Datasheet

Here is a complete list of the services provided in SharePoint Governance Kit:

Site Provisioning Services	Availability
Online request form that captures all business user requests for Sharepoint sites	Currently Available
Method for end-user classification of sites that support their creation up to 32 levels (aka provisioning nodes) deep within a given taxonomy	Currently Available
In multi-SharePoint farm environments, supports the provisioning of a site into a node within any specified Sharepoint farm within the customer environment.	Currently Available
In multi-SharePoint web application environments, supports the provisioning of a site into a node within any specified Sharepoint web application within the customer environment.	Currently Available
Enforcement of basic naming convention validation rules (e.g. site names must be a minimum of X characters long)	Currently Available
Smart naming convention rules for sites that are provisioned	Future
Tree navigation control providing alternate method for classification of SharePoint sites (aka alternate method for selecting the appropriate provisioning node).	Currently Available
Dynamic site template filtering based upon the classification of the requested site.	Currently Available
Available filters for the selection of site templates include “All Global Templates”, “All Site Collection Templates”, “All Web Templates”	Currently Available
Support the filtering of available site templates based on those that begin with a specified text string.	Currently Available
Enforcement of business-unit specific metadata at the time of provisioning	Currently Available
Business-unit specific metadata can be either choice dropdowns, multi-value list boxes, or text fields.	Currently Available
Dropdown/list box metadata properties can be created to provide a listing a available pick list values from a centralized choice group.	Currently Available
Business-unit specific metadata can be configured to be either required or optional	Currently Available
Business-unit specific metadata can specified as being a ‘global facet’ which will place that property as a top level navigation facet of the site directory web part.	Currently Available
Ability to specify whether the requested site should be visible to users within the global site directory	Currently Available
Ability to specify owners, members and visitors at the time the site is requested	Currently Available
Ability to specify at the time of request whether the newly created site should also allow the creation of sub-sites via the online wizard under that node	Currently Available
Confirmation screen that provides users with a listing of the metadata specified for their requested site.	Currently Available
Ability for the system to automatically email the specified owners and members of the site at the time in which it is created.	Currently Available
Enforcement of user acknowledgment that they have read and understood the service policies prior to submission of the request for a new site.	Currently Available
Optional approval workflow that can be enforced at the time of the request, configurable by site classification / provisioning node.	Currently Available
Per each provisioning node, support the automatic email notification to a specified list of emails at the time any site is created under that node.	Currently Available
Allow for the optional enforcement of inheritance of provisioning workflow settings to all sub nodes within a classification tree	Currently Available
Default values for any node-specific metadata field can be specified.	Currently Available
The configuration of a site as a provisioning node can be achieved via site settings of that site.	Currently Available
Centralized configuration of provisioning nodes can be performed from central administration	Future
Changes to configuration rules within remote farms shall be automatically reflected in the central provisioning wizard.	Currently Available

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Site Directory Services	Availability
Available site directory webpart that will display any site that has been provisioned via the online wizard and had “publish in directory” specified as true	Currently Available
Site directory will always display primary node classification fields as navigation facets.	Currently Available
When navigating deeper into a primary classification tree, node specific metadata will dynamically appear as valid navigational facets	Currently Available
Site directory can support the display of global facets; allowing navigation to be achieved on shared metadata values.	Currently Available
Site directory will display the site name and description within the results pane of the webpart	Currently Available
Simple search functionality with perform a contains query on the title and description fields of any site provisioned via the provisioning wizard.	Currently Available
Advanced search functionality will allow for users to construct a specific query against all primary and node-specific metadata.	Future
Search results will be displayed in the webpart and will bold/highlight the text in either the title or description that match the search query.	Currently Available
Site directory webpart can optionally be configured via web part settings to be context aware; thus displaying only those sites that are below the current location within the taxonomy	Currently Available
Navigation using primary classification facets will automatically construct a breadcrumb that is visible in the header of the webpart.	Currently Available
Navigation using node-specific metadata will automatically apply filters to the result set and such filters will be displayed in the upper-right portion of the webpart.	Currently Available
The look and feel of the site directory webpart will conform to the selected UI theme of the site.	Currently Available
Site directory will support the display of any site that has been specified as valid to publish in the directory, even if such sites are provisioned into remote SharePoint farms	Currently Available
Changes to site metadata values shall be automatically reflected in the global site directory.	Currently Available
Changes to site metadata in remote SharePoint farms shall be automatically reflected in the global site directory.	Currently Available
The site directory can be accessed and used in remote SharePoint farms; data between directories shall be replicated/synchronized	Future

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Personalized Navigation Services	Availability
Available “My Team Sites” dropdown control that can be inserted into any master page providing a personalized listing of those sites in which a user has at least “contribute” access rights	Currently Available
Available “My Team Sites Webpart” that can be placed onto any SharePoint site that will provide a personalized listing of those sites in which a user has at least “contribute” access rights (grouped by those in which they are a member and those in which they are an owner)	Currently Available
Support the ability to properly display the appropriate personalized listing sites even if access rights are granted by a users inclusion in an active directory security group.	Currently Available

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Site Usage Monitoring Services	Availability
Support usage analysis jobs that can detect sites that have not been viewed in a configurable number of weeks or months	Currently Available
Provide the ability to specify a default expiration period for all sites provisioned into the system.	Currently Available
Upon expiration and/or determination that a site is unused, solution must automatically send email to the owners of the site.	Currently Available
Email frequency to owners of sites that have been flagged as either inactive or expired can be configured to be sent every configurable number of weeks or months.	Currently Available
Emails communicating site expiration or site inactivity can be sent using a specified email address	Currently Available
Site admin (e.g. site owners) can view from ‘Site Settings’ current site usage information – providing total hits to date, hits last month, age of their site (in days), and the date in which the site is to become expired.	Currently Available
From ‘Site Settings’, site admin (e.g. site owners) can request an extension of time to system admin.	Currently Available
Requests for extensions will generate an email to a specified list of SharePoint system admin.	Currently Available
System admin can grant an extension to a site, thus resetting its expiration and/or un-flagging it as inactive	Currently Available

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Site Quota Management Services	Availability
Ability for system admin to specify the default quota size for all individual sites.	Currently Available
Ability for system admin to specify at what percent attainment of quota a site is flagged being in a ‘warning’ state.	Currently Available
Ability for system admin to specify the frequency in which (e.g. number of days) the system should email site owners when their site is in a warning state	Currently Available
Ability for system admin to specify the frequency in which (e.g. number of days) the system should email site owners when their site has reached or exceeded quota	Currently Available
Ability for site admin (e.g. site owners) to view their current quota limit and current percent utilized from ‘site settings’	Currently Available
Ability for site admin (e.g. site owners) to request an extension to their quota and have the system automatically send an email to a listing of system admin.	Currently Available
Ability for system admin (via ‘site settings’) to grant a specific extension to that site’s quota	Currently Available

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Site Delete Protection Services	Availability
Ability for the system to intercept the request for deletion of a site and automatically archive site to a network accessible location outside of MOSS	Currently Available
Ability for system administrators to specify the location where all sites should be archived when deleted.	Currently Available

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Other Administration Services	Availability
A listing of the admin reports should be accessible from the application management page within central admin	Currently Available
System admin should be able to launch a report that displays all sites that are currently nearing and/or have violated quotas.	Currently Available
System admin should be able to launch a report that displays all sites that have been recently deleted and archived from the system.	Currently Available
System admin should be able to launch a report that displays all sites that have been flagged as either inactive or expired	Currently Available
System admin should be able to launch a report that displays all sites that are currently undergoing review/approval for creation.	Future
System admin should be able to launch a report that displays all sites that have been created in a configurable of days.	Future
System admin should be able to launch a report that displays the average duration time (by month) it took for a site request to get approved/created	Future