Tips and Features
CRM: Lead creation from external services
04/28/201215:3704/28/2012 15:37:45
Corporate security policy and updating the intranet
04/16/201215:3404/16/2012 15:34:00
The main thing is to protect user data. When access to the internet is required to perform updates, a potentially unsafe scenario is presented.
Web Clusters in Bitrix + Virtual Appliance 3.0 with web cluster support
03/07/201211:4903/07/2012 11:49:35
The Web Cluster module is included in the and Editions of Bitrix Site Manager and in the of Bitrix Intranet.
Bitrix Calendar: Practical aspects
03/01/201215:2203/01/2012 15:22:42
Bitrix Calendar: End of the world postponed
02/27/201213:3002/27/2012 13:30:00
The calendar functionality of the Intranet module will no longer be maintained, so we recommend installing and migrating to the new module.
Bitrix 11.0: Expansion of Business Processes
02/15/201212:4702/15/2012 12:47:54
- The visual template editor has been improved significantly
- New actions have been added: Condition TRUE and Task
- New business process templates have also been added
Bitrix 11.0: Event Log
02/07/201213:1702/07/2012 13:17:48
The Event Log is for the most part a tool for monitoring events which have occurred in the site or in the intranet. As a rule, it is for use by top administration or the portal’s main technical administrator.
At present, events connected with users (authorization, registration, password changes, etc. ), with access privileges, files and folders, infoblocks, document libraries, forums, attack attempts and events where the user activity limit setting has been exceeded are recorded.
Bitrix Intranet 11.0: Have an idea? Share it!
02/01/201212:3402/01/2012 12:34:36
How to work with ideas
The idea section itself is something like a collective blog where each post is a new idea. Voting and comments on each idea can continue indefinitely, and management can easily see what is popular or what is believed to be an improvement for the company’s operation.
Bitrix 11.0: Ratings, the Like button, and social search
01/26/201218:1001/26/2012 18:10:19
Social network users, including corporate intranet users, need to know whether the content which they post is being read. Even if a viewer doesn’t want to make a full comment, there is now the option to Like content, thereby drawing attention to the content and its usefulness. Such feedback encourages continued contributing of content by users.
In Bitrix Intranet 11.0, any user has the opportunity to like blog or forum posts, comments on them, documents, photographs, any comment in the Activity Stream, wiki article, and even comments in tasks. Bitrix Site Manager is similar, except for tasks and documents, which are not present in the product.
Bitrix Intranet 11.0: Work Time Management and Work Reports
01/23/201217:5001/23/2012 17:50:59
Now let’s look at what has been added:
- daily reports can be mandatory with a setting in the template
- expanded daily report form
- summary report to supervisor for a chosen time period
- work report slider
- flexible hours
Bitrix 11.0: New mechanism for assigning access rights
01/19/201218:0801/19/2012 18:08:49
Objects to which access may be granted in this way include: elements and sections of infoblocks, files and folders in the site structure, elements and statuses in the CRM, records and sections in lists, and documents and folders in document libraries.
Bitrix 11.0: Description of new features which haven’t yet been mentioned
01/16/201215:1601/16/2012 15:16:33
This post covers several new features in Version 11.0 which don’t require a full entry unto themselves.
Bitrix Intranet: How the CRM works – from Leads to Deals. Part 2
01/12/201211:1301/12/2012 11:13:45
Bitrix Intranet: How the CRM works – from Leads to Deals. Part 1
01/10/201216:0601/10/2012 16:06:35
What is a CRM?
A CRM (Customer Relationship Management System) is a system designed to increase sales, make marketing more efficient, and improve customer service by optimizing, organizing, and analyzing interaction with clients.
Bitrix Intranet 11.0: Report Wizard
12/26/201119:1912/26/2011 19:19:45
The first objects which have been included under the functionality of the Report Wizard are projects and tasks. A universal report constructor allows evaluation of effectiveness, workload, and time spent on projects and tasks. In the future, this report constructor will cover other modules such as the CRM, the e-commerce module, infoblocks, and more, thus becoming the fundamental analysis tool for data stored in the intranet.
From the developer’s point of view, this means nothing more than a new feature, the beginnings of an ORM (object-relational mapping) in the Bitrix system.
Tasks in Bitrix Intranet 11.0: easy to assign, easy to complete
12/23/201112:2512/23/2011 12:25:21
The most important of these is that time spent on tasks can be logged by any task participant. All projects can be measured in this way, thanks to integration between tasks and time management.
The Gantt diagrams in Version 11.0 are an excellent instrument for planning tasks and managing projects in the intranet. The diagram gives a concise view of all tasks and subtasks involved in a project group (workgroup) with convenient viewing and editing of individual tasks. Editing features include delegation of tasks, logging time spent as previously mentioned, copying tasks, and settings reminders. Additional tools in tasks include task templates, filtering, quick-launch of tasks, history, and much more.
BSM v11.0: Support for Schema.org microformats
11/18/201115:3711/18/2011 15:37:54
Schemas are standard semantic data markups which allows Google, Bing and Yahoo! search engines to better categorize data. Schema.org contains a listing of schemas which are supported by these search engines as of Summer 2011. In essence, these are tags (HTML microdata) which describe the character and properties of data on web pages.
Unlike people, search engines have a limited ability to discern the type of content or data being presented on a web page. The information presented by schema describes data in a way that search engines can quickly grasp. They act as signposts, telling search engines things like “this is a sports events item”.
With such tags in place, a search engine has much more ability to present information relevant to a user’s search requirements.
BSM v11.0: Autosaving
11/16/201118:1411/16/2011 18:14:02
Content editors no longer need to worry about losing data entered into content input forms. Much like ‘recovering’ an office document after an unexpected shut down or crash, the Bitrix system will now offer to restore data previously entered in a form if it was previously closed without saving. Autosave ensures that data in content forms is saved as work is in progress.
BSM v11.0: Short URLs
11/11/201117:5211/11/2011 17:52:15
Short URL – is a function that allows you to change the appearance of an address of any page in your domain. So, a link that looks like this:
can be changed to something much simpler, like http:// www.your_site.com/Amber.
Short URLs don’t change the real address of the given page. Technically, this is simply a re-direct inside the system.
This feature is included in the Kernel Module of the product and is available in all editions of Bitrix Site Manager and Bitrix Intranet.
BSM v11.0: Confidence in quality
11/09/201116:1411/09/2011 16:14:56
Sometimes suboptimal development methods do not appear immediately, but show up after days, weeks or even months after site launch. It is at these times, when the site owner believes that all is well and is not expecting any difficulties, that the damage from an improper method used during development can be most damaging.
The results are indeed pervasive and unfortunate: the developer is unsatisfied with the platform and the client is unsatisfied with the developer. Trust breaks down. Time and energy are spent on both finding the cause of the problem and rebuilding the relationships.
The Project Quality Control tool in BSM is designed to avoid such situations.
BSM v11.0: Secure Authorization
11/02/201118:4311/02/2011 18:43:00
This function encrypts passwords entered into the authorization form of websites, preventing password stealing (stops sniffing); however, it is not a replacement of SSL.
BSM v11.0: Keeping hours straight
10/28/201113:5410/28/2011 13:54:34
Bitrix on Windows: Achieving the best performance
10/26/201117:5810/26/2011 17:58:35
While Linux is considered by some specialists as better operational system for web hosting (your site will work faster on the same hardware if you use Linux), many of our clients use Windows as their operational system and therefore they prefer to install Bitrix Intranet Portal or Bitrix Site Manager on the system, which they know better - Windows. However, after the installation they often notice that the performance of their sites is slow and they wonder: what can be done to improve the situation?
BSM v11.0: The forecast is cloudy with a 100% chance of availability
10/26/201114:3110/26/2011 14:31:40
Cloud services which are supported include Google Storage, Amazon S3, Rackspace, and OpenStack, along with CDN (Content Delivery Network or Content Distribution Network), giving site owners maximum flexibility. All editions of the Bitrix Site Manager support all of these cloud storage services.
New interface for managing product pricing options (SKUs)
08/03/201112:5308/03/2011 12:53:06
5 simple steps for organizing training on your site or intranet
07/27/201110:3107/27/2011 10:31:14
Module capabilities:
- management of all training processes from the front end
- search of training course content with respect to access rights
- access rights to create or modify courses
- adding lesson content directly from files
- self-service checking and testing
- audio and video content in courses and test questions
- admission to subsequent courses after successful completion of previous ones
- import of SCORM formatted courses
- grade book with test results and attempts
- automatic test scoring
Localization Technology
07/21/201114:3007/21/2011 14:30:16
The main aim of this technology is to allow the developer to modify language phrases after connecting with the language file.
A list of changes is kept in the file:
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| /bitrix/php_interface/user_lang/<language_code>/lang.php |
In this file, elements of the array $MESS should be defined in the following form:
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| $MESS['language file']['code of the phrase'] = 'new phrase' |
What's Happening: using microblogs and the live feed
07/19/201112:1807/19/2011 12:18:50
Evaluate your company's efficiency with Bitrix Intranet
07/14/201113:0307/14/2011 13:03:10
Today’s topic, the Efficiency Report, adds transparency by providing a tool to evaluate the effectiveness of the work of the company at all levels. This effectiveness is determined by using the number of completed and overdue tasks of employees, as well as the evaluation of those tasks by their superiors.
What is new in tasks
07/12/201111:0207/12/2011 11:02:54
Note that there is an informative video which you can find here.
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Should we talk about lists? Part 3.
07/04/201111:1707/04/2011 11:17:28
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Synchronization of lists with SharePoint
Lists can be integrated with analogous lists in MS SharePoint.
Note that if a list was originally created in the intranet, and later the need to integrate it into SharePoint arises, then a list with fields must be created in SharePoint. In this case, only the records are synchronized, not the list settings.
If you need to import a SharePoint list into the product, then you simply create a list. Fields in the list will be created automatically after corresponding fields are set in Step 3 below (the ‘new field’ option is used).
Should we talk about lists? Part 2.
06/30/201115:4006/30/2011 15:40:54
Should we talk about lists? Part 1.
06/28/201115:4306/28/2011 15:43:41
- Description of the module and its capabilities; creating lists;
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Instant Messaging + XMPP
06/23/201117:5006/23/2011 17:50:56
Instant messaging is part of the social networking module which means that it is included in both and (but not in all editions).
Conversations among employees are managed directly through the intranet in a secure environment, saving both time and money and providing maximum effectiveness. As a tool, the message system supplements email and telephone communication very conveniently.
Do you know everything about Web Forms?
06/20/201111:0506/20/2011 11:05:30
Let’s take as an example the creation of a form for ordering transportation for shipments of goods by a logistics company.
Smarter storage for your documents
06/10/201117:3706/10/2011 17:37:25
Note that there is an informative video which you can find here.
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Connector to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010
06/08/201114:1606/08/2011 14:16:39
The system administrator needs to configure the connection to Microsoft Exchange in the DAV module just once:
BizPace Enterprise: Build and manage multiple department intranets
05/23/201116:4105/23/2011 16:41:01
Multi Department Intranet – this feature allows separate versions of the corporate portal to be launched for each division or department. This functionality is particularly useful for companies with multiple office and branch locations which need to have a large degree of autonomy. In essence, each branch has its own intranet that can have a separate structure and design. Simultaneously, integration among the departments and with the main office is maintained
Bitrix Intranet Integrates With Google Calendars
05/12/201110:3605/12/2011 10:36:51
Bitrix Intranet Integrates With Apple Products
05/10/201110:4205/10/2011 10:42:35
The support of CalDAV and CardDAV is one of the most important pillars of Bitrix Intranet's move to mobile. This is not just a two-way data exchange between the intranet and iPad or iPhones, it is true two-way sync that lets the mobile device and the intranet 'negotiate' between each other to make the changes to the calendars present in one device visible in the other.
New level of efficiency with Bitrix’s Time&Task Management
05/05/201113:3705/05/2011 13:37:50
This interface provides a constant guide for discipline without the friction that can be created by unstructured daily reminders and reviews. Standard start and end times for the work day can be set, as well as allowed lateness or early departure and minimum length of a working day.
Stylish Blogs, sir?
04/18/201111:0504/18/2011 11:05:48
What we can do now:
- (1) visual editing of blog posts and comments
- (2) automatic (or manual) expansion of the writing area up to 80% of the screen height
- (3) all editing features are available in both the visual editing and the BBCode modes
- (4) hotkeys handling (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Q, Tab)
- (5) new dialog boxes for video and image insertion
- blog post images can now be resized when displayed (scale size is defined in the component settings)
- (6) table insertion
- (7) a new interface for insertion of numbered and bullet lists
- (8 ) blog posts can now use a symbolic code rather than the SEF ID (enabled in the component parameters)
- video can be embedded in comments (enabled in the component parameters)
- page for administration of comments added to the Control Panel
- support of all major browsers
- good-looking and convenient
Authorization Using External Services
04/11/201111:3404/11/2011 11:34:51
External authorization greatly simplifies registration for users. There is no need to invent and remember a new login/password, an existing one from one of the user’s favorite web services can be used.
The module is available for owners of all product editions through the Update System.
The curtain opens on InfoPortal
04/07/201113:2304/07/2011 13:23:29
The main purpose of this solution is to create an information resource quickly and easily and give visitors the opportunity to discuss and express their opinion using a variety of services.
Low performance rating on good hardware?
02/24/201115:0802/24/2011 15:08:18
We often hear this question: We have our own server (or two), a multiple-core CPU, and lots of memory – why is the Bitrix Performance Monitor showing a performance rating not higher than that of Bitrix Virtual Appliance?
Let's investigate this problem.
Let's investigate this problem.
