Tim points out a utility
for SharePoint from WinApp
Echo. I faintly remember that someone mentioned that this was demoed at
TechEd in the MS Partner section (I could be mistaken).
I would agree with Tim that some of the
features provided by the tool might be accomplished by directly manipulating
the SharePoint Database (which is unsupported). But at the end of the day if
you are managing a large Portal Setup what the product offers is ‘must-have’
features (i.e. in contrast to ‘would like to have’).
It would be interesting if some one were
to open a dialogue with them and ascertain how safe their product is
i.e. along the lines
1.
Is there any chance that it would critically
mess up your Portal?
2.
What Kind of operations does the tool
really perform (i.e. at the low-level Database vs OM
vs WebServices)
3.
And will Microsoft support your portal
if you use this tool?
Any thoughts anyone?