Configure a connection to a Records Center site

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2008-01-08

Before you perform this procedure, confirm that:

• You have read the topic Configure settings for a Web application.

Important At the minimum, you must be a member of the Farm Administrators SharePoint group to complete this procedure.

Configure a connection to a Records Center site

Use the following procedure to create a connection to a Records Center site.

Configure a connection to a Records Center site

1. On the top link bar of the Central Administration site, click Application Management.

2. On the Application Management page, in the External Service Connections section, click Records center.

3. On the Configure Connection to Records Center page, in the Records Center Connection section, select Connect to a Records Center.

4. In the URL box, type the URL where the Records Center Web Service is located.

5. In the Display name box, type the friendly name for the Records Center site.

6. Click OK.

Additional references

For information about:

• Planning records management, see Plan records management.

• How to plan and implement a Records Center site, see Design the Records Center site (Office SharePoint Server).