Configuring SharePoint Integration for Community Server 2008 MayPreview

After you successfully deploy, install, and activate the SharePoint Integration for Community Server 2008 MayPreview, you will need to provide some additional information in order to begin taking advantage of the newly installed features.

Procedure

1. Open your browser and navigate to the home page of the Root level SiteCollection to which you installed SharePoint. You should see a message stating, "Please configure Community Server". This means that the features were installed successfully but are not configured. 
2. Ensure Rest API is enabled for Community Server.
3. From your community’s home page, click the Edit Profile link. You must be able to login to Community Server 2008 with enable API privileges. 

   

4. Select the Site Options tab.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the Site Options page to the My API Keys section. 

   

6. Click Create & Edit Application Keys. An Authorized Applications page displays. 

   

7. Enter a key name in the Name data field.
8. Click Generate. The key information displays in the workspace.  

   

9. Open SiteCollection in SharePoint .
10. From the SiteActions menu select "Site Settings".
11. Under Community Server Settings click "Global Settings".
12. Do the following:   
    • Enter the URL (the root url of your CS installation, for example, http://yourhost/cs).
    • Enter the name and API key in the appropriate fields.
13. Click Save.
14. Return to the home page of the Root level SiteCollection. A site activity message should replace the configuration message you saw previously to indicate that you have successfully configured SharePoint Integration for Community Server 2008.