I have an issue where I've been unable to update my root Sharepoint site from classic to modern (all sites mentioned herein are SPO). When I attempt to migrate to modern I don't have the "Connect to communications site" option under the gear and don't want to run a bunch of manual PowerShell commands.
My current site structure is like this:
Root Site: Classic (One doc library, moderate usage)
Subsite: Classic (High usage)
Subsite: Classic (High usage)
Subsite: Modern (Low/no Usage)
I've watched/read just about every article on converting classic to modern and well, they don't seem to account for this situation. BTW I'm a new arrival at our company and trying to sort what that came before me. Any suggestions here are greatly appreciated.
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Is my understanding of Intranet = essentially password-protected admin website, with credentials only for registered employees, wrong??
I'm confronted with a task where a client wants to have an intranet with really basic functions (file uploads + file storage on the server is the most "complicated stuff"). I've never developed a so-called intranet so far, and the client already has a website.
What I was actually thinking was just adding an "Intranet" or so link to the existing website, which points to a password - protected subsystem / subdomain, or even a single additional page of the existing site, which in turn represents the intranet.
Ready to go, I consulted some tutorials, blogs and guides about intranets, and wondered why they all speak about you NEEDING an intranet software, like Microsoft SharePoint or whatever. Isn't an intranet developed with these essentially the same as a password-protected administration website? Or am I lacking something here? Of course, softwares come with advantages and ready-to-use stuff, but I've developed quite some login systems for now and feel that it is much easier to develop an intranet with very basic features only as elaborated above on my own, instead of choosing + learning the ideal software. In my opinion, developing one on my own would especially make future edits + adaptations much more convenient..?
I'm very new to YouTrack and tried using it on local host under Mac OSX. My first impression on it was really stuck and can't say in words how neat and elegant was the whole user interface. I'm really loving it now and would like to adapt the UI to electrical and electronics engineering projects along with the issue tracking. So far I'm already into the play and have found plenty of useful customisable features which I can turn them into the ones relevant to engineering stuff. Now I'm moving to some intermediate skill to change the UI and got some doubts to be clarified. Here are the list of queries I've got now.
I'm now trying it on local host under Mac OSX and its running fine without any issues. I would like to install and do online testing like hosting it under siteground or goddady and use custom domain/sub domain to access it. I mean so that I can give my team the online access.
I've came across other products like team city, upsource and hub. Could you please explain in brief on each?
I will be using it for 8-10 users now and is there any option to purchase access to custom logo, private projects and ssl without upgrading to more users.
Thank you.
A basic question on Endeca I suppose. The scenario is we have a commerce website that running on say, ATG Search (or any other search) & we need to move to Endeca. Is it possible to just use the guided selling aspect of Endeca or is it mandatory to use the experience manager also?
A second question, if we have to use experience manager then does it mean that the page layouts of the current site would have to change or can they be retained?
The easiest way to answer this would be to speak to your Oracle Account Manager as they will be able to confirm whether you have/should license Experience Manager. Considering that, even in the most recent release of Endeca (now called Oracle Guided Navigation) you can download the Tools And Frameworks module without including Experience Manager, you do not have to use Experience Manager.
As far as your second question is concerned, if you did use Experience Manager, you don't have to push all of your page layouts through this. The biggest benefit in using Experience Manager is that it gives you more control over how you merchandise the different levels in your taxonomy but you can also do that manually.
Is it possible to just use the guided selling aspect of Endeca
Yes. (Tools And Frameworks comes in two flavors. One, with Experience Manager, and another one without Experience Manager, which is also called as Guided Search). Use of Experience Manager is NOT mandatory.
If we have to use experience manager then does it mean that the page
layouts of the current site would have to change or can they be
retained?
Yes, the page layouts of the current site should be adjusted.
I've got a little history in CMS technology and I wonder if anyone could recommend a CMS-System (esp. WCM) for large content rich websites. Consider a hierarchical tree structure of sites with e.g. 4-5 levels, where you have about 10 to 15 trees of sites.
e.g.:
Organisation 1-n
1.1 Suborg 1-n
1.2 Special-Microsite 1-n
You should further be able to share content & navigation within sites (trees) an attach own site-specific navigation and content to shared navigation - wich only appears in the site scope but not globally.
When you could say about a system it rocks even with 500+ sites and complex permission landscape, please let me know.
Use EMC Documentum.. Its not a open source WCM application, but its robust and really good for large systems. I have worked on it for complex permissions and large web sites.
Alfresco is an open source ECM with Web Content Management . It was started in 2005 by the former founder of Documentum and engineering team of former Documentum developers, and has been built by engineers with many years of experience from Interwoven, Vignette, and other ECM players. It's a modern architecture, and is runtime-agnostic, so you can have .NET sites managed right next with Java Sites, PHP sites, etc.
Used by lots of large and medium sized enterprises all over the world (check customers list).
If you are already using Oracle for [anything]. Then I would recommend looking at Oracle UCM 11g. The 11g version was released recently and boasts some impressive stats, capabilities.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/content-management/overview/index.html
I am a junior developer and I have just graduated from university this year. I am working private with some people and I have just been given a music website to develop using DotNetNuke. I have a some experience using DotNetNuke which I have gained making small modules that take care of certain functionality on a webpages but I have never taken on a whole website before. I would love it if some one would give me some guidence on how to approach this project and answer some of my questions.
What are the steps involved in developing a dotnetnuke website?
How different is it from a developers perspective to develop a dotnetnuke cms website from a cms website which was developed from scratch?
When it comes to the database do you add tables to the database incrementally as you develop new functionality or do you plan everything in advance and create tables and stored procedures at once?
What are the steps involved in developing a dotnetnuke website?
Pick your version (if you're starting now, pick 5.1.1)
Installation (use Source package locally, Install package everywhere else)
Settings Configuration (performance, security, user info, etc.)
Adding & configuring core/third party modules
Adding & configuring third party skins
Custom Extension (typically module or provider) Development
Custom Skin Development
How different is it from a developers
perspective to develop a dotnetnuke
cms website from a cms website which
was developed from scratch?
Very. When you're starting with an established CMS you're inheriting solutions to tons and tons of solved problems. In the case of DNN, you have a substantial framework at your disposal. The focus will be more on learning and leveraging the existing API/features. If you're starting from scratch you're providing that foundation yourself. Using an established CMS is not necessarily better than the other - it depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you require fine-grained control over everything and you want a great learning experience, rolling your own may be the best way to go.
When it comes to the database do you
add tables to the database
incrementally as you develop new
functionality or do you plan
everything in advance and create
tables and stored procedures at once?
No matter what your project is, I'd suggest doing things as they are needed and not before. I think "doing everything in advance" would be impossible/horrible anyway. The heart of this question is really going to be defining your development process - I don't think this would necessarily be any different than in other projects. I like to define the features I want, organize them based on their relation to each other (which should come first due to dependencies, etc) and start implementing them one at a time and give each one the attention it needs.
You may also want to look into Lee Sykes' tutorials on module development using OpenWebStudio. However, I'm more on the design end, mainly just skinning, configuring, SE optimizing sites and matching client needs to our library of licensed 3rd party modules. However, the DNN community is VERY supportive and VERY helpful. There are some great resources out there, and I've found several blogs by the core development team to be essential for helping me wrap my head around the DNN framework.
Keep with it, and don't be scared to ask questions.
References:
www.dnncreative.com - Lee Sykes' Site, many tutorials on the how-tos of the DNN system. It's well worth the yearly subscription IMHO.
www.dotnetnuke.com - The main site for the DNN community
www.snowcovered.com - Central (AFAIK) site where many module developers sell their products, everything from skins to modules.