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Chapter 1: Microsoft Offi ce SharePoint Services 2007 (MOSS)
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As well, the site administrator can create custom groups into which you may be added. Custom groups
can have different permission levels associated with them, again to meet particular business or security
requirements.
In addition to the standard groups, several other groups exist into which you can be placed, depending
on your SharePoint role. These include:
Designers Group: Users who contribute content to the site and work with its look and feel
Hierarchy Managers: Users can create and manage subsites
Approvers: Users who can edit, create, and approve content within the site
Restricted Readers: Can read content but not historical versions
Document - Level Permissions
Permissions can also be applied at the document level. This is useful if you are working on documents in a
public site and wish to restrict access to the document while it is in draft form. Another approach is to store
the document in your private file area with MySite until it is ready to be moved to a MOSS or WSS site.
Ensuring the security of your sites and documents is vital within almost all business organizations, and
it is advisable to read up on how to secure sites and documents. Appendix B provides some links to
articles and Microsoft materials aimed at the end user interested in looking at site and document security
in more detail.
Comparing WSS and MOSS Features
The following list highlights the major features available in MOSS 2007 but not in WSS v3. As you can
see, some major features — such as MySite — are not available to you with WSS only. However, for the
smaller business the fact that WSS is free has a huge attraction.
MySite personal web site
Site Directory: Listing of all sites on the server
User Profiles: Information about all the site users
Audiences: Ability to target content
Rollup Web Parts: Summarize information
Membership and Colleague Web Parts available within MySite
Site Templates: Web page design aids
Ability to search multiple data stores
Search Tools: For example, indexing and exclusion from results
People Search: Search for colleagues
Business Data Searching: Integration with corporate systems
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