SharePoint Services applications

In addition to providing a foundation for collaboration, SharePoint Services is a platform for developing Web-based business applications. Microsoft has developed 40 Application Templates that provide out-of-the-box, Web-based business applications to address the needs of specific business processes, from organising reservations to coordinating a Help Desk.

Below are some typical Web applications that we can help organisations to build using WSS 3.0 templates:

WSS Team Site

A site for teams to quickly organise, author, and share information. It provides a document library, and lists for managing announcements, calendar items, tasks, and discussions.

WSS Document Workspace

A site for colleagues to work together on a document. It provides a document library for storing the primary document and supporting files, a tasks list for assigning to-do items and a links list for resources related to the document.

WSS Decision Meeting Workspace

A site for meetings that track status or make decisions. It provides lists for creating tasks, storing documents, and recording decisions.

WSS Help Desk

Helps teams manage the process of handling service requests. Team members identify a service request, manage identification of the root cause, and track solution status. The site provides role-based dashboards displaying information relevant to customer service representatives and managers, including performance history.

WSS Inventory Tracking

Helps organisations track elements associated with inventory. The site helps managers track inventory levels by capturing manual input of updated inventory information. Users are notified when each part reaches the reorder quantity and helps these users manage customer and supplier information such as historical inventory levels.

WSS Contacts Management

Helps teams manage contact information that needs to be shared among team members. The site allows teams to enter contact information through a Web-based interface or through Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. When used in conjunction with Office Outlook 2007, team members can 'subscribe' to receive updated contract information whenever other users make changes to a contact.

For help and advice on how to Fast Track the implementation of SharePoint Services Web applications, call us on 01260 281700, or email info@symbiosys-bs.co.uk