KnowledgeLake Training, Day 1

For all of the technical newbies, here is a demo of SharePoint to get you started. KnowledgeLake extends SharePoint to document imaging.

We spent a lot of time poring over SharePoint lists, content types and ended the day with a KnowledgeLake exclusive: the Document Class. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I put a link here with a real nice primer on the product. A Document Class allows a user to choose a document type (invoice, check, purchase order, RMA, resume whatever) and then prompts the user for the relevant fields of that document. If the user chooses invoice, it will only ask for PO number, PO Requested By, PO Amount, etc. This takes the guesswork out of indexing to the user. Some other wise tidbits to pass along:

• If using KnowledgeLake as part of a larger WSS3 or MOSS deployment, it is recommended to put the KnowledgeLake ECM in its own site collection.
  
• Document Classes allow one to link one document library to multiple back-end data sources.
  
• For help with database connection strings, go to ConnectionStrings.com
  

Enjoy!