Overview Documents

This section provides overview documents for the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols documentation set. The overview documents supplement the technical documents by describing context, conceptual background, and inter-protocol relationship and interaction information.

Note The inter-document links in a PDF version of a technical document are functional only if all the cross-referenced documents are saved to the same local directory folder. An error message appears if you click a link that references a PDF document that is not located in the same folder (when viewing via your local hard drive) or is part of a different download (when viewing online). To save a complete set of PDF files to the same folder, download the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols .zip file. This is a large file and can take a few minutes to download.

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Description

[MS-SPO]: SharePoint Protocols Overview

Describes the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols, which are the protocols implemented by Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies for internal communication as well as communication between client and server applications. Where appropriate, this overview describes the relationships between protocols and provides example scenarios to show how they are used.

Click here to view this version of the [MS-SPO] PDF.

[MS-WSSO]: Windows SharePoint Services Overview

Specifies the Windows SharePoint Services Overview. This overview explains the fundamental concepts and architecture of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and describes WSS capabilities and scenarios related to File, Print, and User/Group Administration.

Click here to view this version of the [MS-WSSO] PDF.