Entries for Donovan Follette

InfoPath 2010 and Visual Studio [InfoPath 2010 and Visual Studio]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:02 GMT

Developers can enhance InfoPath 2010 Forms with Code Behind using Visual Studio Tools for Applications. This customization can be done in either C# or VB. This video also explains how SharePoint isolates custom code in its Sandbox environment.

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Working Offline with InfoPath 2010 [Working Offline with InfoPath 2010]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:01 GMT

This video discusses offline support for InfoPath 2010 with SharePoint Workspace 2010 and the online/offline synchronization process.

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List Forms using InfoPath 2010 [List Forms using InfoPath 2010]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT

This video covers how to develop a no-code, custom InfoPath form for a SharePoint List, publish the InfoPath form and then connect the InfoPath form to another List as an additional data source.

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What is InfoPath 2010? [What is InfoPath 2010?]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:59 GMT

InfoPath 2010 is a way for Information Workers, IT, or Developers to create robust user interfaces for Office Business Applications. This video introduces the capabilities of InfoPath, the form design experience, InfoPath Forms Services and the InfoPath Form Web Part.

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Developing With Visio Services [Developing With Visio Services]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:58 GMT

This video introduces the capabilities of Visio Services including data-bound shapes, the Visio viewer Web part and the JavaScript Object Model.

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Developing With Access Services [Developing With Access Services]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:57 GMT

Design an Access database for the Web and you can publish it to SharePoint via Access Services. Access tables become SharePoint Lists and queries, reports and forms are all automatically converted to their SharePoint equivalent. This video introduces the all new capabilities of Access Services.

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Developing With Word Services [Developing With Word Services]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:54 GMT

Word Services can convert documents into other formats, both fixed (XPS, PDF) and fluid layouts (RTF) are supported. An important feature is the ability of Word Services to recalculate fields during processing allowing details such as a Table of Contents to be built dynamically. Coupled with the power of Open XML, which is well suited for modifying the document contents, a tremendous opportunity for scaling document creation, modification and conversion on the server is available. This video introduces the capabilities of Word Services.

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Open XML Tools and APIs [Open XML Tools and APIs]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:53 GMT

This video provides guidance on the tools and APIs available for Open XML. The Open XML SDK is provided by Microsoft but other tools are also available from the community and are discussed here.

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Open XML Architecture [Open XML Architecture]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:52 GMT

This video drills into the architecture of Open XML, file formats packaging, file extensions, reference and custom schemas and how to manage data using Open XML.

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Introducing Open XML [Introducing Open XML]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:51 GMT

This video introduces you to the interoperability of documents and the Open XML file formats. It also discusses the benefits of using Open XML.

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PerformancePoint Services [PerformancePoint Services]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:50 GMT

PerformancePoint Services enables the business user to gain visibility into and manage key drivers of the business and then use this information to enable better decision making and plan corporate strategy. This video drills into the concepts of context-driven dashboards and scorecards, and how to design a PerformancePoint application, aggregate data sources and display the content in a browser.

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What is Business Intelligence? [What is Business Intelligence?]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:48 GMT

The SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence (BI) tools for bringing information together for analysis, examination and collaboration to support business decisions are discussed in this video. Available tools for developers include status indicators, chart web parts, PerformancePoint Services, Excel Services, BI Search and Visio Services.

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Creating BCS Applications [Creating BCS Applications]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:46 GMT

This video drills into creating simple no-code BCS solutions using the out-of-box capabilities of SharePoint Designer 2010 to more advanced, complex, custom BCS solutions using Visual Studio. SharePoint Workspace 2010 on the client allows BCS provided data to be cached and operated on by the Office clients when both online and offline. SharePoint Workspace automatically handles all data synchronization.

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Business Connectivity Services [Business Connectivity Services]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:45 GMT

Business Connectivity Services (BCS) is new to SharePoint 2010 and enables integration with back end, LOB systems. This video introduces the BCS architecture and External Content Types, which are the cornerstone of BCS.

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Office Applications in SharePoint [Office Applications in SharePoint]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:44 GMT

Many times deployments are much more than a single Office Add-in. When additional items like Lists, Content Types, Workflows, etc. need to be deployed as well, you need a package that can be deployed by an administrator. This video discusses deploying complete applications to SharePoint.

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Office Application Deployment [Office Application Deployment]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:43 GMT

This video drills into the details of publishing an Add-in with ClickOnce. It discusses the issues around security, trust establishment and how updates are handled in ClickOnce deployments.

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Deploying Office Applications [Deploying Office Applications]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:42 GMT

Deploying Office Add-ins and SharePoint applications is the topic of this video. It touches on the issues that can slow adoption and the characteristics needed for enabling good deployment scenarios. It also provides an overview of SharePoint Solution (WSP) file and ClickOnce deployments.

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Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Workflow [Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Workflow]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:41 GMT

New project templates for SharePoint 2010 in Visual Studio 2010 allow developers to build sequential and state machine workflows for SharePoint and import reusable workflows created in SharePoint Designer. This video describes the use of these templates, automatic WSP generation and deployment, and designer-based management of Features in Visual Studio.

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Visio and SharePoint Designer Workflow [Visio and SharePoint Designer Workflow]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:40 GMT

Visio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010 can be used in concert to create a workflow. This video describes how each tool plays a specific role in the development process. Visio allows the business analyst to define the process and SharePoint Designer allows the power user to implement the process. Visio and SharePoint Designer feature a roundtrip import/export of the file that enables an iterative process during workflow creation.

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Why Do We Need Workflow? [Why Do We Need Workflow?]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:39 GMT

What are workflows and why do we need them? This video provides a foundational understanding for workflows and how they can manage interaction between workers, automate processes, etc. It then discusses workflows in relationship to SharePoint objects, List Items, Document Libraries, Document Sets and Sites. It also introduces you to two of the tools used for creating workflows, SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio.

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Outlook Form Regions [Outlook Form Regions]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:37 GMT

This video provides an overview on how to create Form Regions from within Outlook or by using Visual Studio.

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Custom Task Panes [Custom Task Panes]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:36 GMT

Building custom task panes, one of the most widely used ways to enhance end user productivity in Office, is discussed in this video. With custom task panes, developers can bring to the fingertips of the end user information and data from virtually any source, whether via WCF, Web services, BCS or SharePoint Lists.

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Office UI Customizations [Office UI Customizations]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:35 GMT

This video is a deeper dive into how to develop UI customizations using the new Ribbon Designer, extending the Backstage View and creating custom Context Menus.

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Office and Visual Studio 2010 [Office and Visual Studio 2010]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:34 GMT

This video provides an overview on what is supported in Visual Studio 2010 for Office developers and the various deployment scenarios available for solutions. It demonstrates an Excel add-in with a context sensitive ribbon, customized context menu and extensibility of the Backstage View.

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Developing Office 2010 Customizations [Developing Office 2010 Customizations]

Donovan Follette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:33 GMT

This video provides an introduction to the concepts needed for Office 2010 development on both the client and server. For the Office client, developers can customize the UI and bring rich capabilities to end users, enhancing their productivity and use of Office. For the server, developers tap into the power of Excel, Word, Visio and Access Services as well as use the Open XML SDK for modifying and converting documents en masse.

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