SharePoint 2007 Web Development

Code: 50205
Course duration: 5 days
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50205: SharePoint 2007 Web Development (5 days)

About this Course

For those web developers new to ASP.NET and SharePoint Web Customization. This course addresses aspects of design such as applying alternate page layouts, creating and styling new pages, modifying site navigation, and external data integration and custom workflows. After taking this course, students will understand the difference between using SharePoint Designer 2007 and in-browser tools, including what is achievable with each tool and how and when to use those tools to effect SharePoint site customization. The course also factors in Web site design concepts that focus on creating user-centric SharePoint sites.

Audience Profile

The primary audiences for this course are Web designers, administrators, and developers who use and work with Office SharePoint Server 2007 and want to learn how to customize SharePoint sites. These include Web Developers, Webmasters, and Power-users with web development experience.

Prerequisites

Prior to taking this course, students should have a general knowledge of Web site design and methodologies. They should also be familiar with SharePoint from an end user or administrative point of view. An understanding of ASP.NET 2.0 master pages and cascading style sheets is helpful, but not required. You should have basic CSS, XML, and HTML, and an understanding of SharePoint basics. An understanding of C# and .NET programming IS REQUIRED.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will:

  • Have the knowledge and skills necessary to complete branding projects and make functional customizations to Windows SharePoint Services v3 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
  • Understand the extent of customizations available using in-browser tool and learn the advantages of using SharePoint Designer 2007 to further enhance SharePoint site customization such as changing master pages and creating multiple-step workflows.
  • Understand how SharePoint Designer 2007 can help with administrative tasks such as backing up and restoring sites to alternate locations.

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview

This module gives an overview of SharePoint 2007 web development.

Lessons

  • Overview

Module 2: ASPNET

This module explores the basic components of ASPNET, including controls, master pages, data access, and web parts.

Lessons

  • Architecture and Compilation
  • Controls
  • Master Pages
  • Navigation Controls - Web Development Patterns Explored
  • Declarative Data Sourcesand Access Layers - Data Access Made Even Easier!
  • .Net Providers - More Code Re-Use Patterns
  • Web Parts

Lab : ASP

  • Understand the new ASP.NET Architecture
  • Understand the new ASP.NET Compilation Features
  • Explore SharePoint Web Application

Lab : ASP

  • Create User Controls
  • Create Server Controls
  • Explore SharePoint User Controls
  • Explore SharePoint Server Controls

Lab : ASP

  • Understand how to use Master Pages
  • Explore SharePoint Master Pages

Lab : ASP

  • Understand how to use Navigation Controls
  • Use SiteMapPath control
  • Use Menu control
  • Use TreeView control
  • Explore SharePoint Navigation

Lab : ASP

  • Using Declarative Data Sources
  • SharePoint Data Sources

Lab : ASP

  • Understand the Provider Model in ASP.NET 2.0
  • Understand the Security Provider Model
  • Understand the Membership Provider Model
  • Understand how to implement your own Custom Providers

Lab : Custom Authentication

  • Change the default Authentication Method of SharePoint to use a custom MembershipProvider (ASP.NET 2.0)

Lab : ASP

  • Understand how to use Web Parts

Module 3: Localization

This module explains localization, and more specifically, SharePoint localization.

Lessons

  • Localization
  • SharePoint Localization

Lab : Localization

  • How to change the localization of your SharePoint sites

Module 4: CSS

This module explains CSS and how to use it with SharePoint.

Lessons

  • CSS
  • SharePoint CSS

Lab : CSS

  • Apply CSS
  • Inline CSS (Header)
  • Internal CSS
  • External CSS
  • Cascading CSS
  • CSS Order
  • SharePoint CSS

Module 5: XSLT

This module explains what XSLT is and covers its elements and functions.

Lessons

  • What is XSLT
  • XPath
  • XSLT Elements
  • XSLT Functions
  • Unsupported XSLT

Lab : XSLT

  • Create simple XSLT
  • XSLT Elements
  • XSLT Functions

Module 6: AJAX

This module introduces AJAX and Client Side Scripts.

Lessons

  • Client Side Scripts
  • AJAX

Lab : Client Side Scripts AJAX

  • Use AJAX in your web parts!

Lab : Client Side Scripts AJAX

  • Explore AJAX Control Toolkit controls

Module 7: SharePoint Architecture

This module explains SharePoint architecture, the role of IIS and ASP.NET, and content databases.

Lessons

  • IIS and ASP.NET
  • SharePoint Architecture
  • 12 Hive
  • Content Databases
  • Customized vs. Uncustomized pages

Lab : SharePoint Architecture

  • Explore HttpHandlers
  • Explore HttpModules
  • Explore a SharePoint config file

Lab : SharePoint Architecture

  • Learn Content Database structure
  • Use Sql Profiler to reverse engineer the web front end and stsadm

Lab : SharePoint Architecture

  • Create a Customized Page
  • Analyze a Customized Page
  • Reset a Customized Page

Module 8: In Context Web Applications

This module explains web applications and how to create them.

Lessons

  • Layouts Directory
  • In-Context Web Applications
  • Examples
  • Migrating Web Applications

Lab : In Context Web Applications

  • Learn how to create a new ASP.NET Application on the SharePoint Server

Module 9: Debugging SharePoint

This module covers SharePoint debugging and the logs directory.

Lessons

  • W3WP Process
  • Logs Directory

Lab : Debugging SharePoint

  • Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files
  • Learn to Debug SharePoint via Visual Studio
  • Log to the SharePoint log File

Module 10: In Browser Customizations

This module explains how to use the SharePoint UI to customize pages.

Lessons

  • SharePoint UI Overview
  • Default.aspx
  • Everything Is a List
  • Using Web Parts
  • Customization Web Parts
  • Adding New Pages
  • Editing Pages
  • Master Pages
  • Themes
  • Navigation

Lab : In Browser SharePoint Customization

  • Add/Move/Configure Web Parts
  • Add a Page View Web Part
  • Add a Content Editor Web Part
  • Add a Content Query Web Part
  • Create new Web/Web Part Pages
  • Create a Master Page
  • Applying a Master Page
  • Create/Apply custom CSS
  • Apply custom Theme
  • Enable Versioning and Content Approval

Lab : In Browser SharePoint Customization

  • Modify Site Navigation
  • Modify Quick Launch Navigation
  • Regional Settings
  • Create a Content Query Web Part
  • Create a new Page Layout
  • Create a new Page using a Page Layout

Module 11: SharePoint Designer

This module describes reports, data views, and workflows using SharePoint Designer.

Lessons

  • Customization With SharePoint Designer
  • Reports
  • Data Views
  • Backup / Restore
  • Workflows

Lab : Basic SharePoint Designer

  • Open An Existing SharePoint Site
  • Create A New SharePoint Site
  • Explore SharePoint Folders (Team Site)
  • Explore SharePoint Folders (Portal Site)
  • Create ASP.NET Page
  • Modify a built-in CSS Style Sheet
  • Create/Attach a CSS style sheet
  • Create/Attach/Detach a Master Page

Lab : SharePoint Designer

  • Check-In/Check-Out
  • Add Web Parts
  • Add Web Part Zone
  • Adding Images (_images directory)
  • Reset to Site Definition

Lab : SharePoint Designer

  • Explore Built In Reports
  • Create/Manage Data Views
  • Create/Manage Data Sources
  • Merge Two Data Sources
  • Link Two Data Sources
  • Data View Parameters

Lab : Built-In Activities

  • Use one of each Built-In Activity

Lab : Custom Activities

  • Create a custom workflow activity for SharePoint Designer

Lab : Custom Conditions

  • Create a custom condition for SharePoint Designer

Module 12: SharePoint Web Development

This module covers web development using SharePoint, including user controls and pages.

Lessons

  • Adding/Using User Controls
  • Adding/Editing Pages
  • Security Trimmed Interface

Lab : SharePoint Web Development

  • Adding Application Pages (Bin and Gac deployment) [_layouts]
  • Adding Site Pages [content database]
  • SharePoint Server Controls

Lab : SP_Answer

Lab : SP_ControlDetails

Lab : Security Trimmed Interface

  • Use the SharePoint SPSecurityTrimmedControl to hide content and controls

Module 13: Using CAML

This module explains the use of CAML for creating site definitions such as templates and themes.

Lessons

  • Built-In Definitions
  • CAML
  • Templates and Themes

Lab : Custom Site Definitions

  • Create a new Site Definition (Manually)
  • Create a new Site Definition (Visual Studio)

Lab : Themes

  • Learn to create your own theme

Lab : MS40

  • Install Microsoft 40 Templates

Module 14: Features

This module covers the many features of SharePoint

Lessons

  • Features Overview
  • Types of Features
  • Feature Scopes
  • Feature Dependencies
  • Feature Sequence
  • Feature Localization
  • Feature Event Receivers
  • Feature Stapling
  • Creating Features
  • Deploying Features
  • Activating/Deactivating
  • Solutions

Lab : Features

  • Learn to create a Feature.xml file
  • Use the Feature.xml file to point to a custom user control
  • Various Feature Types (List, Module, Content Type)

Lab : Features

  • Utilize the Visual Studio Extensions for WSS 3.0 to build Features!

Lab : Solutions

  • Create several features and package them as a solution file (.wsp)

Module 15: Making An Internet Site

This module explains how to create an Internet site.

Lessons

  • SharePointand ASP.NET
  • Creating A Site
  • Content Typesand Page Layouts
  • Reusable Content
  • Examples

Lab : Making An Internet Site

  • Strip down the internet site template
  • Compete against your classmates! Build a new internet site

Lab : Reusable Content

  • Create and Use Reusable Content

Module 16: Content Deployment Features

This module explains how to deploy content and how to create and use variations.

Lessons

  • Content Deployment

Lab : Content Management Features

  • Setup Content Deployment Pathand Jobs
  • Quick Deployment
  • Debug Content Deployment

Lab : Variations

  • Create Variations
  • Use Variations
  • Variation Label Menu
  • Custom Variation Root Landing page

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