MSDN Webcast: The Evolution of Web Content Management in the 2007 Version of Microsoft Office (Level 200)

Event Overview

The Web Content Management (WCM) technology in the upcoming 2007 version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server represents the first major release of Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) since 2002. This webcast looks at the major improvements WCM offers over MCMS. We discuss major design changes such as the Windows SharePoint Services-based architecture and the altered underlying storage model. Learn about new WCM concepts such as content types, field controls, workflows, and recycle bins. The presentation concludes with a look at what is involved in migrating your MCMS 2002 site to the WCM in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

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TechNet Webcast: Preparing for Web Content Management with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 200)

Event Overview

Many organizations are currently managing their Web content with Microsoft Content Management Server 2002. The new Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 handles many of the capabilities previously performed by Content Management Server while taking advantage of SharePoint foundation technologies that combine both document management and Web content management. In this webcast, learn about these new content management features and the various tools and resources that are available to help customers migrate their existing Content Management Server projects to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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SharePoint Server 2007 for MCMS 2002 Developers

Summary: Explore Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, which merges functionality of Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 with new functionality to create one integrated set of technologies built on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. (20 printed pages)

Applies to: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft Content Management Server 2002

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Planning MCMS 2002 Application Migration to SharePoint Server 2007

Summary:   This article is intended as a guide for technical decision makers who are considering migrating Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 applications to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. (7 printed pages)

Why Migrate from MCMS 2002 to SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 are truly integrated into a common architecture in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

In Office SharePoint Server 2007, many tasks such as navigation, summary links, and scheduled deployment that an MCMS 2002 developer would perform can now be performed by users or IT professionals.

SharePoint Server 2007 is built upon Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version 3), which includes many features previously provided by MCMS 2002, such as workflow and authentication. In addition, because SharePoint Server 2007 is based upon Windows SharePoint Services V3, which is based upon Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, you can use functionality such as master pages, authentication providers, and navigation providers in SharePoint Server 2007.

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Mapping MCMS 2002 APIs to SharePoint Server 2007

Summary: The services previously provided by Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 are now provided by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. SharePoint Server is built upon Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version 3). This article helps you determine how the MCMS Publishing API (PAPI) maps to an equivalent but different Publishing API in SharePoint Server 2007. (33 printed pages)

Introduction

Many of the tasks involved in the development of a Web site are related to customizing it for particular business needs. Some of these customizations are related to the site appearance and some to the functionality provided by the Web site. In Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002, the developer had to perform most of these tasks by using the MCMS Publishing API (PAPI), which provides access to the underlying MCMS object model.

By default, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides significant Web content publishing features; most tasks that required custom code in MCMS can be accomplished by configuration of existing capabilities and do not require custom code. A powerful Publishing API is always available for tasks that require special customizations. This article helps you determine how the MCMS PAPI maps to an equivalent but different Publishing API in SharePoint Server 2007.

Office SharePoint Server 2007 is built on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version 3). As a result, many Windows SharePoint Services features are exposed by default, and the infrastructure allows customization to be performed without any coding. However, there are business scenarios where you may need extended customization.

Due to the technology shift, a new API has been created for SharePoint Server 2007 to work together with Windows SharePoint Services V3. The managed and COM-based APIs in MCMS 2002, including the site deployment API, have been entirely replaced by managed code.

This article is organized by MCMS 2002 concepts. Each section compares the MCMS topic to the equivalent topic in SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services.

This article does not address configuration or step-by-step instructions for SharePoint Server, but instead points to the object model classes so you can learn where to look for more information.

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MCMS 2002: CMS Assessment Tool

Brief Description

(Beta 2 version)
Assess and analyze your Microsoft® Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 site to determine the level of work needed to migrate it to Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007.

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Assessing and Analyzing Your MCMS 2002 Application for Migration

Examine how to install, run, and use the CMS Assessment Tool to assess your Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 site to determine the level of work required to migrate the site to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Introduction to Assessing MCMS 2002 Applications

This article is intended to guide you in assessing and analyzing your Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 applications so that you can prepare to migrate to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. You can use the CMS Assessment Tool reports to assess the readiness of your current MCMS 2002 applications.

As part of your upgrade project, you must analyze your MCMS 2002 application. Analysis involves identifying all data, code, and components in the application, and then determining a logical, cohesive strategy to perform the migration. By analyzing your application, you can help achieve a smoother migration that you can complete on time and on budget.

The CMS Assessment Tool collects information that assists you in locating components that you need to migrate. You can use this information to determine the functionality that is provided by your custom code that interacts directly with MCMS.

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Product support lifecycle information by product

Mainstream support for MCMS 2002 will end January 2008. Extended supported
will end in 2013.

Here you can see the support statement:
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=1567

What a silly problem. Site is down!!!!

Last weekend I was in my bed and I got a phone call from a client, he was shocked and said to me please help me the live site is down. Opppppps, he got a message that directory listing denied, it seems that he just needs to add a default page in the IIS so I told him to chick this default page he confirmed yes its exists, I tried to follow with him all the suitable scenarios but nothing, finally I decided to go to him to see what is the problem, i logged into the site with the administrator credentials then the site worked? So what is the problem with the subscriber users? Why they can’t access CMS DB? I decided to check all the users on the site manager and on the server. Oppppppppppppps I found in editors group unknown user, who is this unknown user? I asked the administrator, he confirmed that they had a user on the domain but they deleted his account, Oh my god, how come to delete his account while he has privilege as editor on site manager? So this is what makes the site down and once I deleted this unknown user system works fine.Really what a silly problem!!!!

Content Management Server 2002 Service Pack 2 installation information

This article contains installation information for Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

For more information about how to obtain the Content Management Server 2002 service packs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
How to obtain the latest Content Management Server 2002 service pack

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