In order to upgrade to SharePoint Foundation 2010 or SharePoint Server 2010, you must first be running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 at SP2 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 at SP2, respectively. For customers running prior versions of SharePoint, including Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003, this means that you must first upgrade to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 prior to upgrading to 2010 versions. Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 with SP2 is available as a free download, and trial versions of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 are available and supported for use in this upgrade/migration process.

Additional Information and Notes

Please note that SharePoint Server 2010 Beta cannot be upgraded to the final release version (RTM). Any use of these steps or guidelines with any pre-release version of SharePoint 2010 should be for testing/evaluation only.

The upgrade path will necessarily mean a move from 32-bit OS architecture to 64-bit OS architecture. Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 were supported only on 32-bit operating systems, as opposed to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010, which are supported only on 64-bit operating systems.

The database platform selected for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 should be consistent with the planned platform for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. For example, if SQL Server 2008 will serve as the database software for the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 trial versions you should maintain that version for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 to avoid downgrade support limitations such as SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2005. For additional information on SQL Server 2008 downgrade rights see: SQL Server 2008 Licensing Frequently Asked Questions

How can Deltascheme help?

As a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, Deltascheme can help you to implement your new SharePoint Server system by providing:

• Consultancy to define your business requirements
• Professional Services to design, install and configure your system
• Data migration tools to re‐classify & import your legacy content
• Solutions to enable paper content to be scanned into the system
• Services to deliver standard forms and workflow processes
• Expertise to integrate SharePoint with your existing applications  

Deltascheme is a leading provider of business and technical consultancy for Electronic Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM) solutions based on Microsoft Technologies.  

To discuss your requirements, call us on +44 (0) 1628 401 800.

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Multi-file Uploader Utility

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a Multi File Uploader Utility to enable you to quickly identify, select and then upload multiple electronic documents into SharePoint.

However, if SharePoint is being used as a Document and Records Management System you will then be required to apply metadata against each document to ensure they are stored in adherence to your organisations’ ‘content types’ and information management policies for security, retention and disposition. This process can be very repetitive and laborious so Deltascheme has provided an enhancement to allow you to apply a common set of metadata (e.g. Project Number, Client Number, Document Type, etc.) to every document you upload.

Document and Content Migrator for SharePoint

The Document and Content Migrator,  has been designed to enable organisations to migrate large numbers of documents and other content from file stores into SharePoint.

It is a fast and extremely cost effective method of migrating content, with no coding, lengthy training or large software packages to install. It has been designed specifically for SharePoint and it caters for all requirements around metadata and content types.

Configuration allows users to copy across folder structures or flatten files. Key for records management is the preservation of original creation and modification dates.

To find out more look on our solution pages.

Deltascheme

Deltascheme is a leading provider of business and technical consultancy for Electronic Content Management and Business Process Management solutions based on Microsoft Technologies.

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a Multi-file Uploader Utility to enable you to quickly identify, select and then upload multiple electronic documents into SharePoint.

However, if SharePoint is being used as a Document and Records Management System you will then be required to apply metadata against each document to ensure they are stored in adherence to your organisations’ ‘content types’ and information management policies for security, retention and disposition. This process can be very repetitive and laborious so Deltascheme has provided an enhancement to allow you to apply a common set of metadata (e.g. Project Number, Client Number, Document Type, etc.) to every document you upload.

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Deltascheme is a specialist systems integrator and solutions provider delivering ECM and BPM solutions. We use Microsoft SharePoint as our primary application platform and have expertise delivering a broad range of integrated solutions such as EDRM, Case Management, Extranets, Intranets, CRM, Business Intelligence and data migration projects. Based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Deltascheme has 23 years experience of software engineering

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