Version Control and Content Management System

Facts

Engagement Type: Project / Team Extension

Technology Area: Business Process
Optimization / Content Management / Line of
Business Application Development

Development Environment:

• Windows 2008 Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• Languages: C#

Duration: 6 months

Client

The Client is a software company that focuses on SharePoint solutions and connectors with other Line of Business applications. The Client's family of products includes a groundbreaking enterprise integration solution adopted by leading ECM vendors. The solution provides customers with complete enterprise-wide content searching and sharing capabilities.

Business Need

The Client needed to implement a solution which would allow using SharePoint as a content management system (file versioning and storage system) for further incorporation in Windows Mobile Help and How-to online systems.

Solution

Having evaluated the Client’s project goals, technologies, and dependency on other products, Akvelon recommended that this work could be successfully executed at its offices, without the need to send staff to the Client’s office.

The solution included extensions for importing content from third-party applications and publishing files to staging and production. Wherever possible, standard SharePoint user interface elements and functionality were retained.  The solution developed by Akvelon included the following:

• Implementation of specified features, site definitions, page layouts and custom content types
• Libraries and lists for event receivers
• Custom document library version processing
• Business object layer for downloading list items via standard SharePoint services
• Custom actions and list definitions
• Site customization and Web server configuration
• Customized SharePoint security system by automatically managing access levels and permissions.

Benefits and Results

The success of this project was based on the ability of Akvelon’s off-site team to provide excellent communication, expertise in Microsoft SharePoint and related technologies, as well as creativity and dedication to completing the project on time.

The solution has been deployed in the Client’s hosting environment and has demonstrated robust performance, replacing two separate systems previously used by the client.  This resulted in higher productivity from more convenient and integrated version control features, as well as reductions in the solution hosting.