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Customizing — and governing — SharePoint search
December 8 - 10 , 2009
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Eastern, 8:00 am - 11:00 am Pacific |
See also Taxonomies, search & SharePoint how-to
In this unique series, you will learn how to plan for, implement, customize, and govern MOSS 2007 search in your oganization. You'll get both the big picture and the "nuts and bolts" — for example, how the SharePoint search system differs from available search engines or how to add data to search results.
In addition to viewing each task step-by-step, you'll be able to download helpful reference documents amd worksheets, ask specific questions about your application, and learn how others are dealing with the challenges you face.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event is for practitioners only. Space is limited to permit everyone's active participation. Software vendors
and systems integrators are welcome to attend but only in their role as
practitioners.
This session will be of interest to corporate taxonomists, knowledge managers, search system administrators, Web publishers, information architects, and business unit managers who want to leverage their metadata assets.
Day 1 (December 8, 2009)
Section 1: Planning for search
• MOSS 2007 as a search system
• Selecting the search team
• Tips for analyzing business needs
• Information architecture worksheet
• What senior executives need to know
Section 2: Types and levels of search
• Default search types
• People search (what it is, how it works)
• Six other search types, including federated search
Section 3: Basic customization
• Four levels of customization
• How to set up sites & subsites
• Impact of site templates on search
• The Search Center template
• How to create & crawl content sources
Day 2 (December 9, 2009)
Section 4: Basic customization (continued)
• How to create and use search scopes
• How to customize the search results pages
• How to use keywords and "Best Bets"
• How to add and map metadata elements
Section 5: Web parts relevant to search
• Basic Web parts
• Other Web parts
• How MOSS 2007 determines relevancy
Day 3 (December 11, 2009)
Section 6: Site navigation
• MOSS 2007 site navigation features
• How to customize navigation
Section 7: Content creation templates
• Two approaches to document metadata
• How to create new authoring templates
Section 8: Metadata management
• Metadata management options: within and outside SharePoint
• A custom Web part for thesaurus integration and automatic Best Bets
Section 9: Special search topics
• Multi-lingual search & navigation
• Audiences
• Integration with desktop applications
• Search analytics
Section 10: Governance
• Three foci of search governance
• Governance models: pros and cons
• How to customize governance models for your organization
FORMAT
The format is teleconference. Participants will receive a list of attendees,
a password to access a list of members-only background articles on the
Montague Institute Web site, and a toll-free phone number to
join the teleconference.
COST
$1,450 per person (nonmembers), $1,200 per person (members of the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers). Additional people from the same team can attend for $1,025 per person (includes Society membership). The fee includes step-by-step instructional materials, downloadable reference documents, and access to an index of the best SharePoint resources on the Web.
DATE, TIME
December 8 - 10, 2009, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Eastern, 8:00 am - 11:00 am Pacific
REGISTRATION
To register, call (423) 968-5584. We can email a
pro forma invoice, and we accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover,
and Diner's Club. Regardless of method, we must receive payment prior to the
event.
Created on May 7, 2009 l Updated on
August 28, 2009
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