SPList Export for SharePoint 2010 (SPListX) version 4.0 released!!

December 29th, 2010

Our much anticipated major release of SPListX version 4.0 (SPList Export for SharePoint 2010) is finally here with the following new features included,

  • SPListX supports all versions of SharePoint 2010 / 2007 / 2003 in a single product
  • Export list items with file attachments, version histories and metadata based on SharePoint Search results across site collection or entire farm level (using the export task option Export SharePoint list contents using the search option).
  • Fully supports local drives, mapped drives and UNC paths for storing documents, metadata and file attachments.

For further information on SPList Export for SharePoint 2010
SPListX version 4.0, please visit our product home page at:-

http://www.vyapin.com/products/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010/splistx/sharepoint-2010-list-export-whats-new.htm

SharePoint 2010 Security Reports

December 28th, 2010

SharePoint 2010 offers permissions to manage its resources using different permission levels. It provides more granular control on permissions starting from the entire farm to item level security, as continued from SharePoint 2007. The permissions can be defined for users and groups using the default permission levels available out-of-the-box or you can define custom permission levels. The permissions for users and groups can be assigned from Active Directory repository or external stores like SQL or other custom authentication providers. 
 
Depending on the object level in the SharePoint hierarchy, permissions can be assigned by using the default SharePoint classifications like Farm Administrators, Site Collection Administrators, Site Owners, Site Members, Site Visitors, etc., which have pre-defined permissions configured in them. SharePoint administrators can also manage SharePoint security by creating custom permission levels, apart from using the SharePoint defaults. 
 

With the Permissions Management in SharePoint 2010 more flexible, SharePoint administrators / owners / users can modify permissions of SharePoint objects at ease. Proper documentation of the existing permissions setting and any change to permissions facilitates effective permission management and is necessary for post-migration of SharePoint contents.
 

Our product Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2010 (ARKSP) ably assists in generating permissions reports for various SharePoint objects for documentation or monitoring SharePoint security or internal & external audit purposes. ARKSP provides detailed permissions reports pertaining to various SharePoint entities like web application, site collection, site, list and list items as mentioned below: 

1. Site Collection Administrators Report:

Site Collection Administrators report provides information about the list of users who have been configured as Site Collection Administrators. This report displays the list of admin users, admin type (Primary or Secondary), their login names and e-mail addresses. 
 
Report fields
: Web Application, Site Collection URL, Created Date, Admin Type, Admin Name, Admin Login Name, Admin E-mail.

2. Site Permission Levels Report:

Site Permission Levels report provides information about the list of permission levels with their permissions defined for each one of them. 
 
Report fields
: Web URL, Web Title, Permission Level, Description, Permissions 

3. Site Permissions Report:

Site Permissions report provides information about the list of users and groups who have been assigned permissions in the SharePoint site. This report displays the
list of assigned users / groups, account type (User, AD group or SharePoint group), owner and members of the group and permission levels.

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, Groups/Users, Account Type, Description, Group Owner, Permission Levels, Members.

You can group the Site Permissions report using the following fields:

  • Group/Users field to view the groups / users and the corresponding sites for which they have specific permissions.
  • Group Owner field to view the group owners and the corresponding sites with their respective permissions.
  • Members field to view the list of users / groups who have inherited permissions in the SharePoint site by way of group membership.
  • Permission Levels field to view the permission levels and the list of users / groups who have been configured with that permission level for the site.

4. List Permissions Report: 

List Permissions report provides information about the list of users and groups who have been assigned permissions in the SharePoint list. The final report displays the list of assigned users / groups, account type (User, AD group or SharePoint group), members of the group and their permission levels. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, Base Template, List Name, Groups/Users, Account Type, Description, Group Owner, Permission Levels, Group Members. 

You can group the report by Group/Users field to view the groups / users and the corresponding sites for which they have specific permissions. 

You can also group the report by Permission Levels field to view the permission levels and the list of users / groups who have been configured with that permission level for the list. 

5. List Folders Security Report:

List Folders Security report provides information about the list of users and groups who have been assigned permissions in the folders available in the SharePoint list. The final report displays the list of assigned users / groups and their permission levels. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, Base Template, List Name, Folder Name, Folder URL, Groups/Users, Permission Levels. 

You can group the report by Group/Users field to view the groups / users and the corresponding sites for which they have specific permissions. 

6. List Item Security Report:

List Item Security report provides information about the list of users and groups who have been assigned permissions for each item available in the SharePoint list. The final report displays the list of assigned users / groups and their permission levels. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, Base Template, List Name, Item URL, Item
Name, Groups/Users, Permission Levels. 
 
You can group the report by Group/Users field to view the groups / users and the corresponding sites for which they have specific permissions.

7. Audit – Permission Inheritance Changed Report:

Audit – Permission Inheritance Changed report provides permission inheritance changes for sites, lists and the items in each site. The final report displays the list of SharePoint objects, permission inheritance event, URL, the user who performed and the date on which inheritance event occurred. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, Event Name, URL, Occurred, Performed By. 

You can group the report by Occurred field to view the dates on which the permission inheritance has been modified in SharePoint objects by users. 
 
You can also group the report by Performed By field to view the users and the corresponding objects for which they have modified permission inheritance. 

8. Audit – Permission Level Added Report:

Audit – Permission Level Added report provides the list of permission levels added in SharePoint sites in the last N days or for a given date range. The final report displays the list of sites, permission levels added, the user who created the permission level and the date on which permission level event occurred.

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, URL, Permission Level, Occurred, Performed By. 
 
You can group the report by Occurred field to view the dates on which the permission level has been added in SharePoint site by users. 
 
You can group the report by Performed By field to view the users and the corresponding permission levels they have added in the SharePoint sites in the last N days.

9. Audit – Permission Level Deleted Report:

Audit – Permission Level Deleted report provides the list of permission levels deleted in SharePoint sites in the last N days or for a given date range. The final report displays the list of sites, permission level ids that have been deleted, the user who deleted the permission level and the date on which permission level event occurred. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, URL, Permission Level ID, Occurred, Performed By. 

You can group the report by Occurred field to view the dates on which the permission level has been deleted in SharePoint site by users. 

You can group the report by Performed By field to view the users and the corresponding permission level ids they have deleted in the SharePoint sites in the last N days. 

10. Audit – Permission Level Modified Report:

Audit – Permission Level Modified report provides the list of permission levels modified in SharePoint sites in the last N days or for a given date range. The final report displays the list of sites, permission levels modified, the user who modified the permission level and the date on which permission level event occurred. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, URL, Permission Level, Occurred, Performed By. 

You can group the report by Occurred field to view the dates on which the permission level has been
modified in SharePoint site by users. 

You can group the report by Performed By field to view the users and the corresponding permission levels they have modified in the SharePoint sites in the last N days.

11. Audit – Permissions Changed Report: 

Audit – Permissions Changed report provides the permission changes performed in Groups/Users in SharePoint sites in the last N days or for a given date range. The final report displays the list of sites, Groups/Users whose permissions are modified, the user who modified the permissions and the date on which permissions event occurred. 

Report fields: Web URL, Web Title, URL, Groups/Users, Occurred, Performed By. 

You can group the report by Occurred field to view the dates on which the permission has been changed for groups/users in SharePoint site by users. 

You can group the report by Performed By field to view the users and the corresponding groups/users for which permissions have been modified in the SharePoint sites in the last N days.

ARK for SharePoint 2010 software can be installed at the farm level to monitor and manage the entire SharePoint 2010 farm. You can download a 30-day evaluation copy from the
product web page.

Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2010 version 1.2 released!!

December 7th, 2010


Our much anticipated major release of Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2010 (ARKSP) version 1.2 is finally here with the following new features included,

  • New Reports:

    • Alternate Access Mappings
    • Alternate Access Mappings-External Resource
    • Authentication Providers
    • Farm Features
    • SandBoxed Solutions
  • You can now run the following reports for ‘All lists in the connected site’ and ‘All lists in the connected site and its sub-sites’ scopes:

    • Audit – Checked-In-items
    • Audit - Checked-Out-items
    • Audit - Copied Items Audit - Deleted Items
    • Audit - Profile Changed
    • Audit - Renamed Items
    • Audit - Restored Items
    • Audit - Updated Items
    • Audit - Visited Items
    • Checked Out documents (Library only)
    • List Folders Security
    • List Item Security
    • List Item Summary
    • Version History (Library only)
    • List Workflow Status - Canceled
    • List Workflow status - Completed
    • List Workflow Status - Error Occurred
    • List Workflow Status - Failed
    • List Workflow Status - In Progress
    • List Workflow Status - Not Started
  • Additional reporting naming options to clearly identify each report

Exchange Server Security Reports

November 30th, 2010

Microsoft Exchange Administrators need to constantly monitor various objects in Exchange, especially when granting permissions for mailboxes and public folders. Managing permission levels can be quite challenging as certain permissions are explicitly defined, while others are inherited by virtue of membership (‘who has access to what and how?’). 

Exchange Admins constantly face the challenge of granting or revoking permissions to various Exchange objects and retrieve them for Internal Audit and IT Compliance purposes.

The following tasks require periodic attention when managing an Exchange environment (to name a few):

  • Enumerate list of users, groups and their permission levels set by default, as well as inherited by virtue of its membership when accessing common resources such as public folders, mailboxes etc.
  • Perform ‘Sanity checks’ on various Exchange objects to ensure adherence to IT policies & governance.
  • Retrieve configuration and security related settings defined across each object for documentation purposes.
  • Track user activities in the context of resource access and utilization.
  • Monitor security settings of individual mailboxes at the folder level.
  • Manage security settings associated with Storage Groups, rights and permissions associated with individual mailboxes, permissions defined for various distribution
    groups and client access permissions on Public Folders in an Exchange environment.
  • Manage disabled mailboxes that are part of distribution groups and have access to public folders etc.
  • Admin Report Kit for Exchange Server (ARKES) reports critical configuration information of various objects associated with the Exchange Server as several insightful reports. The following are some of built-in reports, which are useful for Exchange Administrators and IT Managers in managing the Exchange environment.

    1. Mailbox Rights Report:

    Mailbox Rights report provides information about the mailboxes and the rights that are associated with it. The final report displays mailbox related information with the rights granted and their access type (Allow or deny).

    Report fields: Owner, Name, Type, Permissions, Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, First name and Last name.

    You can group the report by Permissions field to enumerate the users with specific permissions corresponding to the mailboxes.

    2. Mailbox Permissions Report:

    Mailbox Permissions report gives information about the permissions associated with the mailbox.

    Report Fields: First name, Last name, Owner, Name, Type, Permissions, Display Name, Alias Name, and FQDN of the object.

    To know who has maximum permissions corresponding to a mailbox, the above report can be grouped by the
    Permissions field. 

    To know who is owner of a mailbox, the above report can be grouped by the Owner field.

    3. Mailbox default folder security:

    Mailbox default folder security report gives the security settings defined on the various folders such as the Inbox, Sent Items etc. corresponding to the mailbox. The folders are listed against their corresponding permissions level for each mailbox. 

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, First name, Last name, Folder Name, Account Name, and Permission Level.

    The above report when grouped by Permission Level would provide the Permission level of users for various folders within a mailbox.

    4. Mailbox Size Report:

    Mailbox Size Report provides the Mailbox size settings and other relevant details about the mailbox usage.

    Report Fields: Home Server, Mailbox Store, Storage Limits Settings, Issue warning at (KB), Prohibit send at (KB), Prohibit send and receive at (KB), Mailbox, Windows NT Account, Total K, Total no of Items, Last Logon Time, Last Logoff Time, Deleted Items K, Full Mailbox Directory Name, Total no of Associated Messages, Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, First name and Last name.

    To sort the Mailboxes by their Size, the above report can be grouped by ‘Total K’. 

    The above report when grouped by Total K would provide the top mailboxes which occupy large size in the Exchange Server.

    5. Mailbox First Activity and Last Activity Report:

    Mailbox Activity Report displays the dates of First activity and Last (recent) activity performed by the mailbox user. 

    Report Fields: Deleted Items activity date, Deleted Items message count, Deleted Items size (KB), Inbox activity date, Inbox message count, Inbox size (KB), Sent Items activity date, Sent Items message count, Sent Items size (KB), Display Name, Alias Name and Fully qualified domain name of object.

    6. Mail Users Permissions report:

    Mail Users Permissions report retrieves permissions associated with the mail user and its access type (Allow or Deny).

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, First name, Last name, Owner, Name, Type, and Permissions.

    The above report when grouped by Permissions field would give the list of users with full permissions and users with limited permissions.

    7. Mail User membership reports:

    Mail User membership report gives information about the groups that they are a part of. The Primary group name and their group mail ID along with the number of membership groups (groups which the user is a member of) are reported here.

    Report Fields: First name, Last name, Number of Membership groups, Member Of, Member of E-mail, Primary group name, Primary group E-mail, Display Name, Alias Name and Fully qualified domain name of object.

    Group the above report by Member Of to view group-wise information about the membership details of mail users.

    8. Distribution Group-Members report:

    Distribution Group-Members report enumerates the Distribution Groups and the corresponding details of individual members in the group. The number of individual members under the specific distribution group and their corresponding mail IDs are reported here.

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully Qualified domain name of object, Number of Members, Members and Member E-mail.

    The above report when grouped by Members field would give the membership details of individual users in various distribution groups.

    9. Distribution Group-Membership report:

    Distribution Group Membership report gives membership details of the specific distribution group. Membership details pertains to the details of groups that the specific distribution group is a part of. The number of members, their respective names and e-mail ID are some additional fields in this report.

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully Qualified domain name of the object, Number of Members, Members and Member E-mail.

    10. Distribution Group-Permissions report:

    Distribution Group Permissions report displays the permissions associated and their access type (Allow or Deny) corresponding to the individual users and groups. 

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully Qualified domain name of object, Owner, Name, Type, and Permissions.

    The report when grouped by ‘Permissions’ would present the above information permission wise and allows the user to find users and groups with full-fledged permissions.

    11. Public Folder Membership report:

    Public Folder Membership report displays the membership details of the Public Folders. 

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, Number of Membership groups, Member Of, Primary group name, and Member Of E-mail.

    12. Public Folder Permissions report:

    Public Folder Permissions report enumerates the users and groups associated with the Public folder and their corresponding permissions. The type of permissions (Allow or deny) is also reported. This report would help IT administrators to track the maximum permissions allotted to an individual user or group against the specific public folder.

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, Owner, Name, Type, and Permissions.

    13. Public Folder-Client Permissions:

    Public Folder Client Permissions report provides information about the Client Permissions associated with the Public folders. The Mailbox store, Public Folder Tree and the corresponding Home Server are some of the critical information reported here. The scope of the information reported can range from Specific public folders to all public folders under a specific container.

    Report Fields: Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, Home Server, Mailbox Store, E-mail, Public Folder Tree, Path, Address List Name, Public Folder Description, Folder Path, and Client Permissions.

    14. List of Distribution Groups/Public folders that use disabled mailboxes in their security:

    Disabled mailboxes which continue to be a part of the security settings corresponding to Distribution Groups and Public Folders are displayed in this report. Mailboxes that are disabled owing to various reasons are identified and removed keeping in mind the optimum resource utilization.

    Report Fields: Object Path, Object Name, Display Name, Alias Name, Fully qualified domain name of object, Owner Name, and Type Permissions.

    15. Storage Groups Security Report:

    Storage Groups Security report gives information about the security settings corresponding to the Storage groups. The scope of the report can be widened to include new objects i.e. administrative groups, servers, storage groups based on the users’ discretion. What if the user does not have access to the storage group? The user can still connect to the storage group and access the required information by switching to a different set of credentials. The user can also set password for the report to prevent unauthorized access and can still save the settings for repeated access. 

    Report Fields: Owner, Name, Type and Permissions.

    A quick walk-through of ARKES

    Report Scope

    ARKES allows the users to define the scope of each report and makes it possible for the users to retrieve enterprise strength data or pull out precise information about an entity. The scope of reporting can be fine-tuned based on the intended usage scenario of the solution. Deciding on the appropriate report scope would save time involved in processing large amount of Exchange data. 


      Figure 1: Search Scope

    Figure 1 shows the ‘Search Scope’ where the scope of the report generated can be restricted to include specific mailbox or can be widened to include all mailboxes within a specific container. The provision to include all containers throughout the organization or to choose specific containers also exists.

    Custom Report View

    ARKES allows users to specify the report fields and the Group by field to use when displaying the report. The customized report view can be stored as a template for future use.


    Figure 2: New Report View

    Figure 2 shows the available fields and the report fields that are selected for viewing. The users are empowered by ARKES’ inherent ability to customize reports and provide actionable information about Exchange infrastructure.

    An Example

    Let us assume that the Exchange Admin wants to enumerate the rights associated with a specific mailbox, say, David S. Robinson and the permissions granted to him in the public folders across the organization.

    To list the users and groups who have rights with respect to David S. Robinson’s mailbox, the Exchange administrator can use the
    Mailbox Rights Report and select the corresponding mailbox of David S.Robinson from the Recipient Picker dialog as shown in the screenshot below.


    Figure 3: Recipient Picker dialog


    Figure 4: Screenshot of Mailbox Rights Report

    Figure 4 displays the Mailbox Rights associated with David Robinson’s mailbox. The First and Last names, Owner of the mailbox are some of the relevant information reported. The ‘Name’ field displays the Name of the Individual users and Groups and their rights in the corresponding mailbox. Their permission levels and the access type (Allow or Deny) are also reported.

    Let us see how ARKES displays the Permissions granted to David Robinson in various Public Folders. The Exchange administrator has to select
    Public Folder Permissions report and has to select the specific public folders or choose from all public folders in specific containers. In this case, if the Exchange administrator wants to know the permission granted to David Robinson across all public folders (all containers in ‘Entire Organization’).


    Figure 5: Screenshot of Public Folder Permissions Report

    Figure 5 displays the Public Folder names and other relevant information corresponding to David Robinson as reported by the
    Public Folder Permissions Report. The type of permission that David has on the listed public folders and the exact permissions granted are also reported.

    For more information on ARKES, please refer our product home page.

    Files share migration to SharePoint using DocKIT

    November 30th, 2010

    The latest major release of our DocKIT software comprehensively addresses content migration from file shares and servers to SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. We have combined all features of DocKIT of SharePoint 2010 / 2007 v4.x and SPList Manager for SharePoint 2007 v1.x into DocKIT v5.0, along with a few other useful tools for content migration. This new version will be useful to users who are looking to migrate external data or contents to any SharePoint list type such as Document libraries, Picture libraries, Custom Lists, Tasks, Calendar, Contacts, Survey, Discussion Boards, Announcements, Links, Issue Tracking etc. using one comprehensive solution.

    In a nutshell, you can do the following with respect to content migration and SharePoint metadata (list data) management using DocKIT v5.x:

    • Migrate documents and metadata properties to SharePoint libraries.
    • Import (or migrate) new data or metadata properties including file attachments to SharePoint lists
    • Update data or metadata properties to existing items (including file attachments) / documents in SharePoint lists.
    • Delete data or metadata properties in SharePoint lists.
    • Manage existing data or metadata properties in SharePoint lists.

    Let us look at DocKIT’s features in further detail below:

    Migrate documents and metadata properties to SharePoint libraries

    Import folders and documents along with metadata (stored in external metadata file and file properties) from file shares to SharePoint libraries using DocKIT’s explorer interface or using a simple batch descriptor file.

    DocKIT allows you to associate metadata of documents stored in an external file, thereby eliminating the burden of manually entering values to the documents while checking in.

    DocKIT associates file system properties (’Summary’ properties) - Title, Subject, Author, Category, Keywords, and Comments and applies it to the respective documents in SharePoint automatically during content migration. DocKIT imports file properties such as Manager, Company, Date Last Printed, Date Last Saved, Revision Number, Version, Word Count etc. and all other custom file properties in the case of MS-Office documents. DocKIT retains the original Created Date, Last Modified Date, Created By (Author) and Modified By (Editor) and assigns it to the respective SharePoint columns in a library.

    Import data or metadata properties to SharePoint lists in bulk

    Import data or metadata properties to a SharePoint List based on the line entries in the batch descriptor file.

    DocKIT imports metadata and its associated file attachments to SharePoint lists such as Tasks, Calendar, Contacts, Survey, Discussion Boards, Announcements, Links, Issue Tracking, Custom Lists etc.

    DocKIT can also update metadata properties (column values) for existing SharePoint list items by adding them as a new version or retain the existing version. You can also delete the items, including file attachments in the SharePoint list during the content migration task. Basically, you can manage list items residing in multiple SharePoint lists using a single batch file. 

    DocKIT retains the original Created Date, Last Modified Date, Created By and Modified By fields to the equivalent column values in SharePoint for each list item. You can also update SharePoint’s built-in fields, namely - Content Approval Status & related Comments, Content Type, Created Date, Modified Date, Created By and Modified By fields for each folder and list item in a SharePoint list. 

    Manage metadata in SharePoint lists

    Update or Clean-up (Delete) SharePoint list items using DocKIT’s Explorer interface using the quick metadata management tool. You can specify the conditions based on which you would like the updates to happen. This is a useful tool to clean-up existing SharePoint list items before commencing a fresh migration task.

    DocKIT’s unique features

    DocKIT makes content migration to SharePoint much easier by providing granular control and automation using its unique feature set:

  • Retain the original Created Date, Last Modified Date, Created By and Modified By field values in SharePoint.
  • Retain document summary properties of source documents namely - Title, Subject, Author, Category, Keywords and Comments and MS-Office custom properties in SharePoint.
  • Assign Content Types to folders and documents (using the metadata file)
  • Assign Content Approval status (using a metadata file)
  • Maintain document versions as in source.
  • Associate custom metadata stored in a CSV / Excel / TXT file to the respective documents in SharePoint lists.
  • Rename folder or documents on-the-fly
  • Define import conditions to filter unwanted folders or documents.
  • Import to multiple SharePoint lists on-the-fly
  • Pre-migration validation to eliminate common errors during migration.
  • Detailed activity reports
  • Re-import documents as necessary
  • Automate migration task
  • New tools bundled in DocKIT v5.x

    Metadata Extractor tool, bundled in DocKIT v5.x, addresses the specific pain of generating or preparing metadata for your folders and documents in the file share. This tool can generate metadata for a list of files / documents residing in file shares or local drives. Mine out metadata from file summary properties and custom properties for various file formats. You can extract document properties associated with Microsoft Office and PDF and file properties from various file types such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HTML, TXT etc. This feature will be useful to auto-generate folder structures, file list and metadata in various file share locations that are to be migrated to SharePoint.

    List Export tool generates a list of all list items (metadata properties) in a SharePoint list with their corresponding SharePoint URL and exports the results to a CSV file. The URLs along with the corresponding metadata properties will be useful to clean-up or delete items in a SharePoint list. This CSV file can be provided as input to manage your metadata properties in the SharePoint list.

    We are excited about the new features in DocKIT v5.0 and hope you are two. Our SPList Manager for SharePoint 2007 customers upgrading to SharePoint 2010 can transition to DocKIT v5.x and enjoy the larger feature set.

    You can download a 30-day free trial copy from the product web page and read more about the latest release at: http://www.vyapin.com/products/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010/dockit/sharepoint-migration.htm

    DocKIT for SharePoint 2010 version 5.0 released!!

    November 30th, 2010

    Our much anticipated major release of DocKIT for SharePoint 2010 version 5.0 is finally here with the following new features included,

    • Supports Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 / Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 (WSS 3.0).
    • Migrate contents to all SharePoint list types, including Document libraries, Picture libraries, Tasks, Calendar, Contacts, Survey, Discussion Boards, Announcements, Links, Issue Tracking, Custom Lists etc. using a single application toolset.
    • Supports Business Connectivity Services (BCS), Managed Metadata, Document Sets, Document ID and other new features in SharePoint Server 2010.
    • Built-in metadata extractor tool to auto-generate folder structures, file list and metadata in various file share locations that are to be migrated to SharePoint.

    For further information on DocKIT for SharePoint 2010, visit our product home page at http://www.vyapin.com/products/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010/dockit/sharepoint-migration.htm

    How to view the list of Nested Groups that are forming a loop in an AD Domain?

    November 19th, 2010

    Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) supports the concept of nesting groups, or adding groups to other groups. Nesting groups can help to reduce the number of permissions that has to be given to key individuals, or to vital groups. 

    Effectively nesting groups in a multi domain environment reduces the network traffic between the domains and simplifies the network administration in a domain tree.

    Maintaining more number of nested groups is a real pain, because without our knowledge some of the nested groups may get looped. Say for an example there are four groups in an Active Directory Domain like Developers, Quality Checkers, Technical Advisors and Technical Leaders.

    Group Name Group Members
    Developers Henry V. Jackson & Quality Checkers
    Quality Checkers Henry V. Jackson & Technical Advisors, Technical Leaders
    Technical Advisors Henry V. Jackson
    Technical Leaders Some Users & Developers

     

    In the above scenario, Developers, Quality Checkers and Technical Leaders forming a group in a loop in an ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers). In a large environment, it is very difficult to find the number of groups that form a loop in a domain.

    Our latest version of Admin Report Kit for Active Directory (ARKAD) has got the necessary features to view a number of nested groups, and a number of groups that are forming a loop in a domain. The following figure displays the groups that are forming a loop in ‘SPACENET’ domain.

    For further information about ARKAD, you can view the product information and download a 15-day trial copy from the product
    home page.

    Admin Report Kit for Active Directory (ARKAD) version 7.0 released!!

    November 18th, 2010

    Our much anticipated major release of ARK for Active Directory (ARKAD) version 7.0 is finally here with the following new features included,

    • ARKAD is now available in two editions: Standard and Advanced. Click here to know the differences.
    • Custom LDAP Queries: Allows the user to create their own Quick Reports to search only the specified domain partition, and searches can be narrowed down to a single container/OU object. Users can also specify their own LDAP queries.
    • Ability to manage list of Active directory Domains in a single place to generate reports for various domains.
    • Ability to connect to other forest domains with alternate credentials and also save the credentials for later use across application sessions.

    For further information on ARK for Active Directory (ARKAD), visit our product home page at http://www.vyapin.com/products/active-directory-audit/active-directory-reports.htm

    ARK for Windows Enterprise (ARKWE) version 7.4 released!!

    November 11th, 2010


    Our much anticipated major release of Admin Report Kit for Windows Enterprise (ARKWE) version 7.4 is finally here with the following new features included,

    • Provision to generate permission reports on user-defined lists by using the Scan Profiles of Users and Groups.
    • Provision for alternative enumeration of servers in a domain using Active Directory Computer accounts(to avoid Browser Service dependency).
    • Ability to search report data.
    • Ability to e-mail generated reports.
    • Support for x64 platform.
    • New Permissions reports under Built-in Reports category
    • Enhanced Scan options for all built-in reports using Scan Profiles
    • Minor enhancements.

    For further information on ARK for Windows Enterprise (ARKWE), visit our product home page at http://www.vyapin.com/products/windows-audit/windows-reports.htm

    Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2007 version 3.8 released!!

    October 28th, 2010


    Our much anticipated major release of Admin Report Kit for
    SharePoint 2007 (ARKSP)
    version 3.8 is finally here with the following new features included,

    • You can now run the following reports for ‘All lists in the connected site’ and ‘All lists in the connected site and its sub-sites’ scopes:

      • Audit – Checked-In-items
      • Audit - Checked-Out-items
      • Audit - Copied Items
      • Audit - Deleted Items
      • Audit - Profile Changed
      • Audit - Renamed Items
      • Audit - Restored Items
      • Audit - Updated Items
      • Audit - Visited Items
      • Checked Out documents (Library only)
      • List Folders Security
      • List Item Security
      • List Item Summary
      • Version History (Library only)
      • List Workflow Status - Canceled
      • List Workflow status - Completed
      • List Workflow Status - Error Occurred
      • List Workflow Status - Failed
      • List Workflow Status - In Progress
      • List Workflow Status - Not Started
    • Additional reporting naming options to clearly identify each report
    • Enhancements to the permissions report
    • Deletion of databases when deleting the task history in Power Reports