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This article contains information about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 features and the level at which you can activate them.
Features are modular groups that provide a collection of functionality. Features are available depending on the license type of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 installation, and are activated at various levels of the logical structure of Office SharePoint Server 2007: farm level, Web application, site collection, and site level.
Standard features for Office SharePoint Server 2007
The features shown in the following table are available by default with the Standard license type.
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Feature |
Description |
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Collaboration |
By using the Collaboration feature in Office SharePoint Server 2007, you can work more efficiently and effectively with other people in your organization. For example, you can:
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Enterprise Content Management |
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides the foundation for document management tasks, such as versioning, auditing, and workflow. Office SharePoint Server 2007 extends these capabilities to deliver enhanced document authoring, business document processing, Web content management and publishing, records management, policy management, and support for multilingual publishing. In Office SharePoint Server 2007, content management is divided into three categories: Document management, Records management, and Web content management. |
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Workflow |
Business processes, which depend on the flow of information or documents, require the active participation of information workers to complete tasks that contribute to their workgroup's decisions or deliverables. In Office SharePoint Server 2007, workflows implement and manage these types of business processes. |
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My Sites |
In Office SharePoint Server 2007, My Sites are special sites that are personalized for each user. My Sites are enabled by default, and every user in an organization has a unique My Site. A My Site is composed of the following types of My Site pages:
These My Site pages have their own template. |
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Profiles and personalization |
The personalization service in Office SharePoint Server 2007 uses information stored in directory services about users in your organization. You can supplement this information with data about users from line-of-business applications. You can display personalization information in user profiles and use the properties in user profiles to target content. User profiles are significantly enhanced with the following updated features: Profile Store, Profile Synchronization, and Profile Directory Import. User profile information is used by different services, such as Notification Service to target alerts, Social Networking to deduce common interests and other properties, and Memberships Web Part to display distribution list and group membership information. |
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Enterprise search |
The enhanced search component provides a consistent and familiar search experience, increased relevance of search results, new functions to search for people and expertise, ability to index and search data in line-of-business applications, such as SAP, and improved manageability and extensibility. |
The following table identifies the scope and logical structure levels of Office SharePoint Server 2007 at which the standard features can be activated.
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Feature |
Farm level |
Web level |
Site level |
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Collaboration |
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Yes |
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Enterprise Content Management |
Yes |
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Workflow |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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My Sites |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Profiles and personalization |
Yes |
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Enterprise search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Enterprise features for Office SharePoint Server 2007
You can use the features available with the Enterprise license type in any Web application, site collection, and site in a server farm. The features are available at the farm level and throughout the logical structure.
In addition to the features available with the Standard license type, the features shown in the following table are available with the Enterprise license type.
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Feature |
Description |
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Business Data Catalog |
The Business Data Catalog (BDC) tightly integrates external data into the Office SharePoint Server 2007 user experience, providing access to external data residing within back-end line-of-business applications, and enabling the display of and interaction with external data through a set of Business Data Web Parts. |
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Excel Services |
Excel Services enables you to store an Excel workbook on a server and then publish any part of that workbook on a Web page. Users need only a browser to view and interact with the live data. The workbook is published on the Web page by using the Excel Web Access Web Part. An advantage of publishing workbooks in a Web Part is that all the calculation occurs on the server. |
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Report Center |
The Report Center site provides a central location for storing reports that are common to a group, whether the group is a small team or a large organization. Special document libraries on the Report Center site store reports, lists, and connections to external data sources. The site also provides access to page templates and Web Parts to help you create pages and lists that contain business information. Within the Report Center site, users can search for items by using categories, view a calendar of upcoming reports, and subscribe to the relevant reports. |
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InfoPath Forms Services |
InfoPath Forms Services lets you deploy your organization's forms to Office SharePoint Server 2007 and enables users to fill out these forms by using a Web browser. |
To enable Enterprise features, see Enable Enterprise features and features on existing sites (Office SharePoint Server). The following table lists the logical structure levels of Office SharePoint Server 2007 at which the standard features are scoped and activated.
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Feature |
Farm level |
Web level |
Site level |
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Business Data Catalog |
Yes |
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Excel Services |
Yes |
|
Yes |
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Report Center |
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Yes |
Yes |
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InfoPath Forms Services |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Farm-level features
These features are scoped at the farm level and are available throughout the logical structure, such as Web application and site level.
To view the available farm-level features, on the SharePoint Central Administration Web site, click Operations. On the Operations page, in the Global Configuration section, click Manage Farm Features. A list of farm-level features appears, as shown in the following table.
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Feature |
Description |
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Data Connection Library |
A data connection library in Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a library that can contain two different types of data connections: an Office data connection (ODC) file or a universal data connection (UDC) file. Uploading data connection files to a data connection library allows InfoPath form templates to use the data sources described by these files to retrieve and submit information. |
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Excel Services farm features |
The Excel Services farm has features that you can add to the Windows SharePoint Services framework. Excel Services lets you to store an Excel workbook on a server. You can also publish any part of the Excel workbook on a Web page. |
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Global Web Parts |
The Global Web Parts feature installs additional Web Parts that are common to all kinds of sites. |
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Spell Checking |
The spell checking feature lets you check spellings in Windows SharePoint Services list-item edit forms. |
The following table provides a comparison about the farm-level features present in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
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Feature |
Office SharePoint Server 2007 |
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 |
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Data Connection Library |
Active (by default) |
Feature is not available |
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Excel Services farm features |
Active (by default) |
Feature is not available |
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Global Web Parts |
Active (by default) |
Feature is not available |
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Spell Checking |
Active (by default) |
Feature is not available |
Site-level features
These features are scoped at the site level and are available only on a site on which the feature is enabled. The features shown in the following table are available in Office SharePoint Server 2007 at the site level.
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Feature |
Description |
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Office SharePoint Server Enterprise Site features |
Office SharePoint Server Enterprise License contains features such as the business data catalog, forms services, and Excel Services. |
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Office SharePoint Server Publishing |
With the Office SharePoint Server Publishing feature, you can create a Web page library and support libraries to create and publish pages based on page layouts. |
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Office SharePoint Server Standard Site features |
Office SharePoint Server Standard License contains features such as search and user profiles. |
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Team Collaboration Lists |
Team Collaboration Lists makes standard lists available, such as document libraries and issues to provide team collaboration capabilities for a site. |
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Translation Management Library |
Translation management libraries include a workflow to manage the translation process and provide subfolders, check-in and check-out capabilities, and file versioning. To create documents in multiple languages and manage translation tasks, you can create a translation management library. |
The following table lists the default status of the site level features for Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a stand-alone or farm server environment.
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Templates |
Office SharePoint Server Enterprise Site features |
Office SharePoint Server Publishing |
Office SharePoint Server Standard Site features |
Team Collaboration Lists |
Translation Management Library |
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Collaboration |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
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Team Site |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Active |
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Blank Site |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
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Document Workspace |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Wiki Site |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Blog |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Meeting |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
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Basic Meeting Workspace |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Blank Meeting Workspace |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Decision Meeting Workspace |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Social Meeting Workspace |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Multipage Meeting Workspace |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Enterprise |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
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Document Center |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Active |
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Record Center |
Active |
Inactive |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Site Directory |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Report Center |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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Search Center with Tabs |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Inactive |
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My Site Host |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Active |
Inactive |
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Search Center |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Active |
Inactive |
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Publishing |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
Status |
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Publishing Portal |
Inactive |
Active |
Inactive |
Inactive |
Inactive |
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Collaboration Portal |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Active |
Active |
