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Christchurch .NET User Group Christchurch SharePoint User Group (C-SPUG) What is SharePoint (WSS/MOSS)? WSS Out Of The Box WSS Development (select topics) Why SharePoint? Calls to Action and Resources Line of Business functionality Content + Document Management Glorified Database Editing Tools Multi-Tenant Management /Duplication Extensible Field Architectures Workflow and Process Engines Comms Mgmt and Threading Security Nightmares Dashboards and Navigation Control Base Language + API Line of Business functionality App Framework: Windows SharePoint Services Rich Frameworks: WWF, WCF, WPF, … .NET + API Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) Microsoft Project Server Microsoft Dynamics CRM Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) IIS, SQL, ASP.NET, WWF ? Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “lite”, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists Collaboration Platform Services Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualization, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “lite”, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists Business Intelligence Rich and Web forms based frontends, LOB actions, enterprise SSO Business Forms Platform Services Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Content Management Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow Collaboration Portal Enterprise Portal template, Site Directory, My Sites, social networking, privacy control Search Enterprise scalability, contextual relevance, rich people and business data search Farm Web Application http://x.com:1 Web Application http://x.com:2 Site Collection /sites/Marketing Site Collection /sites/Development Site Collection /sites/Main Root Site / Root Site / Root Site / Site /Div1 Site /D1A Site /Div2 Site /D1B One Configuration DB per Farm Site /Div1 Site /Div1 Site /Div2 Site /D2A >= 1 Content DB per Web App Home page with logo and welcome message Announcements (RSS-able) List of events (sync with Outlook Calendar) Useful links list (configurable) Documents with description (sync with Explorer and RSS) Discussion board (RSS-able, conversation mgmt, posting by e-mail) Editable database of possible topics Ability for members to customise views (e.g. only relevant topics) Search engine on all the above Navigation facilities For Dan and Bryn: Interface/admin to update all the above (e.g. upload docs) Wiki for DNUG charter development/collaboration Admin task list (sync with Outlook Tasks) Whirlwind tour of WSS What if Auckland DNUG wants in? Server admin templates (.stp) – easy, limited Site admin templates (.wsp) – requires developer, powerful Many pre-built business solutions are provided this way (“Top 40”) Community Kit for SharePoint (CKS): UGE! WSS inherently customisable/flexible New breed of “solution developers” - blurred roles Power users/IT pros can develop solutions without code Great for prototyping and POCs Don’t worry, coders needed more than ever! For solution development, best to approach in feature-oriented fashion with quality process Server 2003 hosted in a VM VS 2005 SharePoint: .NET 3, WSS, SDK WSS Extensions for VS 2005 Ready shortcut to the 12 HIVE U2U Query Builder for CAML IntelliSense – copy 12\Templates\XML\*.xsd to Visual Studio\XML\Schemas STSADM.EXE in the ClassPath SharePoint Designer Patience + Coffee Everything you see is exposed programatically via the Object Model, including UI Also extensible through declarative feature, list and site definitions - CAML Large number of web services exposed – easy to build composite apps SharePoint plays nice in your SOA or can be a focus of it Object Model + Querying with CAML Re-usable interface components Build from scratch, or with VS WSS extensions Customisation and personalisation Custom properties Can aggregate standard user controls Can consume/provide data to/from other parts Can be AJAX-ed Creating a Web Part using VSE Major new Feature (!) of WSS 3 Collections of interdependent components Declarative extensibility (CAML) – many elements Activate/deactivate manually/programatically Installed in Farm, four activation scopes Can have dependent features Site definitions Real templates – collect all components for a site Best to simply aggregate and package features Features, Custom Actions, Page Provisioning Most actions in WSS generate events Before (ing) vs After (ed) Pre-synchronous with cancellation support Useful for plugging in business logic/ validation/integration/… Handle through event receiver DLL (in GAC) Best packaged inside feature Feature events themselves can be handled Significantly improved over WSS 2 Event Receiver WSS adds custom extensions to WWF runtime Allows Workflows to hook into any SharePoint content item, with tasks and notifications Useful “UI” for Workflow Great for process automation, business process visibility, compliance Use SP Designer (no code) or VS (for tough guys) WWF and WSS (if time) Needed for drag-and-drop customisation Replaces FrontPage (hooray!) Branding/Style: extensive use of master pages + CSS No-code Workflows Customised pages vs non-customised pages Data view web part: composite apps with no code Branding + Style (if time) Site columns Content types Custom field types List, view, and site definitions in detail Solution packages and provisioning assemblies Workflow definitions, activities, templates Timer jobs Custom e-mail connectors Custom file convertors Search extensions Records + version management Custom authentication Advanced Web Part techniques Architecture/administration/governance: plan plan plan! Deployment/installation/upgrading All the MOSS stuff… Change management, best practices… Personalisation Desktop integration Can own the content Web 2.0 is SharePoint (!) Can and should contribute to design – rapid turnaround Collaboration and knowledge sharing is a philosophy – requires change management and buy-in from all involved Work smarter, not harder Appear agile to the business Easy to develop POCs Create powerful functionality with no-code Work smarter, not harder Build solutions, not foundations Focus on business value in your software Re-use, adapt, customise Leverage existing skills Extend reach of software SharePoint skills in demand Powerful base collaboration/ intranet functionality at low cost Ubiquity – fastest growing server platform ever! Scalable road map – small steps Microsoft are very committed to this platform No-one was ever fired for choosing IBM SharePoint! Significant improvements in 07 extensibility + integration Install WSS and play Download the Top 40, and CKS projects Online learning resources, labs, web casts (start at http://www.wssdemo.com) Get certified: 70-541 (WSS), 70-542 (MOSS) Try using it within your organisation for collaboration – it sells itself IT help desk Development wiki Development standards + quality systems Project workspaces/portals Social club portal, events etc Process automation e.g. leave approval Customer portal/support site Knowledge base Internal blogs + knowledge sharing Your ideas… Want to go deeper? Register at www.sharepointusergroup.net.nz Technical and business audience Monthly meetings (approx last Tues) Geek and business user lunches in 2008 Knowledge shared as part of the NZ SPUGs Looking for contributors... See Matt Smith or Gary Payne Please tell your friends! http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/ http://www.sharepointusergroup.net.nz http://www.codeplex.com/CKS http://www.wssdemo.com http://www.chandima.net http://www.sharepointforbusiness.com http://www.mattsmith.co.nz