SharePoint 2010 Advanced Foundation Development

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

Advanced Solution concepts

Create a Custom Deployment Step

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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