In this article I’ll look at the 2 main points of integration between MindManager and SharePoint.
For MindManager application users, MindJet Labs provided an add-in for v6 which provided open/save-as integration similar to Office but they not yet done the same for v7.
I suggest that you look at TeamDirection IntelliGantt Add-In for Mindjet MindManager
http://www.teamdirection.com/mmaddin/index.html
Which, apart from a number of cool task and time line features, lets you publish your map to SharePoint.
Without this integration, you should still add the icon and MIME Type registration from the server settings below so that you can open mmap files from SharePoint.
Server Configuration:
- Open the file Local_Drive:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12.0\TEMPLATE\XML\DocIcon.xml
- Add the following line within the ByExtension element in DocIcon.xml:
<Mapping Key="mmap" Value="MindManager.gif" OpenControl=""/>
- Save DocIcon.xml
- Copy the file MindManager.gif:
to the Local_Drive:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12.0\TEMPLATE\IMAGES directory
- Add the following MIME type to IIS
Extension: .mmp .mmap .mmpt .mmat .mmmp .mmas
MIME type: application/vnd.mindjet.mindmanager
- Restart the SharePoint Server by executing iisreset.
MindMaps can be displayed in SharePoint to users without having to purchase MindManager!
The Mindjet MindManager Viewer Browser Plug-in lets SharePoint users can interact with your map by expanding and contracting branches, searching, and following hyperlinks.
Install the plugin from here http://www.mindjet.com/resources/downloads/mm_viewer_plugin.aspx
Note: IE7/8 security can make it hard to get this installed over the Internet because the control is not signed.
To add a map to a SharePoint page, add the Content Editor web part to a page and use the source editor in the web part properties to add the following code
<object id="viewer" height="600" width="100%" codeBase="http://www.mindjet.com/viewer/eng/MjMmViewer.cab"
classid="clsid:4C57C98A-E582-46E4-8FD8-5EBDC94CEA39">
<param name="Image" value="http://server/site/document library/site.mmap"/>
</object>
There are a number of other param values that can be set in the object tag:
- EmptySpaceMenu param: 1 to show a context menu when right-clicking on empty space in the viewer
- Toolbar param: 1 to show the toolbar at the top of the viewer
- FitLevels param: the number of levels to show in the map, 0 to show all levels
- PurchaseCommand param: 1 to show the Purchase MindManager link in the Help Menu
- PromoSpace param: 1 to show a small promotional button in the upper right corner of the viewer
Once the opject has been created in a page, the following methods can be called from client side scripting
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CenterTopic
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EmptySpaceMenu
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FitLevels
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FitOneLevel
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FitTwoLevels
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GetHistoryItemId
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GetHistoryItemOutputName
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GetHistoryItemsCount
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GetOutputNameById
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HasOpenedDocument
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Image
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OnHistoryListChanged
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OnMapChanged
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OnSizeChanged
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Open
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OpenDocumentById
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OpenXML
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Print
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PromoSpace
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PurchaseCommand
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Resize
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SaveCopy
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Search
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SendEmail
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SendZipedEmail
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ShowSendDialog
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Toolbar
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ZoomIn
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ZoomOut
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ZoomToValue