Getting Started with Forms
Let's get coding.
I want to build a system which has Groove workspaces connected to a central system. This'll be a framework to show the various moving parts, and code to knit them together, and hopefully building something which has at least a nominal type of realistic use.
The scenario I'm working with is this: a Groove workspace with a contact list (and probably some other tools later - discussion, document libraries -- not sure what'll be needed yet). But the contact list helps focus on something simple and easily achievable. It's a nice place to start because there are two types of integration I'll try to demonstrate: one "local", connecting the contacts list with Outlook; one "central", connecting the contact list with either a SQLServer table or maybe a SharePoint site. (Yet to decide that one. I suspect probably SharePoint will be easy enough).
To begin, then: open Groove, create a new workspace. Give it a name; select "template" - "custom".
Then you're presented with a "More Tools" list; check "Forms" and press OK. The new workspace opens, with a nice splash screen saying "Start Here". This is the Groove Forms tool.
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Now, before we start creating the forms, let's take a moment to walk through how Groove Forms is structured.
