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Content Deployment in MOSS 2007

Here’s a step by step guide to Content Deployment !

Create Production Site Collection

When setting up a content deployment path, the site collections must be in separate content databases so that the unique identifiers (GUIDs) do not conflict. The easiest way to ensure that the production site collection is in a different content database is to create it in a new web application.

Open Central Administration ->

Under Application Management ->

Select Create or extend Web application ->

Select Create a new Web Application ->

Choose an easy to remember port number, such as 12345 ->

Type in a user name and credentials to create a new app pool ->

Type in a descriptive database name such as MOSS_PRODUCTION ->

Leave all other settings at the default and click OK, then wait for the Web application to be created ->

Click Create Site Collection ->

Ensure that your new Web Application is selected ->

Type in any name for the Title (it will be overwritten later) ->

Select “Blank Site” as the template. This step is IMPORTANT, because Blank Site is the

only template that you can import any other template into ->

Type in the names for the site collection owners ->

Click OK. 

Allow Incoming Content Deployment Jobs on the Production Site

Select Operation: ->

Select Content deployment settings: ->

Select Accept incoming content deployment jobs: ->

Select Do not require encryption and click OK 

Create Content Deployment Path from Staging to Production

Select Content deployment paths and jobs: ->

Click New Path: ->

Type a descriptive name for the path. Select the web application and site collection for the staging site. Then type in the URL of the Central Administration web site of the production site. Since we are putting both of our sites on the same server farm, the URL is the farm that we are on now. ->

Click Connect: ->

Once you see “Connection succeeded”, select the web application and site collection that you created for production. You can also choose to deploy user names and security if you want the new site to have the same users and permissions. ->

Click OK. 

Create Content Deployment Job

Click New Job: ->

Type a name, and then select the path you created: ->

Keep all other default values, and click OK. 

Run Content Deployment Job

From the context menu on the job, select Run Now: ->

Refresh the page, and then click on the text Running: ->

Watch the status of the job: ->

When the status changes to Succeeded, you can click on the URL to the production site to verify that the content was deployed. 

Run Quick Deploy Job 

Select Quick Deploy Settings from the Quick Deploy context menu: ->

Select Allow Quick Deploy jobs along this path, and set the schedule to check every 10 minutes, then click OK: ->

Visit the staging site and edit a page: ->

Make some changes: ->

Publish the page: ->

Show the page editing toolbar:->

From the Tools menu, select Quick Deploy: ->

The changes will be picked up and deployed to production within few minutes.

Configuring Excel Services with MOSS 2007

Had been working with a reputed institute as a SharePoint trainer. Will be posting a few topics here too.

The steps are as follows :

Excel 2007 is the only compatible version for Excel Services Configuration with MOSS 2007.

Open your sharepoint portal -> Site Actions -> Create -> New Doc Library -> Give Title & Desc -> Select Document Template as Office Excel Spreadsheet

Open Excel Workbook -> File -> Publish -> My Network Places -> Select your Excel Library -> Chk open in excel services -> Excel Services Options -> Select Sheet -> Items in Workbook -> Select Chart -> It gives a permission error

Open Central Admin -> Shared Services Admin -> services on server -> start Excel Calculatio Services -> Shared Services -> Trusted File Locations -> Add T. F. Loc -> Add Library Location (URL) -> Select Children Trusted -> Select Trusted data connection libraries & embedded

Open the page on your portal where you wish to host your Excel Charts -> Edit Page -> Add New Web Part -> Select Excel Web Access Webpart (in business webparts) -> Open tool pane -> Select Workbook

One day in your life… Another w’ful piece by MJ !

One day in your life
you’ll remember a place
Someone’s touching your face
You’ll come back and you’ll look around you

One day in your life
You’ll remember the love you found here
You’ll remember me somehow
Though you don’t need me now
I will stay in your heart
And when things fall apart
You’ll remember one day…

One day in your life
When you find that you’re always waiting
For the love we used to share
Just call my name
And I’ll be there

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh…)

You’ll remember me somehow
Though you don’t need me now
I will stay in your heart
And when things fall apart
You’ll remember one day…

One day in your life
When you find that you’re always longing
for the love we used to share
Just call my name
And I’ll be there

(Ohh…)

~ R.I.P. MJ ~

….The world has lost ‘him’ , but can we ever forget the greatest ever ‘miracle man…the moonwalker’ !

One of his loveliest compositions n my fav’ too…. I ‘ope u all will love this one !!

“We Are The World”
(Written & composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie)

There is a time,
When we should hear a certain call,
`cause the world, it seems it`s written in these lines,
`cause there`s a chance for takin`,
in leading our own lives,
it seems we need nothing at all,
I used to feel,
That I should give away my heart,
And it shows that we are needed in there,
Then I read the headlines,
And it said that got in there,
And it showed that we are – - – in there,

We are the world,
We are the children,
We are the one to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
We`re takin all our lives,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

Uuuuuh yeah!

Given your heart
And you will see that someone cares
`Cause you know that they can`t feed them all,
Then I read the papers
And it said that you and I
And it shows the – - – when we work hard,

We are the world,
We are the children,
We are the one to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
We`re takin all our lifes,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

Now there`s a time when we must love at all,
Uuuuuuuh
And it seem the life, – - – make love at all,
But – - – - -
And I love you more and more,
It seem you and I will make a new day,

We are the world,
Ooooh!
We are the children,
Are the children!
We are the ones to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
Let`s start givin`!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
We`re takin all our lives,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

We are the world,
Are the world!
We are the children,
Are the children!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
So let`s start givin`!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
Takin`!
We`re takin all our lives,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

We are the world,
Sharon!
We are the children,
Shalingen!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
Sharon!
So let`s start givin`,
`Cause that`s what we`re bein!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
We`re takin all our lives,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me,
Oooooooh Yeah!

We are the world,
Sharon!
We are the children,
Shalingen!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
Sharon!
So let`s start givin`,
`Cause that`s what we`re bein!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
We`re takin all our lives,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

There is a time,
When we should hear a certain call,
`cause the world, it seems it`s written in these lines,
`cause there`s a chance for takin`,
in leading our own lives,
it seems we need nothing at all,
I used to feel,
That I should give away my heart,
And it shows that we are needed in there,
Then I read the headlines,
And it said that got in there,
And it showed that we are – - – in there,

We are the world,
We are the children,
We are the one to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
We`re takin all our lives,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

Uuuuuh yeah!

Given your heart
And you will see that someone cares
`Cause you know that they can`t feed them all,
Then I read the papers
And it said that you and I
And it shows the – - – when we work hard,

We are the world,
We are the children,
We are the one to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
We`re takin all our lifes,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

Now there`s a time when we must love at all,
Uuuuuuuh
And it seem the life, – - – make love at all,
But – - – - -
And I love you more and more,
It seem you and I will make a new day,

We are the world,
Ooooh!
We are the children,
Are the children!
We are the ones to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
Let`s start givin`!

There`s a chance we`re takin`,
We`re takin all our lives,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

We are the world,
Are the world!
We are the children,
Are the children!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
So let`s start givin`,
So let`s start givin`!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
Takin`!
We`re takin all our lives,
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

We are the world,
Sharon!
We are the children,
Shalingen!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
Sharon!
So let`s start givin`,
`Cause that`s what we`re bein!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
We`re takin all our lives,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me,
Com`on girl! Yeah!

We are the world,
Sharon!
We are the children,
Shalingen!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
Sharon!
So let`s start givin`,
`Cause that`s what we`re bein!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
We`re takin all our lives,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me,
Oooooooh Yeah!

We are the world,
Sharon!
We are the children,
Shalingen!
We are the one to make a brighter day,
Sharon!
So let`s start givin`,
`Cause that`s what we`re bein!
There`s a chance we`re takin`,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
We`re takin all our lives,
OOOOOOOOOOOO…
It`s true we`re make it a brighter day just you and me.

…………………….Rest In Peace !!!

Things are turning up..

Positively

I shall be joining a new organisation pretty soon….

n On another happy note I had a wonderful bday this year.

n I have started to work on the long planned….yes ‘my book’.

Life’s better !!

…Till Now !

……Almost 3 long months that I jotted down something here……but frankly speaking life has not been a piece of cake for me all this while….I had always been missing this space but did not write up just to avoid the cribs and cries………!

February ‘09…and life had completely changed by then……! It was then that I had in one hand a job resigned and in the other a bundle of long awaited joys……………

2nd February ‘09, he was back in India. The next four days we were busy shoppin n settin up our home with the basic furniture and amenities.

6th February ‘09, we left for our native places. Everything was passing by as a dream…….Yes, definitely our dreams would be coming true in a matter of days……

16th February ‘09, the big day !! We got married. everything looked as if setting up right… While the holy chants were being hummed..the past almost 7 years revolved infront of my eyes… I couldn’t believe things were setting up so well….
The next few days were fast…….more ceremonies……more visitors…………a new life…….a b’fully changed life………..

25th February ‘09, we were back in Pune…………Home-Sweet-Home………….. Life is nothin but jus’ b’ful…………

28th February ‘09, my last day in TTL !

…………………Life’s at a halt since then. On the personal front I have the man of my dreams who has made life the most pleasant journey to walk on….I have roses spread wherever I wish to step…..but on the professional front m still struggling with this market phase and recession….Its long that I have been lookin out for a decent job now…and sometimes I start sulking too……but all I know is that I need to stand strong even in this situation…..n the reason that I could stand so tall and confront these hardships with a smile is ‘Him’……………..He makes things so simple to bear wid…………. Thanks a lot dahlin’ for being the way you are ! You complete me & my life !

I know we can mock at the irony called life as long as we are together….