Page 1 Peers Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Course Brochure
Page 2 Overview SharePoint is becoming the web development platform of the future. The ability to quickly plan, design, deploy and utilize effective SharePoint solutions for your organization is essential to keep pace with the competition. This course is designed to introduce you to the SharePoint 2007 technologies and give you a comprehensive coverage of end-user, designer, administrator and developer features. Audience Anyone interested in exploring solution development on the SharePoint platform. A basic understanding of C# and ASP.NET 2.0 is assumed. Prior experience with SharePoint is not required. Course Outline MODULE I USING SHAREPOINT Introducing SharePoint What is SharePoint? SharePoint History Differences between WSS and MOSS Features of WSS and MOSS Creating the Site Hierarchy Understanding Web Applications Defining sites and site collections Using site templates Navigating a SharePoint Site Navigating the Home Page Navigating the Site Hierarchy Customizing the Top Navigation Area Customizing the Left Navigation Panel Understanding Web Part Pages Arranging Web Parts with zones Using and Managing Web Parts Understanding Web Part Galleries Using Lists and Libraries Implementing SharePoint lists and libraries Customizing lists and libraries Creating views User Management How users login to a SharePoint site Managing access in SharePoint Understanding membership groups Understanding different levels of access Integrating with Microsoft Office Achieving online document collaboration with Word Synchronizing Excel and Access with SharePoint lists Integrating Outlook Features with SharePoint Form Services Working with InfoPath Form Controls Form Templates Publishing Forms to Document Libraries Using Workflows Associating workflows Managing individual workflows Getting the workflow big picture Using Portal Sites Exploring Collaboration Portals Managing portal content Using the Site Directory Reaching Out with Publishing Portals Searching the Enterprise Defining content sources and crawl schedules Using the Search Center Taking action on search results Improving search results with authoritative pages, keywords and scopes Providing Access to Business Intelligence Displaying Excel workbooks in Web Parts Creating reports in Reports Center Storing data connections in libraries Connecting to back-end systems with the Business Data Catalog Exploring Document and Records Management Enabling document management features in document libraries Creating information management policies Setting up the Records Center site Archiving documents to the Records Center site
Page 3 Publishing Web Content Using the browser and Word to create Web pages Adding HTML and plain text to Web pages Understanding the Web content editorial process Customizing the Web content publishing experience MODULE II SHAREPOINT DESIGN Harnessing the Power of SharePoint Designer Navigating the interface Customizing with preferences and task pane layouts Building static pages Adding and modifying Web content Incorporating tables, images and multimedia components Leveraging Web Design Concepts Identifying the role of SharePoint Designer Building SharePoint and ASP.NET pages Applying ASP.NET and SharePoint controls Exploring Web Parts Creating, adding and modifying elements Installing and utilizing commercial components Applying Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Defining CSS structure Comparing inline, embedded, and external styles Styling HTML elements Examining Core.css and the 12 Hive Investigating CSS functionality in SharePoint Applying browser-based tools to locate and modify CSS Adding custom styles Creating and employing a custom style sheet Taking advantage of the CSS Cascade Overriding Core.css Incorporating Themes and Master Pages Transforming color schemes Selecting default Themes Composing new Themes Investigating Master Pages Analyzing page structure Identifying content regions Choosing Master Pages in the browser Exploiting Master Pages Merging content pages and Master Pages Deploying Microsoft Master Page Set Creating additional Master Pages Determining required default place holders Establishing page layout/structure Branding SharePoint Sites for Consistent Look and Feel Combining Master Pages and CSS techniques Differentiating CSS from Master Page styles Integrating custom styles in Master Pages Managing the CSS/Master Page life cycle Deploying customized Master Pages Storing CSS in document libraries Benefiting from version control and content approval Implementing Advanced Site Design Extending SharePoint Designer capabilities Delineating between application and site pages Customizing application Master Pages Leveraging a Minimal Master Page Examining Master Page deployment Implementing in stages with SharePoint Designer Developing strategies for large scale deployment Publishing SharePoint Server Sites Differentiating MOSS publishing sites from WSS collaboration sites Controlling the MOSS content management features Creating page layouts with SharePoint Designer Customizing additional elements in MOSS Connecting and modifying portal content Enhancing My Site pages
Page 4 MODULE III SHAREPOINT DEVELOPMENT SharePoint Application Fundamentals Features Site and application pages Web Parts Events Workflows Web services Extending SharePoint Features Introducing SharePoint Features Touring existing Features Building reusable functionality Enabling and disabling Features Creating new Features Authoring Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) Programming against the Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) object model Setting up Visual Studio for Feature creation Activating developer Features Specifying attributes with feature.xml Designating elements with ElementManifests Installing new Features with Solutions Creating SharePoint Pages Optimizing site performance Ghosting and unghosting Leveraging application pages Accessing the content database Key classes: SPFile, SPFolder, SPWeb and SPSite Defining page structure Building custom WebControls Working with user controls Tailoring the core style sheet Gaining programmatic control of site branding Modifying site navigation controls at runtime Developing Web Parts Web Part essentials Differentiating ASP.NET and SharePoint Web Parts Hosting Web Parts in a WebPartZone Orchestrating functionality with SPWebPartManager Integrating user controls into SharePoint Building custom Web Parts Extending the WebPart base class Collaborating with the Web Part life cycle Activating Web Part editing Creating and linking editors Key interfaces: IWebPart, IWebActionable and IWebEditable Connecting Web Parts Choosing the right type of connection: cell, row, list or filter Providing and consuming data between Web Parts Connecting the provider and consumer Debugging and deploying Web Parts Attaching to the SharePoint host process Stepping through Web Part code Simplifying Web Part installation with a custom Feature Installing Web Parts into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) Coding Events and Workflows Responding to SharePoint notifications Triggering list and document events Receiving events with a custom handler Modifying lists programmatically with SPList Modeling multistep processes Developing custom templates Designing workflows with Visual Studio Triggering workflows from SharePoint
Page 5 Sharepoint web services Accessing SharePoint with Web services Built-in SharePoint Web services: Site Data, Lists and Administration Invoking Web services from.net client applications Deploying Your SharePoint Application as a Solution Creating the manifest Packing the application as a Solution Scheduling and deploying Solutions across the farm Enabling enterprise deployment of custom SharePoint applications MODULE Iv SHAREPOINT ADMINISTRTION SharePoint 2007 Components and Services Overview of WSS and the different MOSS SKUs Overview of a Shared Service Provider (SSP) The role of Windows Server 2003 The role of Active Directory and the authentication stores The role of SQL Server Upgrading from SharePoint 2003 Installing SharePoint Server 2007 Different install options Farm Topologies Server Prerequisites Required accounts and permissions Configuring Load balancing and Clustering Windows Network Load Balancing Hardware Load Balancing Microsoft Cluster Services SharePoint Administrative Tools The SharePoint Central Administration Application Determining server roles and configuring SharePoint services Understanding the Farm vs. Web Applications vs. Site Collections vs. Sites Creating and administrating a Shared Service Provider Using the SSP Administration Application Farm Administrator vs. SSP Administrator vs. Site/Site Collection Administrator Creating and Configuring SharePoint Sites Creating and configuring Web Applications Site collections as a scope of ownership and administrative control Site templates included with WSS and MOSS Creating and configuring teams sites, wikis and blogs Creating and configuring a collaboration portal Creating SharePoint groups and configuring permissions Configuring SharePoint Sites and Features Using the Navigation controls to customize the UI Options for Branding SharePoint sites Creating and using site templates (STP files) Adding/removing functionality using SharePoint Features Adding and deploying Solution Packages Deploying and administrating 3rd party Web Parts Configuring SafeControls and trust levels in the web.config file (Code Access Security or CAS) Configuring and Customizing Search Site collection search admin vs. Central Admin search admin Search center, web parts, keywords, and best bets Discussion of the customizing options you have The SSP search admin experience Content sources, schedules, scopes, usage reports, relevancy IFilters, allowed file types, site hit frequency rules
Page 6 Profiles, Audiences, and My Sites Importing data from the profile store Using it to build audience and then targeting content with audiences Using My Sites for social networking and personal organization Creating and configuring Internet-facing Sites Creating a Web Application that support anonymous access, multiple host headers, and Alternate Access Mappings Forms Based Authentication (FBA) in SharePoint Overview of MOSS WCM Features Creating a new SSP Creating a Publishing Portal site Firewall Considerations SharePoint Extranet Toolkit Planning and Optimizing SharePoint 2007 Performance Estimating hardware and software needs Planning for growth Hard limits Tuning tips Configuring Caching in SharePoint Server 2007 High Availability, Backups, and Disaster Recovery Using Antivirus to protect SharePoint ISA Server in front of your farm Discussion of high availability options SQL Log Shipping and SQL DB Mirroring Network Load Balancing Backups/Restores and Disaster Recovery