Employee portal and PDA

lzr
lzr Member Posts: 264
edited 2006-04-06 in Navision e-Commerce
Anyone know how to change a web part so a worker with PDa can access it without the web part taking the whole screen?
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  • SteveO
    SteveO Member Posts: 164
    You could put users who use PDA's into their own group. Then make specific templates in Navision for that group. You could make the parts look more long than wide. Don't know how you'd handle Header+Lines parts though.
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  • lzr
    lzr Member Posts: 264
    Ok, but are there any ways to strip the header from a sharepoint page? I mean the logo and menus are not really necessary for a guy working in the workshop
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  • SteveO
    SteveO Member Posts: 164
    Not as far as I know.
    Sharepoint was never really intended to be used on a PDA so it wont work 100%. Perhaps later releases of it will include PDA compatibility.

    You could always write your own web pages to display the information that you want and format it for viewing on a PDA.
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  • lzr
    lzr Member Posts: 264
    Yes, but then I have to write my own web part as well? Or how do you mean?
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  • IHateLinux
    IHateLinux Member Posts: 223
    Hi,

    i am not that SharePoint specialist but
    - if you create a special Team Site for your PDA users
    - Modify that Site with Frontpage
    - Set the web part properties correctly (e.g. size)

    you should be able to create a site which fits to the PDA screen.

    BUT:
    The page is still running in SharePoint context and therefore some things may not work because
    - PDA has limited support for JavaScript
    - PDA has single window

    But that depends on the OS version of your PDA. I have tested it with Pocket PC 2003 and it worked 50/50, but i have not had the chance with Windows Mobile 5.0.

    HTH,
    Rainer
  • lzr
    lzr Member Posts: 264
    Aha ok, sounds quite complex. Guess I need sharepoint portal for this to work?

    Thanks for your input guys
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  • IHateLinux
    IHateLinux Member Posts: 223
    Hi,

    you do not need SharePoint Portal server but you need at least Windows SharePoint Services.

    HTH,
    Rainer
  • lzr
    lzr Member Posts: 264
    Hmm.. How hard would it be to create a new team site? Can I change appearance completely?

    Is it possible to add my own javascripts to validate fields created by EP?
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  • IHateLinux
    IHateLinux Member Posts: 223
    Hi,

    - creating a new team site (on an existing SharePoint site): 2min
    - extending JavaScripts: not possible

    HTH,
    Rainer
  • lzr
    lzr Member Posts: 264
    Ok, thank you very much!!!
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