Pros and Cons of Including a Content Organizer Component in a SharePoint 2013 Records Management Solution

Another important component of a successful effort to build a records management solution on SharePoint Server 2013 is a Content Organizer. In a video tutorial titled Core Concepts in Records Management, John Holliday the instructor for this course and an acknowledged subject matter expert on the topic explains the value proposition for including this component: […]

Implementing a Content Type Component of a Records Management Strategy for SharePoint Server 2013

A successful effort to manage records with SharePoint Server 2013 must include a content type component. In a video tutorial titled Document IDs and content type syndication, John Holliday, a subject matter expert on this topic and a published author on topics specific to records management, explains how to set up a content type hub […]

Implementing Document Identifiers is a Useful First Step In Building a Records Management Solution Upon SharePoint Server 2013

As John Holliday explains in a video tutorial titled Document Identifiers in SharePoint 2013, a useful first step in the process of building a records management solution on SharePoint 2013 is to implement document identifiers — “The concept is fairly simple, we want to be able to reference documents by their ID, without having to […]

Checking SharePoint Server 2013 for the Features of a Successful Records Management Program

While SharePoint Server 2013 can be used to underpin a successful records management program, out of the box, it lacks a number of important features a successful records management program will require. The missing features include: Support for building file plans. As John Holliday explains in a video tutorial titled Main Challenges for Records Management, […]

SharePoint Server 2013 Offers a Number of Advantages for Records Management Applications

SharePoint is a ubiquitous application across most large organizations in the private, public and not-for profit areas. The platform offers these organizations a rich set of features useful for the design of the type of document retention program uniquely suitable for compliance reporting purposes. SharePoint Server 2013 maintains this appeal with a lot of new […]

New Features in SharePoint Server 2013 Administration

With SharePoint Server 2013, Microsoft® has reduced the set of compatible versions of Windows Server and SQL Server. Administrators can choose from either Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, or Windows Server 2012. SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 or 2012 will also work fine with SharePoint Server 2013. As Michael Noel notes in our video tutorial, […]

Working with the Forms Designer in Access 2013

We include a video tutorial demonstration of how to use the Access 2013 Forms Designer, Building an Access 2013 Form App to build an electronic form (actually an App) for exposure via SharePoint Server 2013. This video tutorial is authored by Darvish Shadravan, a technical specialist and published author. The tutorial is included in our […]

Introduction to the Access 2013 Form Designer Tool

We provide an introduction to the Form Designer tool, which is included with Access 2013, in a video tutorial titled Form Designer and Interface Model. This video tutorial is one of a total of twenty video tutorials included in a set of specialized training content for SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint 2013: Enterprise Forms. The author […]