Content Management Options - Microsoft 065-04940 - Office Excel 2007 User Manual

Excel Services in Action
Excel Services gives the Finance department greater control over its important business
information and simplifies the process of accessing external data. When Susan needs to
connect to an external database to import data, she uses the Data Connection Library—
without having to contact Fabrikam's IT Help Desk for assistance. When Sylvie publishes
spreadsheets to Office SharePoint Server 2007, she can specify which sections of the
spreadsheet should be visible on the server. In one case, Sylvie decides to display an
important bar chart that shows Fabrikam Inc.'s contribution margin. Before publishing
this information company-wide, she sends it to Susan for approval. With the Office
SharePoint Server 2007 workflow, Susan quickly receives an e-mail notification of the
review task. When the information is published, Fabrikam Inc. gains insight into business
performance so that they can respond more quickly to changing conditions.

Content Management Options

Companies are increasingly challenged with regulatory compliance. Many companies
have migrated to electronic business processes and document management, but few
companies have taken the steps to appropriately manage and audit electronic business
records.
When a spreadsheet is complete and ready to be shared with an audience, you need to
be confident that the document is not inadvertently shared with other parties. The
spreadsheet should not include unintentional content or content that the recipient's
dictionary does not recognize. You may also want to indicate that this spreadsheet is the
document of record, to indicate that this is the official company policy or procedure for a
given topic.
Office Excel 2007 works with Excel Services, Office SharePoint Server 2007, and
Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services to offer many more ways for users to
help protect and manage their information.
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