Creating Web Parts for Digital Dashboards Delivery Guide

Part Number: X05-39473
Course Number: 2017A


Released: 7/2000

Delivery Guide
Creating Web Parts for
Digital Dashboards


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Course Number: 2017A
Part Number: X05-39473
Released: 7/2000
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Contents

Introduction
Course Materials ......................................................................................................2

Prerequisites.............................................................................................................3

Course Outline .........................................................................................................4

Microsoft Official Curriculum.................................................................................6

Microsoft Certified Professional Program ...............................................................7

Facilities...................................................................................................................9

Module 1: Introduction to Digital Dashboards
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Introduction to Digital Dashboards..........................................................................2

Demonstration: Examining the Digital Dashboard Interface...................................7

Using the Digital Dashboard Resource Kit..............................................................9

Examining the Digital Dashboard Architecture.....................................................17

Implementing a Digital Dashboard ........................................................................23

Lab A: Building a Digital Dashboard ....................................................................32

Review ...................................................................................................................41

Module 2: Using Web Parts and Digital Dashboard Components
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Understanding Web Parts ........................................................................................2

Using Web Part Schema Content Properties............................................................7

Using Web Part Schema Execution Properties ......................................................11

Using Web Part Schema Appearance Properties ...................................................17

Using Web Part Schema Basic Properties .............................................................21

Examining the Digital Dashboard Factory.............................................................22

Using the Digital Dashboard User Interface ..........................................................26

Demonstration: Accessing the Digital Dashboard Customization Pages...............29

Lab A: Working with Web Part Properties............................................................34

Review ...................................................................................................................43

Module 3: Creating Web Parts
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Creating Web Parts ..................................................................................................2

Creating Web Part Content by Using Office 2000.................................................21

Updating Previously Created Digital Dashboard Components..............................29

Testing Web Parts ..................................................................................................33

Exploring Advanced Web Part Topics...................................................................37

Lab A: Creating Web Parts....................................................................................47

Review ...................................................................................................................60
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Module 4: Creating and Deploying Digital Dashboards
Overview................................................................................................................. 1

Configuring a Digital Dashboard Server................................................................. 2

Deploying and Supporting Digital Dashboards .................................................... 12

Personalizing and Customizing Digital Dashboards............................................. 18

Enabling Offline Use of Digital Dashboards ........................................................ 23

Lab A: Installing a Digital Dashboard Server Site................................................ 28

Review .................................................................................................................. 32

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About This Course
This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience,
suggested prerequisites, and course objectives.
Description
This course provides Microsoft
®
Exchange Server administrators and
Information Technology (IT) professionals with the concepts and best practices
necessary to create Web Parts and to design digital dashboard solutions.
Audience

This course is intended primarily for Exchange Server administrators and IT
professionals.
Student Prerequisites
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:
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Basic Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) skills
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Familiarity with the Microsoft Outlook
®
2000 user interface (UI)

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
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Describe the purpose and capabilities of digital dashboards and explain how
they help workers to be more productive; describe and use the Digital
Dashboard Resource Kit and explain the digital dashboard development
process; describe the digital dashboard architecture (the presentation tier,
the logic tier, and the storage tier); and describe how to implement a digital
dashboard by using the digital dashboard data stores.
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Define Web Part, Web Part schema, and digital dashboard folders; use the
content properties of the Web Part schema; use the execution properties of
the Web Part schema; use the appearance properties of the Web Part
schema; use the basic properties of the Web Part schema; describe the
purpose and functionality of the digital dashboard factory; and use the
digital dashboard UI to access digital dashboard customization pages.