Course Details
SharePoint 2007 Web Development
  • Course Length: 5 days
  • Course Price: $0
  • Code: 50205
  • Course Mode: ILT
Prerequisite
Prior to taking this course, students should have a general knowledge of Web site design and methodologies. They should also be familiar with SharePoint from an end user or administrative point of view. An understanding of ASP.NET 2.0 master pages and cascading style sheets is helpful, but not required. You should have basic CSS, XML, and HTML, and an understanding of SharePoint basics. An understanding of C# and .NET programming IS REQUIRED.
Audience
The primary audiences for this course are Web designers, administrators, and developers who use and work with Office SharePoint Server 2007 and want to learn how to customize SharePoint sites. These include Web Developers, Webmasters, and Power-users with web development experience.

For those web developers new to ASP.NET and SharePoint Web Customization. This course addresses aspects of design such as applying alternate page layouts, creating and styling new pages, modifying site navigation, and external data integration and custom workflows. After taking this course, students will understand the difference between using SharePoint Designer 2007 and in-browser tools, including what is achievable with each tool and how and when to use those tools to effect SharePoint site customization. The course also factors in Web site design concepts that focus on creating user-centric SharePoint sites.

Module 1: Overview
This module gives an overview of SharePoint 2007 web development.
Lessons

  • Overview
Module 2: ASPNET
This module explores the basic components of ASPNET, including controls, master pages, data access, and web parts.
Lessons
  • Architecture and Compilation Controls
  • Master Pages Navigation Controls - Web Development Patterns Explored
  • Declarative Data Sources and Access Layers - Data Access Made Even Easier!
  • .Net Providers - More Code Re-Use Patterns
  • Web Parts
  • Lab : ASP Understand the new ASP.NET Architecture
  • Understand the new ASP.NET Compilation Features
  • Explore SharePoint Web Application
  • Lab : ASP
  • Create User Controls
  • Create Server Controls
  • Explore SharePoint User Controls
  • Explore SharePoint Server Controls
  • Lab : ASP
  • Understand how to use Master Pages
  • Explore SharePoint Master Pages
  • Lab : ASP
  • Understand how to use Navigation Controls
  • Use SiteMapPath control
  • Use Menu control
  • Use TreeView control
  • Explore SharePoint Navigation
  • Lab : ASP
  • Using Declarative Data Sources
  • SharePoint Data Sources
  • Lab : ASP
  • Understand the Provider Model in ASP.NET 2.0
  • Understand the Security Provider Model
  • Understand the Membership Provider Model
  • Understand how to implement your own Custom Providers
  • Lab : Custom Authentication
  • Change the default Authentication Method of SharePoint to use a custom MembershipProvider (ASP.NET 2.0)
  • Lab : ASP
  • Understand how to use Web Parts 
Module 3: Localization
This module explains localization, and more specifically, SharePoint localization.
Lessons
  • Localization
  • SharePoint Localization
  • Lab : Localization
  • How to change the localization of your SharePoint sites
Module 4: CSS
This module explains CSS and how to use it with SharePoint.
Lessons
  • CSS
  • SharePoint CSS
  • Lab : CSS
  • Apply CSS
  • Inline CSS (Header)
  • Internal CSS
  • External CSS
  • Cascading CSS
  • CSS Order
  • SharePoint CSS
Module 5: XSLT
This module explains what XSLT is and covers its elements and functions.
Lessons
  • What is XSLT XPath
  • XSLT Elements
  • XSLT Functions
  • Unsupported XSLT
  • Lab : XSLT
  • Create simple XSLT
  • XSLT Elements
  • XSLT Functions
Module 6: AJAX
This module introduces AJAX and Client Side Scripts.
Lessons
  • Client Side Scripts AJAX
  • Lab : Client Side Scripts AJAX
  • Use AJAX in your web parts!
  • Lab : Client Side Scripts AJAX
  • Explore AJAX Control
  • Toolkit controls
Module 7: SharePoint Architecture
This module explains SharePoint architecture, the role of IIS and ASP.NET, and content databases.
Lessons
  • IIS and ASP.NET
  • SharePoint Architecture
  • 12 Hive Content Databases
  • Customized vs. Uncustomized pages
  • Lab : SharePoint Architecture
  • Explore HttpHandlers
  • Explore HttpModules
  • Explore a SharePoint config file
  • Lab : SharePoint Architecture
  • Learn Content Database structure
  • Use Sql Profiler to reverse engineer the web front end and stsadm
  • Lab : SharePoint Architecture
  • Create a Customized Page
  • Analyze a Customized Page
  • Reset a Customized Page
Module 8: In Context Web Applications
This module explains web applications and how to create them.
Lessons
  • Layouts Directory
  • In-Context Web Applications Examples
  • Migrating Web Applications
  • Lab : In Context Web Applications
  • Learn how to create a new ASP.NET Application on the SharePoint Server
Module 9: Debugging SharePoint
This module covers SharePoint debugging and the logs directory.
Lessons
  • W3WP Process Logs Directory
  • Lab : Debugging SharePoint
  • Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files
  • Learn to Debug SharePoint via Visual Studio Log to the SharePoint log File
Module 10: In Browser Customizations
This module explains how to use the SharePoint UI to customize pages.
Lessons
  • SharePoint UI Overview
  • Default.aspx
  • Everything Is a List
  • Using Web Parts
  • Customization Web Parts
  • Adding New Pages
  • Editing Pages
  • Master Pages
  • Themes Navigation
  • Lab : In Browser SharePoint Customization
  • Add/Move/Configure Web Parts
  • Add a Page
  • View Web Part
  • Add a Content Editor Web Part
  • Add a Content Query Web Part
  • Create new Web/Web Part Pages
  • Create a Master Page
  • Applying a Master Page
  • Create/Apply custom CSS
  • Apply custom Theme
  • Enable Versioning and Content Approval
  • Lab : In Browser SharePoint Customization
  • Modify Site Navigation
  • Modify Quick Launch Navigation Regional Settings
  • Create a Content Query Web Part
  • Create a new Page Layout
  • Create a new Page using a Page Layout
Module 11: SharePoint Designer
This module describes reports, data views, and workflows using SharePoint Designer.
Lessons
  • Customization With SharePoint Designer
  • Reports Data Views
  • Backup / Restore Workflows
  • Lab : Basic SharePoint Designer
  • Open An Existing SharePoint Site
  • Create A New SharePoint Site
  • Explore SharePoint Folders (Team Site)
  • Explore SharePoint Folders (Portal Site)
  • Create ASP.NET Page
  • Modify a built-in CSS Style Sheet
  • Create/Attach a CSS style sheet
  • Create/Attach/Detach a Master Page
  • Lab : SharePoint Designer Check-In/Check-Out
  • Add Web Parts
  • Add Web Part Zone
  • Adding Images (_images directory)
  • Reset to Site Definition
  • Lab : SharePoint Designer
  • Explore Built In Reports
  • Create/Manage Data Views
  • Create/Manage Data Sources
  • Merge Two Data Sources
  • Link Two Data Sources
  • Data View Parameters
  • Lab : Built-In Activities
  • Use one of each Built-In Activity
  • Lab : Custom Activities
  • Create a custom workflow activity for SharePoint Designer
  • Lab : Custom Conditions
  • Create a custom condition for SharePoint Designer
Module 12: SharePoint Web Development
This module covers web development using SharePoint, including user controls and pages.
Lessons
  • Adding/Using User Controls
  • Adding/Editing Pages Security Trimmed Interface
  • Lab : SharePoint Web Development
  • Adding Application Pages (Bin and Gac deployment) [_layouts]
  • Adding Site Pages [content database]
  • SharePoint Server Controls
  • Lab : SP_AnswerLab : SP_ControlDetailsLab : Security Trimmed Interface
  • Use the SharePoint SPSecurityTrimmedControl to hide content and controls
Module 13: Using CAML
This module explains the use of CAML for creating site definitions such as templates and themes.
Lessons
  • Built-In Definitions
  • CAML Templates and Themes
  • Lab : Custom Site Definitions
  • Create a new Site Definition (Manually)
  • Create a new Site Definition (Visual Studio)
  • Lab : Themes
  • Learn to create your own theme
  • Lab : MS40 Install Microsoft 40 Templates
Module 14: Features
This module covers the many features of SharePoint
Lessons
  • Features Overview
  • Types of Features
  • Feature Scopes
  • Feature Dependencies
  • Feature Sequence
  • Feature Localization
  • Feature Event Receivers
  • Feature Stapling
  • Creating Features
  • Deploying Features
  • Activating/Deactivating Solutions
  • Lab : Features
  • Learn to create a Feature.xml file
  • Use the Feature.xml file to point to a custom user control
  • Various Feature Types (List, Module, Content Type)
  • Lab : Features
  • Utilize the Visual Studio Extensions for WSS 3.0 to build Features!
  • Lab : Solutions
  • Create several features and package them as a solution file (.wsp)
Module 15: Making An Internet Site
This module explains how to create an Internet site.
Lessons
  • SharePoint and ASP.NET
  • Creating A Site
  • Content Types and Page Layouts
  • Reusable Content Examples
  • Lab : Making An Internet Site
  • Strip down the internet site template
  • Compete against your classmates!
  • Build a new internet site
  • Lab : Reusable Content
  • Create and Use Reusable Content
Module 16: Content Deployment Features
This module explains how to deploy content and how to create and use variations.
Lessons
  • Content Deployment
  • Lab : Content Management Features
  • Setup Content Deployment Path and Jobs
  • Quick Deployment
  • Debug Content Deployment
  • Lab : Variations
  • Create Variations
  • Use Variations
  • Variation Label Menu
  • Custom Variation
  • Root Landing page

After completing this course, students will: Have the knowledge and skills necessary to complete branding projects and make functional customizations to Windows SharePoint Services v3 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Understand the extent of customizations available using in-browser tool and learn the advantages of using SharePoint Designer 2007 to further enhance SharePoint site customization such as changing master pages and creating multiple-step workflows. Understand how SharePoint Designer 2007 can help with administrative tasks such as backing up and restoring sites to alternate locations.