Mapping Office Live Small Business Terminology to Windows SharePoint Services Terminology
Microsoft Office Live Small Business is built on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technology. However, Office Live Small Business is a suite of Web applications and services designed to meet the needs of small business customers, while Windows SharePoint Services is a platform that can be used to build enterprise-level Web solutions. For this reason, there are some differences in terminology and functionality between the two platforms.
The following table provides you with a list of the Office Live Small Business terms you need to understand, and a mapping of how these terms relate to objects in the Windows SharePoint Services object model. If you have a clear vision of the Windows SharePoint Services object model, it will be easier to understand this mapping; a diagram of the model is shown below.
Office Live Small Business Terms in Relation to Windows SharePoint Services objects
| Office Live Small Business Term | Definition | Windows SharePoint Services Object |
|---|---|---|
Business Applications and Contact Manager together |
Contact Manager and the set of business applications that you have added to your Office Live Small Business account. All of the sites in your account share the same owner you identified when you created your account. |
Site collection |
Business Applications Home page |
The top-level Web site for your site collection. This is the site from which you can manage account-level features. The landing page is default.aspx. |
Top-level Web site |
Contact Manager |
A collection of Web pages, forms, lists, and libraries for managing customer and partner information. Contact Manager is stored in a named subdirectory of the Business Applications site. |
Subsite |
Business Application |
A collection of Web pages, forms, lists, and libraries for managing employee, project, and critical business information. Each business application is a complete Web site stored in a named subdirectory of the Business Applications site. |
Subsite |
Dashboard |
A Web page containing Web Parts, which consolidate content such as lists, text, and images. You can add Web Parts in designated page areas. Dashboards are the landing pages for workspace business applications in Office Live Small Business. |
Web Part page |
The Windows SharePoint Services object model
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Other Terms with Definitions Specific to Office Live Small Business
Some Office Live Small Business terms are similar to those used in Windows SharePoint Services, but have a more specific meaning when used in the context of Office Live Small Business. The table below describes three of these terms.
| Office Live Small Business Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Solution file (.olp) |
A file that contains a set of components saved from an Office Live Small Business account. These components can be added to another account by adding the .olp file to the account. This file is significantly more powerful than a Windows SharePoint Services template (.stp) file. For more information, see Package a Solution. |
Module |
Web page components that you can add to the pages of your public Web site using Office Live Small Business Web Designer. Modules include maps, slide shows, stock lists, and forms and lists that are integrated with a business application in Office Live Small Business. These are not the same as the Web Parts that appear in Windows SharePoint Services. For more information, see Introduction to Modules. |
Web site |
When we refer to your Web site, we are talking about your public-facing Web site on the Internet that anyone can access by typing the correct URL into their browser. You manage your Web site from the Web Site link on your Office Live Small Business Home site landing page. For more information, see Web Site. |
See also
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Features Used in Office Live Small Business
Web Services Available in Office Live Small Business
Package a Solution
Introduction to Modules