Implementing Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

In this online learning collection composed of six courses, you will gain the knowledge and skills to deploy a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 solution.

Topics covered in the courses within the collection include:
Introduction to MOSS 2007
Administration
Content Management
Infopath Forms
Business Intelligence Solutions
These courses in the collection also helps prepare you for certification exam 70-630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Course 5250: Introduction to Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

Description:
In this online learning course, you will learn the solutions, design goals, core components, architectural model, integration benefits, portals, and deployment-related planning requirements for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. This course also helps prepare you for certification exam 70-630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Describe the solutions, design goals, core components, and administrative functions of MOSS 2007.
Describe the various components of the logical, physical, and administrative architecture of MOSS 2007.
Describe the solutions provided by integrating MOSS 2007 with Office 2007 client applications, Windows Workflow Foundation, Exchange Server 2007, ISA Server 2004, and Active Directory services.
Describe the purpose of a portal and the methods used to aggregate, organize, and present content in MOSS 2007.
Describe the various phases in the design and development process of MOSS 2007 and the guidelines for interpreting its functional specifications, authentication, authorization and security, operational metrics, and interoperability requirements.
 
Course 5251: Deploying and Configuring Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

Description:
In this online learning course, you will build on your fundamental knowledge of MOSS 2007 and will learn how to plan and deploy MOSS 2007 solutions. Additionally, you will learn how to upgrade a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 installation to MOSS 2007. Finally, you will learn how to manage user access and site permissions. This course also helps prepare you for certification exam 70-630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Describe the deployment models, deployment environments, server roles, scalability options, and installation requirements for deploying MOSS 2007.
Install MOSS 2007.
Describe the various upgrade methods, special upgrading cases, and best practices involved in the planning for an upgrade from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007.
Describe the pre-upgrade tasks, steps in different upgrade methods, post-upgrade tasks, and the role of the CMS assessment tool in upgrading from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007.
Describe the various site templates, how to create a site collection, and how to manage the features available in MOSS 2007.
Manage user accounts, user groups, and site permissions.

Course 5252: Administering Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

Description:
In this online learning course, you will administer Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 by managing SharePoint operations and administering Web applications and sites. You will also learn how to configure search and indexing, user profiles and My Sites as well as configure audiences to target content. This course also helps prepare you for certification exam 70-630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Manage SharePoint operations in MOSS 2007 by configuring farm topology and services, global configuration options, and SSO.
Describe the global settings available for a Web application, considerations for managing the session state for SSPs, and the best practices for managing site collections.
Describe user profiles, user profile properties, profile policies, and global settings and solutions offered by a My Sites site in MOSS 2007.
Configure audiences to target content in MOSS 2007.
Configure search and indexing in MOSS 2007 by defining the search service settings and managing the search experience for end users.
 
Course 5253: Implementing Content Management Solutions by Using Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

Description:
In this online learning course, you will learn how to implement content management solutions in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. In the course, you will learn document management and content management workflows, Web content management, and records management. This course also helps prepare you for certification exam 70-630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Describe the goals and key components of content management solutions in MOSS 2007.
Describe the role of a document center, content types, and document information panel in MOSS 2007 and how to create columns and views, implement content types, and configure e-mail settings for lists and libraries.
Implementing built-in and custom workflows for document management in MOSS 2007.
Describe how to create and configure publishing sites to be used for Web content management in MOSS 2007.
Describe the various content management-related issues, the purpose of records repositories and their role in managing e-mail folders, the process of implementing records repositories, and how to configure an information management policy and implement a records management solution in MOSS 2007.

Course 5254: Implementing Business Forms Using Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

Description:
In this online learning course, you will learn how to utilize InfoPath forms for collecting data in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. You will also learn how to configure InfoPath Forms Services to render business forms in a Web browser. This course also helps prepare you for certification exam 70- 630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Describe how to collect data by using InfoPath forms and publish the InfoPath form templates to a form library in MOSS 2007.
Configure InfoPath Forms Services in MOSS 2007 to render business forms in the browser.
 
Course 5255: Implementing Business Intelligence Solutions in Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

Description:
In this online learning course, you will learn how to implement Business Intelligence solutions in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. In addition to Excel Services and Report sites and dashboards, you will also learn about configuring and using the building Business Data Catalog. This course also helps prepare you for certification exam 70-630.

Student Prerequisites:
Have completed (or equivalent knowledge / experience): 5403AE - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Have on-the-job experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).
Have working knowledge of networking, for example, TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Have basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS 3.0 acting as a platform for MOSS.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Describe the features, architectural components, planning guidelines, and security considerations for Excel Services in MOSS 2007.
Create Report Center Web sites in MOSS 2007 by defining KPIs, dashboards, Web part filtering, and reports.
Implement the Business Data Catalog in MOSS 2007 by creating a BDC application and configuring SharePoint sites to expose the BDC data.