder containing another 2000 list items - which would fall within the "recommendation".

It goes on to mention that SharePoint can theoretically handle very large lists (100K+), but that the performance when viewing through the standard SharePoint browser view would be a big issue, as well as inserts & deletes. Accessing this data through means other than the standard browser (i.e., APIs, web services, etc) will improve performance, however, if it is a requirement that you go over the suggested 2000 item limit.

Sharepoint Designer 2007

Admin — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:55:27 GMT

Asked at the meeting last night:

What resources are available for Sharepoint Designer 2007?

Reports in Project Web Access

Admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:58:58 GMT

I have had some major challenges since installing our system. (details below)

- MS Project Professional 2003

- Windows 2003 Server running IIS and Sharepoint Services

- SQL 2000 Server

The reports in Project Web Access aren’t matching up to each other for Actual Work reported. It’s causing some major headaches. We were working with the consultants that helped us to configure the program but they haven’t been able to pinpoint the cause. Their solution is to reconfigure the system and start over, which is double the investment of what we already spent, and totally out of the question.

Any suggestions, please contact dawnm@davidandgoliath.com.

Sharepoint Record Center Template

Admin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:08:18 GMT

Julie Torres asked at the meeting last night:

1. Has anyone implemented the Sharepoint record Center Template?

2. Has anyone implemented K2's workflow in Sharepoint?

Site Description appears on all pages, not just the front default.aspx page [2007]

jmgscott — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:20:13 GMT

[<SP 2007]

All web-part pages have the Site Description at the top displayed as HTML. We thought maybe it was some webpart we might be able to disable, but it seems built into the actual HTML of the page.

In the Site Settings, it says the following about the 'Title and Description' of a site (the description that is given in the "Look and Feel" --> "Title, description, and icon"):

"Type a title and description for your Web site. The title is displayed on each page in the site. The description is displayed on the home page."

This seemed to be the behavior in 2003, but in our 2007 implementation, the description appears on every single page. This is incredibly annoying when the description tends to be rather lengthy. Has anyone else seen this behavior on 2007? Is there some setting that we are not seeing to cause this to happen?

TIA

Sharepoint Designer vs. Expression Web

smanning — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:03:33 GMT

If I already have Sharepoint Designer 2007 to work on Sharepoint sites, is it advisable to also get Expression Web for work on non-Sharepoint sites? I have heard that Sharepoint Designer can do everything that Expression Web can, but it doesn't necessarily follow that it's the right tool for non-Sharepoint sites. Thoughts?

Thanks,

Steve Manning

InfoPath Form w/MOSS 07

abbiewatters — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:10:27 GMT

I am looking for some guidance on InfoPath forms and MOSS07. Are there any resources any of the members here might suggest. We are specifically looking to create some InfoPath forms around LOB workflows that are in some way related to current business apps, but are not already integrated in business applications.

Specifically I am looking to develop forms that draw data out of apps and then return that form data back to a variety of places, including SharePoint but also perhaps directly into a LOB Application when necissary. Any pointers to resources for this type of thing would be greatly appreciated.

-bill watters

Admin Training on Sharepoint 2007

lcopeland — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:21:28 GMT

I'm looking for some good hands on admin training for Sharepoint 2007 in the DFW area.

TIA

Law Firms using SharePoint

toreykirby — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:05:01 GMT

Are there other users in the support group working with law firms and SharePoint Portal 2003 / 2007?

Sharepoint farm across a WAN

Admin — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:59:27 GMT

Asked at the meeting last night:

Can you create a Sharepoint farm across a WAN connection? (ie: WFE, Apps server, SQL cluster servers in a primary site and a business resumption site?)

Slides from the 11/15/06 User Group meeting?

aharrington — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:01:53 GMT

Can someone post the slides from the 11/15/06 meeting?