SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard

Currently we are migrating HTML and Notes Database data to SharePoint due project timeline, We plan to migrate content first in to staging environment and use SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard to export site's and Import in to Production environment.

The SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard is a tool for SharePoint 2007 which provides the means to deploy the following content:
- site collections
- webs
- lists
- folders
- list items (including files)

Export selection screen:

Import settings screen:

Note :

1. Content deployment does require the target site to be created with the blank site definition. Since it also requires that both the source/target site are based on the same definition, this means you should select blank when creating the site in development too

2. From single file'/'From multiple files' options - the Wizard always exports with file compression enabled, so when exporting content over 25MB, files are split into several files at this threshold.

Introducing the SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard' for more screenshots and information visit @  http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2007/12/introducing-sharepoint-content.html

Download - SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard on Codeplex

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Next MOSS version going to call "Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010" Instead of "Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010".

First thing I notice is that the MOSS acronym goes away with the new name since Office is no longer in the SharePoint official name. The old self explain the  integrity with Office product to customers. With new name we have go with acronym can we call "MSS" can not MSS is already taken by Microsoft Search Server. So moving forward we have to call just SharePoint. Hope corporate people wont miss understood that SharePoint = WSS :-)

Search Setting Error (The gatherer is Shutting down)

When I try to access the Shared Services Provider Search Settings the system display "The gatherer is Shutting down" and Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040D2 error.

To resolve above error, Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Services and look at the “Office SharePoint Server Search” service and click start.

When I try to starting service manually the system gave me following pop up dialogue error:

Error 183: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

From SharePoint Blog learn that permissions for the services account required change from Local Service account to Local System account

I change setting to Log on as Local System account and select Allow service to interact with desktop.

I go back to Shared Services Provider, Search Settings the system display search configuration page.

SHAREPOINT DESIGNER 2007 IS NOW FREE!

SHAREPOINT DESIGNER 2007 IS NOW FREE!

The download link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=baa3ad86-bfc1-4bd4-9812-d9e710d44f42

Starting on April 1, 2009, we are making SharePoint Designer 2007 available as a free download.

Customers with SharePoint Designer 2007 Software Assurance (SA) current as of April 1, 2009 will receive upgrade rights to Expression Web for the lifetime of their SA agreement.

More detail find @ An open letter to customers

Be sure to watch the video in the "Related Resources" below to learn more about details and future direction.

1. Video of SharePoint Designer 2007 FAQ (6.2MB)
2. Home Page for SharePoint Designer 2007
3. Video of SharePoint Designer 2007 FAQ (82.9MB)
4. Video of SharePoint Designer 2007 FAQ (16.8MB)

Office SharePoint Designer 2007 provides the powerful tools you need to deliver compelling and attractive SharePoint sites and quickly build workflow-enabled applications and reporting tools on the SharePoint platform, all in an IT-managed environment.

How do I Install and Configure SharePoint Server (Video)

How Do I: Install Configure Microsoft Office SharePoint Server? (Part 1)

Join Hilton Giesenow as he demonstrates how to install the components of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). The video covers installation onto a SQL Server environment and using Active Directory for authentication. In this first part, we look at installing and configuring the MOSS instance and in the second part we will look at finishing the installation and configuring the farm.

How Do I: Install Configure Microsoft Office SharePoint Server? (Part 2)
Join Hilton Giesenow as he demonstrates how to install the components of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). This 2nd half of the series covers configuring the shared services on the server and creating and configuring a new Shared Services Provider as well as creating the first site collection in the new instance.

How Do I: Configure Search Indexing?
In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to configure search indexing settings in your Shared Services Provider to index the content of your MOSS web application. The video looks at using the Search site template and also at indexing external content, specifically a network file share.