Search
Finding the right information or person is what search is all about. This section
offers an overview of search-related features in Office SharePoint Server 2007,
such as the ability to find people who have the expertise you need to get your job
done.
Search Center The Search Center is a site that provides a central
location for initiating queries and browsing search results. If you add information
about yourself to your My Site page, other people in your organization use the Search
Center to locate you, information about your projects, and who you know.Office SharePoint
Server 2007 includes the following site templates for creating a Search Center:
- Search Center Select this site template when you want to create
a site to deliver the search experience. The main Welcome page features a simple
search box in the center of the page. The site includes pages for search results
and advanced search.
- Search Center with tabs Select this template when you want to create
a site to deliver the search experience. The main Welcome page features a simple
search box in the center of the page. The site includes two tabs: one for general
searches and another for searches for information about people. You can add and customize tabs to focus on other search scopes or result types.
Find documents on your intranet You can search for documents that
contain a specific word or phrase, that are written in a specific language, that
are created in a specific application, or that have specific properties. Office
SharePoint Server 2007 also includes useful features for narrowing your search.
For example, you can search for only documents that contain the exact phrase "international
society" and are written in either Spanish or Japanese.
Find people on your intranet Finding the right person can be critical
for getting things done quickly. You can search for someone by name, or you can
use other profile details, such as skills, current projects, or title. You can also
search for people in your organization's enterprise applications, such as SAP, Siebel,
and customized databases.
Find business data in other enterprise applications The Search
features in Office SharePoint Server 2007 can help you find information in your
organization's enterprise applications. These enterprise applications are specialized
business programs for tasks such as accounting, tracking inventory, and managing
supply chains. The applications include SAP, Siebel, and custom databases that were
created for your organization.