- Governance TechNet Landing Page
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/bb507202.aspx
- TechEd SharePoint Governance Checklist & Poster
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=91896&clcid=0x409
- Governance Whitepapers
- Steps for Building Governance in SharePoint Server
- Implementing Governance in Windows SharePoint Services
- Windows SharePoint Services Governance Controls
- Information Architecture in SharePoint Server 2007
For more information about the Accessibility kit I highly recommend reading The Official Blog for the SharePoint Product Group which offers lots of information about the background, the overview, the approach and the deliverables of this kit.
Click HERE for the link to the blog post.
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.aspx
This site is an experiment. Yes, we are "eating our own dogfood" by using our product (Office SharePoint Server 2007) to power a new community portal, which can be your starting point for the worldwide SharePoint community.
The Business Data Catalog Definition Editor provides a visual tool for creating an Application Definition for the BDC in MOSS 2007. Features include:
· Underlying XML is abstracted by the design surface and properties window
· Drag and drop web methods, tables, or views to create line of business (LOB) connections.
· Entities and methods are created automatically from database metadata and WSDLs.
· Additional method instances can be added to further enhance the DB or WS connection.
· Method instances can be tested from within the tool, enabling incremental development of LOB connections
Currently, writing an application definition to connect the BDC to a LOB system is a manual process. This requires an understanding of both how the LOB system is configured and what must be included in the XML to satisfy the BDC. Having a tool to simplify this process not only lowers the initial knowledge threshold for administering the BDC, it also lessens the required work of the user (such as testing, making modifications, etc.).
The tool has been designed to assist in the lifecycle management for Application Definition files. The tool enables searching over databases and web service-based repositories, as well as the connection for BDC web parts in MOSS.
· Tool supports Databases (SQL, Oracle, OLEDB, and ODBC) and Web Services
· Drag and drop design surface for selecting DB tables or web methods
· Metadata is automatically extracted from Databases by dragging and dropping tables
· Web Services require a few additional steps to completely configure the connection
· Users can import and export Application Definition XML files
· Users are able to test method instances incrementally from within the tool
· The tool is not required to run on a Web Front-End
· Associations are created automatically when foreign keys are selected; they can also be created easily for web services by adding an Association method instance
We are very proud to announce a major update to the MOSS and WSS Software Development Kit (SDK) downloads. You can install them from the following locations:
· MOSS 2007 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services documentation, and Developer Tools and Samples for MOSS and WSS. See below for a detailed breakdown what’s new in this release.
· WSS 3.0 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services documentation, and Developer Tools and Samples for WSS technology only. See below for a detailed breakdown what’s new in this release.
We rounded out our tool set in this release to include developer tools and samples for the following areas of MOSS development. New tools and samples are in bold.
· Business Data Catalog Samples and Utilities
o Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor
o Sample Pluggable SSO Provider
o WSHelloWorld Web Service
o WSOrders Web Service
o Excel Services User Defined Function Sample
o WSOrders Custom Proxy Sample
o Amazon Web Service Sample
o AdventureWorks Metadata Samples
o SAP Sample
· Document Management and Content Processing Samples
o Comment Scrub Document Converter
o Term Replacement Document Inspector
· Search Samples
o Sample Protocol Handler
o Custom Content Source
· Records Management and Policy Samples
o De-Duplication Router
o Document Integrity Verifier
o Records Center Web Service Console Application
o Search, Collect, and Hold Tool
o Sample Custom Barcode Generator
o IRM Document Protector
· Workflow Samples
o Custom Workflow Report Query Generator
o Custom Workflow Report XLSX Injector
o Visual Studio Workflow Templates
o Enterprise Content Management Workflow Activities
o List Item Activities
o Hello World Sequential Workflow
o State Based Approval Workflow
o Modification Workflow
o Replication and Contact Selector Workflow
o Intersystem Purchase Order
o Confidential Approval Workflow
o Group Approval Workflow
o Approval Workflow Sample
o Multi-Stage Workflow
o Server-side Collect Signatures Workflow
Full details can be found in the Welcome Guide of the SDK, accessible through the Start Menu.
We now have close to 90% completion of all Type descriptions in the SDK Class Library Reference. Nearly all of the remaining blanks in the API reference are either Internal Namespaces and Classes or low priority APIs, and we are working to get those tagged appropriately for a future release.
Updates to the MOSS SDK conceptual topics include:
· How to: Customize RSS for the Content Query Web Part (new)
· How to: Create a Minimal Master Page (revised)
· Provisioning Portal Sites (revised)
· Portal Site Template File (revised)
· Portal (Portal Site Template) (revised)
· Webs (Portal Site Template) (revised)
· Web (Portal Site Template) (revised)
· How to Create a Web Service Connection by using the Business Data Catalog Definition Editor (new)
· How to Create a Database Connection by using the Business Data Catalog Definition Editor (new)
Updates to the MOSS SDK Class Library and Web Service Reference include:
· Microsoft.Office.Workflow.ISoapServerWorkflow
· Microsoft.Office.Workflow.IWorkflow
· Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Workflow
· Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.PolicyFeatures.IBarCodeGenerator
· Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.InformationPolicy.IPolicyFeatures
We are currently in synch with our online and offline documentation, but you will always find Community Content on MSDN appended to core Microsoft documentation in the form of Wiki comments.
You can browse the SDK online through the following links:
· Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK
· Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK