The article critiques Microsoft SharePoint’s handling of news management, arguing that news articles and standard site pages serve distinct purposes but are treated the same way technically, leading to issues in organisation, permissions, and user experience. It proposes solutions highlighting a need for improved metadata and the integration of events into a cohesive news management system.
We are delighted to announce the launched K-Docs View in the Microsoft Marketplace. This product is a user-friendly SharePoint viewer that improves upon standard tools by enhancing document access and navigation. It provides access to remote libraries, enhanced sort, filter and group options and has a unique document map view mode.
K-Docs View enhances SharePoint’s functionality by enabling hierarchical filtering, a feature lacking as standard. It allows users to tag documents using a structured taxonomy, improving organisation and retrieval. By configuring managed metadata columns and selecting appropriate terms, users can filter documents efficiently.
K-Docs is a suite of four Freemium products enhancing document management in SharePoint: K-Docs Approve for formal approvals, K-Docs View for easy document access, K-Docs Publish for document distribution balk PDF conversion or to publish Word Documents as a SharePoint Modern Site Page, and K-Docs Acknowledge for tracking user acknowledgments. The suite aims to streamline compliance and improve efficiency in information management.
The article discusses building successful SharePoint Intranet portals, emphasising the importance of a straightforward information architecture (IA). It categorises information spaces (consumer, production, archive) and warns against aligning an Intranet with organisational structures, instead advocating a functional design
Kaboodle Software aims to create high-quality, affordable products that provide real business benefits. The first product, K-Docs Approve, has launched on the Microsoft Marketplace, with plans for additional K-Docs products. These solutions are designed to enhance SharePoint functionality, directly driven by customer needs and feedback, emphasizing a freemium model for accessibility.
The post addresses the challenges of document organization in SharePoint, emphasizing the benefits of utilizing metadata to create virtual hierarchies instead of relying solely on physical folder structures. It describes a solution using D3-Hierarchy Trees integrated within SharePoint, allowing users to customize document views based on various attributes. The K-Docs View product is introduced as an effective tool for improving document accessibility by enabling flexible grouping and organization.
The post critiques the standard SharePoint Document Library Web Part, arguing it falls short for various use cases. It highlights issues such as inadequate space utilisation and limited filtering options.
The article outlines how users interact with the K-Docs Approve system after configuring a SharePoint library. It details the Approvals Panel, highlighting key controls like the Document Header, Approval Status, Comments Box, and Actions Log. Users can submit, reject, and track document approvals and comments, aiding collaboration and review processes.
The blog discusses document management through SharePoint, emphasising its limitations in complex approval processes. It provides a to help you get started with K-Docs Approve, a freemium solution designed to enhance governance. The post details installation steps, configuration options, and features like approval routes and notifications, while encouraging users to explore advanced settings and customization.
The blog discusses challenges in managing document approval processes using SharePoint and the limitations of Power Automate for complex workflows. It provides an overview of K-Docs Approve, a state and role-based tool designed for effective document governance without the complications of traditional tools. The solution is freemium, easy to configure, and aims to enhance collaborative working.
In this post I discuss the limitations of SharePoint’s version control and content approval features, particularly for Controlled Documents. It argues that many organisations require more complex approval workflows than SharePoint offers. I introduce K-Docs Approve, a solution designed to enhance SharePoint, allowing flexible 2 to 4-step approvals, state-machine workflows, and document tracking without the need for Power Automate workflows.
