Chapter 21. Intranet Portal Solution Scenario

This chapter combines the concepts presented in the other parts of the book to create an intranet portal for a sample company. We walk through the requirements presented for a typical intranet portal and then propose a SharePoint architecture to meet each requirement.

Our solution creates a portal on which users can collaborate within a structure that provides templates, consistent data usage, access to business data and search so that corporate consistency is maintained. We walk through using self-service site creation, lists and libraries, custom list fields, content types, and site templates to create this collaboration infrastructure with fields and content types that will be used throughout the organization. In this chapter, we also implement a business data application, use SQL Server Reporting Services, report Web Parts and design data views to access, and connect and present business data throughout the portal.