John Burkholder

I ran into a challenge recently on making the SCSM web parts work with SharePoint 2010. This document describes how to make it work. A good chunk of this comes from the Deployment Document, but because it does not specifically address SharePoint 2010, the process has been adjusted. After you have SharePoint 2010 installed, you will need to install the SCSM web portal. Important : The account you use to run Self-Service Portal Setup must be a member of the Service Manager Administrator user role. You have to install the Self-Service Portal on the computer hosting SharePoint 2010: 1. You need to install the hotfix from KB975332 first! 2. On the System Center Service Manager 2010 installation media, double-click the Setup.exe file. 3. On the Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 page, click Install the Service Manager Web portals. 4. On the Product registration page, type information in the boxes. In the Product key boxes, type the product key you received with Service

Here comes another SharePoint Saturday! SharePoint Saturday is one of the best community building and learning environments out there. I say this not only because I try to be a part of it, but because the presenters really want to help people understand and learn the technology. Of course, you could go out there and pay between $900 and $3000 for a 2 day - 5 day conference and training session, but those same speakers are very likely going to be giving their time and money to present at SharePoint Saturday as well. For example, one of the best presenters out there is Dux Raymond Sy. He is a prolifent speaker and is often presenting at the other conferences such as SharePoint Symposium, Best Practices Conference and more. He will gladly hop on a plane and travel to San Ramon, California or Kansas City, Missouri to present for free at a SharePoint Saturday. But who pays for the SharePoint Saturday to take place? The vendors...and they don't pay a whole lot since it is mostly th