WSS 3.0 Architecture and Enhancements Ashvini Shahane Member – Synergetics Research Lab

Agenda WSS 3.0 Architecture WSS 3.0 Architecture Integration with ASP.NET 2.0 Integration with ASP.NET 2.0 Site branding and customizations Site branding and customizations Platform storage enhancements Platform storage enhancements Site Columns Site Columns Content Types - Defining “Types” for data stored in lists and libraries Content Types - Defining “Types” for data stored in lists and libraries WSS 3.0 as a platform for building solutions WSS 3.0 as a platform for building solutions

WSS 2.0 Site provisioning engine Site provisioning engine Platform – Windows 2K3 Platform – Windows 2K3 Built using ASP.NET Built using ASP.NET Integrated more at the IIS level Integrated more at the IIS level

WSS 3.0 Site provisioning engine Site provisioning engine Platform for building solutions addressing different domains Platform for building solutions addressing different domains Built on top of ASP.NET 2.0 – tight integration Built on top of ASP.NET 2.0 – tight integration

WSS 2.0 Architecture STSFLTR IIS 6.0 Config Db Content Db WSS ASP.NET Handler WSS ISAPI Extension ASP.NET Request Managed Path.aspx/.asmx Managed path Non.aspx/.asmx SafeDirect

WSS 3.0 Architecture IIS 6.0 Config Db Content Db WSS ASP.NET Handler ASP.NET WSS ASP.NET Http Module SPVirtualPathProvider Request

WSS 3.0 Databases Scale to Web Farm Scenario Scale to Web Farm Scenario Config database – Configuration Data Config database – Configuration Data Content database – Site content and customization data Content database – Site content and customization data

WSS Key Terms Web Farm Web Farm Installation of one or more front-end web servers and back end servers Installation of one or more front-end web servers and back end servers One Config Db per Web Farm One Config Db per Web Farm Web Application (Virtual Server) Web Application (Virtual Server) IIS Website extended for WSS content hosting IIS Website extended for WSS content hosting Capable of hosting 10,000s Site Collections Capable of hosting 10,000s Site Collections Content Db associated Content Db associated Site Collection (Site) Site Collection (Site) Boundary for ownership Boundary for ownership Collection of one Top-Level Site and one or more sites under it Collection of one Top-Level Site and one or more sites under it Site (Web) Site (Web) Container for Content in WSS Container for Content in WSS Contained within a site collection Contained within a site collection Content stored in same Db as parent Site Content stored in same Db as parent Site

Demo Extending IIS Website

Site Collections and Sites One or many Site collections per Web Application One or many Site collections per Web Application One Top-Level Site per Site Collection One Top-Level Site per Site Collection One or many Child sites per Site Collection One or many Child sites per Site Collection

WSS and ASP.NET Integration WSS 2.0 – ASP.NET 1.x WSS 2.0 – ASP.NET 1.x WSS integrated more at the IIS level than at the ASP.NET level using ISAPI Filter WSS integrated more at the IIS level than at the ASP.NET level using ISAPI Filter ASP.NET 1.1 knows how to parse.aspx files from file system and not from database ASP.NET 1.1 knows how to parse.aspx files from file system and not from database ASP.NET 1.1 does not offer Web Part infrastructure ASP.NET 1.1 does not offer Web Part infrastructure ASP.NET 1.1 offers no satisfying page template solution ASP.NET 1.1 offers no satisfying page template solution ASP.NET 1.1 offers no built-in navigation infrastructure ASP.NET 1.1 offers no built-in navigation infrastructure WSS v3 is built on ASP.NET 2.0 WSS v3 is built on ASP.NET 2.0 WSS integration in line with best practice ASP.NET extensibility of HttpModules and HttpHandlers ASP.NET 2.0 provides parser that can use a “VirtualPathProvider” to get.aspx pages from sources other than the file system like databases ASP.NET 2.0 provides new Web Part infrastructure ASP.NET 2.0 offers Master Pages feature for page templates ASP.NET 2.0 offers rich navigation infrastructure

ASP.NET Master Pages Masters define common content and placeholders ( ) Masters define common content and placeholders ( ) Content pages reference masters and fill placeholders with content ( ) Content pages reference masters and fill placeholders with content ( ) <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Main" RunAt="server" /> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Main" RunAt="server" /> Page MasterPage- File="Site.master" %> <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID= "Main" RunAt="server" /> Page MasterPage- File="Site.master" %> <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID= "Main" RunAt="server" /> Site.masterdefault.aspxhttp://.../default.aspx

Master Pages in WSS WSS sites such as Team Site built using a standard master page WSS sites such as Team Site built using a standard master page Quick and easy to change look and feel of entire site Quick and easy to change look and feel of entire site Editing master page can be done with SharePoint Site Designer Editing master page can be done with SharePoint Site Designer

Platform Storage Enhancements Basic storage – Lists Basic storage – Lists More similarity between Lists and Document libraries More similarity between Lists and Document libraries Versioning on lists Versioning on lists Folders can be created in lists Folders can be created in lists Lists can now have event handlers defined Lists can now have event handlers defined Enhancements on lists and document libraries Enhancements on lists and document libraries New Built-In Field types, Custom Field types New Built-In Field types, Custom Field types RSS feeds supported on Lists and Libraries RSS feeds supported on Lists and Libraries Folders can now have Custom properties Folders can now have Custom properties Document Libraries now support major and minor versions Document Libraries now support major and minor versions

Management of Content Problems with managing content Problems with managing content Need to share content across sites by creating lists accessible across the site collection Need to share content across sites by creating lists accessible across the site collection Often need to store documents of different types each having different meta data in a central location Often need to store documents of different types each having different meta data in a central location Customize actions, workflow, UI menus and document policies based on the type of content or document Customize actions, workflow, UI menus and document policies based on the type of content or document Many document types identified in an organization, but there is no clear way to enforce standards Many document types identified in an organization, but there is no clear way to enforce standards WSS 3.0 Solution WSS 3.0 Solution Shared Site Columns Shared Site Columns Content Types Content Types

Site Columns Single column definition reused across multiple lists Single column definition reused across multiple lists Definitions stored in Site Column Gallery Definitions stored in Site Column Gallery Site Columns scoped at Site Collection level Site Columns scoped at Site Collection level Accessible across the sites in a single site collection Accessible across the sites in a single site collection

Demo Site Columns

Need for Content Types Define constraints on content in lists Define constraints on content in lists Define customizations and workflow in content in lists and libraries Define customizations and workflow in content in lists and libraries Reusable and extendable schemas for lists and libraries content Reusable and extendable schemas for lists and libraries content

Content Types Content type can include… Content type can include… Columns to represent metadata or properties Columns to represent metadata or properties A document template on which to base documents of this type A document template on which to base documents of this type Custom forms for New, Edit, and Display use with content type Custom forms for New, Edit, and Display use with content type Event handlers Event handlers Workflows available for items of this content type Workflows available for items of this content type Retention policies Retention policies

Content Type Inheritance Reuse base definition across content types and then extend and specialize further Reuse base definition across content types and then extend and specialize further Base type contains core properties Base type contains core properties CourseContent BaseDocument StandardCourseContentCustomizedCourseContent

Content Type Scoping Content Types have templates and instances Content Types have templates and instances Templates exist at the site level Templates exist at the site level Accessible in child sites Accessible in child sites Instantiated at the list level Instantiated at the list level

Demo Content Types

WSS "V3" as a Solutions Platform WSS "V3" supplies core services WSS "V3" supplies core services Suited for building scalable Web-enabled applications Suited for building scalable Web-enabled applications Provides out-of-box collaboration solutions Provides out-of-box collaboration solutions Platform for Office servers technology Platform for Office servers technology Operating System Services Database Search Workflow ASP.NET ( Web Parts, Personalization, Master Pages, Provider Model for navigation, security, etc. ) WSS "V3" Core Workspace Services Storage Repository Metadata Versioning Backup Security Rights/Roles Pluggable Auth Per Item Rights Trimming Mgmt Admin UX Delegation Provisioning Monitoring Topology Config Mgmt Farm Services Feature Policy Extranet Site Model Rendering Templates Navigation Visual Blueprint APIs Fields/Forms OM and SOAP Events Deployment CollaborationECM Portal Search BPM BI Project Office 12 Solutions Built On WSS V3

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1. What are the ASP.NET features WSS leverages on? A) Master Pages B) Site Navigation C) VirtualPath Provider D) Http Modules

2. Choose terms which are meaningful in the WSS 3.0 context. A) Web Farm B) Web Garden C) Web Application D) Site

3. What feature of WSS lets you share content across sites and its subsites? A) Content Types B) Lists C) Site Columns D) Master Pages

4. Which of the following can be defined on content types? A) Meta Data Columns B) Workflows C) Custom Forms D) Document Templates

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