SharePoint Team Services Overview
SharePoint Team Services Overview
SharePoint Team Services (STS), included with Office XP and FrontPage 2002, provides team collaboration features: document libraries, lists, discussions, and surveys — all accessible via a web browser.
Key Features
- Document Libraries: Upload, version, check in/out, and search documents. Supports metadata columns for categorization.
- Lists: Contacts, tasks, events, announcements, and custom lists with filterable/sortable views.
- Discussions: Threaded web-based discussion boards.
- Surveys: Create surveys with multiple question types (text, choice, rating).
- Web Parts: Configurable components on web part pages — show lists, document libraries, or custom content in a portal layout.
Architecture
SharePoint Team Services runs on IIS and stores data in SQL Server (or MSDE for small deployments). Each team site is an IIS virtual server (or subsite).
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| IIS Virtual Server | Hosts the SharePoint web application |
| Content Database | SQL Server database storing lists, libraries, and site settings |
| Configuration Database | Stores server farm settings (SharePoint Portal Server only) |
| FrontPage Server Extensions | Required for authoring and administration |
SharePoint vs. SharePoint Portal Server
- SharePoint Team Services: Free with Office XP / FrontPage. Single server. Team collaboration.
- SharePoint Portal Server 2001: Separate product. Enterprise features: search, document management, dashboards, single sign-on.
Creating a Team Site
- Install FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions on IIS.
- Open the SharePoint Central Administration page.
- Create a new virtual server or extend an existing one.
- Navigate to
http://servername/to access the team site.