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- 1. Data Sources in SharePoint 2010 Kathy Hughes SharePoint Server MVP Sydney, Australia Kathy Hughes
- 2. SharePoint Designer 2010 Unleashed book • http://www.amazon.com/SharePoint-Designer-Unleashed- Kathy- Hughes/dp/0672331055/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= 1295312377&sr=1-3 Kathy Hughes
- 3. Tonight • New data source features • Differences between 2007 and 2010 • Data Source Configuration Options in SharePoint Designer 2010 • Check out REST’ful data connections • Debugging data sources • Consuming data sources in a SharePoint site Kathy Hughes
- 4. SharePoint Conference 2011 • www.sharepointconference.com.au • Sydney, Australia, Hilton Hotel, March 8 and 9, 2011 • www.sharepointconference.co.nz • Wellington, New Zealand, March 16 and 17, 2011 Kathy Hughes
- 5. SharePoint 2010 Big Picture • Data Sources extend to include: • Integration with server-side and client-side OM • Data Source configuration options in SharePoint Designer 2010 • Data Views • Great alternative for standalone SharePoint Foundation 2010 • SharePoint Server 2010 = extensive opportunites • Access Services – NEW to 2010 • Visio Services – NEW to 2010 • Excel Services - Improved • PerformancePoint Services (SSAS) - improved • InfoPath Services – improved, richer interface and options • Client-side • Access, Excel, Visio, InfoPath (Designer) Kathy Hughes
- 6. Enter SharePoint Designer! • SharePoint Designer 2010 • Hugely improved UI for working with SharePoint Sites • Extensible customization • Pages • Data • Workflows • Branding • Plus, more… • Ease of use • Code-free! • XSLT and XML friendly tools and intellisense Kathy Hughes
- 7. Deprecated Features • Things that have been removed in SharePoint Designer 2010 • Can no longer attach other sites within a site collection • Too many security issues • Use RSS or SOAP instead • No more BDC under Data Sources • Replaced by External Content Types (BCS) • No more dependency on application definition files! Kathy Hughes
- 8. What’s New? • REST’ful Web Services • Connect to SharePoint lists • Powerful filtering, down to item level • External Content Types (AKA BDC) • Now under External Content Types • More powerful integration, wizard-driven CRUD operations • SQL, WCF and .NET types Kathy Hughes
- 9. Supported Data Sources • SOAP/XML Web Services • XML Files • REST Web Services – NEW (aka Server-side scripts) • Database Connection • Linked Data Sources Kathy Hughes
- 10. What About the BDC? • Replaced by External Content Types • Business Connectivity Services • Create database connections, .NET type connections, Web Service Connections • Create create, read, update and delete (CRUD) actions • Built in wizards • Code – free • Integrate with Office applications • Add external customer list into Outlook Contacts! • Greater authentication options • Secure ID • Kerberos / impersonation Kathy Hughes
- 11. Data Source UI Compare Kathy Hughes
- 12. REST’ful queries • New to SharePoint 2010 • Client-side API • Flexible queries, down to the list item • Query Excel Spreadsheets (Services) with REST • Down to the cell • Another option for sourcing data x-site collections • Connector available in SharePoint Designer 2010 • It works! Kathy Hughes
- 13. REST APIs Client OM Farm Site List Data External Lists Kathy Hughes
- 14. REST Requirements • Windows Server 2008 R2 (WFE) or Windows 7 • ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET 3.5 SP1 • Or • ASP.NET 4.0 framework • SharePoint Designer 2010 • Configure and display REST connections • Data View Web Part • Visual Studio 2010 • Greater flexibility Kathy Hughes
- 15. REST APIs • Syntax • /_vti_bin/ListData.svc/{Entity}[({identifier})]/[{Property}] • Example to get the Tasks list • /_vti_bin/ListData.svc/Tasks • Returns all Tasks in the designated site • *If the URL returns XML then the service is working… Kathy Hughes
- 16. REST’ful Response Kathy Hughes
- 17. Validate REST URL First • In browser is a great way • However, don’t forget to disable your feed formatting • DEMO – disable feed formatter in IE • See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap1XZd1huP8 Kathy Hughes
- 18. REST APIs • QueryString Parameters • $filter=(simple predicate} • $expand={Entity} • $orderby={property} • $skip=n • $top=n • $metadata • See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc907912.aspx Kathy Hughes
- 19. Sample Queries • $filter=(simple predicate} • http://tonka/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/Tasks?$filter=Title eq 'Fourth Task' • $orderby={property} • http://tonka/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/Tasks?$orderby=Title desc • http://tonka/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/Tasks?$orderby=Title asc Kathy Hughes
- 20. REST Configuration in SPD Kathy Hughes
- 21. Authentication • Anonymous – site and content must be set to anon • Windows Integrated – doesn’t work for non-authenticated clients, i.e. clients in separate domain – NTLM vs Kerberos • Clear / basic – non-secure, consider, and test with, SSL <DataSources> <SharePoint:XmlUrlDataSource runat="server" id="Tasks2" AuthType="Basic" HttpMethod="GET" InsertCommand="http://tonka/_vti_bin/ listdata.svc/Tasks" AuthUserName="kathyhughesadministrator" AuthPassword=“pword" selectcommand="http://tonka/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/Tasks"/> </DataSources> Kathy Hughes
- 22. Tasks list back in SharePoint Kathy Hughes
- 23. DEMO • Querying with REST from SharePoint Designer 2010 • Configure connection in SharePoint Designer • Add to page using a Data View Web Part • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTo6JTVnhkU Kathy Hughes
- 24. REST in InfoPath • InfoPath story has changed significantly in SharePoint Server 2010 • We can now replace our list forms with InfoPath forms • We can add lookups, rules and queries back to other lists in SharePoint • We can consume existing REST data connections! Kathy Hughes
- 25. Example of REST in InfoPath Kathy Hughes
- 26. Troubleshooting Data Sources • What can go wrong? Some things… • Authentication • NTLM or Kerberos? • Single, multiple, non-domain members • Clear text/SSL, • SSO only available with SharePoint Server 2010 (same as 2007) • Database schema mismatch • SharePoint Designer database connection wizard does not understand custom schema, e.g. • Sees SELECT * FROM [Product] rather than SELECT * FROM [Production].[Product] • Query fails • XML and REST Web Services • Be aware that list names ARE case sensitive • i.e. Tasks needs Tasks in the URL parameter and query parameters Kathy Hughes
- 27. …And, we don’t like to see… Kathy Hughes
- 28. Troubleshooting • Database connections don’t allow Windows authentication • asp:SqlDataConnection Kathy Hughes
- 29. How to Debug • Database connections • In SharePoint Designer • fpdatasource folder, which is located under the site’s _catalog’s folder • Check and directly edit the XML • On the SQL Server • Check the logs • Use the SQL Server Profiler • Set up custom ‘profile’ templates to trap errors when accessing tables, etc • Authentication • On the SQL Server • Use the SQL Server Profiler • Trace logins against databases • ‘GUEST’ login is found to be a common error Kathy Hughes
- 30. SQL Server Profiler Trace Kathy Hughes
- 31. DEMO • Working with database connections , SQL 2005 or 2008, and custom database schemas • *Custom schema is currently broken in Beta 2 • i.e. entering custom SQL statements fail to ‘hold’ database schema • AdventureWorksDW works because it has the default database schema of DBO. • IMPORTANT: if using SharePoint Server 2007 or 2010 you have the option of using SSO • See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK_NcAstyis Kathy Hughes
- 32. Check the Database Schema Kathy Hughes
- 33. What to use when? • If you need to do x-site/site collection queries then use SOAP or RSS • If you want to add a database connection for the ENTIRE site, then use the Data Source Database Connector • If you want to add a database connection for a single page, either: • Leverage an existing site database connection • OR • Add a new connection via the Toolbox > ASP.NET Controls > SqlDataSource and use the GridView control to display the data Kathy Hughes
- 34. DEMO • Remember we no longer have the option to ‘attach’ list from another site • Instead, we can use SOAP to access x-site data • Use the XML Web Service to access list data from other sites • See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyGdbRv954E Kathy Hughes