Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2007 (ARKSP) description

A powerful configuration and usage reporting tool for SPS and WSS

Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2007 (ARKSP) is a powerful configuration and usage reporting tool for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3.0. ARKSP presents information across web applications, site collection, sites and lists in SharePoint in simple report formats. 
ARKSP will collect configuration information about Web Applications, Sites and its sub-sites, Site Collection,List Configuration and List Details etc. and reports them in a format for use by SharePoint Administrators. ARKSP also presents usage information about site collection and list items.

Benefits

· View information across web applications, portal sites, site collection, lists etc. in a single screen. For example, information about all sites and its size, users, sub-webs etc. can be seen in one table, instead of navigating through one screen for each site. 
· Reports are conveniently organized according to SharePoint information hierarchy. 
· View information about how certain features in SharePoint are being used by users 
· Filter unwanted fields and select the desired fields to report. 
· Customize reports for display, print, export and publish. 

Built-in Reports

• ARKSP gathers information from SharePoint and presents the data in a tabulated report format. ARKSP built-in reports include:
• · Web applications, Site collection, Sites and its sub-sites, Lists configuration details and its respective settings 
• · Information about all web applications settings, site collection details, web application user permissions, e-mail settings, content database definition, site collection quotas and locks information, page visits etc. for the Web Application 
• · Sites & sub-sites configuration details, site security settings, lists created in a site, alerts, site permission levels, site permissions (groups and users), site content types, site hits summary, page hits, site visitors, web pages, web parts, web parts utilization, recycle bin, list templates etc. for the Site 
• · List summary & configuration, date list was modified, list hits summary, list permissions. list security for all list items, newly added items in the list, last modified items, last deleted items, version history, available list columns, views, templates, file types, list size, and list of checked-out documents for the List

Here are some key features of "Admin Report Kit for SharePoint 2007 (ARKSP)":

• · Quick Reports: Provides several right out-of-the box reports based on SharePoint objects and its native hierarchy. Select a report, specify the URL and run the desired report. You can now export or print the report. It's that simple!
• · Export Report: Flexible Export feature to export reports from ARKSP to MS-Access database / HTML / Comma Separated Values (CSV), Portable Document Format (PDF), MS-Excel (XLS) and TIFF file format. Data exportable into MS-Access database for archival purposes or import into Microsoft Excel for further analysis.
• · Publish Report: Publish reports to a document library and share the reports with the respective users.
• · Preview and Print Report: Flexible print preview and print options to print the reports from ARKSP to any local/network printer.
• · Filter data: Powerful Filter options to track and report only the desired information.
• · Hierarchical View: Provides a coherent intuitive view of configuration information of Web applications, Site Collection, Sites and Lists.

Accomplish more with less of your time and every dollar of your investment. Here is a summary of what you can do with this product solution:   Instantly generate more than 80 out-of-the-box SharePoint reports across your server farm. Secure your SharePoint infrastructure with the built-in Security reports and take complete control. Analyze your SharePoint usage and track user access with the built-in Usage reports. Segregate reports based on Sites, sub-sites and List types. Tweak your SharePoint configuration parameters for better control and performance using our in-depth Configuration reports. Address your internal audit and compliance needs such as HIPAA and SOX. Out-of-the-box standard reports (80+ SharePoint Reports) covering a wide variety of functions - configuration settings, content databases, security, user & group permissions, usage, activity and audit. Reports are conveniently organized according to SharePoint information hierarchy. Customizable standard reports to suit your reporting needs. You can display / print / export / e-mail / publish to a SharePoint library for sharing the reports with other users. Present summary and detailed information across web applications, portal sites, site collection, lists etc. For example, information about all sites and its size, users, sub-webs etc. can be seen in one table, instead of navigating through each site. View information about how SharePoint features are used by the users (SharePoint Usage Reports). Schedule report generation process for all or selected sites and lists. Quick ReportsProvides several right out-of-the box reports based on SharePoint objects and its native hierarchy. Select a report, specify the URL and run the desired report. You can now export or print the report. It's that simple!   Power ReportsA business intelligence & productivity tool for power administrators to generate reports about ever-changing information in SharePoint sites and lists. Requisite options to specify report criteria, entities to be reported, automatically export, print, e-mail, publish and schedule the desired reports with minimum setup.    Custom ReportsCustomize reports from the available built-in reports, select the properties / fields you want to view and save them as report templates for repetitive use. Powerful Filter options to track and report only the desired information across different logical entities. Select the desired report columns and view only the desired information.    Reporting OptionsExport, Print, E-mail, Publish reports. You can now share the reports with the respective team members through e-mail or publish them to a SharePoint library.   Export Report: MS-Access database / HTML / Comma Separated Values (CSV), Portable Document Format (PDF), MS-Excel (XLS) and TIFF file format. Data exportable into MS-Access database for archival purposes or import into Microsoft Excel for further analysis.   Publish Report: Publish reports to a document library and share the reports with the respective users.   E-mail Report: E-mail reports to internal SharePoint users in the organization. Preview and Print Report: Flexible print preview and print options to print the reports from ARKSP to any local / network printer. ARKSP gathers information from the SharePoint farm and presents the data in a tabulated report format. ARKSP's 80+ built-in reports include: Web applications, Site collection, Sites and its sub-sites, Lists configuration details and its respective settings Information about all web applications settings, web application features, site collection details, site collection administrators, site collection workflow templates, site collection features, web application user permissions, e-mail settings, content database definition, site collection quotas and locks information, page visits etc. for the Web Application Sites & sub-sites configuration details, site security settings, lists created in a site, alerts, site features, site permission levels, site people & groups, site permissions, site content types, site hits summary, page hits, site visitors, web pages, web parts, web parts utilization, recycle bin, list templates, audit event reports etc. for the Site List summary & configuration, list activity, date list was modified, list hits summary, list permissions, list security for all list items, list hits, list visits, newly added items in the list, last modified items, last deleted items, version history, audit event reports, available list columns, workflows, views, templates, file types, list size, and list of checked-out documents for the List.

Requirements:

· Processor: Intel Pentium processor
· Disk space & Memory: 512 MB RAM and minimum of 15 MB of free disk space
· NET Framework 3.0.
· Software: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2007 (or) Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 with latest Service Pack
· Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) v2.8 only

Note: ARKSP must be installed in the web front-end server / application server in the SharePoint farm.