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Business Process and Forms

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 facilitates the implementation of built-in workflow templates to automate approval, review, and archiving processes.

Following are the key features of Business Forms component in SharePoint Server 2007

  • Web forms based front ends
  • Line-of-business actions
  • Pluggable Single Sign-On(SSO)
  • Collaboration

The following table outlines the forms-driven business processes features included in SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise.  (Source: Microsoft)

KEY: Feature Included = Feature Included    Improved in 2007 = Improved in 2007    New in Office SharePoint Server 2007 = New in Office SharePoint Server 2007

 
Features Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard CAL Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL
Browser-based forms
Microsoft Office InfoPath Forms Services available in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 make it possible to design Web-capable forms in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 and distribute them on corporate intranets, extranets, or the Internet. Users can fill out forms in a browser or HTML-enabled Mobile device with no download or client components needed.
New in Office SharePoint Server 2007
Centralized forms management and control
Office InfoPath Forms Services provide a administrator controlled centralized form solution catalog that makes it easy for users to find a form and minimize form solution downtime when upgrades are necessary. It also provides administrators with the tools to manage form solution security and accessibility.
New in Office SharePoint Server 2007
"Design Once" development model
Forms designers can design their forms once and deploy them for use both within the rich Office InfoPath 2007 client program and through a Web browser. Office Forms Server 2007 automatically converts the form into ASP.NET Web forms, with no additional work from the designer.
New in Office SharePoint Server 2007
Form Import Wizard
The designer in Office InfoPath 2007 provides an easy way to convert forms designed in Office Excel and Office Word into rich Office InfoPath 2007 forms. The Form Import Wizard handles the conversion of form fields, repeating tables, rich text boxes, and other elements, dynamically generating the underlying XML structure for the new form.
New in Office SharePoint Server 2007
Integrated deployment model for "no-code" forms
The Publish Wizard in Office InfoPath 2007 makes it easy to publish forms that do not have any managed code components to a Windows SharePoint Services library, while making the form available as a browser-based form at the same time.
New in Office SharePoint Server 2007
Compatibility Checker
The Compatibility Checker helps forms designers validate those features that need to work across the broadest range of Web browsers.
New in Office SharePoint Server 2007
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