MARCH 2012SHAREPOINT PAKISTAN USER GROUPTHE #1 SHAREPOINT COMMUNITY IN

PAKISTANACTIVE SINCE 2006

Automating SharePoint

Journey to the Past

Beginnings of SharePointEvolution of SharePointHow and why SharePoint became so popularHow SharePoint helps organizationsWhat is AutomationDo we need Automation in SharePointCan we automate processes in SharePoint

Out of the Box

What do we need to automate processesWhat are the out of the box features that help

in automating processesAre out of the box features customizable? To

what extent?What kind of processes can be automated?What if out of the box features are not

enough?

Custom Automation

Easy or Difficult?What kind of skills are needed to develop

custom automation solutions?Do you need .NET programmers for custom

solution development?Can we use SharePoint Designer?Difference between SharePoint Designer and

Visual StudioThird party solutions

The Cost Factor

Out of the box VS Custom VS Third Party Solutions

Pros and Cons of each solutionTime VS CostIs Time Money?How to leverage existing infrastructure to

reduce costs?

Examples

Custom parallel workflowsCustom OCR solutionsAutomating scanning of paper documentsStoring artifacts in SharePointDistributing artifacts using SharePoint sitesIntegrating proprietary business processesLarge document management solutions for

enterprisesCollaboration solutions

Case Study

Complete Document Management Solutions Scan documents using Multi-Function Devices Enter metadata at the MFPs Scanned documents automatically route to different

folders in SharePoint based on the metadata information

Automatically send out emails to users based on metadata information

Convert scanned documents to readable formats Allow saving documents in multiple formats

Demo

Demo (30 mins)

Questions

Q&A Session (10-15 mins)

Thank you

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SharePoint Pakistan User Group is the #1 SharePoint community in Pakistan and one of the prominent groups in Asia. It is one of the oldest in Asia. SPUG is active since 2005.