Content Management Server 2002 to SharePoint 2007 Migration
Why Migrate from MCMS 2002 to SharePoint Server 2007? Microsoft Content Management
Server (MCMS) 2002 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 are truly
integrated into a common architecture in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
In Office SharePoint Server 2007, many tasks such as navigation, summary links,
and scheduled deployment that an MCMS 2002 developer would perform can now be performed
by users or IT professionals.
SharePoint Server 2007 is built upon Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version
3), which includes many features previously provided by MCMS 2002, such as workflow
and authentication. In addition, because SharePoint Server 2007 is based upon Windows
SharePoint Services V3, which is based upon Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, you can use functionality
such as master pages, authentication providers, and navigation providers in SharePoint
Server 2007.
SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services V3 offer significantly
new functionality including the following:
- Collaboration and tracking
- Project task
lists
- E-mail integration
- Extensible workflows
- Richer authoring (on the Web and in
Microsoft Office system applications)
- Better multilingual support
- Security API and
extensible roles
- Better content deployment tools
- Web-based site management tools
-
No need for client installation
- RSS feeds
- Integrated
search
These new features,
combined with the ASP.NET 2.0 benefits in SharePoint Server 2007, enable you to
build Web sites with less custom code, which means you need to do less work to maintain
them.
Two-Part Migration Process
Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides functionality formerly found in MCMS 2002
functionality, however, the APIs are restructured and the Content Repository is
changed to take advantage of the Windows SharePoint Services V3 core functionality.
There are two parts to the migration process:
- Content migration Content includes channels, postings, placeholder
content, custom properties, resource galleries, resources, rights groups, users,
template galleries, and template gallery items.
- Code migration Code includes ASPX template files, custom navigation
controls, workflow customization, custom placeholder server controls, and any custom
code that uses the MCMS Publishing API.
MethodFactory MCMS Migration Planning
The MethodFactory MCMS Migration Planning process is designed to quickly provide
the following:
- existing MCMS (2001/2002) environment documentation
- strategic code and content migration recommendations
- project plan with all dependencies for a successful migration to SharePoint 2007
MethodFactory MCMS and SharePoint experts regularly work with in-house IT teams
to jointly execute on MCMS migration plans. To learn more about the MethodFactory
MCMS Migration Planning process please contact:
Steve Walter
888.345.2699
steve.walter@methodfactory.com