SharePoint Content and Resources : Project Server

SharePoint 2010 (Beta) SDK Now Available for Download!

randalli — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:21:00 GMT

Hello SharePoint Developers!

With so many other 2010 Beta products from Microsoft being released today, we want to announce one more release for you to download: Download the SharePoint 2010 (Beta) SDK

The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes documentation and code samples for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, which builds upon the SharePoint Foundation 2010 infrastructure. The SDK includes:

Detailed descriptions of the technologies that SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 provide for developers,
Reference documentation for the server and client object models,
Step-by-step procedures for using and programming with these technologies and object models, and
Code samples and solution starters for building projects with SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta releases

This SDK also includes best practices and setup guidance that will help you get started with your own custom applications that build and extend upon the SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 platforms.

For additional information, you can visit the SharePoint Developer Center on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN): http://msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint. Visit frequently to learn about recently published content; to view essential getting started content; to view rich media content such as videos and screencasts; to get connected to instructor-led training and other learning resources; to learn more about product features and scenarios in our MSDN Resource Centers; and to find community resources such as MSDN forums, newsgroups, MVP blogs, and much more.

The SDK also includes many code samples that address common customization scenarios and solution building blocks. Future (quarterly) releases will contain additional samples, and you can also check MSDN Code Gallery for SharePoint solutions and code samples.

Installation Instructions

The Downloadable Setup Program will guide you through the installation. By default, you can install the complete SDK with both SharePoint Foundation 2010 as well as SharePoint Server 2010 documentation and samples. If you are working only with SharePoint Foundation 2010 APIs, you can install only the SharePoint Foundation 2010 SDK documentation: select SharePoint Server 2010 Help and Samples, and then click Entire feature will be unavailable in the setup program.

Once installed, you can access the SDK documentation and samples from the Start Menu. Look in All Programs > Microsoft SDKs.

Community Forums and Feedback

Also live today is the SharePoint Development Forum on MSDN: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010programming/threads. Post your questions to this forum; we will be monitoring the forums regularly and responding with new content and code samples generated from your feedback and suggestions.

Send us your feedback directly from any SDK topic. Use the Send Feedback e-mail links in all SDK topics to identify issues, request code samples, or request additional content about a supported customization scenario.

And don't forget to follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/sharepointdev

Related Downloads

Finally, for Enterprise Project Management development, be sure to download the Project 2010 (Beta) SDK and check out the Project 2010 Developer Center on MSDN!

We hope you find these developer resources useful. Keep sending us feedback on MSDN and through other feedback channels. We are listening!

- Randall and the entire SharePoint SDK team

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