SharePoint Administration

Acuity Training Limited
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The goal of this 3 day, instructor-led course is to give IT Professionals a jump-start on how to install, configure, administer and develop for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services. It is intended for administrators, developers and others who need to acquire these skills.

Module 1: Introduction to SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services
This module introduces SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services. Key topics discussed include:

History and purpose of SPS 2003 and WSS
Overview of SPS 2003 and WSS features and functionality
Relationship between SPS 2003 and WSS
Concepts and terminology unique to SPS 2003 and WSS
Module 2: SharePoint Technical Architecture and System Requirements
SPS 2003 and WSS are tightly integrated with (and dependent upon) Windows 2003 Server, IIS 6.0, the .NET Framework, SQL Server 2000, DNS, etc. This module will cover each of the component technologies that are required for SPS 2003 and WSS and how they work together to enable the portal. Hardware requirements will also be covered in this module.

Module 3: Installing SPS 2003 and WSS
This module will go through all of the steps required for a single-server installation of SPS 2003 and WSS. The major topics discussed include:

Installing and configuring Windows 2003 Server to host SPS 2003 and WSS
Installing SQL Server 2000
Installing SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows Sharepoint Services
Module 4: Initial Configuration of SPS 2003
This module will cover the details of the initial configuration process for an SPS 2003 installation. Topics to be covered include:

Setting the Content Database
Setting the Web Server
Setting the Job Server
Setting the Search Server
Defining IIS Application Pools
Module 5: Portal Organization, Hierarchy and Taxonomy
One of the most challenging aspects of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services is understanding how the products are intended to be used from the standpoint of organization, hierarchy and taxonomy. This module will cover the usage and relationship between the following portal components:

Areas
Site Collections
Sites
Libraries
Workspaces
Module 6: Working with the Administration Interface of SPS 2003 and WSS
There are six primary administration interfaces in an SPS 2003 installation. Unfortunately, many administrators find that the interfaces can be less than intuitive to use. This module explains the administration interfaces and helps reduce the confusion administrators may experience when configuring and managing the portal.
Module 7: Setting up Site Groups, Users and Rights
This module will cover how users and groups are defined in SPS 2003 and WSS. An emphasis will be placed on how SPS integrates with Active Directory as well. Topics covered include:

Explanation of the standard Site Groups and their permissions:
Reader
Contributor
Web Designer
Content Manager
Member
Administrator
Editing Site Group Rights
Creating custom Site Groups
Adding Users and assigning them to Site Groups
Integration with Active Directory

Modules 8 & 9: Creating Portal Content and Office 2003 Integration
These modules introduce the student to the processes and best practices of creating SPS 2003 Content and WSS Content. From an Office 2003 perspective the integration of SPS 2003 and Office 2003 is both wide and deep and this module presents the major points of integration. Specific topics covered in this module include:

Creating Portal Listings and using the Grouping and Sorting features
Opening and saving Office documents directly to SPS 2003 and WSS Document Libraries
Linking WSS Lists with Excel 2003
Linking SPS and WSS Contacts with Outlook 2003 Contacts
Creating and using Document Workspaces from Office 2003 applications
Module 10: Developer Features in SPS 2003 and WSS
This module will provide developers with an overview and working knowledge of the various development features included in SPS 2003 and WSS. Topics covered include:

Developing database applications using SharePoint Lists
Accessing external data using the Data View Web Parts
Overview of the SharePoint databases and tables
Module 11: Configuring the Search Service
The Search Service in SPS 2003 is one of the most powerful and most complex features in the product. The Search Service is capable of crawling both internal and external web sites, file servers, Exchange public servers and other sources of content and generating full-text indexes. Careful configuration of the Search Service is imperative if it is to be useful to portal users. The following topics will be covered in this module:

Defining Content Sources to be searched
Configuring crawls for Content Sources
Defining and managing search schedules
Defining and managing Search Scopes
Specifying files types to include in content indexes
Managing the properties of crawled documents
Monitoring the Search Service crawl logs
Module 12: Miscellaneous Topics
Monitoring Performance and Portal Usage
Backup and Restore
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Acuity Training Limited
The Surrey Technology Centre
40 Occam Road
The Surrey Research Park
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7YG
United Kingdom

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Microsoft Word
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Visual Basic
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Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Project
PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OneNote
InfoPath 2003
Excel
Exchange Server
c#.NET

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