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Christchurch SharePoint User Group

Collaborating on collaboration

Welcome to the Christchurch SharePoint User Group site, or more affectionately, C-SPUG.

Our aim is to provide a friendly environment, events and tools for sharing knowledge on the implementation, development, and use of WSS and MOSS. Our interests range from the highly technical aspects of SharePoint, to the wider business considerations of implementing a SharePoint solution. Our members include those who are learning/adopting SharePoint for the first time, as well as those who have been using SharePoint or similar technologies for many years.

C-SPUG generally meets on the last Tuesday of each month. From time-to-time, there may also be special events, informal lunchtime chats and get-togethers, and events run in conjunction with other related groups. 

Please click here to join the C-SPUG mailing list.  We'd also like to know what topics you are interested in hearing about, so please drop us an e-mail.

General links and information about SharePoint can be found on the parent New Zealand SharePoint User Groups site.

 C-SPUG Announcements
Christchurch SharePoint User Group Meeting - May 19th at the CII - MOSS for Business Intelligence 
by Gary Payne		 5/05/2009 11:15 a.m.
 
Christchurch SharePoint User Group Meeting - April 16th - Building the Perfect SharePoint Farm 
by Gary Payne		 26/03/2009 9:28 a.m.
 
C-SPUG Meeting: Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 5:30 to 7:00 PM, 200 Armagh Street 
by Matt Smith		 15/01/2009 10:48 a.m.
 
(More Announcements...)

 Past Sessions
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24/03/2009 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Show Us Your IntranetUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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24/02/2009 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Unleash the power of SharePoint Designer with the Data View Web PartUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Useful Resources

Six-part training demo on getting the most from SharePoint designer (online videos):
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA102199841033.aspx

Working with the Data Form Web Part and SharePoint designer (an on-demand webcast)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032402580&CountryCode=US

Connecting to an Online Search Service (in this case Live.com) Using the Data View Web Part (step by step instructions)
http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2007/07/27/sharepoint-data-view-part-magic-and-search.aspx

Getting to know the Data Form Web Part (a series of 4 posts with lots of clear screenshots)
http://masteringsharepoint.com/blogs/beagle/archive/2008/08/13/DFWP1.aspx

27/01/2009 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Seamless Teamwork in 60 Minutes, with Michael SampsonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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25/11/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: SharePoint Planning and Governance (Practical steps for ensuring that you get the most out of your deployment)Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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28/10/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: K2 blackpoint. SharePoint workflow. More features. No codeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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30/09/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: SharePoint – A Review of the Use and Experience within ClarusUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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26/08/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Business Process Automation for EveryoneUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Eben took us through some Workflow theory and then showed us the Nintex Workflow approach.
28/07/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Collaborative construction of custom SharePoint artifactsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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See Gavin's blog post for a summary of this event.
1/07/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Knowledge Management within Customer ServicesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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See Michael Sampson's Live Blog for a summary of this event.
27/05/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: SharePoint Development Lightning Talks!Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Four speakers each gave a 12-15 "lightning talk" on an aspect of SharePoint development. Matt's blog on "7 tips for productive SharePoint development" can be found here.
29/04/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Stories from the SharePoint FrontlinesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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With record attendance for a C-SPUG event, Sarah gave some great practical advice on implementing SharePoint based on her extensive experience with SharePoint and intranets in general.
 
This event was live blogged by Michael Sampson.
25/03/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Evaluating SharePoint for CollaborationUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Though challenged, Michael Sampson wasn't able to live blog his own event this time. Nevertheless, Michael's subsequent post on the event can be found here.
26/02/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Introduction to the Business Data CatalogUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Jamie walked us through the features of the Business Data Catalog (BDC).  The BDC can be useful for aggregating and data from Line of Business (LOB) data sources, including ADO.NET and web services.  This allows you to list, filter, view, and index the data inside SharePoint, as well as associate the data with other SharePoint items in Business Data fields.
 
This event was live blogged by Michael Sampson.
29/01/2008 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: InfoPath Forms End to EndUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Peter gave a great demonstration of an end-to-end solution using InfoPath forms, workflow foundation, MOSS, open XML, and web services.
27/11/2007 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Public Records Act and MOSSUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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Mark and Jonathan kindly travelled down from Wellington to talk us through utilising MOSS in compliance environments.  A proof of concept MOSS site was used to demonstrate how out-of-the box WSS and MOSS features can achieve electronic document and records management compliance.
 
URLs supplied during the event:
 
www.codeplex.com (search on "SharePoint faceted")
 
This event was live blogged by Michael Sampson.
30/10/2007 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: WSS In BusinessUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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For the second meeting of the C-SPUG, Gary Payne gave an introduction to Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) for Business.  After a quick overview of SharePoint's history, purpose and capabilities, Gary then dived into a series of demos highlighting WSS's out of the box capabilities for "no code" users and administrators.  Gary built up a site for a car tracking system, showing various best practices (such as use of content types and site columns) along the way.
 
More details can be found on Michael Sampson's live blog of the event - thanks Michael!
Attachment26/09/2007 5:30 p.m.
C-SPUG Meeting: Introduction to Windows SharePoint Services DevelopmentUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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This event was the inaugural meeting of the Christchurch SharePoint User Group (C-SPUG).  This was held as a joint meeting with the .NET User Group, intended to provide the wider .NET community with an overview of SharePoint development, and spark interest in both SharePoint and the user group.
 
Matt gave an overview of WSS and MOSS concepts, before leaping into a demonstration of WSS's out-of-the-box capabilities using the example of setting up a .NET user group community site.  He then delved into select development topics via demos, including: Object Model + CAML querying, Web Part creation using Visual Studio Extensions, Features and declarative extensibility, and Event Receivers.  Matt concluded with a summary of "Why SharePoint?" and provided various resources and calls to action.
 
This event was live blogged by Michael Sampson.
  		 

 Upcoming Events
There are currently no upcoming events.

 Presentation Slides
BDC Investigation (PayGlobal).ppt
BDC Investigation (PayGlobal)Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
BuildingPerfectSharePointFarm.pptx
BuildingPerfectSharePointFarmUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Environment Canterbury intranet.pptx
Environment Canterbury intranetUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Landcare Research Intranet.ppt
Landcare Research IntranetUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Solid Energy Intranet.ppt
Solid Energy IntranetUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The group is supported by Microsoft New Zealand and organised by volunteer coordinators.

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