Advanced SharePoint 2007 Development

This course is intended for Developers and IT Professionals

After you complete this course you will be able to:

• Discuss the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 architecture and the key elements in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, such as site collections, Webs, lists, and Web Parts.
• Understand the new Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 features, such as galleries, master pages, site columns, content types, and workflow.
• Understand the new features available only through Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Extend an existing Web application with the ASP.NET 2.0 pluggable authentication.
• Configure user access to a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment and configure user permissions, and implement security with Users/Groups, SharePoint objects, and permission levels.
• Understand the ASP.NET 2.0 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Part infrastructure, and the SharePoint Page and Web Part life cycles.
• Use the Microsoft Visual Studio Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services Framework to build a custom Web Part.
• Understand the advantages and limitations of Web service orientation in SharePoint technologies.
• Use Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web services in development projects.
• Create an application that uses SharePoint’s Web services to extend SharePoint functionality.
• Understand when to use event receivers versus when to use workflows and list the types of SharePoint objects that support event receivers.
• Create and deploy a basic event receiver.
• Discuss the basics of Windows Workflow Foundation, how they fit into Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, and how to leverage this technology in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
• Build a workflow in SharePoint Designer

Module 1: SharePoint Primer: Overview and Enhancements from Earlier Versions

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Architecture
• Key Elements in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• New Features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• New Features in Office SharePoint Server

Module 2: Authentication and Authorization

• Background
• IIS Built-In Authentication
• ASP.NET 2.0 Pluggable Authentication
• Windows SharePoint Services Authorization
• Advanced Authorization

Module 3: Fundamentals of the Object Model and Web Parts

• Overview of ASP.NET 2.0 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Object Model
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Part Infrastructure
• Page and Web Part Life Cycles
• Custom Web Part Development
• Visual Studio Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• 10 Steps to Creating Custom Web Parts

Module 4: Web Services

• Advantages and Limitations of Web Services Orientation in Windows SharePoint Services
• Introduction to Web Services Provided in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Services in Development Projects

Module 5: Events

• Event Receiver Basics
• SharePoint Objects that Support Event Receivers
• Steps to Create an Event Receiver
• Deploying Event Receivers

Module 6: Workflow

• Implementation in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• Create Workflows with SharePoint Designer 2007

Labs

• Lab 1: Configure Multiple Authentication Providers in C#
• Lab 2: Configure Multiple Authentication Providers in Visual Basic
• Lab 3: Create a Web Part Using VSeWSS in C#
• Lab 4: Create a Web Part Using VSeWSS in Visual Basic
• Lab 5: C# Coding with Lists.asmx Web Service
• Lab 6: Visual Basic Coding with Lists.asmx Web Service
• Lab 7: Creating and Deploying a Preprocess Web Event Receiver in C#
• Lab 8: Creating and Deploying a Preprocess Web Event Receiver in Visual Basic
• Lab 9: Creating a Workflow Using SharePoint Designer

The following courses are recommended for further study:

• None specified at this moment in time