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PROFESSIONAL
SHAREPOINT 2010 DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
CHAPTER 1

Introduction to SharePoint 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

CHAPTER 2

Developer Tools for SharePoint 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

CHAPTER 3

IT Pro Enhancements for the Developer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

CHAPTER 4

SharePoint Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

CHAPTER 5

Collaboration and Social Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

CHAPTER 6

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

CHAPTER 7

Records Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

CHAPTER 8

Web Content Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

CHAPTER 9

Electronic Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

CHAPTER 10

ECM: Document Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

CHAPTER 11

Introducing Business Connectivity Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

CHAPTER 12

Advanced Business Connectivity Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535

CHAPTER 13

Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

CHAPTER 14

Business Intelligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

CHAPTER 15

SharePoint Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745

APPENDIX

Additional Help and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .771

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773

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Content Conversion

Document conversions are made available
within the site collection by adding them
to content types, as shown in Figure 8-39.
The Manage Document Conversion for This
Content Type link is available in the Content
Type properties page. This provides a great
deal of control not only over what content
types can be converted but also over which
converters can be used for each content type.

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FIGURE 8-39

Using Document Conversion
Using document conversion to create a page from
a document is a straightforward experience for the
content author. Because the converter is associated
with the content type, you aren’t limited to a
particular document library. Rather, you load the
document into a library, assign the content type to
the uploaded document, and then right-click and
select Convert Document from the menu, as shown
in Figure 8-40.
You also have the flexibility to select the target
FIGURE 8-40
location where the converter-generated page will be
saved by SharePoint, as shown in Figure 8-41. In
some cases, the document-conversion process can be very resource-intensive. For this reason, you
have the choice to set the processing in either synchronous or asynchronous modes in the Processing
options. The remainder of the properties and options are specific to each converter.

FIGURE 8-41

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CHAPTER 8 WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT

After the conversion is completed, SharePoint maintains a link between the original document and
the generated page. This two-way link allows you to run conversions again when the document is
updated. SharePoint allows you to generate multiple conversions on a document. This can take the
form of a single converter being run repeatedly to generate additional pages or multiple converters
being run on a single originating document. In any case, it is only the last conversion that is
maintained for the update linkage. All other conversions must be repeated manually.
Understanding document conversions and how they work in SharePoint saves you time when
performing custom development time when looking at offl ine or external authoring scenarios.

SUMMARY
Web Content Management in SharePoint 2010 brings together a variety of roles that traditionally
were always present in the design and development of web pages but were often channeled through
a design team. The traditional approach had a tendency to make the development of content
and design a slow and cumbersome effort that detracted from the dynamism that is necessary
for competitive websites. SharePoint addresses the limitations of traditional web design and
development by allowing designers to brand sites, developers to build components, and content
authors to generate and maintain content independently of each other, yet within a controlled
environment.
Building on solid information architecture, developers are able to build the site structure, content
types, templates, and components that the authors need to build the content that makes up the
site. Visual Studio 2010’s integration with SharePoint 2010 and the variety of templates available
to developers make the development effort easier and more intuitive. The templates in Visual
Studio ultimately generate SharePoint features and solutions that enhance the portability of the
development effort from one environment to another.
Designers are able to build on the information foundation built by the developers to create a unique
branding experience with Master Pages, Page Layouts, and style sheets. The flexibility of defi ning
branding independently of the content or functionality of the site extends to the built-in web parts,
which leverage XSL fi les and CSS styles to defi ne the rendering of web part contents.

SharePoint also offers a rich authoring experience in which content authors can interact with
a SharePoint user interface that resembles the familiar Office interface. Yet, when working in Office
is necessary or preferred, the author has the option to use converters to create new pages.
For the developer, it is important to remember that content types and information architecture take
a central role in any successful Web Content Management implementation. Second in importance
is to understand what SharePoint provides out of the box in all areas of web management so that
costly time and money are not invested on unnecessary solutions.

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