SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) Enterprise Search and BDC – QuickStart Resources

ssRecently, I had to get a few of my team members ready quickly for implementing Search in MOSS to search in multiple content sources (Oracle, Lotus Notes, SQL Server). So I prepared a list of URLs about the information available publicly and that would be sufficient to get started with. Sharing those URLs here:

General Search

• Overview Article: Find It All with SharePoint Enterprise Search

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/01/Search/default.aspx  

• TechNet Webcast: An In-Depth Look at SharePoint Server 2007 Search Technology (Level 200)  Event ID: 1032309959

http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032309959&CountryCode=US

• TechNet Webcast: Installing and Configuring Search in SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)  Event ID: 1032325467

http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032325467&CountryCode=US

• Enterprise Search in MOSS Overview @ MSDN

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms495418.aspx

• Operations/How-To: Add a content source for search (Office SharePoint Server)

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/82c7c354-6347-4ae8-b5f8-7d0cdfe432401033.mspx?mfr=true

BDC and Search

• BDC Overview Video

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=221016 

• What is the Business Data Catalogue?

http://blogs.msdn.com/martinkearn/archive/2006/10/05/What-is-the-Business-Data-Catalouge_3F00_.aspx

• BDC Overview and Links at MSDN

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms546541.aspx

• TechNet Webcast: Extending SharePoint Server 2007 Search Capabilities by Exposing Data with the Business Data Catalog (Level 300)  Event ID: 1032325420

http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032325420&CountryCode=US

• Blog: BDC – Enabling Search on business data 

http://blah.winsmarts.com/2007-4-SharePoint_2007__BDC_-_Enabling_Search_on_business_data.aspx

• Tool: BDC Meta Man is the first application that provides the ability to create Application Definitions for the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) Business Data Catalog (BDC) without writing a line of code.

http://www.bdcmetaman.com/default.aspx

• Database Sample: AdventureWorksDW SQL Server 2005 Sample

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms494876.aspx

•  Web Service Sample: Walkthrough: Amazon Web Service Sample 

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms498501.aspx

• Enabling Business Data Search

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms492695.aspx

• BDC and Oracle Blogs:

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/sethnidhi/archive/2007/02/04/19004.aspx

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/ldusolier/archive/2006/12/22/17172.aspx

Search In Lotus Notes

•  Configure Office SharePoint Server Search to crawl Lotus Notes (Office SharePoint Server 2007)

 http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/82c7c354-6347-4ae8-b5f8-7d0cdfe432401033.mspx?mfr=true 

• MOSS2007 – Search and Index Lotus Notes

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/helloitsliam/archive/2007/01/09/17654.aspx

• Using SharePoint 2007 to index a Lotus Notes Database

http://meiyinglim.blogspot.com/2007/01/using-sharepoint-2007-to-index-lotus.html

• Displaying correct Titles of  Lotus Notes Documents in SharePoint Search Results

http://meiyinglim.blogspot.com/2007/01/displaying-correct-titles-of-lotus.html

• How to Configure Search to Honor Lotus Notes Security Settings

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3bEN-US%3bQ288816#appliesto