The document discusses building mobile applications on the Microsoft platform for iOS and Android devices, emphasizing the importance of adapting existing web applications for mobile browsers. It outlines the challenges of integrating Microsoft technology with mobile platforms, including techniques for using different user-agent strings and recommendations for mobile frameworks. Additionally, it touches on utilizing REST and SOAP services for application development, highlighting the differences in complexity between the two approaches.

1. Building Solutions on the Microsoft Platformthat target iPhone, iPad, and AndroidSimon GuestDirector, Mobility Solutionssimon.guest@neudesic.com

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16. Many customers looking at building applications targeting iPhone, iPad, and Android devices

17. But what if you have an existing investment in Microsoft technology?

19. To give you the tools and knowledge to connect iPhone, iPad, and Android devicesto a Microsoft platform and infrastructure

22. “I’ve got an existing web site...” “How do I make it render well on the iPhone and Android handsets?”

23. Step 1: Need to identify mobile browsers

24. User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)HTTP RequestHTTP ResponsePagesWindows 7 / IE8.0

25. UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5HTTP RequestHTTP ResponsePagesiPhone OS 4.2

26. Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.2.1 Mobile/7B334b Safari/531.21.10HTTP RequestHTTP ResponsePagesiPad OS 4.2

27. Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1HTTP RequestHTTP ResponsePagesAndroid 2.2

28. if (useragent contains ”MSIE”)…User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.0Pagesif (useragentcontains ”Android”)…Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1PagesAndroid 2.2

29. if (useragent contains ”MSIE”)…User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.0ViewCSSControllerif (useragentcontains ”Android”)…Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1ViewCSSAndroid 2.2

30. if (useragent contains ”MSIE”)…User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.0ViewCSSControllerif (useragentcontains ”Android”)…Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1ViewCSSAndroid 2.2

31. if (useragent contains ”MSIE”)…User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.0ViewCSSControllerASP.NET MVCViewEngineif (useragentcontains ”Android”)…Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1ViewCSSAndroid 2.2

32. Demo: Implementing Mobile View Engines in ASP.NET MVC 3

33. “Errr… OK – but it still looks like my original webpage”

34. User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.0ViewCSSControllerASP.NET MVCViewEngineMozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1ViewCSSAndroid 2.2

35. Mobile Web FrameworksiUIhttp://iui-js.orgjQTouchhttp://jqtouch.comjQueryMobilehttp://jquerymobile.com

36. Device-Integrated Web FrameworksSencha Touchhttp://sencha.comUnifyhttp://unify.github.com/unifyPhoneGaphttp://phonegap.com

37. User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.0ViewCSSControllerASP.NET MVCViewEngineMozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1ViewCSSAndroid 2.2

38. User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.3; MS-RTC LM 8)Windows 7 / IE8.01. Copy SiteMasterintoMobileSiteMaster2. ImportjQueryMobileASP.NET MVCViewEngine3. Annotate structure of MobileSiteMasterMozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; en-gb; Nexus One Build/FRF50) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.14. Annotate individual viewsAndroid 2.2

39. Demo: Using jQueryMobile to create device specific UI

40. TakeawaysRecommendations:Mobile Web sites will let you target multiple devices with a single back end

41. Use ASP.NET MVC with ViewEngine support for device specific views

42. Use ASP.NET MVC 3 (not 2) for improved HTML5 attributesWatch out for:Many different UI frameworks – choose carefully, think about longevity

43. MEAPs – Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms (auto gen’d UI from single source)

44. “We’ve covered Mobile Web pages, but how about if my site has REST/SOAP services?”

45. Native ApplicationRESTiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)SOAP (WS-I)Android 2.2 (Java)

46. Native ApplicationRESTREST.svc<%@ ServiceHost Service="TRMobile.Web.Services.SessionService" Factory="System.ServiceModel.Activation.WebServiceHostFactory" %>iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Android 2.2 (Java)

47. Native ApplicationSessionService.csRESTpublic class SessionService : ISessionService{public SessionSummary[] GetData(){// return active sessions }} iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Android 2.2 (Java)

48. Native ApplicationISessionService.csREST [ServiceContract] public interface ISessionService {[WebGet(UriTemplate = "/Sessions", RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Xml, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json, BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare)] [OperationContract]SessionSummary[] GetData(); }iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Android 2.2 (Java)

49. Native ApplicationRESTiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Step 1: Youneed a JSON libraryhttp://stig.github.com

50. iPhoneClientViewController.m-(IBAction)callRESTService:(id)sender{ NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://sguest01/TRMobile/Services/REST.svc/Sessions"];NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequestrequestWithURL:url]; [request setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];connection = [[NSURLConnectionalloc] initWithRequest:requestdelegate:self]; if (connection) {NSLog(@"Connection was established");receivedData = [[NSMutableData data] retain]; }else {NSLog(@"Connection wasnull"); }}Native ApplicationRESTiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Step 2: UseNSMutableURLRequest to call the service

51. iPhoneClientViewController.m- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response{NSLog(@"Received response from the REST call"); [receivedData setLength:0];}-(void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data{NSLog(@"Received data from the REST call"); [receivedDataappendData:data];}-(void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error{NSLog(@"REST call failed with an error");}Native ApplicationRESTiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Step 3: Handle callbacks

52. iPhoneClientViewController.m-(void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection{NSLog(@"Connection finished loading");NSString *responseString = [[NSStringalloc]initWithData:receivedData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];NSLog(@"%@",responseString);NSArray *dict = [responseStringJSONValue]; for (id obj in dict) {NSDictionary *session = [[NSDictionaryalloc] initWithDictionary:obj];NSString *sessionCode = [session valueForKey:@"Code"];NSLog(@"%@",sessionCode); }NSLog(@"Complete");}Native ApplicationRESTiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Step 4: Get the response, deserialize JSON

53. Demo: Consuming a REST based service on iPhone/iPad

54. “Great! Is it a similar process on Android?”

55. Native ApplicationRESTMain.javaHttpClienthttpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();HttpGetrequest = new HttpGet("http://sguest01/TRMobile/Services/REST.svc/Sessions");HttpEntityrestEntity= httpClient.execute(request).getEntity();String restResult= new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(restEntity.getContent())).readLine();Android 2.2 (Java)Step 1: UseHttpClient and HttpGet to makeconnection

56. Native ApplicationRESTMain.javaJSONArrayjArray = new JSONArray(restResult);for(inti=0; i<jArray.length(); i++){JSONObject session = jArray.getJSONObject(i);Log.i("Session retrieved", "Code: "+session.getString("Code")+" - "+session.getString("Title"));}Android 2.2 (Java)Step 2: Useorg.jsonlibraries to deserialize JSON

57. public void runJSONParser(){ try{ Log.i("MY INFO", "Json Parser started.."); Gsongson = new Gson();Reader r = new InputStreamReader(getJSONData("http://search.twitter.com/trends.json”)); Log.i("MY INFO", r.toString()); TwitterTrendsobjs = gson.fromJson(r, TwitterTrends.class); Log.i("MY INFO", ""+objs.getTrends().size()); for(TwitterTrendtr : objs.getTrends()){ Log.i("TRENDS", tr.getName() + " - " + tr.getUrl()); } }catch(Exception ex){ ex.printStackTrace(); } }Native ApplicationRESTAndroid 2.2 (Java)Step 3: Optional – use GSON to supportserializationhttp://code.google.com/p/google-gson

58. Demo: Consuming a REST based service on Android

59. “REST appears to be fairly straightforward – but how about my services use SOAP?”

60. Native ApplicationiSOAP.cs [ServiceContract]public interface ISOAP{[OperationContract]List<SessionSummary> GetSessions();}SOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)SOAP.svc.cspublic class SOAP : ISOAP{public List<SessionSummary> GetSessions(){// code to return active sessions}}Android 2.2 (Java)

61. No easy way of saying this, but: “It’s not as easy as you were hoping!”

62. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Option 1: Handcraft the SOAP request/handle the SOAP response

63. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Option 2: Yoursearcheswilllikelytakeyou down the road of gSOAP and WSMakeStubs

64. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Option 3: wsdl2objc (http://code.google.com/p/wsdl2objc/)Version 0.7-pre1 recommendedhttp://code.google.com/p/wsdl2objc

65. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Option 3: wsdl2objc (http://code.google.com/p/wsdl2objc/)Version 0.7-pre1 recommended

66. iPhoneClientViewController.mBasicHttpBinding_ISOAPBinding *myBinding = [SOAP BasicHttpBinding_ISOAPBinding];myBinding.logXMLInOut= true;SOAP_GetTitleForCode*parameters = [[SOAP_GetTitleForCode new] autorelease];parameters.code= [[NSStringalloc]initWithString:[numberTextField text]];BasicHttpBinding_ISOAPBindingResponse*response = [myBindingGetTitleForCodeUsingParameters:parameters];NSArray*responseBodyParts = response.bodyParts;for (id bodyPart in responseBodyParts){NSString *message = [bodyPartGetTitleForCodeResult];}Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Option 3: wsdl2objc (http://code.google.com/p/wsdl2objc/)Version 0.7-pre1 recommended

67. Demo: Consuming a SOAP based service on iPhone/iPad

68. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Option 3: wsdl2objc (http://code.google.com/p/wsdl2objc/)Version 0.7-pre1 recommendedWSDLXSDXSD

69. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Step 1: Ensurethat the namespace of the XSD elementsmatches the namespace of the service[DataContract(Namespace = "http://neudesic.com")]WSDLXSDXSDStep 2: Considerflattening WSDL and XSDhttp://wcfextras.codeplex.com

70. “How about SOAP support on Android? A similar story?”

71. wsimportUsage: wsimport [options] <WSDL_URI>where [options] include: -b <path> specify jaxws/jaxb binding files or additional schemas (Each <path> must have its own -b) -B<jaxbOption> Pass this option to JAXB schema compiler -catalog <file> specify catalog file to resolve external entity references supports TR9401, XCatalog, and OASIS XML Catalog format. -d <directory> specify where to place generated output files -extension allow vendor extensions - functionality not specified by the specification. Use of extensions may result in applications that are not portable or may not interoperate with other...Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)Android 2.2 (Java)Youwouldthinkthatwsimportshouldwork

72. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)Android 2.2 (Java)http://ksoap2.sourceforge.net

73. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)Android 2.2 (Java)http://code.google.com/p/ksoap2-android

74. Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)Android 2.2 (Java)maveninstallKSOAP2-Android

75. Main.javaString SOAP_ACTION = "http://tempuri.org/ISOAP/GetTitleForCode";String METHOD_NAME = "GetTitleForCode";String NAMESPACE = "http://tempuri.org/";String URL = "http://sguest01/TRMobile/Services/SOAP.svc";SoapObject request = new SoapObject(NAMESPACE, METHOD_NAME);request.addProperty("code","ARC310");SoapSerializationEnvelopeenv = new SoapSerializationEnvelope(SoapEnvelope.VER11);env.dotNet= true;env.setOutputSoapObject(request);HttpTransportSE transport = new HttpTransportSE(URL);transport.call(SOAP_ACTION, env);SoapPrimitivereturnedTitle = (SoapPrimitive)env.getResponse();Native ApplicationSOAP (WS-I)Android 2.2 (Java)

76. Demo: Consuming a SOAP based service on Android

77. “How about connecting iPhone, iPad, and Android to Windows Azure?”

78. Native ApplicationiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Web RoleMobile Web (ASP.NET MVC + jQueryMobile)REST EndpointSOAP EndpointAndroid 2.2 (Java)

79. Native ApplicationPUT http://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/mycontainer/myblockblob HTTP/1.1Request Headers:x-ms-version: 2009-09-19x-ms-date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:33:35 GMTContent-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8x-ms-blob-type: BlockBlobx-ms-meta-m1: v1x-ms-meta-m2: v2Authorization: SharedKey myaccount:YhuFJjN4fAR8/AmBrqBz7MG2uFinQ4rkh4dscbj598g=Content-Length: 11Request Body:{binary representation of photo}RESTAzureBlob StorageRESTiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)AzureTable StorageRESTAzureQueuesAndroid 2.2 (Java)

80. Token LengthPayload LengthJSON formatted0032deviceToken034messageNative ApplicationApp User AcceptanceTCP SSL connectionAnytime when onEvery 15 mins when sleepiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)Worker Role

81. https://android.apis.google.com/c2dm/sendregistration_idcollapse_keydata.<key>delay_while_idleAuthTokenC2DMNative ApplicationUser AcceptanceRegister IntentSend MessageAdditional DataAndroid 2.2 (Java)Worker Rolehttp://code.google.com/android/c2dm

82. TakeawaysRecommendations:Use REST whenever you have a choice

83. Push notification to both iOS and Android possible using Windows Azure worker roles

84. Get a good development environment setup with Fiddler/network snifferWatch out for:Asyncvs Sync operation. Both iOS and Android support sync, but don’t use it!

85. Very limited support for WS-* on native iOS and Android libraries

86. “Many of Microsoft’s server products also expose REST/SOAP. What options exist for consuming these?”

87. “Let’s start with SharePoint Server”

88. Custom: Native Client to Services or Mobile Web Middle TierPackaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientiPad/iPhone OS 4.2Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingSharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

89. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

90. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

91. Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingPros: Easy to setup, works out of the box (with SPS2010)Cons: Basic, non-native CSS. No support for browser-based NTLM from Android. No caching of username/password credentials.iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

92. Custom: Native Client to Services or Mobile Web Middle TierPackaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientiPad/iPhone OS 4.2Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingSharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

93. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filamente-sharepoint-client

94. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shareplus-office-mobile-client

95. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

96. Packaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientPros: Cheap ($10 – $20 per client). Multiple authentication schemes. Cached credentials. Some offline/sync support.Cons: All site content for mobile users. Leaf nodes are mostly read only HTML (e.g. Announcements). Most solutions are iPhone only (limited Android)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

97. Custom: Native Client to Services or Mobile Web Middle TierPackaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientiPad/iPhone OS 4.2Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingSharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

98. SPWeb (2007)ODATA (2010)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2SharePoint Server2007/2010Android 2.2

99. SPWeb (2007)ODATA (2010)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Mobile Web Rendering of informationuseful to Mobile clientsSharePoint Server2007/2010ASP.NET MVCMiddle Tier(jQueryMobile)Android 2.2

100. SPWeb (2007)ODATA (2010)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Mobile Web Rendering of informationuseful to Mobile clientsSharePoint Server2007/2010ASP.NET MVCMiddle Tier(jQueryMobile)Android 2.2

101. SPWeb (2007)ODATA (2010)Custom: Native Client or Middle Web TierPros: Complete custom solution. Can even hide fact that back end is SharePoint-based.Cons: More expensive option. Limitations with SOAP client libraries for iPhone/Android.iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Mobile Web Rendering of informationuseful to Mobile clientsSharePoint Server2007/2010ASP.NET MVCMiddle Tier(jQueryMobile)Android 2.2

102. “Do the same options apply to Dynamics CRM?”

103. Custom: Native Client to Services or Mobile Web Middle TierPackaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientiPad/iPhone OS 4.2Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingDynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

104. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

105. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=f592ec6c-f412-4fd5-9a80-cd3bcbd26d8b

106. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

107. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

108. Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingPros: Easy to setup, works out of the box. Forms based authentication works with non-NTLM browsers.Cons: Basic, non-native CSS. Controls a little awkward. No user-agent detection. No caching of username/password credentials.iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

109. Custom: Native Client to Services or Mobile Web Middle TierPackaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientiPad/iPhone OS 4.2Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingDynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

110. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2http://tendigits.com/mobileaccess.html

111. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cwr-mobile-crm-v4-2-for-microsoft

112. iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Optimized renderingDynamics CRM4.0/2011CWR/TenDigitsMiddle TierAndroid 2.2

113. Packaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientPros: Offline access. Cached credentials.Cons: All site content for mobile users. Most solutions are iPhone only (limited Android)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Optimized renderingDynamics CRM4.0/2011CWR/TenDigitsMiddle TierAndroid 2.2

114. Custom: Native Client to Services or Mobile Web Middle TierPackaged: Use AppStore/Market ClientiPad/iPhone OS 4.2Basic: Use OOB Mobile RenderingDynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

115. SOAP Web Services (4.0)REST Endpoint (2011)Updated Web Services (2011)ODATA (2011)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

116. SOAP Web Services (4.0)REST Endpoint (2011)Updated Web Services (2011)ODATA (2011)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

117. Custom: Native Client or Middle Web TierPros: Complete custom solution. Can even hide fact that back end is Dynamics-based.Cons: Limitations with SOAP client libraries for iPhone/Android. On CRM 2011, REST endpoint only provides limited CRUD. Web Service (SOAP) endpoint uses WS-Security with Kerberos.SOAP Web Services (4.0)REST Endpoint (2011)Updated Web Services (2011)ODATA (2011)iPad/iPhone OS 4.2Dynamics CRM4.0/2011Android 2.2

118. TakeawaysRecommendations:Think about accessing SPS/CRM three ways

119. Basic Web

120. Packaged

121. Custom

122. Custom is (IMO) the most interesting to customersWatch out for:Mobile Web is very basic

123. Packaged solutions are good, but expose whole site

124. Pains with SOAP libraries on devices

125. CRM 2011 REST interface only allows certain CRUD operations

126. CRM 2011 Web Service uses WS-Security w/ Kerberos tokens“You’ve mentioned ODATA many times. What’s the story?”

128. XTDS ProtocoliPad/iPhone OS 4.2SQL ServerAndroid 2.2

129. Native ApplicationODataiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)WCFDataServiceSQL ServerEDMX

130. Native ApplicationODATA.svc public class ODATA : DataService<SessionModelContainer>{ public static void InitializeService(DataServiceConfigurationconfig){config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("*", EntitySetRights.AllRead);config.DataServiceBehavior.MaxProtocolVersion = DataServiceProtocolVersion.V2;}}ODATAiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Server

131. Native ApplicationODATAiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Serverhttp://interoperabilitybridges.com

132. Native Applicationodatagen./odatagen /uri=http://sguest01/TRMobile/Services/ODATA.svc /out=.-rw-r--r-- 1 Simon staff 5738 Feb 10 13:09 SessionModelContainer.h-rw-r--r-- 1 Simon staff 14735 Feb 10 13:09 SessionModelContainer.mODataiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Server

133. iPhoneClientViewController.m-(IBAction)callODATAService:(id)sender{SessionModelContainer *proxy = [[SessionModelContaineralloc] initWithUri:@"http://sguest01/TRMobile/Services/ODATA.svc" credential:nil];QueryOperationResponse *response = [proxy execute:@"Sessions"];NSMutableArray *sessions =[response getResult]; for (id session in sessions) {NSLog(@"Session Code: %@",[session getCode]);NSLog(@"Session Title: %@", [session getTitle]); }NSLog(@"Complete");}Native ApplicationODataiPad/iPhone OS 4.2 (ObjC)WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Server

134. Demo: Consuming an ODATA service on iPhone/iPad

135. Native ApplicationODataAndroid 2.2WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Server

136. Native ApplicationODATAAndroid 2.2WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Serverhttp://code.google.com/p/odata4j

137. Native ApplicationODATAAndroid 2.2WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Serverhttp://www.restlet.org

138. Note: Must be done with the full JSE version of Restlet.jarlibraries (no generator in the Android version)!Native ApplicationProxy Generationlib Simon$ java -cp org.restlet.jar:org.restlet.ext.xml.jar:org.restlet.ext.atom.jar:org.restlet.ext.freemarker.jar:org.restlet.ext.odata.jar:org.freemarker.jar org.restlet.ext.odata.Generator http://sguest01/TRMobile/Services/ODATA.svc ~/Desktop/ARC310/restlet-proxy/---------------------------OData client code generator---------------------------...The source code has been generated in directory: /Users/Simon/Desktop/ARC310/restlet-proxyODATAAndroid 2.2WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Server

139. Main.javaTrmobileWebModelsServiceservice = new TrmobileWebModelsService();Query<sessionmodel.Session> query = service.createSessionQuery("/Sessions?$filter=startswith(Code,'VIR')%20eq%20true");for (Session session : query){// do work}Native ApplicationODataAndroid 2.2WCFDataServiceEDMXSQL Server

140. Demo: Consuming an OData service on Android

141. Core DataSQLLiteiPad/iPhone OS 4.2OData+SyncWCFDataServiceEDMXSQL ServerSQLLiteAndroid 2.2

142. TakeawaysRecommendations:Easy to create feeds using OData

143. Easy to consume through native libraries

144. Easy to consume lists exposed by SharePoint 2010Watch out for:Anything that looks like SQL library on device