1. Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

2. Agenda Quick Intro Announcements Survey Results SharePoint Cookbook
Appetizer: Adding a breadcrumb web part to SharePoint to improve navigation
Salad: Creating and using a custom view of a list
Soup: Creating and using a data view web part with a list as the source
Main Course: Creating a “meatball” report to display graphical information based on conditional logic
10 Minute Break
Dessert: Creating and using connected web parts without having to use custom coding
After Dinner Drink: Creating a graph using Office Web Components
Cheese:  Adding a welcome [username] web part to a site
Q & A

3. Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors
Inetium (
Twin Cites based Microsoft consulting company
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Practice Area focused on Information Worker Technologies
New Horizons – Minnesota (
Training on many technologies
Microsoft (
I’m guessing you’ve heard of them

4. Build a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
User Group Goal / Objectives
Build a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies
Transfer knowledge within the community
Communicate best practices
Introduce new products / solutions

5. www.sharepointmn.com www.sharepointmn.com Website for user group
SharePoint resource documents
SharePoint resource websites links
RSS Feeds
Meeting Schedule
Past User Group Presentations

6. Upcoming Schedule Next Meeting May 11th 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
Topic: Designing / Branding SharePoint
Ongoing Schedule
2nd Wednesday of every month
9:00 to 11:00 am

7. SharePoint Advisor Magazine (coming soon)
New Magazine focusing on SharePoint
“The Advisor Guide to using Microsoft SharePoint technology, Windows SharePoint Services, SharePoint Portal Server, and more, including Microsoft Office System and SharePoint, enterprise integration and administration, and innovative SharePoint-based solutions, with how-to, tips, code, downloads, training, step-by-step, and more...”
Have contacted editor -- hope to get some free first issues for the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

8. June 12 - 16, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort
SharePoint Advisor Live Conference
Technical conference focusing on SharePoint
Tips
Tricks
Code
How To’s
$1295 Main Event Registration by May
$1495 Main Event Registration after May
June , 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort

9. Survey Results
Thanks for your input!!!
Over 70 responses

10. Survey Results: What are SPUG Users Using?
Most have made the switch to Office 2003
Still a little bit of SharePoint 2001 out there

11. Survey Results: Possible Future Topics
Top Topics
Designing / Branding SharePoint
Case Study Examples
Microsoft SharePoint Roadmap
Advanced Web Part Development

12. Survey Results: Why do you come to MNSPUG?
Information on how to integrate SharePoint with other technologies
43 said yes
Information on how to use SharePoint for various business problems
44 said yes
Networking with others in the SharePoint community
42 said yes
Technical information on SharePoint administration
Technical information on SharePoint development
48 said yes

13. Survey Results: Most Humorous Response
In Response to: ‘How can we improve the user group?’
“I think you could work on adding more spectacle to the presentations.  For example, fog machines and strobe lights can accentuate the importance of a point.  Live music and possibly a dance floor would be helpful.  Is it too much to ask for a beer garden?”

14. SharePoint Cookbook
A Seven Course “Meal”

15. Why do a SharePoint Cookbook session?
Demonstrate how to use some of the more interesting out of the box functionality
Demonstrate using free web parts
Demonstrate the value that SharePoint can bring to more common business scenarios

16. Appetizer: Adding a breadcrumb web part
What is a breadcrumb?
Navigation hierarchy
Ex: Home >> Divisions >> HR
Addresses the “Up To [ABC Site]” issue of single level
Utilizes a free web part
Can be included in templates
Improves usability and navigation

17. Appetizer: Adding a breadcrumb web part
Download web part from:
Install to server
Update web.config
Import DWP file to site or page
Add to web page for navigation

18. Adding a Breadcrumb Web Part
Demo
Adding a Breadcrumb Web Part

19. Salad: Creating a Custom View of a List
What is a view?
Built in SharePoint functionality
Presents existing data in a new way
Utilizes Lists / Libraries
Doesn’t require any custom coding
Provides the following:
Sorting
Grouping
Filtering
Styles
Totals

20. Salad: Creating a Custom View of a List
Select the library or list to work with
Select Modify Settings and Columns
Choose Create a new view
Name and choose appropriate settings for new view.
Pick columns
Sorting
Filtering
Grouping
Totals
Styles
Item Limit

21. Creating a Custom View of a List
Demo
Creating a Custom View of a List

22. Soup: The DataView Web Part
Created in FrontPage
Can Consume…
SharePoint Lists/Libraries
Data in Databases
Web Services
Practically anything that is XML
Customizable
Layout/Style
Connectable
Conditional Formatting

23. Soup: The Data Source Catalog
Task Pane available when creating a DataView
Displays…
Lists/Libraries for the current Site
Existing Database Connections
Existing XML Files (current site or manually added)
Server-side Scripts (parameterized web pages that emit xml)
Web Services (i.e. SharePoint Web Services)

24. Soup: DataView Configuration
Task Pane (Details) available when configuring a DataView
Allows configuration of…
Styles (extension of OOTB SPS List Styles)
Filtering
Sorting and Grouping
Conditional Formatting -- style changes based on data value(s)
Displays the data available for consumption
Why
Full control over the presentation
Powerful grouping functionality
Seamlessly Integrate existing data into SharePoint

25. Data View Web Parts Using Lists
Demo
Data View Web Parts Using Lists

26. Main Course: Meatball Report
What is a Meatball Report?
Utilizes Lists / Libraries
Provides instant, visual feedback
Conditional Formatting with FrontPage
Presents existing data differently based on conditional logic
Doesn’t require any custom coding
Visualize data for ease of consumption
At-a-glance type of user
Good for Dashboards

27. Main Course: Meatball Report
Conditional Formatting Basics
Change a cell’s font, based on Priority
Show an “Overdue!” notice on old items
Conditionally display images, based on Priority
Advanced formatting using calculated columns

28. Creating a “Meatball” Report
Demo
Creating a “Meatball” Report

29. 5 – 10 minute break

30. Dessert: Creating and Using Connected Web Parts
Communication between Web Parts
Parent/Child; Master/Detail; Filtering
Out-of-the-box
SharePoint Lists/Libraries
DataViews
Form Web Parts
Configured using Browser or FrontPage
FrontPage provides page-to-page communication
Improves usability
Repurpose data

31. Demo
Connected Web Parts

32. After Dinner Drink: Using OWC Web Parts
Office Web Components (OWC)
Able to connect to a database
Communication between Web Parts
Rich client side interface
Behaves like a Windows app
Export directly to Excel
Users familiar with Excel can jump right in
Requires Office on the client

33. After Dinner Drink: OWC Charting
Download web part from:
Download and unzip the file onto the SharePoint Server
Run STSTPKPL.EXE to install the web parts
Place WebPart on page
Connect to Data Source
Add to site to Trusted Sites if prompted about connection security
Serve chilled

34. Graphing Using Office Web Components (OWC)
Demo
Graphing Using Office Web Components (OWC)

35. After Dinner Drink: Using Chart Web Part
Different than Office Web Components (OWC)
XML or List based
Supports XPath queries
Highly configurable
Outputs PNG or VML (no client side requirements)

36. After Dinner Drink: Charting Web Part
Download web part from:
Install the CAB file into the GAC (stsadm –o addwppack –filename ChartWebPartLibraryCAB.CAB –globalinstall)
Give SharePoint Application Pool user Write access to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\wpresources\ChartWebPartLibrary\ __ec1e93bf640efdaf
Place Web Part on a Page
Serve with XML or List Data

37. Graphing Using Charting Web Part
Demo
Graphing Using Charting Web Part

38. Cheese: Welcome [UserName]
Provides a simple welcome message
A touch of personalization
Message can be customized
Name
Username
Date
Time
Use Site Templates to standardize

39. Install the Hello User Web Part
Download the Web Part Package (CAB file)
Install using stsadm.exe
Refer to MSDN “Packaging and Deploying Web Parts”
Add to page / site where desired
stsadm –o addwppack –filename c:\packagename.cab -globalinstall

40. Welcome [UserName] Web Part
Demo
Welcome [UserName] Web Part

41. Hope you enjoyed your meal
Q & A