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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

Colin GardnerKaboodle Software

New

It’s a game of 4 halves!Old Borrowe

d

Blue

SP2010 Lets you switch user identity interactivelySP2013 Removes this capability (exactly why is open to debate)

But as any developer will tell you it’s an indispensable feature when testingSo we put it back!

Something Borrowed

It’s borrowed because it’s just linking to an existing application page

Alt Logindemonstration

Alt Login is completely freeDownload from http://www.kaboodlekonnect.com/downloads/2013

Install the version at a scope that suits your needsYou’ll never find a solution simpler than this oneThe latest version now works with Google ChromeGive us some feedback

Alt Login – in Summary

Kaboodle Image Slide Shower (KISS)Yet another Image Rotator - just what the world needs!Well yes actually:• If you want one that works with SharePoint Online• That uses HTML 5 only (no reliance on JavaScript libraries)• That has dynamic content that is pulled from SharePoint lists• That links to external content and documents• That can cache data so that it will work with anonymous users• That uses the SP2013 call out framework• That can auto rotate on a schedule or user click or both• That can exploit hundreds of transitions and fades• Oh, and its totally free (or will be)!

Something Old

It’s an Ad Rotator but not as we know it

KISSdemonstration

Yes, KISS is another image rotator but one that’s driven my SharePoint list data fieldsIt’s HTML 5 not JQuery but that means that a modern browser is needed, IE9+ It’s SP2013 only and was specifically designed for operation with public facing website in SPO It’s not released yet but when it is it will be completely freeIf anyone is interested in trialling the beta please let me know

KISS– in Summary

Kaboodle RenditionsNew, in the sense that no one else is quite doing thisRenditions is a family of 5 productsToday, we’ll just look at Convertor and Word to Wiki

Something New

Document Management Lifecycle

Production

Utility

Retention/Disposal

Team authorshipRestricted distributionEmphasis on collaboration(below the line)

No authorshipWide distributionEmphasis on sharing and use(above the line)

No authorshipRestricted distributionEmphasis on preservation(beyond the line)

Renditionsdemonstration

Renditions Converter Takes source Word DocumentsConverts them individually or in balk to various output formats (PDF, XPS, TIFF, ePUB, DOCX)Can map metadataCan publish to the same farm, a remote farm or to O365Can automatically updateCan automatically deleteSmooths and automates the transition from Production to Utility

Wikis: The Good the Bad and the Ugly(Wikis in general and SharePoint Wikis Specifically)The Good• Quick and ready

access• Easy search• Easy cross linking• Decentralised

authorship• More dynamic• Great for tacit

knowledge

The Bad• Got to learn the

syntax• Easy to change

means easy to make errors

• Cross linking within the same library only

• OOTB no self cross referencing

• OOTB no TOC• Decentralised

authorship might not fit with the business culture

The Ugly• The authoring

experience is disappointing

• Too often the need to hand craft HTML

• Importing existing content is just plain nasty

• Need to upload (or otherwise make linkable embedded content e.g. images)

Wikis: Conclusions(Wikis in general and SharePoint Wikis Specifically)

• Don’t take on a battle you cannot win!• Let users create content using tools they

are comfortable with (meaning Word for the most part)

• Make it a technical problem not the user’s problem

• If the wiki is for content presentation make it read only – although comments and feedback is cool

• Make the wiki self generating

Renditionsdemonstration

Renditions Word to Wiki

Takes source Word Documents in SharePoint librariesPublish them as SharePoint wiki web pages automatically or on demandStrips out images, saves them to SharePoint and automatically stitches back up the HTMLCan map metadata, automatically deleteCan publish to the same farm, a remote farm or to O365Can set things up so that authors have nothing to do other than keep the source Word documents up to dateGreat for sharing specific content with partners or the public.

A family of 5 products that convert Word documents and archive or replicate documents of any typeIs a commercial product but has a free unlimited trialWord to Wiki is the only product (I know of) that:• Converts Word documents to SharePoint Wiki pages without pain• Can automated conversion process• Works cross farm and to SPO/O365 with zero footprint at the target

location• Works in both SP2010 and SP2013 with all SKUs, Foundation

included

Find out more and view my cheesy YouTube videos from here http://www.kaboodlekonnect.com/renditions

Download it from here http://www.kaboodlekonnect.com/downloads

Renditions – in Summary

Santos seems to be my main customer at the moment3 Main projects in the last 6 months

SharePoint integration with their GIS (Oracle Spatial) :SPC Jul 14 (Sydney)Integrated Disturbance Planning (IDP) – project management and tracking systemAsset Management System (AMS)

― Document Management Centric― Need to tag documents with Geo objects― Need custom site navigation― Need custom cross-site navigation

Something Blue

AMSdemonstration

AMS The OOTB navigation elements can sometimes be rather restrictiveNo global navigation, even the new MMS driven navigation is limited to the site collectionWeb site navigation limitations• Left navigation width issues• Tree node issues• No control over tree view• Quick links is only 2 levelsDelegate controls are the a super cool way of replacing the OOTB controls you don’t like with ones that you do likeDeployed as a Feature and so can be switched on or off as neededZero impact on the master page

Question and Answer

Come see me at SPC14Santos Case StudyIntegration of SharePoint with Oracle Spatial

Contact details:colin@kaboodle-software.com

Kaboodle Homepage:http://www.kaboodlekonnect.com

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