SharePoint 2010 introduces a great new way to use InfoPath: InfoPath List Forms. This feature allows you to use InfoPath forms as your editor for list items. Now you get the best of both worlds: a lightweight way to store documents with custom schema and a great way to design custom forms for entering and displaying them. All this, by the way, closely mirrors how things were structured in Notes.
InfoPath List Forms rely on InfoPath Form Services, which means that everything runs in the browser. Happily, there have been a number of dramatic improvements in InfoPath Form Services, and the Web experience really is at near-parity with the rich client experience. And there are plenty of other InfoPath improvements that will reduce the cost of migrating Notes applications, including additional controls, more seamless workflow integration, and automatic offline support.
10 Ways SharePoint 2010 Will Affect Your Notes Migration
10 Ways SharePoint 2010 Will Affect Your Notes Migration
Over the past five years, many organizations have decided to abandon their legacy Lotus Notes/Domino environments and transition to a platform based on Microsoft collaboration technologies (Exchange Server, SharePoint and Office). Many of these organizations, though, have hesitated in tackling the most difficult part of this transition: migrating their applications from Notes to SharePoint. Some hesitate due to concerns about the cost of rebuilding their applications on SharePoint, while others worry whether SharePoint has all the capabilities that their applications would need.
Quest Software contends that the release of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 has changed the situation dramatically, for two reasons. First, Microsoft added a great deal of functionality that directly targets the needs of enterprises migrating from Lotus Notes. Second, Microsoft significantly improved the tools for developing custom applications in SharePoint, thus reducing the time and cost required to rebuild applications.
This slideshow highlights 10 aspects of SharePoint 2010 identified by Quest Software that will change the game for enterprises of all sizes who want to use SharePoint to replace or enhance their Notes environments. The first six items are major platform and functionality improvements that Notes people should especially appreciate and that will change their thinking about how applications might be rebuilt. The last four items address improvements of particular interest to developers who want to rebuild the functionality of their Notes applications on SharePoint.
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