Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

About this Course
This course provides existing .NET developers with practical information and labs that enables them to build solutions on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform.


Audience Profile
This course is intended for professional developers who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-based, medium-sized to large development environment. Members of the audience are experienced users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1. The audience understands how to use the new features of SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio 2010.


At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe the SharePoint 2010 development platform and the benefits and features that it offers to developers.
Use development tools that are integrated with the SharePoint 2010 development platform, such as Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010.
Develop Web Parts for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Develop code that uses the server-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Develop event receivers and manipulate application settings for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Develop solutions that access external data by using Business Connectivity Services.
Develop workflows as part of SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Develop code that uses the client-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Develop server ribbon controls and client dialogs for the new user interface platform of SharePoint 2010.
Develop Microsoft Silverlight applications that are integrated with SharePoint 2010 data and solutions.
Develop sandboxed solutions for SharePoint 2010.
Develop code that uses the taxonomic and user profile services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Develop code that uses the content management services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.


Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to the SharePoint 2010 Development Platform
This module describes the SharePoint 2010 development platform and the benefits and features that it offers to developers.
Lessons
Lesson 1: SharePoint 2010 as a Development Platform
Lesson 2: SharePoint 2010 Object Hierarchy
Lesson 3: Working with SharePoint 2010 Objects
Lab : Developing with the SharePoint 2010 Object Hierarchy
Exercise 1: Creating SharePoint 2010 Application Pages by Using Visual Studio 2010
Exercise 2: Enumerating SharePoint 2010 Farm Hierarchies
Exercise 3:  Manipulating Properties of Objects in the SharePoint Farm
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe SharePoint 2010 as a development platform.
Describe the SharePoint 2010 object hierarchy from the perspective of a developer.
Work with SharePoint 2010 objects programmatically.
Module 2: Using SharePoint 2010 Developer Tools
This module describes how to use development tools that are integrated with the SharePoint 2010 development platform, such as Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Developing SharePoint Sites by Using SharePoint Designer 2010
Lesson 2: Developing SharePoint Solutions by Using Visual Studio 2010
Lesson 3: Packaging and Deploying SharePoint 2010 Solutions
Lab : Using SharePoint 2010 Developer Tools
Exercise 1: Creating Document Libraries by Using SharePoint Designer 2010
Exercise 2: Creating SharePoint List Definitions and Instances by Using Visual Studio 2010
Exercise 3:Packaging Features and Solutions by Using Visual Studio 2010
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Develop SharePoint sites by using SharePoint Designer 2010.
Develop SharePoint solutions by using Visual Studio 2010.
Package and deploy SharePoint 2010 solutions.


Module 3: Developing SharePoint 2010 Web Parts
This module describes how to develop Web Parts for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Developing Standard Web Parts
Lesson 2: Developing Connected Web Parts
Lesson 3: Developing Visual Web Parts
Lab : Creating SharePoint 2010 Web Parts by Using Visual Studio 2010
Exercise 1: Creating, Deploying, and Debugging a Simple Web Part by Using Visual Studio 2010
Exercise 2: Using SharePoint Components in a Web Part
Exercise 3: Creating a Visual Web Part by Using Visual Studio 2010
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Develop standard Web Parts.
Develop connected Web Parts.
Develop Visual Web Parts.


Module 4: Working with SharePoint Objects on the Server
This module describes how to develop code that uses the server-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Working with SharePoint Sites Programmatically               
Lesson 2: Working with SharePoint Lists Programmatically
Lesson 3: Working with List Data Programmatically
Lab : Creating and Manipulating Server-Side Objects
Exercise 1: Creating and Securing Sites Programmatically
Exercise 2: Creating Lists Programmatically
Exercise 3: Retrieving Secured Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create and manipulate SharePoint sites.
Create and manipulate SharePoint lists.
Retrieve, add, update, and delete SharePoint list data.


Module 5: Creating Event Receivers and Application Settings
This module describes how to develop event receivers and manipulate application settings for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Creating Event Receivers
Lesson 2: Working with Web.Config Programmatically
Lab : Creating Event Receivers and Web.Config Modifications
Exercise 1: Creating List Event Receivers
Exercise 2: Creating Feature Receivers to Modify Web.Config
Exercise 3: Creating Web Event Receivers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create event receivers for SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Add, modify, and retrieve Web.config settings programmatically for use in your SharePoint solutions.


Module 6: Developing Solutions by Using Business Connectivity Services
This module describes how to develop solutions that access external data by using Business Connectivity Services.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Business Connectivity Services Overview
Lesson 2: Developing External Content Types and Lists by Using SharePoint Designer
Lesson 3: Developing Business Connectivity Services Solutions by Using Visual Studio 2010
Lab : Building Business Connectivity Services Solutions
Exercise 1: Creating External Content Types and Lists by Using SharePoint Designer 2010
Exercise 2: Creating Business Data Catalog Models by Using Visual Studio 2010
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Business Connectivity Services.
Develop external content types and lists by using SharePoint Designer 2010.
Develop Business Connectivity Services solutions by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.


Module 7: Developing SharePoint 2010 Workflows
This module describes how to develop workflows as part of SharePoint 2010 solutions.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Creating Workflows with SharePoint Designer
Lesson 2: Creating Workflows with Visual Studio 2010
Lab : Creating Workflows for SharePoint 2010
Exercise 1: Creating Workflows by Using SharePoint Designer
Exercise 2: Creating a Sequential Workflow by Using Visual Studio 2010
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create workflows for SharePoint by using SharePoint Designer 2010.
Create workflows for SharePoint by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.


Module 8: Working with Client-Based APIs for SharePoint 2010
This module describes how to develop code that uses the client-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model
Lesson 2: Working with the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model in .NET Applications
Lab : Developing .NET Applications by Using the SharePoint Client Object Model
Exercise 1: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Site, List, and List Items Using the Client Object Model
Exercise 2: Building and Using the Console Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model.
Work with the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model in Microsoft .NET Framework applications.


Module 9: Developing Interactive User Interfaces
This module describes how to develop server ribbon controls and client dialogs for the new user interface platform of SharePoint 2010.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Creating Menu Items and Ribbon Controls
Lesson 2: Creating Client-Side Dialogs
Lab : Developing User Interface Components for SharePoint 2010 Solutions
Exercise 1: Creating a Site Actions Menu Item
Exercise 2: Creating a Ribbon Item
Exercise 3: Creating a Client-Side Dialog
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create menu items and ribbon controls.
Create client-side dialogs.


Module 10: Developing Silverlight Applications for SharePoint
This module describes how to develop Silverlight applications that are integrated with SharePoint 2010 data and solutions.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Creating Silverlight Applications for SharePoint 2010
Lesson 2: Deploying and Debugging Silverlight Applications for SharePoint 2010
Lab : Developing Silverlight Applications by using the SharePoint Client Object Model
Exercise 1: Creating a Silverlight Application
Exercise 2: Developing the Silverlight Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Develop Silverlight applications for SharePoint 2010.
Deploy and debug Silverlight applications for SharePoint 2010.


Module 11: Developing Sandboxed Solutions
This module describes how to develop sandboxed solutions for SharePoint 2010.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Sandboxing and User Solutions
Lesson 2: Restrictions for Sandboxed Solutions
Lab : Creating Sandboxed Solutions for SharePoint 2010
Exercise 1: Creating a Sandboxed Solution by Using Visual Studio 2010
Exercise 2: Investigating Allowed and Disallowed Operations in Sandboxed Solutions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Develop sandboxed solutions.
Describe what is allowed and what is not allowed in sandboxed solutions.


Module 12: Working with SharePoint Server Profiles and Taxonomy APIs
This module describes how to develop code that uses the taxonomic and user profile services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Lessons
Lesson 1: User Profiles
Lesson 2: Taxonomies
Lab : Working with User Profiles and Taxonomies Programmatically
Working with User Profiles and Taxonomies Programmatically
Exercise 1: Managing User Profiles
Exercise 2: Working with User Profiles Programmatically
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create, retrieve, and manipulate user profiles and user profile properties.
Create and retrieve taxonomic terms.


Module 13: Developing Content Management Solutions
This module describes how to develop code that uses the content management services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Developing Enterprise Content Management Solutions
Lesson 2: Developing Web Content Management Solutions
Lab : Branding SharePoint Sites
Exercise 1: Customizing Master Pages
Exercise 2: Applying a Theme to a SharePoint Site
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how to develop enterprise content management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
Describe how to develop Web content management features Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.


Before attending this course, students must have:
An understanding of the problem-solving techniques that apply to software development
Approximately 12 months experience with ASP.NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 (or later)
Approximately 1 month development experience with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 and VS2010 (includes beta releases) creating code that interacts with the SharePoint Server-side APIs
Experience performing end user tasks with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 and an understanding of the purpose and use of the following:
Lists
Documents and Libraries
Personalizing an SP page/site
Using MySites
Using SharePoint Designer