The Microsoft Office Project 2007 SDK has been refreshed on MSDN!

randalli — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:03:00 GMT

In addition to SharePoint, my team also writes and publishes SDK content for the Enterprise Project Management (EPM) offering of the 2007 Microsoft Office System, which includes Project, Project Server, Project Portfolio Server, and Project Web Access.

The SDK was just refreshed to include a substantial amount of new content and downloads for the Microsoft EPM offering. Thanks to Jim on my team for compiling this excellent list of what's new and changed:

The April update of the Project 2007 SDK is now available on MSDN and the SDK download is published.

· SDK Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2672F6F9-7028-4B30-99A2-18CB1EED1ABE&displaylang=en .
The pj12ProjectSDK.exe download includes (new and updated items in blue bold):

o pjSDK2007.chm (conceptual topics and managed code reference – the same topics as on the MSDN online library)

o pj12ReportingDB.chm (Reporting database schema reference and Visio diagrams)

OLAPCubeSchemas.xls (dimensions, measures, and properties of the Project Server OLAP cubes)
XML data interchange schema for Project 2007 (mspdi_pj12.xsd plus supplemental schemas for enterprise custom fields)
Statusing schemas (ChangeList.xsd and SetAssignmentWorkData.xsd)
Project Portfolio Server 2007 Database Reference (AccountData and AccountIndex)
Redistribution license for the Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Library.dll
SDK code samples:

ChangeXML Utility: generate, validate, and test ChangeXML parameters for the UpdateStatus method
Custom Web Parts: two samples; one uses the Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.PWA.dll assembly, and one does not
Impersonation: two samples; a simple console application and the Impersonation Web Application
Login Demo
OLP Example
Project Guide: default Project Guide files, and the sample Critical Path custom Project Guide updated for Project 2007
Project Workspace
ProjTool: a sample application to help generate data and test many of the PSI methods
PSI Extensions: develop and test a custom PSI Web service
Report Pack: seven sample reports using SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 (SP1)
Test Event Handler

SDK Online: Project 2007 SDK in MSDN online library: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms512767.aspx

Object Model Maps: The Project 2007 VBA Reference was also recently posted on MSDN, along with four pages of the new Project object model maps. For example, click any object in Application and Projects Object Map to go to the topic for that object. You can also see the object model maps in VBA Help when you use Project Standard or Project Professional. In the Project Help window, click the Connection Status menu at the lower right, and then select Show content from Office Online.

Portal: Project Developer Portal in the Office Developer Center on MSDN includes links to the Project 2007 SDK, Project 2007 blogs, as well as the Project 2003 SDK.

What’s new in pjSDK2007.chm and the online SDK:

In addition to new code samples and schemas in the download, the April update of the SDK includes 97 conceptual topics (28 new since the RTM release) and many updates in the managed code reference topics. Major new and updated conceptual topics include the following:

· XML Schema References for Project (15 topics; includes the ChangeList Schema Reference)

· Changes for Custom Project Guides

· Custom Fields in OLAP Cubes (in the Local and Enterprise Custom Fields topic)

· How to: Generate ChangeXML for Statusing Updates

· Project Server Report Pack (9 topics)

· Walkthrough: Creating a PSI Extension

· Walkthrough: Develop an Impersonation Web Application

Other updates include enumeration descriptions, PSI method permissions, TimesheetDataSet properties, and a VBA sample for Project Deliverables.

For related content, see the Office Developer Centers, SharePoint Developer Center, and the SharePoint Server 2007 Developer Portal.

Stay tuned to this blog for more MSDN content updates this week and next...

Enterprise Project Management SDK Content Refreshed for Beta 2TR!

randalli — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:26:00 GMT

In addition to the SharePoint SDKs being published on MSDN, the Beta 2 TR update of the Project 2007 SDK is now published.

Portal: Project Developer Portal in the Office Developer Center on MSDN includes links to the Project 2007 SDK, Project 2007 blogs, as well as the Project 2003 SDK. Following are the other main pages in the Project Developer Center:

What’s New for Developers in Project 2007 includes links to MSDN Webcasts.
Project Community includes an RSS feed for the Project 2007 Team Blog, and other Project blogs and sites.

SDK Online: Project 2007 SDK in MSDN online library: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms512767(office.12).aspx

· SDK Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2672F6F9-7028-4B30-99A2-18CB1EED1ABE&displaylang=en

pj12ProjectSDK.exe includes two HTML Help files:
pjSDK2007.chm (conceptual topics and managed code reference), and
pj12ReportingDB.chm (a preliminary Reporting Database Schema reference).
pj12ProjectSDKSamples.exe includes the following complete sample projects that relate to topics in the SDK.

What’s new:

The Beta 2 TR SDK includes updates of the seven “How to” and “Walkthrough” topics in the Beta 1 and Beta 2 releases, plus the following:

· How to: Create a Project Workspace and Link it to a Project

· How to: Use the OLP to Link an Object to a Task

· Using the ProjTool Test Application (guide to the sample application in the download)

Beta 2 TR conceptual topics include updates of the Beta 1 and Beta 2 topics, plus the following new topics:

· Windows SharePoint Services Infrastructure for Project Server

· Using the Object Link Provider

· The Reporting Database and Report Data Service

· PSI Methods for the RDB

· Events for the RDB

· Prerequisites for Reference Code Samples

The PSI reference is updated with new code samples for methods in the Project and Resource Web services, among other changes.

Related content and SDKs include the Office Developer Centers, SharePoint Developer Center, the SharePoint SDKs in MSDN online, and the following downloads for Beta 2 TR:

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Software Development Kit

SharePoint Server 2007: Software Development Kit

SharePoint Content and Resources : EPM

The Microsoft Office Project 2007 SDK has been refreshed on MSDN!

Enterprise Project Management SDK Content Refreshed for Beta 2TR!