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| It turns out this is relatively simple. The steps involved are:
- Activate SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure in the site collection features
- Create a document library
- Create a page you want for your default
- Then click the "make home page" button
Following is a link to an article, I wrote, with screen prints showing the steps involved.
Note that there are other articles on the subject. They take a slightly different approach which you may find interesting.
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| The trick to get to the top level site settings, in Office 365, is;
- add a subsite
- on the subsite select (site actions > site settings)
- select "go to top level site settings" under "Site collection administration"
Following is an article with a screen print and additional detail on this subject.
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| After purchasing my trial license for Office 365 I added a vanity domain per the instructions at the following link:
Add your domain to Office 365
Then I wanted to change my Microsoft Online Services ID. This was accomplished, with some guidance from the Office 365 help desk. Since I understand this is a common challenge, I have created an article detailing the steps involved. The link is:
How to Change Microsoft Online Services ID
Following is a summary of the article:
After adding our vanity domain we wanted to change our Microsoft Services ID from ourname@ourdomain.onMicrosoft.com to ourname@ourdomain.com However we purchased only one licensed user so we were presented with a challenge on how to accomplish this.
The tip is that you can define multiple users and assign them the "global administrator" role. The trick is that a user does not have to have a license assigned. This means you can have two users assigned to the global administrator" role. A user cannot change their own domain name property; however, a "global administrator" can change the domain name property of other users.
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| We have moved Applied Concepts SC (our public facing website) to Office 365 and are very pleased with the results. It allows us to showcase our SharePoint solutions as well as the possibilities of Office 365. We chose the Office 365 for midsize businesses plan which has a reasonable price which includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Lyn Online, and Office Web Apps. There is also even better priced plan called Office 365 for professionals and small businesses.
The benefits provided by Office 365 are significant; however, what we are most impressed with is SharePoint online. As time progresses, we will add additional SharePoint Solutions to our showcase. Oftentimes these examples will be based on our own use of Office 365
Note that this blog was created using Office 365. We will soon be adding, via Office 365, the following to our showcase:
- A wiki for project documentation
- SharePoint Access Services examples
- SharePoint Dashboard examples
- SharePoint Excel services examples
- SharePoint Web Part examples (using sandboxed solutions)
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Recently, I was asked how to create a SharePoint external content type for an Oracle table. A Google search turned up several questions on the subject. Most of the responses referenced the following article.
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| Recently I was asked for my thoughts about using SharePoint 2010 for software project management tracking. Personally, I think there are numerous opportunities presented by using SharePoint. For example SharePoint can be used as a central repository for stakeholders to obtain project status, cost, and budget information. This will result in increasing project visibility and control.
However I think most importantly SharePoint offers the possibility of reducing the project workload while increasing productivity.
At the same time SharePoint offers source control, issue tracking, and workflows for the formalization of approvals. This results in transparency and compliance with regulations.
Also, one should take full advantage of workflows, alerts, and dashboards from SharePoint.
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| Recently I had a discussion about SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and I raised the possibility of using SharePoint for presentation of the reports. Research found some interesting articles on the subject. One article goes into depth on their findings that "Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint 2010 (with Windows Server 2008 R2) delivers significant performance improvements."
Following are articles of interest:
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| In a recent discussion about SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) I was asked about presentation of reports in an ASP.NET application. The conclusion of one article stated ""SQL Server Reporting Services offers a wide range of integration points and makes it easy for developers to take advantage of the product’s comprehensive report generation, processing, rendering, and distribution capabilities."
Following are articles I found on the subject:
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| In preparation for a discussion about presentation of Excel worksheets and charts in an ASP.NET application, I reflected on the possibility of using Excel Services within SharePoint 2010. Following are articles on the subject:
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Creating custom SharePoint solutions and workflows
Offering custom software development services since 1989
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Welcome to the ACSC blog which is more of a journal than a web log. We will share activity and links to information we found valuable.
Detailed explanations and examples will be added in the showcase section and the wiki section of the ACSC website. |
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