SharePoint 2010 for Software Engineers

Course Description

SharePoint 2010 is a crucial skill to acquire if you are working on the .Net technology platform. It allows you to build solutions that enable:

• Collaborative and community solutions
• Build solutions that integrate with MS-Office, MS Exchange Server and Microsoft Unified Communications
• Utilize the power of MS SQL Server

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Setup the SharePoint architecture
• Define fields, create content types and list instances
• Use new SharePoint templates and Projects found in Visual Studio 2010
• Display webs and lists with a Web Part
• Create user controls and delegate controls
• Use the client object model in JavaScript (ECMA Script) clients
• Creating event handlers and custom list forms
• Create Master pages, themes and custom styles for the entire web site
• Use a Sandbox for SharePoint development
• Use jQuery with SharePoint
• Create Core Foundation Site definitions
• Assign right and permissions to individual and groups
• Consume .NET assemblies and WCF services
• Create custom actions and navigation providers

The course package:

• 20 hours of LIVE online interactive classes
• LIVE screen sharing demonstrations
• Advice on hardware and software requirements

Pre-requisites:

Hardware/Software requirements for SharePoint 2010

• 64-bit processor
• For front-end servers, RAM – 4GB for development, 8GB for production
• For Database servers, RAM – 8GB for small deployment, 16GB for medium deployments
• 80GB of hard disk

Software requirements:

• OS: 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 or 64-bit Windows Server 2008 SP2. For development environments, we can use either Windows 7 or Windows Vista. But, it is highly recommended that we should not use these OS for production environments.
• Database: 64-bit SQL Server 2008 R2 or 64-bit SQL Server 2008 with SP1 and CU2 only or 64-bit SQL Server 2005 SP3. Remember, to install SharePoint 2010, it checks for all prerequisites required and if it does not find any then it starts downloading them Microsoft site and install them in your server. Below are the listed modules which installs by the preparation tool.

Software pre-requisites:

• Web Server (IIS) role
• Application Server role
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1
• SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1
• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64)
• Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0
• Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
• Windows PowerShell 2.0
• SQL Server 2008 Native Client
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET
• ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• A hotfix for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 that provides a method to support token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF.
• Windows Identity Foundation (WIF)

In order to complete the below modules in SharePoint 2010, there are few prerequisites:

• 12 months' experience developing solutions with ASP.NET
• 6 months' experience developing solutions for Windows SharePoint
• Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

The course outline:

• SharePoint as a Development Platform
• Creating a Site
• Lists and Pages
• SharePoint Architecture
• Features
• Developing SharePoint Solutions with Visual Studio 2010
• Writing Managed Code with the SharePoint Object Model
• Programming Lists with Managed Code
• User Controls and Web Parts
• SharePoint Client Object Model
• Programming with List Items and Custom List Forms
• Basic Look and Feel
• Master Pages
• Sandbox Solutions
• Site Definitions and Web Templates
• Security
• Navigation and the Ribbon
• Business Connectivity Services
• Workflow Basics