Conveniently manage your real-time corporate user directory information in SharePoint®.
What Does It Do?
The User Directory Web Part provides an easy to use, SharePoint-based, self-service directory that allows users to maintain user information in the SharePoint user profile database or Active Directory. View your user organization in a user-friendly tree view by organizational chart or alphabetical order by last name. Users can view all profiles but can only edit their own depending on permissions set up for the type of directory service selected. With the ability to view, search and print user profile information (such as resume or skill set), your directory services now provide value to your users as well as your entire company.
User Directory Web Part vs. SPS, WSS and MOSS Base Functionality
SPS 2003, WSS 2.0
MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0
Bamboo User Directory
View SharePoint
and/or Active Directory users in a tree view structure
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View and edit both Active Directory and SharePoint User Profile databases
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(1)
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Maintain and delegate security for profile updating to department level
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Search for users by name or other metadata such as skill set, or user customized fields
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Audit trail of changes to Active Directory
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Maintain restriction on private and non-editable attributes
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AJAX web part eliminates annoying post backs and enhances usability
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Email notification when changes are made to profile database
coming soon
(1) Only supports updating SPS user profile database
How Does It Work?
You can configure which user directory you want to use, SharePoint Portal Server or Active Directory, along with their respective access accounts. Then indicate the user site groups who have permission to edit their own accounts (Guest, Web Designer, Contributor, etc). If you have selected Active Directory, then you must also indicate from which organization unit you would like to begin displaying your users in the tree view of the User Directory Web Part. Then select the user attributes that you would like users to be able to search by. The available attributes are determined by the directory service you have selected. After the Web Part is configured, you can display users by organization chart (OrgChart) or Alphabetical (by last name). You can also perform an advanced search for users using the fields you configured in the Web Part properties.
Why Did We Build It?
Microsoft SharePoint is a platform for building and deploying collaborative solutions. It is a centralized portal that tracks content and documents as well as users, audiences and teams. One of the major challenges for the IT administrator is managing multiple directory services that co-exist within the corporate network. SharePoint has attempted to address some of these issues through Single Sign On Service and Active Directory import, to name a few, but users are still expected to use the SharePoint user profile database.
System Requirements:
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008
Server:
SharePoint Release 3:
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or 3.0
Note: This product is not compatible with SPS 2003 and WSS v2
Browser:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Release Notes:
May 2008
Release 1.4
June 2007
Release 1.3
April 2007
Release 1.2
January 2007
Release 1.0
View our release notes in the Bamboo Knowledge Base.
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Installation Instructions:
Complete installation instructions and an usage guide for this
web part are included in the Application Notes below. Please make sure you download and read
them prior to installing the web part. In addition to the Application Notes, potential
installation problems are also documented in our Web Part Deployment and Security FAQ, which
can be downloaded here.
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Recent User Directory Web Part - Release 1.4 Forum Posts
Change formatting on initial view (2 replies) - I have had some of the higher-ups want to know if we can change the large blank space you view when you initially view the User Directory Web Part. At my company we have many non-techy folk and seeing...
Multiple permission levels (1 replies) - I would like to setup the User Directory so that HR can edit everyone's title and manager, but individual users cannot modify their own title or manager.
I tried setting a special group who...
Sync with Active Directory (0 replies) - I have the User Directory connected to Active Directory and it seems to be doing an excellent job of sync'ing the data with one exception - the thumbnailPhoto. Is there anything special that...
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Server License (English)
HW08.R1.4.SL
Software, Release 1 - per server license, unlimited users. (English)
$500.00
Server License (German)
HW08.R1.4.DE.SL
Software, Release 1 - per server license, unlimited users. (German)
Application Notes provide detailed information, including programming references and examples of how to use this web part.
FREE
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HW08.R1.4.SB
Basic technical support provides up to 3 incidents per year, with 2 business days response time. Free maintenance service pack releases. Valid for 1 year from the date of purchase.
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HW08.R1.4.SP
Premium technical support provides up to 6 incidents per year, with 4 hours response time. Free maintenance, updates, minor and major releases. Valid for 1 year from the date of purchase.
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