SharePoint Classifier and its Components: A powerful document manager and what it can do for you

Out-of-the-Box SharePoint versus SharePoint Classifier

SharePoint vs Classifier

Out-of-the-box SharePoint gives you Bulk Check in, the ability to fill in information but no auto-complete or other functions and basic filters to find information. With these you can get started with managing your documents but you will quickly realize that these functions instead of helping you are in fact hindering your document management.

SharePoint Classifier

This is why SharePoint Classifier by BoostSolutions was produced, to fill this gap and giving you a powerful package of components that form a complete document management system for SharePoint. With SharePoint Classifier you can Bulk upload, download, edit, tag, check-in, copy and move documents all within SharePoint.

 

Here are the components you will find in in SharePoint Classifier (these components can also be purchased separately):

SharePoint Document Number Generator

Document Number Generator

SharePoint Bulk Properties Editor

Bulk Properties Editor

SharePoint Bulk Zip & Unzip

Bulk Zip & Unzip

SharePoint Item Audit Log

Item Audit Log

SharePoint List Advance Filter

List Advanced Filter

SharePoint List Transfer

List Transfer

 

Do you really need Classifier?

Do i need it

If your SharePoint environment contains a lot of documentation and if you are constantly editing, checking-in, checking-out, receiving, sending, organizing, tagging, moving, etc. your documents then the answer is definitely yes. This powerful suite of components will make the management of your documentation faster, easier and simpler. Here is a quick list of functions you will find in SharePoint Classifier:

Bulk edit metadata
Map metadata with any field
Append changes to any multiple value columns
Edit documents individually including preview
Reuse existing metadata
Bulk check in documents
Bulk approve/reject documents or list items
Bulk tag
Bulk copy/move list items and documents
Auto numbering
Advanced filters to find information quickly and easily
Send documents as an email attachment from within SharePoint
Zip and Unzip within your SharePoint library
Import Zip files to any document library
View audit logs
Auto-complete for text fields

As you can see this is only a snippet of the actual power contained with SharePoint Classifier. With these functions your document management couldn’t be any easier.

 

But I don’t need all these functions

That okay. Many people realize that there are functions that their organizations would never use and they don’t see the benefits of purchasing this type of add-on. Well don’t worry; BoostSolutions has just the thing for you, the ability to purchase the tools that you need without purchasing the entire add-on. As mentioned above, SharePoint Classifier has the following components that can be purchased separately:

SharePoint Document Number Generator
SharePoint Bulk Properties Editor
SharePoint Bulk Zip & Unzip
SharePoint Item Audit Log
SharePoint List Advance Filter
SharePoint List Transfer

You can pick the tools you require now, or buy several tools or SharePoint Classifier so that you are prepared for the future.

In our next installment we will take a closer look at each of SharePoint Classifiers components. Each component will be looked at not only as an individual add-on but also how it can help you in conjunction with all of the components found within SharePoint Classifier.