Olaf FeldkampMicrosoft Schweiz GmbHOlaf.Feldkamp@microsoft.com

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 technology for DevelopersPart II

AgendaBusiness Connectivity ServicesOffice Development with Visual Studio 2010Open XML SDK 2.0Word Automation ServicesRibbon and Dialog FrameworkWorkflow in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 Sessions at TechDays 2010

Communities

Search

Sites

Composites

ContentInsights

• Line-of-Business Applications with SharePoint and Silverlight

• Workflow Development

• SharePoint Sandboxed Solutions

Insights Overview

• Migration/Update to SharePoint 2010

• Microsoft Online Services

• What's new in Office Client

SharePoint forInformation Architects

SharePoint 2010for Developers I

SharePoint 2010for Developers II

Business Connectivity Services

Business Users – without CodeUse out-of-the-box featuresCustomize with SharePoint Designer and InfoPath

Application Developers – with CodeBuild web parts (classic ASP.NET, AJAX, Silverlight), line-of-business data integration, list event handlers, workflows, workflow activities, application pages, content types, …Business Collaboration Applications

Operations – Reliability Sandboxed solutionsSilverlight user interface (and business logic)

SharePoint Composite Solutions

Office Integration

Business Connectivity Services (BCS)

ADO.NET

External Data

Web ServiceWCF Service

Business Connectivity Services

Cache

BCS Client

Runtime

Business Connectivity Services

SharePoint Server 2010

Secure Store Service

Search, Workflow, Web Parts

External Content Types

Server Runtime

SharePoint Site

VSTOPackage

External List

Office Client

External Business Parts

Custom Code

.NET AssemblyConnector

Development ApproachesIT Admin

Import &Configure WSP

Power User

“Live” Connectio

n No code, configure existing back-end integration end-points

Connect to WCF, ADO.NET and .NET Objects

Simultaneously author thin and rich client UX for External Lists. Create InfoPath Forms

WSP/ClickOnce Package

Create custom back-end integration logic using .NET Assemblies

Author thin and rich client UX as SharePoint and VSTO customization projectsDevelop

er

Business Connectivity Services in Action

Business Connectivity Services with SharePoint Designerdemo

BCS with Visual Studio 2010

Office Developmentwith Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio 2010 provides backward-compatible toolingOffice 2007 project templates are supportedBut not Office 2003Visual Studio 2010 and 2008 work side-by-side

All 2007 supported scenarios persist forward to 2010Improved deployment support in Office 2010 with Visual Studio 2010

Package multiple add-ins deployment now supportedOffice Primary Interop Assemblies no longer needed

Language enhancementsC#—Optional Parameters, Named Arguments, Dynamic typesVB—Implicit line continuation, Dynamic types, Auto-properties

Office Development with Visual Studio 2010

Backstage View

Tab

FastCommand

Group Column

Reference: officeatwork AGCustomers: various

Customizing the Backstage Viewwith Visual Studio 2010demo

Open XML SDK 2.0

Programming with Open XML

File Container

Document Properties

Comments

Markup

Custom XML

Images, sound, video

Embedded code

Styles

Open XML SDK 2.0

Content Level

Package Level

Packaging API Schemas

Open XML SDK 2.0

demo

Word Automation Services

Word, Excel, Access, and Visio Services

Word• Conversions• Field

Updates

Excel• Calculations• UDFs• REST API• JavaScript

Object Model• Web Services

Access• Publish to

SharePoint• UI Macros• Data Macros• Reports

Visio• Publish to

SharePoint• Connect

Diagrams to Data

• JavaScript Object Model

The SDK and Word Automation Services are designed to be complimentary

SDK for file manipulationWord Automation Services for file conversion/archiving tasks

Word Automation Services + Open XML SDK

Open XML SDK 2.0Data

Docu-ments

Word Automation Services

PDF Print

Template

Combining Open XML and Word Automation Servicesdemo

Ribbon andDialog Framework

Ribbon, Status Bar and Notification Area

Status Bar

Notification

Ribbon

The Dialog Framework

Ribbon andDialog Frameworkdemo

Workflow in SharePoint 2010

Workflow in SharePoint 2010

Out-of-Box Workflows

• Ready to use

• Common approval scenarios

Out-of-Box Customi-

zation

• Association and initiation settings

• Modify logic in SPD

• Design forms in InfoPath

Custom Declarative

• Start from scratch, from existing, or import from Visio

• More types of workflows

• Task process framework

Custom Activities

• Encapsulate custom code in a new action

• Deploy in full or partial trust (as user code)

Custom Non-

Declarative

• Import Reusable Workflow

• Advanced modeling

• Workflow Forms

• Handle workflow events

Browser

Visual StudioSharePoint Designer

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Bringing SPD and Visual Studio together

Power User Developer

Workflow Package

Custom Activities

Importing a Workflow Package to Visual Studiodemo

Read/write capabilities with backend systems through Business Connectivity ServicesVisual Studio 2010 continues to make it easy to build Microsoft Office-based solutionsWord Automation Services are the Word conversion and layout engine on the server

Especially powerful if combined with Open XML SDK 2.0

The new contextual ribbon is customizableImproved workflow capabilities

Summary

Thank you for your Attention!For more Information please contact

Olaf FeldkampDevelopment Platform Advisor

Olaf.Feldkamp(at)microsoft.comPhone (UC): +41 (43) 456 63 87

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