This document discusses how to automate tasks in SharePoint Online (Office 365) using PowerShell and the Client-Side Object Model (CSOM). It provides an overview of the history and challenges of using CSOM for provisioning in O365. It also demonstrates how to connect to O365 using PowerShell and CSOM, and highlights resources for learning and developing with this approach. The session aims to help developers and IT professionals automate SharePoint Online administration.

1. Managing (O365) with PowerShell + CSOM

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3. HELLO!My name is
Amit VasuSr. SharePoint Consultant, MVP
www.amitvasu.com
Twitter: @amitvasu

4. Session Objective
 Understand how to automate different SharePoint
Online (Office 365) tasks using PowerShell and CSOM
 This session is for Developers
 And IT Pro as well
……May be NOT 

5. History Lesson
Amit’s PowerShell + CSOM Journey

6. “FTC to CAM – Stop creating content types and site
columns declaratively”
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vesku/archive/2013/11/06/ftc-to-cam-stop-creating-content-types-and-site-
columns-declaratively.aspx

7. Typical CT deployment process

8. How do we overcome - On Premises

9. What are the challenges with O365
 Guidance to not use declarative code for CT
 You cannot use custom code in Sandbox solution.
 Farm solutions are out of question.

10. Remote Provisioning to Rescue

11. Remote Provisioning
 Write C# CSOM/REST Provider hosted App
 JSOM
 PowerShell + CSOM

12. SharePoint Farm
1
Provider Hosted
Apps
Own app specific
configuration
Artefacts
2
4
CSOM / REST
3
Remote Provisioning Process – CSOM/REST

13. CSOM – Power Talk

14. Remote Provisioning
 Client side library for remotely communicating with SharePoint
 Introduced in SharePoint 2010
 Expanded upon in SharePoint 2013

15. CSOM in SharePoint 2010

16. CSOM in SharePoint 2013

17. How CSOM Works

18. CSOM – Code Example
 Create Context
ClientContext ctx = new ClientContext("http://intranet.contoso.com");
 Call Load and ExecuteQuery Before Accessing Value Properties
Web web = ctx.Web;
ctx.Load(web);
ctx.ExecuteQuery();
Console.WriteLine(web.Title);

19. How do I start

20. Steps to start developing
 Pick your Development environment
 Local Machine
 SharePoint 2013 Environment

21. Local Machine
 Required copy of all SharePoint Client DLL
 Located at C:Program FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft sharedWeb Server
Extensions15ISAPI
 All DLLs that starts with Microsoft.SharePoint.Client
 Reference them in your code from the location you copied them

22. SharePoint Environment
 No need to do anything other than referencing DLLs
from ISAPI folder.

23. Optional – Download CSOM Assemblies

24. DEMO
PowerShell + CSOM

25. Summary

26. Why PowerShell + CSOM
 Anything you can do with CSOM can be achieved using PowerShell
+ CSOM
 Great way to extend PowerShell capabilities
 Can be used with SharePoint Online and On-premises
 Spend time understanding CSOM
 Microsoft.SharePoint.Client namespace

27. Resources
 https://sharepointpowershell.codeplex.com/
 https://sharepointonlineautomationcmdlets.codeplex.com/
 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/29518.c
som-sharepoint-powershell-reference-and-example-codes.aspx

28. Connecticut SharePoint users group
• Different SharePoint discussions
each month on various topics.
• Meets 3rd Thursday of every
month
• Microsoft Office (Hartford)
• 280 Trumbull St, Hartford CT
06103
• http://www.meetup.com/ctspug

29. Special October session!
• Michelle Caldwell (MVP) will be
making a stop at the CTSPUG
• Microsoft Store in West Farms
Mall
• Wednesday – October 14th
• Register today!
– http://www.meetup.com/ctspug

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31. EVALS

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