2. Session Agenda
• Typical Business Scenarios
• Review SharePoint 2007
• New and Improved SharePoint 2010
• InfoPath and Web Forms
• Break – 10 mins
• Out of the Box Workflows
• SPD Workflows + Visio 2010
• Visual Studio Workflows
• 3rd Party Options
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3. User Group Goal / Objectives
Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft
SharePoint Technologies
• Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies
• Transfer knowledge within the community
• Communicate best practices
• Introduce new products / solutions
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4. Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors
Inetium (www.inetium.com)
• Technology consulting company
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
• Practice area focused on SharePoint
Benchmark Learning (www.benchmarklearning.com)
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
• Training on many technologies
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com)
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5. www.sharepointmn.com
• Website for user group
• SharePoint resource documents
• SharePoint resource links
• RSS Feeds
• Meeting Schedule
• Past User Group Presentations
• info@sharepointmn.com
www.sharepointmn.com
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6. Social Networking
• Linked In group – The most interactive… includes job postings…
– http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1878792
• Facebook group
– http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=27333305456
• Twitter tags - @MNSPUG and #MNSPUG
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7. Upcoming Schedule
• Next Meeting
• May 12th 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
• Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
• Topic: SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 Launch Event
Check www.sharepointmn.com for updates!
• Ongoing Schedule
• 2nd Wednesday of every month
• 9:00 to 11:30 am
• Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
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8. http://www.sharepointmn.com
Local Events
SharePoint 2010 Deep Dive on Business Process – April 20, 2010 *FREE*
http://www.benchmarklearning.com/Courses/CrsDetail.aspx?C=BESP2010WorkPro
Benchmark Learning – Edina, MN
SharePoint 2010 A Walk Around the new ‘Wheel’ – April 22, 2010 *FREE*
http://www.benchmarklearning.com/Courses/CrsDetail.aspx?C=NHSP2010-101Sem
Benchmark Learning – Edina, MN
[Next] SharePoint Saturday – October 2, 2010 *FREE*
http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/twincities/default.aspx
University of Minnesota – East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Online Events
Microsoft SharePoint MVP Expert Chat – TBD (End of April) *FREE*
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=336965717244
10. Announcements
• SharePoint 2010 RTM and Launch announced!
– Announcement here: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2010/03/05/sharepoint-
2010-office-2010-launch.aspx
– Launch event: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/proof/pages/2010-
launch-events.aspx#fbid=2rTi4OD1abM
– May 12th – same day as MNSPUG
• Update Center
– http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee748587.aspx
• Good, Better, Best Document for SharePoint 2010 available
– http://download.microsoft.com/DOWNLOAD/2/A/A/2AA0D302-86A6-4AA2-A0A4-
4F15FA7DBF5C/BUSINESS%20PRODUCTIVITY%20AT%20ITS%20BEST_WHITEPAPER.PDF
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11. Quick Intro
• Phil Jirsa
– SharePoint Consultant
– MCTS – WSS and MOSS Development
17. Digital Forms
• SharePoint Lists
• InfoPath Forms
Workflow
• OOB SharePoint
• SharePoint Designer
• Visual Studio
18. SharePoint Lists
• Easy to Create
• Good for Simple Data
• Limited UI Options
• Support for Mobile
19. InfoPath Forms
• Separate Form Editing Application
• Simple Drag-and-Drop
• XML Storage Format
• Storage Options
• SQL Database
• Web Service
• File System
• SharePoint Form Library
20. InfoPath Forms
• Web Capabilities
• Mobile Capabilities
• Outlook Integration
• Word/Excel Conversion Wizard
• Template Parts
• Connection to Workflow
• Document Information Panel (DIP)
21. Basic Workflow Capabilities
• Start Workflow Manually or
Automatically
• Visibility into Running Workflows
• Collection of Historical Workflow Data
– Status of approval, errors,…
• Stop (or Terminate) a Running
Workflow
• Tight Integration with Office
22. Understanding The Workflow Timeline
• Association
– When a workflow is associated with a list
– Data can be associated with the workflow
• Initiation
– When the workflow is first started on a list item
– Data can be associated with the instance of the workflow
• Running
– Status page reflects state of the workflow
– User primarily interacts via Tasks
• Termination
– End an instance of a workflow
• Remove Association
Association Initiation Running Termination
Remove
Association
24. Ribbon UI
SharePoint Workspace
SharePoint Mobile
Office Client
Office Web App Integration
Standards Support
Tagging, Tag Cloud, Ratings
Social Bookmarking
Blogs and Wikis
My Sites
Activity Feeds
Profiles and Expertise
Org Browser
Enterprise Content Types
Metadata and Navigation
Document Sets
Multi-stage Disposition
Audio and Video Content Types
Remote Blob Storage
List Enhancements
Social Relevance
Phonetic Search
Navigation
FAST Integration
Enhanced Pipeline
PerformancePoint Services
Excel Services
Chart Web Part
Visio Services
Web Analytics
SQL Server Integration
PowerPivot
Business Connectivity Services
InfoPath Form Services
External Lists
Workflow
SharePoint Designer
Visual Studio
API Enhancements
REST/ATOM/RSS
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SharePoint Server 2010
25. Digital Forms
• SharePoint Lists
• InfoPath Forms
Workflow
• OOB SharePoint
• SharePoint Designer
• Visual Studio
26. SharePoint Lists
• Multiple Selection
• More Items
• Configurable Performance
• Customizable List Forms in Web UI
30. Digital Forms
• SharePoint Lists
• InfoPath Forms
Workflow
• OOB SharePoint
• SharePoint Designer
• Visual Studio
• 3rd Party
31. Out of the Box
• New Site Level Workflows
• Customizable with SharePoint Designer
• Visualization with Visio 2010
SharePoint Designer
• Parallel Execution Paths
• Reusable Workflow
• Visualization/Design with Visio
• Exportable to Visual Studio
Visual Studio Workflow
• Built-in Deployment/Debugging Tools
• Workflow Events
• Pluggable Workflow Services
32. Lists and Libraries
Lists
• Approval
• Collect Feedback
• Collect Signatures
• Disposition Approval
• Three State
• Translation Management
Out of the Box
37. Custom .NET Workflow
• Bring in the Reinforcements!
• You are here because:
– Missing Specific Feature
– SharePoint Designer Missing Action
– Custom Data or Actions Needed
– Existing Windows Workflow Investment
– State Machine Workflow Requirement
– Expose the Full Power of .NET
• Word of Warning – There is a steep learning curve
38. Custom .NET Workflow – The Platform
• Windows Workflow Foundation
• Its not just a SharePoint Platform
– Built into .NET 3.0
39. Workflow – Platform Implications
• Workflow Now a Core .NET Feature
– Workflow can be ‘hosted’ anywhere
– SharePoint was Microsoft’s first host (CRM 4 uses
it now too)
• Custom applications can host it as well
• Standardized Format
– XML based file format (XOML)
• Widespread Availability
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