Which topics would you like covered on SharePoint Magazine?

SharePoint Magazine

July 28, 2008

Which topics would you like covered on SharePoint Magazine?

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Written by: Arno Nel

We now have a nice database of authors on SharePoint Magazine, and we would like to know which topics you would like covered next?

What are your current pain points?
Which topic have little documentation?
What interests you?

Please add your comments to this post and help shape the magazine to YOUR needs!

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Arno Nel

I’m a web technologist, first and foremost. I choose the best technology for a specific purpose. In my experience, for intranets, SharePoint fits that bill. I am not an evangelist. Why would I be? My opinions are honest and unbiased. I currently work for Dimension Data in the United Kingdom as a Lead Consultant in our Microsoft Solutions Business Solutions Division with a strong focus on SharePoint.

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jhking 4 months ago 2 points
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I would like to see some documentation on Project Server 2007 integration with MOSS. It seems to be something a lot of companies are interested in doing and I am not finding much info on this at all. When I, do it's not very detailed!

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mlota 4 months ago 2 points
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One thing that keeps cropping for me is Feature Stapling. It would be great if someone could write a guide on this with some details on the timings of when a feature stapler is executed, as I haven't found any guides on the web which explain this fully yet

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jhaebets 4 months ago 1 point
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Sharepoint and AJAX. It seems to be something hot and everyone is talking about it, but finding good information on using AJAX in webparts etc is hard. Something of tab webpart and collapse panel controls would be great!!!

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Stefano Demiliani 4 months ago 1 point
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An interesting topic could be "using MOSS as a large document management system". Tips and tricks for a better document management solution. Could be possible?

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Michael 4 months ago 1 point
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Nice initiative, I could be interested a guideline of deployment depending of the user amount.
I read the one of Microsoft, but it still doesn't answer to the main question "which architecture for which user qty ?"
I'm starting a project, but I get stucked on this question....
I wouldn't want to have to change my architecture or my hardware in few months ....

So a simple article about scalability and deployment advice could be nice ;)

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DRZ 4 months ago 1 point
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A series to help ASP.NET web application developers develop apps for SharePoint. Similar to what jhaebets has said about finding good resources. I've searched the web and books to help me learn to develop SharePoint applications and have come up short.

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daniele_proietti 4 months ago 1 point
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I'd like to have more info about the built of advanced graphic layout with moss. Maybe something about the built of accessible site.

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jfmathieu 4 months ago 1 point
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An interesting topic could be the best practice on deployment in order to have an upgradeable SharePoint system. For example, how to construct the home page in order to be able to update it by changing webpart ?

Thanks

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Jean G. 4 months ago 1 point
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The way we choose at our company to deploy and use SharePoint (MOSS 2007 Enterprise), the IT team focus on solutions which require no development (no code)... Our goal is to offer users things they can reproduce by themselves and apply to their own problems without requiring IT to be part of the project... In this spirit (user-side, no code), here are topics we would like to be covered in your (amazing and really interesting) magazine:
- how to use InfoPath as a way to launch and feed a business process (ex. IT development, etc.)
- how to offer users views on databases content (datamart, SQL Server) and be able to manage access to these views
- how to link databases (SQL Server) data to key performance indicators updated automatically
- how to link ExcelWeb to databases (SQL Server) data (ex. performance dashboards, graphs, etc.) updated automatically
- how to "transparently" interface customers/associates/suppliers into business processes (workflows)
- how to use SharePoint as a eLearning center in business (ex. video sharing, tutorials, exams, history, etc.)
- how to "pack" things (ex. features) so users can reuse components (code and workflows, if necessary) created by IT (ex. a column showing a progress bar (picture) instead of a value, etc.)
- etc.

Thanks for such a great and welcome magazine !

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jhartsel 4 months ago 1 point
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I would be interested in an analysis of the ROI for a SharePoint implementation, including a list of the metrics used to calculate ROI. A lot of CIO's ask the question "what benefit do we get from spending the money on MOSS CAL's?"

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yeschandana 4 months ago 1 point
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I would like to see few articles under below areas…
1. ASP.NET /AJAX / InfoPath Integration for Enterprise level applications.
2. How we do tightly use SQL Server openly.
3. Workflow implementation with real world examples.
4. Site Branding…

Thx...

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Scot 4 months ago 1 point
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sharepoint governance & Sharepoint Best Practices (Planning and Deployment)

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Ted 4 months ago 1 point
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Effectively bending SharePoint components to actually produce accessible, web standards based Transitional XHTML.

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Kathy 4 months ago 1 point
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I would love information and tips on how to successfully create a complex workflow with many business processes to execute.

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Geoff 4 months ago 1 point
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Pain points ? Currently it is Migrations from 2003 to 2007. I have been doing Gradual upgrades & many times there are issues when i try to Export the upgraded 2007 (with the "versions -4" property) in order to Import it to my Production site. One of the sites will absolutely not export with the document & list versions. In general, i back up from 2003 production, restore to 2003 staging, then do a Gradual upgrade, export to 2007 staging & import to 2007 production. It's a slow, tedious process, especially with 6 GB sites. I would love to buy the Metalogix migrator, but no budget right now. I am looking into the Database style migration but it is slow going with other priority tasks.

Another topic i would love to see is custom Workflows with Designer. Things like using the People Picker object on Workflow initiation and similar challenges where i am emulating piece of the OOTB Workflow, but customizing the text, flow, etc. I would also love to figure out how to initiate Workflow (using Designer) from a button click.

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Jeff 4 months ago 1 point
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How about a review of third party backup solutions with Sharepoint along with best practices for backups?

I guess Sharepoint database management in general is a broader category that we are struggling with. I'd be interested in seeing topics on that for any database issues that come up with Sharepoint.

Also, perhaps you should consider a Site Template of the Month, or something similiar, the way old DIY programming magazines did back in the day.

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gregkamer 4 months ago 1 point
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I would like to see how to configure Kerberos in a Server 2008 environment.

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lieboldk 4 months ago 1 point
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MOSS Best Practices: Web Content Management, User Adoption of MOSS, BDC, Delivering Complex SP Projects, Doc Management Deployments

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SivaPhim 4 months ago 1 point
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Customisation and Branding including inc. Features and Solutions.

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paul 4 months ago 1 point
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1. Help around custom worklow
2. My Site "lockdown" and AD integration. Pre-Populating the colleagues.
3. How to restrict contributors from deleting other contributors entries. Only delete own.
4. How to enable a list to accept emails and launch a workflow

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miguelc 4 months ago 1 point
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As a Sharepoint newbie but not an IT newbie, I'd love to see a regular section on 'Intro to Sharepoint'. A perfect way to launch a magazine on Sharepoint would be a basic test install. This could then be used in later articles as a platform to build on. To comment on above posts, a developer section is always nice, but so is information on how to do things without code as mentioned by Jean G.

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Brad 4 months ago 1 point
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