Course overview
Protect your investment with solid "How-To" instruction!
Forget about the old SharePoint tools — this is an all new product. It offers a lot of capabilities, including a new Central Administration tool, a new SharePoint Designer, security upgrades, a new operating system and a lot more. But it takes tweaks, refinements and customization to make it what you need. This program gives you the tools for an effective and consistent administration.
In five days of no-nonsense training, you'll dig into SharePoint's features, abilities and potential capabilities with a seasoned SharePoint expert. See firsthand how it's supposed to be done with dozens of hands-on, how-to labs.
Get answers to these and dozens of other questions:
- Where are the snags and administrative hurdles?
- Does the new configuration and Central Administration tool really offer much better functionality and configuration options?
- Is it easy to limit access to some users and expand access for others? What issues do you face with SharePoint's security?
- How much can you customize SharePoint applications? How easy is it to create new applications and extend existing ones?
- How easy is it to use the new SharePoint Designer? Is it easy to use when modifying site settings and SharePoint pages?
- Managed Metadata Service has been highly touted. Is it easier to publish metadata across site collection, web apps, and reuse opportunities?
- SharePoint 2010 offers better backup and recovery, even granular backups directly from Central Administration. How will this work for you and what are the possibilities for your systems and your farm?
- There are big changes in the infrastructure Service Applications. Now they'll handle web applications in the Farm. Make it work for you!
Course outline
I. SharePoint 2010 Introduction
- a. Introducing SharePoint 2010
- b. Differences Between SharePoint 2007 and 2010
- c. Differences Between SharePoint 2010 Editions
- d. Understanding SharePoint Features
- e. Integration and compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010 and other versions
- f. SharePoint 2010 Requirements for OS, Software, Databases, and Configuration
- g. Choosing Between SharePoint Versions
II. Planning for SharePoint Server
- a. Architecture Considerations
- b. Understanding Basic Governance
- c. Designing a Hierarchy
- d. SharePoint Planning
- e. Best Practices
Lab I
- Demo lab - SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool
III. Installing SharePoint Server 2010
- a. Preparing for the Installation
- b. Installing SharePoint's Prerequisites
- c. Installing SharePoint Sever
IV. Upgrading to SharePoint Server 2010
- a. Upgrade Options
- b. Upgrading SharePoint Server
- c. The Visual Upgrade
Lab II
- Upgrading SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010
- Visual upgrade function
V. SharePoint Configuration
- a. Understanding the New SharePoint Central Administration Tool
- b. Windows SharePoint Foundation Configuration
- c. SharePoint Server Configuration
- d. Working with SharePoint Applications
- e. Configuring SharePoint Services
- f. Understanding SharePoint Hierarchies
- g. SharePoint Sites and Site Collections
Lab III
- Exploring the New Administration Interface
- Enabling Incoming and Outgoing Email
- Working with SharePoint Application Settings
- Creating SharePoint Site Collections
- Creating SharePoint Sites
- Working with Site Settings
VI. SharePoint Lists
- a. What are Lists? (We'll cover list skills, including Columns, Items, Views)
- b. Creating and Working with Out-of-the-Box Lists
- c. Custom Lists, Creating from Scratch and Importing from Excel
- d. Extending Lists (how to create columns, views, and use Managed Metadata)
- e. Content Types
Lab IV
- Creating and Editing Lists
- Changing List Views
- Working with List Data
- Importing Data into Lists
- Exporting List Data
- Working with List Data in External Applications
VII. SharePoint Libraries
- a. What are Libraries?
- b. Understanding the Out-of-the-Box Library Templates
- c. Working with Libraries: Uploading Documents, Working with Library Documents, Check-In/Check-Out, Version Control
- d. Customizing Document Libraries, Metadata, and creating Custom Views
- e. Managed Metadata
- f. Content Types
Lab V
- Creating New Libraries
- Uploading Files
- Checking In and Checking Out Files
- Working with Version Control
- Customizing Library Metadata
- Modifying Library Views
- Synchronizing Files for Offline Use
VIII. SharePoint Web Parts
- a. What is a Web Part?
- b. Included Web Parts
- c. Adding, working with, and customizing Web Parts
Lab VI
- Exploring SharePoint's Default Web Parts
- Customizing Sites with Web Parts
IX. The New SharePoint Designer
- a. What is SharePoint Designer?
- b. Limiting Access with SharePoint Designer
- c. Using SharePoint Designer and making customizations
Lab VII
- Explore the New SharePoint Designer
- Use SharePoint Designer to Modify Site Settings
- Use SharePoint Designer to Modify SharePoint Pages
- Limit SharePoint Designer Access to SharePoint
X. SharePoint Workflows
- a. What are Workflows?
- b. Changes in the Workflow System
- c. SharePoint's Default Workflows
- d. Creating Custom Workflows
- e. Reusable Workflows
Lab VIII
- Work with SharePoint's Built-in Workflows
- Utilizing Workflow Templates
- Associate Workflows with Lists and Libraries
- Create a Custom Workflow with SharePoint Designer
- Reuse Existing SharePoint Workflows
XI. Security, User Management, and Profiles
- a. How Users Log In to SharePoint
- b. Understanding SharePoint Security
- c. User Profiles
- d. Understanding MySites
Lab IX
- Create New SharePoint Groups
- Modify SharePoint Permission Levels
- Work with Inheritance and Unique Security Settings
- Synchronize User Profiles with Active Directory
- Modifying User Profiles
XII. Excel Services
- a. Excel Services Overview
- b. Publishing Excel Workbooks
- c. Excel Data Connections
Lab X
- Creating a Report Center
- Publishing Excel Workbooks & displaying Workbooks with Web Parts
- Creating a KPI List
- Creating a Digital Dashboard
XIII. Visio Services
- a. Visio Services Overview Publishing
- b. Visio Documents
Lab XI
- Publishing Visio Documents through SharePoint
XIV. Access Web Services
- a. Access Web Services Overview
- b. Working with Access Databases
- c. Using SharePoint's Built-In Databases
Lab XII
- Creating an Access Web View and Working with Access Web Services
XV. Form Services
- a. Understanding and Working with InfoPath
- b. Form Controls
- c. Publishing Forms to Document Libraries
Lab XIII
- Designing InfoPath Forms
- Publishing Forms
- Customizing Form Templates
XVI. Business Connectivity Services
- a. What are Business Connectivity Services?
- b. Differences Between the BDC and BCS
- c. Working with External Data, Lists, and Business Applications
- d. Creating BCS Definitions
Lab XIV
- Working with External Lists
- Explore Business Connectivity Services
XVII. SharePoint Search
- a. SharePoint Search Features
- b. Configuring and using Search
- c. Advanced Search
- d. File Types and Search Scopes
Lab XV
- Exploring SharePoint's Search Features
- Configuring SharePoint Search
- Creating Search Scopes
- Scheduling Updates for Content Sources
- Resetting Crawled Content
- Configuring SharePoint Indexes
XVIII. Advanced Administration Techniques
- a. Remote Installation of SharePoint
- b. Introduction to Microsoft PowerShell and PowerShell Concepts
- c. SharePoint Specific PowerShell CMDLETS
- d. Scripting Common SharePoint Tasks
Lab XVI
- Create and Execute PowerShell Scripts for SharePoint
XIX. Backup and Recovery
- a. Backup and Recovery Considerations
- b. Backup Procedures
- c. Recovery Procedures — Learn to recover your SharePoint Configurations, SharePoint Sites, and SharePoint Databases
Lab XVII
- Back up and Recovery of SharePoint Configurations, Site Collections, SharePoint Sites and Data
XX. Monitoring & Fine Tuning SharePoint Server
- a. SharePoint's Built-In Monitoring Tools
- b. Using Site Analytics
- c. The SharePoint Best Practices Analyzer
Lab XVIII
- Examining SharePoint's Site Analytics
- Using the Best Practices Analyzer
Who should attend
Hands-On SharePoint 2010 Administration 5-day is for you:
- SharePoint Administrators
- SharePoint Power Users and Content Managers
- IT Directors
- Developers
- System Engineers
- IT Management
Prerequisites