1 Introduction

The Windows SharePoint Services (WSS): File Operations Database Communications Protocol specifies the communication sequences used by Web Front End (WFE) and application servers to perform data query and update commands on Back End Database Servers (BEDS) as part of file, user, and group administration operations.

Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in this specification are informative.