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SharePoint 2010 Advanced Foundation Development
Prerequisite
Before attending this course, students must have:
Attendees should have professional development experience with Visual Studio 2010, the .NET 3.0 Framework and ASP.NET 2.0. Attendees should also be familiar with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and InfoPath.
Audience
Anyone looking to develop SharePoint customizations at a core level. This includes event handlers, features, site definitions, web parts, timer jobs and workflows!
This is a 5-day instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. This course focuses on SharePoint Foundation 2010 fundamental building blocks such as features, application pages, site pages, Web Parts, custom list types, site columns, content types, custom workflows and site definitions. Other advanced topics include extending the Ribbon and writing custom Service Applications.
Module 1: OverviewA simple introduction module.Lab : Foundation Site Definitions
- Create one of each SharePoint Foundation site
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.
In this module we take a look at the new features introduced in SharePoint 2010 from a collaboration and UI perspective.
Lessons - New SharePoint Features
- Understand UI Improvements
- Use the Create Page
- Explore the Ribbon
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the new UI features of SharePoint 2010
- Understand how the Ribbon works
In
this model we explore the SharePoint Server programming model. We will
explore several basic SharePoint assemblies and classes.
Lessons - Debugging SharePoint
- Server Object Model
- Create applications using the Server Object Model
- Create in-context ASP.NET Web Application
- Create out of context Windows Application
- Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files
- Learn to Debug Via Visual Studio
- Log to the SharePoint log File
- Enable Developer Dashboard
- Adding Application Pages (Bin and Gac deployment) [_layouts]
- Adding Site Pages [content database]
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- How to create applications using the Server Object Model
- Understand the basic SharePoint assemblies
- Be able to search and find SharePoint classes and methods
- Be able to debug code with custom ULS Logging
- Understand how to test web page performance with Developer Dashboard
In
this module we will explore the various Client Object Models. This
includes the Client (.NET), ECMAScript and Silverlight Object Models.
Lessons - Silverlight Object Model
- Client Object Model
- ECMA Object Model
- Explore Client Object Model
- Utilize Client Object Model (.NET)
- JavaScript Object Model
- Utilize Silverlight Object Model
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and use the Client Object Model
- Describe and use the JavaScript Object Model
- Describe and use the Silverlight Object Model
In
this module we take a look at SharePoint permissions. We will explore
the default groups, how SharePoint gets usernames and groups from an
authentication system, as well has what type of permissions we can
assign to those users and groups. We will explore setting up custom
permission levels and how permissions are inherited. We will follow
that up with SharePoint Security Trimming!
Lessons - SharePoint Security
- Add Users Programmatically
- Add Groups Programmatically
- Create Permissions Levels programmatically
- Set inheritance programmatically
- Use the SharePoint SPSecurityTrimmedControl to hide content and controls
- Write code to elevate privileges
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe where usernames and domain groups come from
- What a permission level is
- How to assign permissions to a user or group
- What is means to say permissions are cumulative
- Why SharePoint has no deny
- How to use the SPSecurityTrimmed control
- How to programmatically set permission on SharePoint objects
In
this module we will explore how to setup Forms based authentication,
how claims based authentication works and how to use the Secure Store
Service in our own applications.
Lessons - Secure Store Service
- Custom Authentication
- Claims Based Authentication
- Change the default Authentication Method of SharePoint to use a custom MembershipProvider
- Programming with Claims
- Creating custom claims provider
- Learn how to Configure Secure Store
- Program web parts to use Secure Store
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Setup Forms based authentication in SharePoint 2010
- How to create a Claims based authentication system
- Program Secure Store applications
In this module we explore Features and Solutions.
Lessons - Features
- Learn to create a Feature.xml file
- Learn to create an Elements.xml file
- Install features with STSADM and PowerShell
- Create a custom action feature
- Implement Feature Dependencies
- Implement Feature Sequences
- Various Feature Types (List, Module, Content Type)
- Implement Feature Event Receivers
- Implement Feature Stapling
- Create several features and package them as a solution file (.wsp)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- What can be deployed as features
- How to create several types of features
- How to package your features into Solutions
- Advanced Solution packaging techniques
In this module we are going to take a look at SandBoxed Solutions, Solution validators and Full Trust Proxies.
Lessons - Sandboxed Solutions
- Explore Sandboxed Solutions
- Create and Test Sandboxed Solutions
- Explore Limitations of Sandbox Solutions
- Configure Sandbox Points
- Create and Deploy a Solution Validator
- Create and Deploy a Full Trust Proxy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- How to create a SandBoxed Solution
- What the limitations are of SandBoxed Solutions
- What Resource Measures are and how to modify them
- How to create Solution Validators
- How to create Full Trust Proxies
In this module we explore the web services that come out of the box with SharePoint.
Lessons - Web Services
- Learn to find SharePoint Web Service
- Add reference to SharePoint Web Service
- Program to several of the Web Service Interfaces
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Find and describe the various SharePoint Web Services
- Be able to consume SharePoint Web Services in custom applications
In this module we are going to take a look at the new REST and LINQ features of SharePoint 2010.
Lessons - REST
- LINQ
- Utilize REST Services
- REST Service Reference
- REST List Service Calls (PUT, GET)
- REST Excel Service
- LINQ Introduction
- Utilize LINQ For SharePoint
- Use SPMetal.exe
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- How to use REST Services
- How to generate and use LINQ
In
this module we explore Web Parts. We will take a look at basic web
parts and then transition to more complex topics like Tool Parts and Web
Part Connections.
Lessons - Web Parts
- Learn how to create a basic web part
- Learn how to deploy a web part manually in the development environment
- Use Visual Studio to Create Web Parts
- Learn how to create web parts that interface with SharePoint Object Model, Databases, and Web Services
- Implementing Web Part Tool Parts
- Create ASP.NET Web Part connections
- Synchronous Vs. Asynchronous Web Parts
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe how web parts work
- Create web parts with connections
- Create web parts with Tool Parts
- Design and develop asynchronous web parts
In this module we explore Site Definitions and Collaborative Markup Language (CAML).
Lessons - Site Definitions
- Create a new Site Definition (Manually)
- Create a new Site Definition (Visual Studio)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Know CAML when you see it!
- Understand what a site definition is and how to modify it
- How to create custom site definitions manually and with Visual Studio
- How to add branding via site definitions
In this module we explore content types, content type lineage and content type hubs.
Lessons - Content Types
- Explore Content Types
- Create A New Content Type
- Document Information Panels
- Default Workflows
- Adding Content Types To Lists (Document Library)
- Content Type Inheritance/Lineage
- Configure Content Type Hub
- Configure Content Type Publishing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and describe content types and their properties
- Be able to create content types
- Understand Content Type Lineage
- Understand how to setup Content Type Hubs
In this module we explore how to create your own column types for your lists. SharePoint calls these Custom Field Types.
Lessons - Field Types
- Create A Custom Field Type (Regular Expression)
- Create A Custom Field Type (User Control)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and describe Custom Field Types
- Be able to create custom field types with and without a UI
In
this module we will explore SharePoint Events and how to create and
assign them to lists and sites. We will also explore how to create
custom Timer Jobs to implement your own monitoring applications.
Lessons - SharePoint Timer Jobs
- SharePoint Events
- Create an Event Handler feature
- Programmatically assign an Event Handler
- Create a custom Timer Job
- Create an Event Handler feature that encrypts documents
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and describe SharePoint Events
- Understand and describe SharePoint Timer Jobs
- Be able to create and deploy SharePoint Events
- Be able to create and deploy SharePoint Timer Jobs
In
this module we are going to take a look at Service Applications that
come out of the box with SharePoint and how to build your own service
applications.
Lessons - Service Applications
- Create and Deploy a Custom Service Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe Service Applications
- Understand how the Service Application architecture works
- Create and install custom Service Applications
In this module we are going to take a look at implementing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010.
Lessons - Workflows
- Create a custom workflow activity for SharePoint Designer
- Create a custom condition for SharePoint Designer
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe SharePoint Designer workflows
- Understand what a looping workflow is
- Understand common workflow patterns
- Build custom actions for SharePoint Designer
- Build custom conditions for SharePoint Designer
- Implement logging in your workflows
In this module we will explore how to use Windows Workflow Foundation to create highly customized and reusable workflows.
Lessons - Visual Studio Workflows
- Create a custom workflow using Visual Studio
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- How to create custom workflows with Visual Studio
In this module we are going to take a look at the new Business Connectivity Services.
Lessons - Business Connectivity Services
- Explore External Content Types
- Create a new External Content Type
- Create an External List
- Create a custom BCS .NET Connector
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand how BCS works
- How to build new BCS applications
- How to Upgrade your older BDC applications
- How to create BCS Connectors
In this module we are going to take a look at extending the new Ribbon and how to work with the new Dialog platform.
Lessons - Extending the Ribbon
- Dialogs
- Extend the SharePoint Ribbon
- Utilize the UI Dialog Platform
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand how to extend the SharePoint UI
- Customize and extend the Ribbon
- Create custom Dialogs
After completing this course, students will be able to: Learn to extend many of the core features that SharePoint Foundation provides. These include event handlers, site definitions, features, solutions and web parts!