Pro ASP.NET SharePoint 2010 solutions techniques for building SharePoint functionality into ASP.NET applications. - Description based on print version record. - Includes index

You've run into this issue numerous times. You are developing an ASP.NET application, and you need to incorporate functionality that comes pre-packaged in SharePoint. Wikis, blogs, document management, user authentication, access management-common needs across a variety of solutions. Without guidance and examples, interacting with underlying SharePoint components can be challenging, and working with the different SharePoint APIs is complicated. This book will introduce you to a variety of techniques to master the art of developing ASP.NET applications that are built upon a SharePoint foundation. With these techniques you can start using SharePoint as a development platform to enhance and complement your ASP.NET development. You'll explore: Integration with SharePoint components The SharePoint/.NET/IIS implementation Configuration management Code Access Security Feature packaging Proper use of SharePoint APIs Advanced deployment techniques Pro ASP.NET Sharepoint 2010 walks you through all of the steps needed to successfully build and deploy ASP.NET solutions within the SharePoint platform. You'll then be able to greatly enhance your applications and build unique solutions that are a mixture of SharePoint and ASP.NET. What you'll learn How to use SharePoint as a development platform How to build SharePoint features such as authentication, document management, and wikis and blogs into an ASP.NET application How to migrate an existing application from ASP.NET into SharePoint Understand the SharePoint / .NET / IIS implementation Different approaches to packaging ASP.NET within SharePoint Who this book is for This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to incorporate the functionality of SharePoint into their applications. Readers familiar with either ASP.NET development or with SharePoint will find valuable information which will greatly enhance their solutions and allow them to build solid, professional applications with minimal effort. Table of Contents Chapter 1: SharePoint as a Development Platform................................................. Chapter 2: Visual Studio 2010-Advancing the SharePointDevelopment Environment.................................................................... Chapter 3: SharePoint, IIS, and the .NET Framework............................................ Chapter 4: SharePoint Architecture-File System, Database, and the Provider Pattern....................................................................... Chapter 5: Web Parts and Master Pages.............................................................. Chapter 6: The Client Object Model...................................................................... Chapter 7: Business Connectivity Services.......................................................... Chapter 8: Touch Points-Integrating SharePoint 2010 and ASP.NET.................. Chapter 9: Medium Touch Point Solutions........................................................... Chapter 10: High Touch Point Solutions............................................................... Index................................................................................................................. Prelim......Page 1 Contents at a Glance......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 About the Author......Page 13 About the Technical Reviewer......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 15 Introduction......Page 16 SharePoint as a Development Platform......Page 17 Extensibility......Page 18 Web Site Extensibility......Page 19 Development Extensibility......Page 22 Document Management......Page 23 Authentication and Authorization......Page 24 Authorization......Page 25 Microsoft Office Integration......Page 26 SharePoint Designer 2010......Page 27 Visual Studio 2010 Integration......Page 28 Intranet Scenario......Page 29 Sandboxed Solutions......Page 30 Advanced Approaches to Application Development......Page 31 Summary......Page 32 Visual Studio 2010–Advancing the SharePoint Development Environment......Page 33 Anatomy of a Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Project......Page 34 Empty SharePoint Project......Page 35 Package......Page 37 Visual Web Part......Page 38 SharePoint Customization Wizard......Page 39 Examining the Visual Web Part Solution......Page 42 Wrapping ASP.NET Development......Page 45 Coding the Sample Visual Web Part......Page 46 Examining the Deployment Process......Page 48 Deploying to a Test or Production Environment......Page 52 Using Features......Page 56 Feature1.feature and Feature1 Nodes......Page 57 Package Designer......Page 60 Sequential Workflow......Page 63 State Machine Workflow......Page 68 Event Receiver......Page 69 List Definition......Page 70 Site Definitions......Page 72 Team Development......Page 73 Production......Page 74 Summary......Page 75 SharePoint 2010 in IIS 7 Manager......Page 77 IIS and .NET Fundamentals......Page 78 HTTP.sys Protocol Listener......Page 79 ISAPI Filters......Page 80 Modules......Page 82 SharePoint 2010 File System Folders Under IIS......Page 84 SharePoint 2010 Virtual Directories......Page 85 Assemblies......Page 90 Modules......Page 91 SafeControls......Page 92 Code Access Security......Page 93 Custom Trust Level Configurations......Page 94 Strong Name Signing Assemblies......Page 96 Sandboxed Solutions......Page 97 Security......Page 99 Summary......Page 100 SharePoint Architecture–File System, Database, and the Provider Pattern......Page 103 SharePoint Root......Page 104 Program Files\Microsoft Office Server......Page 109 WSS Folders......Page 111 SharePoint 2010 Databases......Page 112 The Open/Closed Principle......Page 120 Single Responsibility Principle......Page 121 The Provider Pattern......Page 122 The Virtual Path Provider......Page 123 Summary......Page 124 Web Parts......Page 125 Building a Visual Web Part......Page 127 Adding Code......Page 131 Examining How SharePoint Loads User Controls......Page 133 Examining the Configuration Files......Page 134 Deploying the Visual Web Part......Page 135 Using the Developer Dashboard......Page 140 Building a Standard SharePoint Web Part......Page 141 Adding a Web Part to the Project......Page 143 Adding Code......Page 144 Building a Silverlight Web Part......Page 146 Adding Code......Page 148 Deploying the Silverlight Web Part......Page 151 Accessing External Database Content in a Web Part......Page 156 Storing the Connection String in an XML File......Page 160 Storing the Connection String in a Hidden List......Page 161 Storing the Connection String in the web.config File......Page 164 Master Pages......Page 168 Understanding Where Master Pages are Used......Page 169 V4.master......Page 171 Master Page Content......Page 172 Summary......Page 174 ECMAScript/JavaScript Clients......Page 175 Silverlight Components......Page 176 Client Object Model API Support......Page 177 Query Syntax Example—LoadQuery......Page 179 Updating Items Through the Client Object Model......Page 180 Deleting Items Through the Client Object Model......Page 181 Client Object Model Reading List Data via ASP.NET......Page 182 Client Object Model Writing List Data via ASP.NET......Page 186 Client Object Model Reading List Data via Silverlight—From a Web Part......Page 190 Client Object Model Writing List Data via Silverlight......Page 201 Client Object Model—Reading List Data via ECMAScript/JavaScript......Page 206 Summary......Page 209 What are Business Connectivity Services?......Page 211 External Content Types......Page 213 Setting Up BCS......Page 214 Open SharePoint 2010 Site......Page 216 Define New External Content Type......Page 219 Create Operations......Page 224 Create External Lists and Forms......Page 226 Export BDC Model for Visual Studio 2010......Page 228 Import BDC Model with Central Administration......Page 230 Create Events Database and Table......Page 231 New SharePoint BDC Model Project......Page 232 Create Events Code and EventsService Code......Page 233 Finish BDC Model and Deploy to SharePoint......Page 235 BCS Architecture......Page 238 BCS Connectors......Page 239 Secure Store Service......Page 240 Summary......Page 244 Integration Factors......Page 245 Existing ASP.NET Product......Page 247 Organizational Examples......Page 248 Touch Points......Page 249 Low Touch Point......Page 250 Cons......Page 251 Low-Effort Branding......Page 252 Medium-Effort Branding......Page 254 High-Effort Branding......Page 255 Working With a Brand......Page 256 Branding the ASP.NET Application......Page 258 Branding in SharePoint Designer Example......Page 260 Deploying Branded Solutions......Page 272 Publishing Layouts......Page 278 Customizing SharePoint 2010 Navigation......Page 280 Customizing Navigation Through the User Interface......Page 281 Adding Links Through the Object Model......Page 283 Summary......Page 284 Medium Touch Points......Page 285 Cons......Page 286 SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure MarketPlace......Page 287 PowerPivot and Azure......Page 290 Accessing Azure DataMarket Feeds Through .NET......Page 299 Integrating External Feeds Through .NET WCF Services and jQuery......Page 303 Setting Up and Migrating Data to a SQL Azure Database......Page 304 Developing an ASP.NET Application with SQL Azure, WCF, and jQuery......Page 308 Consuming an oData Feed with jQuery in SharePoint 2010......Page 320 Summary......Page 323 Pros......Page 325 Tenets and Constraints for High Touch Point Solutions......Page 326 New ASP.NET Web Site Example......Page 327 Modifying Our ASP.NET Web Site for SharePoint 2010 Integration......Page 335 Deploy to SharePoint 2010 Layouts Directory......Page 338 Migrating An Existing ASP.NET Application......Page 339 Third-Party Libraries......Page 340 Load Testing Your Blended Solution......Page 341 Summary and Conclusion......Page 352 ¦ A......Page 355 ¦ B......Page 356 ¦ C......Page 357 ¦ D......Page 358 ¦ F......Page 359 ¦ G......Page 360 ¦ J......Page 361 ¦ N......Page 362 ¦ P......Page 363 ¦......Page 364 ¦......Page 367 ¦ W......Page 368 ¦ X, Y, Z......Page 369

You’ve run into this issue numerous times. You are developing an ASP.NET application, and you need to incorporate functionality that comes pre-packaged in SharePoint. Wikis, blogs, document management, user authentication, access management—common needs across a variety of solutions.

Without guidance and examples, interacting with underlying SharePoint components can be challenging, and working with the different SharePoint APIs is complicated. This book will introduce you to a variety of techniques to master the art of developing ASP.NET applications that are built upon a SharePoint foundation. With these techniques you can start using SharePoint as a development platform to enhance and complement your ASP.NET development.

You’ll explore:

• Integration with SharePoint components
• The SharePoint/.NET/IIS implementation
• Configuration management
• Code Access Security
• Feature packaging
• Proper use of SharePoint APIs
• Advanced deployment techniques

Pro ASP.NET Sharepoint 2010 walks you through all of the steps needed to successfully build and deploy ASP.NET solutions within the SharePoint platform. You'll then be able to greatly enhance your applications and build unique solutions that are a mixture of SharePoint and ASP.NET.

What you’ll learn

• How to use SharePoint as a development platform
• How to build SharePoint features such as authentication, document management, and wikis and blogs into an ASP.NET application
• How to migrate an existing application from ASP.NET into SharePoint
• Understand the SharePoint / .NET / IIS implementation
• Different approaches to packaging ASP.NET within SharePoint

Who this book is for

This book is for ASP.NET developers who want to incorporate the functionality of SharePoint into their applications. Readers familiar with either ASP.NET development or with SharePoint will find valuable information which will greatly enhance their solutions and allow them to build solid, professional applications with minimal effort.

Table of Contents

1. SharePoint as a Development Platform
2. Visual Studio 2010—Advancing the SharePoint Development Environment
3. SharePoint, IIS, and the .NET Framework
4. SharePoint Architecture—File System, Database, and the Provider Pattern
5. Web Parts and Master Pages
6. The Client Object Model
7. Business Connectivity Services
8. Touch Points—Integrating SharePoint 2010 and ASP.NET
9. Medium Touch Point Solutions
10. High Touch Point Solutions
11. Index

YouOCOve run into this issue numerous times. You are developing an ASP.NET application, and you need to incorporate functionality that comes pre-packaged in SharePoint. Wikis, blogs, document management, user authentication, access managementOCocommon needs across a variety of solutions. Without guidance and examples, interacting with underlying SharePoint components can be challenging, and working with the different SharePoint APIs is complicated. This book will introduce you to a variety of techniques to master the art of developing ASP.NET applications that are built upon a SharePoint foundation. With these techniques you can start using SharePoint as a development platform to enhance and complement your ASP.NET development. YouOCOll explore: Integration with SharePoint components The SharePoint/.NET/IIS implementation Configuration management Code Access Security Feature packaging Proper use of SharePoint APIs Advanced deployment techniques Pro ASP.NET Sharepoint 2010 walks you through all of the steps needed to successfully build and deploy ASP.NET solutions within the SharePoint platform. You'll then be able to greatly enhance your applications and build unique solutions that are a mixture of SharePoint and ASP.NET."