SharePoint Thomas

This blog post will cover the basic DM functionality available in SharePoint 2010 and tap into some of the more advanced features you might consider using to control your documents.

After enabling use of Document Sets to your site and document library you will see that within the Document Set, only the default Document content type is available.

Here is the list of features shipped with SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise edition.

Here is a list of the site templates/definitions shipped with SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition. I have also added a column describing which features that are enabled by default. Name Type Category Description Features activated Assets Web Database Site Web Databases Create an asset database to keep track of assets, including asset details and owners. Metadata Navigation and Filtering Offline Synchronization for External Lists Basic Meeting Workspace Site Meetings A site to plan, organize and capture the results of a meeting. It provides lists for managing the agenda, meeting attendees, and documents. Metadata Navigation and Filtering Offline Synchronization for External Lists SharePoint Server Enterprise Site features SharePoint Server Standard Site features Team Collaboration Lists Basic Search Center Site Search A site for delivering the search experience. The site includes pages for search results and advanced searches. Offline Synchronization for E

After you have created a root site based on the Publishing template, make sure you enable which templates that might be used to create subsites. Open the http://<yourportal>/_Layouts/AreaTemplateSettings.aspx page and choose which templates that should be available when creating a subsite: In the above example I am now able to create subsites of the following type: Publishing site with workflow, Enterprise Wiki and Enterprise Search Center.

Check out Randy Drisgill’s excellent blog post explaining how to create a master page which includes navigation: http://blog.drisgill.com/2010/09/converting-custom-sharepoint-2010.html Mr. Drisgill also have a starter master page available on CodePlex: http://startermasterpages.codeplex.com/