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RSS FEEDSDeveloping a customized extranet portal using MOSS 2007
Extranet Portal Development
The client is a renowned name in California who wanted a comprehensive Task Management System.
The client is a renowned name in California who wanted a comprehensive Task Management System.
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BACKGROUND
Aqueity, is a well known and respected technology services provider company
in the USA that wanted us to develop an extranet portal using MOSS 2007.
The client wanted a portal with the following specifications:
- Form based sign-in
- 3 layers of security levels
- Executive
- Manager
- Users
- Document library
- Client specific sites and documents with various levels of security
- Templates to easily create client specific sites
- Common documents to be shared by all clients and users
- Automatic IDs for all documents
The client wished his portal to be developed using MOSS 2007 which could easily manage all of the user’s documents. We needed to use and extend the document management capabilities of SharePoint to deliver a comprehensive portal.
CHALLENGE:
The client had various requirements for which we not only harnessed all the features of
MOSS 2007 but also delivered customized solutions wherever required. Our biggest challenge
was to incorporate all the required features in a portal in a short time span.
We had to work diligently on different requirements in order to deliver the exact solutions.
- The client wanted to set different security levels in the portal for all types of users, such as executives, managers and users. So we needed to create a system where all the users were given different rights as per their roles.
- The client needed the ability to create a folder in every document library automatically. Therefore, we had to develop a function whereby on adding a folder to the main site, it would automatically get added too all the sub-sites.
We had to work diligently on different requirements in order to deliver the exact solutions.
SOLUTIONS:
For the various requirements of the client, we developed a de facto portal. His first requirement was to
have a form based sign-in authentication with a "forgot password" and "change password" option.
As this facility is not available in SharePoint, we had to create customized solutions for the same.
As the client had specific ideas for left navigation, we also developed a custom web part where links could be added and deleted by the administrator as per his/her wish.
- For document management and security, we implemented all the permissions on the document library. In this way, everyone is given different rights for using the documents. According to the rights, executives can add and delete documents, managers can add them, and users can only read them.
- We developed a function for creating a folder in every document library. In this way, the folder created in the parent site document library is automatically copied to sub-sites with the same name.
As the client had specific ideas for left navigation, we also developed a custom web part where links could be added and deleted by the administrator as per his/her wish.
RESULTS:
Through our efforts the client got a comprehensive portal with all the desired functionalities.
So now the client can maximize his site as follows:
To the client’s satisfaction, we were able to deliver a comprehensive portal which will help him offer the most efficient services to his prospective customers.
So now the client can maximize his site as follows:
- The folder created in the parent site can be copied to sub-sites automatically
- Clients of Aqueity can have their own sites where they can view their documents
- Perfect document management
- IDs can automatically be given to all the client’s documents with an auto number field.
To the client’s satisfaction, we were able to deliver a comprehensive portal which will help him offer the most efficient services to his prospective customers.
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