Any good ideas for utilizing SharePoint 2010?

I was just wondering if any one on this forum has utilized SharePoint in a way that added value to your team.

Any suggestions would be great appreciated.

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philz1982

Architecture Repository using key words for search, Viewpoint Catalog for Selecting Views by Business Concern, Scripted Topology Builder, Program Management Office Documentation and customer usage portal.

N2IT

I'm trying to enable the application services component but I don't think I have the super duper admin access. I just checked with one of our gals hopefully she has the feature. We may have the cheaper sharepoint version.

philz1982

In SP Powershell <GET-SPFARM>.BUILDVERSION

philz1982

[h=2]WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007[/h]

12.0.0.6679 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + June 2013 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6676 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + April 2013 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6673 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + February 2013 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6670 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + December 2012 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6668 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + October 2012 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6665 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + August 2012 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6662 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + June 2012 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6661 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + April 2012 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6658 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + February 2012 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6656 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + December 11 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6654 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3 + October 11 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6606 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP3
12.0.0.6565 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + August 11 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6562 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + June 11 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6557 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + Apr 11 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6554 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + Feb 11 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6550 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + Dec 10 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6548 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + Oct 10 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6545 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + Aug 10 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6539 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + June 10 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6535 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + April 10 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6529 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + February 10 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6524 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + December 09 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6520 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + October 09 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6514 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + August 09 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6510 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + June 09 cumulative Update
12.0.0.6504 WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 SP2 + April 09 cumulative Update

[h=2]SharePoint Foundation 2010[/h]

RTM 14.0.4762.1000
June 2010 CU 14.0.5114.5003
June 2010 CU 14.0.5114.5000
Aug 2010 CU 14.0.5123.5000
Oct 2010 CU 14.0.5128.5000
Dec 2010 CU 14.0.5130.5002
Feb 2011 CU 14.0.5136.5002
April 2011 CU 14.0.5138.5001
Service Pack 1 14.0.6029.1000
June 2011 CU 14.0.6106.5000
June 2011 CU 14.0.6106.5002
Aug 2011 CU 14.0.6109.5002
Oct 2011 CU 14.0.6112.5000
Dec 2011 CU 14.0.6114.5000
Feb 2012 CU 14.0.6117.5002
April 2012 CU 14.0.6120.5000
April 2012 CU 14.0.6120.5006
June 2012 CU 14.0.6123.5002
August 2012 CU 14.0.6126.5000
October 2012 CU 14.0.6129.5000
December 2012 CU 14.0.6131.5001

[h=2]Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010[/h]

RTM 14.0.4762.1000
June 2010 CU 14.0.5114.5003
Aug 2010 CU 14.0.5123.5000
Oct 2010 CU 14.0.5128.2003
Dec 2010 CU 14.0.5130.5002
Feb 2011 CU 14.0.5136.5002
April 2011 CU 14.0.5138.5001
Service Pack 1 14.0.6029.1000
June 2011 CU 14.0.6106.5000
June 2011 CU 14.0.6106.5002
Aug 2011 CU 14.0.6109.5002
Oct 2011 CU 14.0.6112.5000
Dec 2011 CU 14.0.6114.5000
Feb 2012 CU 14.0.6117.5002
April 2012 CU 14.0.6120.5000
April 2012 CU 14.0.6120.5006
June 2012 CU 14.0.6123.5002
August 2012 CU 14.0.6126.5000
October 2012 CU 14.0.6129.5003
December 2012 CU 14.0.6131.5003

[h=2]SharePoint Server and Foundation 2013[/h]

15.0.4517 June 2013 CU
15.0.4505 April 2013 CU
15.0.4481 March Update
 15.0.4420 RTM

N2IT

SharePoint 2010 15.0.0.4455

I read an article if you don't have SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition you won't be able to use the Access and Excel services, which really pisses me off, because if you go into the Feature you can enable server enterprise site features, which for some reason doesn't initiate the web parts to embedded Excel files. Frustrating because I could build a repository for my Access forms and Excel dashboards embedding them into the page itself and hosting under a seperate link in the quick launch.

***It says enable SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Features in the features screen. Maybe I do have the enterprise version.

philz1982

SharePoint Enterprise Feature Activation | SharePoint Analyst HQ

This might help

philz1982

Best bet is to go into sp powershell and see what features are activated and which ones you can activate the config gui can be buggy

philz1982

As to your original question.

Ideas to Help You to Use SharePoint Effectively in Your Business | eMazzanti Technologies

N2IT

I'm using the web version so instead of leveraging web services you use the online service from OneDrive. It's pretty sweet it holds your OLDBE connections to the database and can refresh from the sharepoint site. I set it up on a link web part and now can refresh. From one drive you can control who can review your documents etc.

Thanks for the assist Phil. Kept me rowing in the right direction.

philz1982

Ok that makes sense I was wondering why office 365 kept popping up when i looked up your version code.

Not exactly what your looking for but should help.

Building Apps for SharePoint in Office 365 using Access 2013 - Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on technology and business

https://support.office.com/en-sg/article/BI-capabilities-in-Power-BI-for-Office-365-Excel-and-SharePoint-Online-26c0548e-124c-4fd3-aab3-5f64568cb743

tstrip007

When I installed it 5 yrs ago my task was to create an "intranet" for the company. Long story short, our company utilizes the team discussions, announcements, links, document repository (replaced a google mini we had), and the wiki feature. Once I found all the features and design the teams liked, I just created a template based off that site and am now able to spin up new sharepoint sites in minutes. I love how the wiki keeps version history.

N2IT

Thanks all

Philz that link sweet. Exactly what I was looking for. I love me some Access and love how the integration is fairly effortless.

philz1982

No worries, don't ask me why I know about Sharepoint, I sooo hate Sharepoint even if all my customers love it

discount81

Management always has these fantastic plans for Sharepoint to integrate with our ERP, but everywhere I've worked that had Sharepoint it just ends up being document control and repository.

I just think it's a bloated, overpriced platform when you don't have Sharepoint developers on staff who can turn it into what you want it to do.

N2IT

That's what I am doing now, I am literally ignoring most of my other task and working just on this. Anything that can bring in more dollars always gets my attention.

philz1982

@ N2IT, that's why I like you man. Your one of the few people in IT who realize that making money is what it is all about. At the tend of the day the purpose of IT is help the business make money.

discount81

N2IT wrote: »

That's what I am doing now, I am literally ignoring most of my other task and working just on this. Anything that can bring in more dollars always gets my attention.

More money to the company you work for, or more money to yourself for knowing Sharepoint?

I told my company honestly when they asked me to upgrade Sharepoint again,
"this is costing us $200,000 per year and it's just for document storage, for half that we could create our own open source system that doesn't need licensing"
Someone up the top seems to love Sharepoint or has drank copious amounts of the Kool Aid.

As for myself, I considered doing the MCITP for Sharepoint 2010 as I did a lot of the course work learning the architecture and deployment of it when we did a Migration to SP2010, there was a lot of high paying jobs looking for Sharepoint so I figured it was a potential career path.
After 4 years of using it but I'd rather nail my johnson to a burning building rather than ever having to work with Sharepoint again.

Any company that uses Sharepoint or Lotus Notes is on my blacklist of "Never apply there"

N2IT

Both

We are leveraging a web version which is part of our suite package we purchased. It's literally an enterprise COT sitting their not being leveraged.

With the help of info path, ms access, ms excel online services, google, and business objects I am able to solve at least 5 or 6 major problems we had.

The notification and workflow component has fostered ownership and delivery times that we all are adhering too.

So far what I have built

Job schedule list that shows the analyst, developers, management when the database is being utilizes the most etc. I have a 3 level system in place.

Request forms, for report designs, web portal enhancements, deployments and promotions, suggestions

Links to our BO environment utilizing an open source API to enable SSO

Links to dashboards developed in Excel hosted and rendered in an HTML format

Ticketing system, which is so-so

Links to important sites

Wiki page with acronyms and frequently used terminology.

Not to mention this may positively effect us from a resource standpoint in the future.

The potential cost savings is big.

Best part, I have no documents directly hosted on the site, I refuse to use the document repository feature, if I had to host critical documents, I would directly link to them or use meta tags, never would I EVER use a folder structure.

Jackace

discount81 wrote: »

Management always has these fantastic plans for Sharepoint to integrate with our ERP, but everywhere I've worked that had Sharepoint it just ends up being document control and repository.

I just think it's a bloated, overpriced platform when you don't have Sharepoint developers on staff who can turn it into what you want it to do.

This has been my experience as well.