Functions	WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007	Cross-Site Lookup
Lookup information from SharePoint lists in other sites		●
Filter column value by selecting list views		●
Find-as-you-type function makes all the objects which are listed in the Dropdown list with the same letter as the input word shadowed and selected quickly		●
Two way conversion among SharePoint Cross-Site Lookup column, SharePoint Cascaded Lookup column and SharePoint default lookup column		●

Out-of-box SharePoint list settings support intra-site lookup field but cannot meet end users' demands for a column lookup from another site in the same site collection. SharePoint Cross-Site Lookup provides additional features beyond the default SharePoint Lookup function and many other SharePoint Cross-Site Lookup solutions. These features include:

1. Allow users to lookup from another site within a site collection.

   

2. Support conversion from SharePoint Cross-Site Lookup column to default SharePoint Lookup type; therefore, altering the content of Cross-Site Lookup column in datasheet view can be achieved

   

3. Find-as-you-type function makes all the objects in the Dropdown list with the same letter as the input word shadowed and selected quickly.

   

4. Filter values of Cross-Site Lookup column by selecting some list view of the looked-up list.

   

Default SharePoint Lookup only support lookup within the same site, so it will be limited when user want to lookup from another site. In addition to other SharePoint Cross-Site lookup products with lookup cross site function, SharePointBoost Cross-Site Lookup provides three useful features.

SharePointBoost Cross-Site Lookup users can convert Cross-Site Lookup column into default SharePoint lookup type when they need to edit contents of Cross-Site Lookup column in datasheet view.

When users select objects, they do not have to scroll down through all objects. The find-as-you-type function makes SharePoint users easily select objects by one keystroke; all the words with the typed letter is shadowed and filtered in the dropdown list.

If the looked-up list is incredibly larger than usual, it is difficult for SharePoint users to choose one object from countless objects and the drop down list will be too long. Filter function helps a lot by supporting SharePoint users choosing some list view of the looked-up list to quickly find the object.