Gunter Staes's Blog on the Microsoft Platform

40 demo's extra for the Demo Showcase FY07 :-)

A post on the demo showcase again. The demo Showcase is GREAT, it provides a lot of Pre-installed software together with 23 scripts that are up and running. These scenario's provide a good overview of what can be achieved with the Microsoft Platform. Now in addition to this Microsoft offers a lot of examples (eg. MSDN, Technet, Technical Demonstration Toolkit, ... which provide in-depth product feature demo's). Now how can we combine the best of both worlds (Platform Demo's / In Depth product demo's). With this post I want to generate some feedback. It is just an idea to have add-on's available that can be added to the  demo showcase as it will be delivered to our partners somewhere in May 2007.In my opinion this kind of add-on's can help to insure the WW success on the demo showcase This example add's the faboulous 40 WSS Templates.

WSS Application templates are out-of-the-box custom scenarios tailored to address the needs and requirements of specific business processes or sets of tasks in organizations of any size. They can be applied to a task, such as managing a help desk or tracking a marketing campaign, to easily create a dedicated Web-based application for a more efficient and effective way of working. This list of Templates is added to the DS after executing the Installation files & running the postInstallation commands.

Package only includes English versions.

Site Admin Templates Board of Directors Business Performance Reporting Case Management for Government Agencies Classroom Management Clinical Trial Initiation and Management Competitive Analysis Site Discussion Database Disputed Invoice Management Employee Activities Site Employee Self-Service Benefits Employee Training Scheduling and Materials Equity Research Integrated Marketing Campaign Tracking Manufacturing Process Management New Store Opening Product and Marketing Requirements Planning Request for Proposal Sports League Team Work Site Timecard Management

Server Admin Templates Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management Budgeting and Tracking Multiple Projects Bug Database Call Center Change Request Management Compliance Process Support Site Contacts Management Document Library and Review Event Planning Expense Reimbursement and Approval Help Desk Inventory Tracking IT Team Workspace Job Requisition and Interview Management Knowledge Base Lending Library Physical Asset Tracking and Management Project Tracking Workspace Room and Equipment Reservations Sales Lead Pipeline

How to install & use there templates :

- Download the package from http://zvcelshout.officeisp.net/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx and extract the ZIP file somewhere on the DS-SRV-01 server.
- Execute the DS-AddOn1-Fab40.msi to extract all the files needed. (Leave the defaults !!!)
- Execute the PostProcessingCommands.cmd by doubleclicking. It can be found at c:\DS-AddOn1-Fab40
- The script takes about 10 minutes to install the 40 templates :-( (But it is 40 Applications :-) )

Demo Script (Mini)
- Add a New site in Sharepoint & Use one of the new Templates.
     - Navigate to http://intranet.contoso.com/SiteDirectory/Pages/category.aspx
     - Click "Create Site"
     - Enter "Library" for Site Name & URL
     - Pick "Lending Library" from the Application Templates List
     - Click Create
- If you want to allign the look & Feel follow these steps :
     - Navigate to the Library Site & Select "Site Actions" / "Site Settings"
     - Select "Master Page" from the "look & feel" group
     - Select "Inherit site master page from parent of this site" for the "Site Master Page" parameter.
     - Select "Inherit Alternate CSS URL from parent of this site" for the "Access CSS URL" parameter.
     - Click OK.

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