Defining the Site Administrator


Before any work can be done in SharePoint, the proper environment must be set up, security must be configured, and maintenance must be performed. In a SharePoint site, this role falls on the shoulders of a Site Administrator. A Site Administrator is responsible for many of the day-to-day tasks required in SharePoint sites. When new document libraries need to be created, SharePoint lists need new columns, and new users need access, the Site Administrator is the one who gets the call.

Each individual site in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is a self-contained environment with its own respective permissions and users. Different SharePoint sites can be set up on the same server with completely different sets of administrators, users, and data. For example, a city government could easily set up different SharePoint sites for the fire department, police department, library, and other branches of the government. Each of these sites would be unique and would only allow the user accounts it contains to access resources. This approach is very flexible because it allows SharePoint sites to be customized to the needs of the individual groups.

When a site is created, the site itself will make the user who created it the first Site Administrator for that particular site. It is up to that administrator to manage the content in the site, add additional users to the site, and control other factors such as search settings and alerts.



    Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SharePoint 2003 in 10 Minutes
    Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SharePoint 2003 in 10 Minutes
    ISBN: 672327236
    EAN: N/A
    Year: 2004
    Pages: 181

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