Xpress XML for Microsoft SharePoint is a key piece of technology that bridges the specialized authoring environment needed to create XML content in large-scale knowledge management projects and the portal and collaboration abilities of Microsoft SharePoint. With Xpress XML for SharePoint, the world of SharePoint collaboration is open to XML authors, and the world of XML component authoring has arrived for the SharePoint community. When documents are saved, Xpress XML automatically bursts the XML components for storage in SharePoint, automatically applies catalog information based upon XML attributes where desired, and automatically establishes all component relationships.
Users do not have to be XML experts to see the immediate advantages of component authoring. Individual components can be viewed, revised, or re-used without worrying about the complexities of XML. For example, an author can navigate document content through special SharePoint screens and see components highlighted in place. Selection of content for edit or re-use could not be easier.
Xpress XML for Microsoft SharePoint provides a host of advanced features for XML component management, reuse, and security:
Automatic Chunking or Bursting of XML Content–Individual document components (XML chunks) are stored in SharePoint with full metadata for discovery, reuse, or personalized delivery to communities of interest or multiple security levels.
Automatic Cataloging – the Xpress XML for SharePoint rules engine can automatically extract metadata from XML components for cataloging, apply global catalog values, or allow the author to edit the catalog information as the document is added to SharePoint.
Component Versioning – Xpress XML for SharePoint automatically versions components by checking the content for any changes and ensures that business processes related to versioning are properly enacted.
Dynamic Document Assembly – Xpress XML for SharePoint analyzes the author’s intent as it relates to authored and referenced components of a document, and dynamically assembles personalized views of the document according to the interests and security entitlements of the consumer.
Document Lifecycle – Xpress XML for SharePoint enables the document, as an aggregate of individual content types, to move through a lifecycle that accommodates the tracking of comments, changes, checkout status, authorizations, and auditing.
Advanced Reuse – Referencing another author’s content requires flexibility and control. References may be tied to a specific version, automatically updated to a new version, or manually administered through flexible notifications that are seamlessly integrated with Word and SharePoint.
Where Used – Specialized SharePoint screens pinpoint the usage of content and help to ensure that authoritative sources are maintained.
Automatic Renditions – Multi-level security dissemination by output type; Message Traffic, HTML, Metacard, PDF, Powerpoint, and more.
Nothing creates portals and collaborative environments more easily than Microsoft SharePoint. Now, with Xpress XML for SharePoint, SharePoint portals can deliver highly personalized views of documents that are targeted to the purpose, interest group, security clearance, or personal preferences of the user.
With Xpress XML for Microsoft SharePoint, it is easy to create and manage multiple libraries for various communities of interest and access control levels. The combination of SharePoint and Xpress XML dissemination features ensure that the proper users can access timely information in the format they desire