Release Notes for Site Creation Plus

Release Notes for Site Creation Plus

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Microsoft ended mainstream support for SharePoint 2007 in October 2012. See Microsoft’s Lifecycle Support Policy.
At that time, Bamboo stopped enhancements to our SharePoint 2007 product line, but continues to provide support and bug fixes to customers with active support contracts until October 2017. Previously purchased licenses will continue to function after October 2017, but support for these products will end, and no additional bug fixes will be provided beyond that time. Bamboo plans to cease selling new licenses and annual support contacts for its SharePoint 2007 products in October 2016 to ensure customers will be eligible to receive support for at least one year after purchase.
Microsoft plans to end mainstream support for SharePoint 2010 in October 2015. See Microsoft’s Lifecycle Support Policy. At that time, we will stop any enhancements for our SharePoint 2010 product line but will continue to provide support and bug fixes for our SharePoint 2010 products to customers with active support contracts until October 2020. Previously purchased licenses will continue to function after October 2020, but support for these products will end, and no additional bug fixes will be provided beyond that time. Bamboo plans to cease selling new licenses and annual support contacts for its SharePoint 2010 products in October 2019 to ensure customers will be eligible to receive support for at least one year after purchase.

Bamboo Solutions has also begun releasing Bamboo Apps to the SharePoint Store, for additional details, see the SharePoint Apps & Mobile products page where you can get the latest info about each of our Apps as they release to the Microsoft Store.

A separate installation package and license key is required for SharePoint 2013 deployment. For additional details, review the following knowledge base articles:

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Permissions Options and Mapping Links

Permissions Options and Mapping Links

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Overview.jpgThis section of the configuration tool pane allows you to specify the naming convention for new user groups that are created during site creation. If you are using a links list to track site URLs, you have the option to include new sites in that links list. And you can also hide the user permissions section so that users do not see it.

Permission Options and Navigation

Step Action Result
1. New User Groups for the Site: If the end user chooses to use Unique Permissions, three new user groups will be created. The naming convention can include either the Title or Description entered by the end user. SiteVisitors.jpg
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To configure the name of the new groups, just include [Title] or [Description] in the name (i.e., [Title] Visitors). SharePoint recognizes the brackets and appends that to the group name.
2. Add Site to Links List?: Site Creation Plus can automatically add an entry for the new site in a Links list of the parent site.

This is a useful feature especially if you are using a link list to manage Navigators. To add the links to an existing link list, select a Links List from the drop down selection and then map the site information to the Links List fields:

  • Site URL: Select the field in the Links List where the URL for the new site should be stored. This is typically the URL field.
  • Site Title: Select the field in the Links List where the Title of the new site should be stored.
  • Site Description. Select the field in the Link List where the Description of the new site should be stored.
  • Site URL Description: When configuring the URL field of the Links List, a URL is entered as well as a description for the URL. In the selection box displayed for the Site URL Description, select what to use as the display text for the URL column in the Links List. The valid choices are: Title, Description, and the URL itself. Both the Title and the Description are the values entered by the end user.
3. Hide Permissions section: You have the option of hiding this section so when users create a site, the new site will either use the same permissions as the parent site or use unique permissions. UniquePermissions.jpg
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The section highlighted in the image above will not appear when you select to hide this section.
Icon-Tip Keep your site name short if you opt to use unique permission groups because SharePoint uses your site name as part of the group name. For a site named Test, the permission groups will be Test Visitors, Test Members and Test Owners.
4. Navigate to new site after the site creation is completed Select this option and when the site is created, users will be automatically re-directed to the new site. If you cannot select this option, users see a link which they can click to open the new site.
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5. Optimize site URLs for search engines (SEO) SEO or “search engine optimization” is the process of getting traffic or hits to your site from free or organic, natural or editorial listings on search engines. All major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing have such results, where web pages and other content such as videos or local listings are shown and ranked based on what the search engine considers most relevant to users. This is not needed unless your site is public facing rather than internal behind a corporate firewall.
6. Select a Language: Select a language from the drop-down menu to translate the Web Part user interface and tool pane settings. You can also create your own translation or modify the default files available in the drop-down menu. See Localize Bamboo Web Parts for your Language.

Overview of Site Creation Plus

Overview of Site Creation Plus

Site Creation Plus simplifies the creation of a site for you by asking only for the Title, Description, and (optional) Site Permissions for the new site. The Web Part is configured so the site template, new user groups, URL, and Links list entry are consistent for all sites created through the web part.

PermShowing.jpgIn this screenshot, the permission section is showing; if the web part is configured to hide this section, you will not see this section.

After attempting to create a new site, a success or failure message is displayed. The failure message explains why the site creation action failed.

Navigation Elements

Navigation Elements

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When you are configuring Site Creation Plus, you have the options to set where the web part appears in your site navigation. Using the checkboxes within this section of the configuration tool pane, you can choose to add the link to the Quick Launch bar, to the top link bar on the parent site or both.

Navigation Elements

Step Action Result Image
1. Add to Quick Launch? Check this box if the new site should be added to the Quick Launch bar of the site where Site Creation Plus Web Part resides. As you know, the Quick Launch bar shows up normally on the left side of a SharePoint page. AddQL.jpg
2. User the top link bar from the parent site? Check this box if the new site should include the top link bar from the parent site. TopLinkBar.jpg

Migrating Site Creation Plus from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Migrating Site Creation Plus from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Be sure you have at least the Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release (shown in the table below) installed before migrating. If not, upgrade your Bamboo product release before migrating. For more information, see Upgrading your Bamboo Web Part. Also, the target SharePoint 2013 farm requires at least the Minimum SharePoint 2013 product release shown.

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: When migrating from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013, the Database Attach Upgrade Method is the only method supported.

Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release 10.4.66 Minimum SharePoint 2013 Product Release 10.4.71.2013
Database Attach Upgrade Method
Issues The Site Creation Plus migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A

Migrating Site Creation Plus from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010

Migrating Site Creation Plus from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010

Be sure you have at least the Minimum SharePoint 2007 Product Release (shown in the table below) installed before migrating. If not, upgrade your Bamboo product release before migrating. For more information, see Upgrading your Bamboo Web Part. Also, the target SharePoint 2010 farm requires at least the Minimum SharePoint 2010 product release shown.

Icon-Warning IMPORTANT: When migrating from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010, you MUST select the option to change existing SharePoint sites to use the new user experience. Your Bamboo products will not perform as expected with the old look and feel.

Minimum SharePoint 2007 Product Release 1.4.31 Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release 10.4.18
In-Place Upgrade
Issues The Site Creation Plus Web Part migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A
Database Attach Upgrade Method
Issues The Site Creation Plus Web Part migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A