Tom's MSDN Belux Corner : Sharepoint

Web Analytics with SharePoint 2007 Whitepaper

tommer — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMT

Download the 'Web Analytics with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007' whitepaper (in XPS format)

The freely downloadable 72-page whitepaper has the following major chapters:

Analytics Objectives and Benefits

Web Analytics Technologies and Methodologies

Implementing SharePoint Analytics Solutions

Processing and Analyzing Web Analytics Data

SharePoint: part 2 of free learning track on MSDN Ramp Up

tommer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:10:00 GMT

After the first part, MSDN Ramp Up just published the second part of the SharePoint learning track. From the website:

As a developer, would you like to learn more about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)? MOSS is based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, which gives developers the opportunity to get more problems solved with less effort. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 takes full advantage of Microsoft ASP.NET and the Microsoft .NET runtime. The new features and added programmability support in MOSS provide a wealth of development opportunities. This second course will immerse you in even more of the developer-centric capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

Level 1: Page Navigation
Did you know that you can integrate your application into SharePoint’s navigation? This topic looks at how SharePoint pages are arranged into web sites. Menus such as the site actions menu, the top navigation bar menu and the edit control block menu are explained. It shows how the menus in SharePoint can be updated so that a web site built on SharePoint can be customized.

Level 2: Page Branding
Did you know that you can completely brand a SharePoint site to look like your existing web? Web applications need design and SharePoint allows for this using master pages, cascading style sheets and themes. This topic walks through how to apply these artifacts to a SharePoint site and covers the process for modifying them to achieve a web site design in SharePoint.

Level 3: Web Services
Did you know that SharePoint developers have access to SharePoint list data using built in Web Services? SharePoint allows access using code running on the SharePoint server machine and also access using web services. This topic covers use of some of the simple web services provided by SharePoint and it also shows how to create a new web service on a SharePoint machine.

Level 4: Custom Content Types
Did you know that SharePoint developers can implement different behaviors for different document types? Content types define what documents or other content types are used in SharePoint document libraries. Content types can have several SharePoint aspects associated with them including custom menus and custom processing. This topic shows how to create a custom content type and how to associate an event handler with the new content type to do data validation.

Level 5: User Management
Did you know that you don’t have to write code to manage web site users in SharePoint? SharePoint allows for end user site creation and when a user creates a site they can also manage the user permissions on that site. This topic shows how some aspects of user management are handled in SharePoint including how you can audit activities that users do and show different data depending on the role a user belongs to.

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SharePoint: new free learning track on MSDN Ramp Up

tommer — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:32:00 GMT

MSDN Ramp Up has a new free learning track on SharePoint. This information comes from the website:

As a developer, would you like to learn more about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)? MOSS is based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, which gives developers the opportunity to get more problems solved with less effort. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 takes full advantage of Microsoft ASP.NET and the Microsoft .NET runtime. The new features and added programmability support in MOSS provide a wealth of development opportunities. This course will immerse you in many of the developer-centric capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

Level 1: Web Parts
Did you know that in SharePoint you can build pages as easy as in ASP.NET – and allow end users to create dashboards? Web parts allow for creating components of Web user interface that can be reused on multiple Web pages. These are introduced in ASP.NET and built on in SharePoint where they can be added to pages by end users and managed by IT Professionals. In this topic you will learn about building simple Web parts for SharePoint and how to connect them back to SharePoint site data.

Level 2: Data Lists
Did you know that SharePoint developers can work with data from lists that users get access to too? Data lists provide data storage for end users in SharePoint. End users can create lists with schema all through the SharePoint user interface and they can create, edit, and view the data. All of this data can be programmatically accessed by developers and this topic is all about that.

Level 3: Event Handlers
Did you know that SharePoint developers can automatically process data that your users upload via a spreadsheet? Event handlers (or event receivers) are custom code that runs on the SharePoint server in response to something that happens on the server. Event handlers can be useful for running business logic in response to data being added to the site. This topic shows how to create simple event handlers and investigates ways that event handlers can be used in SharePoint.

Level 4: Workflow
Did you know that you can write WF workflows in SharePoint without having to worry about storage, persistence, or how to interact with the user? Workflow in SharePoint allows for implementation of processes that require interaction such as email approvals or form completion by people in your organization. This topic shows you how to create simple workflows in SharePoint using Visual Studio that involve approvals from people by email and for meeting room resource bookings with an administrator.

Level 5: Silverlight Web Parts
Did you know that you can build rich Internet applications with SharePoint? Silverlight is a new Web user interface technology from Microsoft that allows for each implementation of animations and videos. This topic shows how a SharePoint user interface can be enhanced by using Silverlight in Web parts as part of a SharePoint site.

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Recording of "Combining Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0"

tommer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:14:08 GMT

Another MSDN Evening event recording is available online for replaying: "Combining Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0", presented by Wim Coorevits.

Combining Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft CRM

Both Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are often propagated as Business Application Platforms. And although we sometimes have to make a choice between these technologies, there is an alternative: let them join forces; combine the strengths of both products into one integrated solution. In this session we will explore the different integration possibilities and their implementation.

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MSDN Evening: Combining Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server with Microsoft CRM

tommer — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:08:01 GMT

Announcing another upcoming event:

Combining the strength of Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server with Microsoft CRM
Both Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are often propagated as Business Application Platforms. And although we sometimes have to make a choice between these technologies, there is a an alternative: let them join forces; combine the strengths of both products into one integrated solution. In this session we will explore the different integration possibilities and their implementation.
Date: 4 December 2007
Location: Microsoft offices in Diegem (Belgium)
Session starts at 18:30
Registration: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032360197&Culture=en-US

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Step-By-Step Tutorial on Creating Workflows for WSS v3 and MOSS 2007

tommer — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:25:00 GMT

"One of the greatest innovations in Windows Sharepoint Services v3 and Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 is the integration with Windows Workflow Foundation, a core component of the .NET Framework 3.0.", according to Serge Luca in the introduction blog post of his tutorial series on creating workflows for WSS v3 and MOSS 2007. These are the first 9 steps of what will become a 20-step tutorial:

Serge promised to continue his tutorial series as soon as possible. Serge is a Belgian MVP for Windows Workflow Foundation.

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Belgian MSDN Evenings on Dynamics NAV

tommer — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:34:00 GMT

I'm happy to announce that for the first time we'll be organizing MSDN Evenings in Belgium on different Dynamics NAV developer related topics. Here's an overview:

MSDN Evening: Microsoft® SQL Server™ Reporting Services and Style Sheets
Prepare your Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 solution for the reporting possibilities available in the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics NAV versions using SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft Office Style Sheets.

When: Wednesday 17 October 2007 -- 18:30 - 20:30
Where: Microsoft Belgium, Culliganlaan 1A, 1831 Diegem

Registration for members of the Microsoft Partner Program: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=235148
Registration for others: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032353959&Culture=en-US

MSDN Evening: Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 and Employee Portal in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV
Learn about the MOSS2007 features you can integrate into your Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution, such as Business Data Catalog, E-Forms, Search possibilities and Workflow.

When: Wednesday 19 December 2007 -- 18:30 - 20:30
Where: Microsoft Belgium, Culliganlaan 1A, 1831 Diegem

Registration for members of the Microsoft Partner Program: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=235147
Registration for others: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032353976&Culture=en-US

MSDN Evening: Create and use Web Services in a Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV solution
Extend your Dynamics NAV solutions by integrating software as a service. Using Web Services you have unlimited possibilities to do so.

When: Thursday 28 February 2008 -- 18:30 - 20:30
Where: Microsoft Belgium, Culliganlaan 1A, 1831 Diegem

Registration for members of the Microsoft Partner Program: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=235147
Registration for others: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032353997&Culture=en-US

The presenter at those MSDN Evenings will be Steven Renders. Steven is a Microsoft Certified Trainer in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. He has more than 10 years of business and technical experience. He joined the company Plataan in 2006 where he provides training and consultancy focused on Microsoft Dynamics NAV development, Microsoft SQL Server, Business Intelligence solutions, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, and Database Performance Tuning.

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Adding Comment To Folder In SharePoint

tommer — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:10:33 GMT

The name of a folder usually isn't the best place to give a long description about its contents in SharePoint. Folder names should be concise. But sometimes you might want to add a longer description - let's say a comments field - to that folder.

Kevin DeRudder explains how you can build this with a step-by-step walkthrough on creating folders with a comment field. As you'll see, it is not that tough...

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PowerPoint Presentations Of Belgian Community Day

tommer — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:56:04 GMT

The PowerPoint presentations of the sessions delivered at the Belgian Community Day are available for download:

Keynote
Discovering Software Development Life-Cycle using Visual Studio Team System
SharePoint tools
Discovering Unified Communications
ASP.NET AJAX
biTunes

The Belgian Community Day was an initiative of 5 Belgian user groups: VISUG, BIWUG, SQLUG, Pro-Exchange and IT Talks. It was great to see the Belgian community do this effort and to feel the community vibes there. Nice job, folks!

LINQ to SharePoint

tommer — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:44:04 GMT

Bart De Smet has continued his work on the LINQ to SharePoint project. From the website:

The LINQ to SharePoint project provides a custom query provider for LINQ that allows to query SharePoint lists using familiar LINQ syntax. LINQ stands for Language Integrated Query and is one of the core features of Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 release.

Some of its current features include a custom query provider that translates LINQ queries into CAML (Collaborative Application Markup Language) which is used by SharePoint for querying, support for both C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9.0 and can connect to SharePoint using the object model or via the web services interface.

Office 2007 Servers Now Also Available From MSDN

tommer — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:32:00 GMT

The following Office 2007 Servers are now available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads (that is, if you have the right MSDN Subscription):

Office Forms Server 2007
Office Groove Server 2007
Office Project Server 2007
Office Sharepoint Server 2007

Cool Stuff Around Office And WSS Development

tommer — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:26:00 GMT

Joris Poelmans is excited about the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Sharepoint Services, which contains Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions as well as a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator. Jan Tielens shares this opinion and lists some of things that make him very happy about VSEWSS.

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Upcoming Belgian MSDN Evening Sessions

tommer — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:39:00 GMT

Following MSDN Evenings are currently scheduled at the Microsoft offices in Brussels:

The event starts at 18:00 till 20:00 and always covers 1 topic.

Customizing the Content Query Web Part XSL

tommer — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:59:00 GMT

Steven Van de Craen's latest article was published on MSDN Belgium & Luxembourg.

Customizing the Content Query Web Part XSL
The Content Query Web Part can be used to display a dynamic view of content from your site on a web page. This article discusses how you can extend this Web Part to show additional information about your SharePoint items (news articles, announcements, events, documents, etc.)