1. Windows SharePoint Services “v3”: Using ASP.NET 2.0 Technology To Extend Pages, Sites, And Server Farms Mike Ammerlaan OFF405 Program Manager Microsoft Corporation

2. Office “12” : Server Investments Better empowerment, TCO and developer productivity Next generation e-mail, project management, workflow, blog and wiki support Collaboration BusinessIntelligence Portal Enhanced SharePoint Portal aggregation and personalization Great relevance with rich people and business data search Server-based forms and workflow with smart client and browser interfaces Server-based spreadsheets plus BI portals built on SQL Server Analysis Services Integrated document, records and Web content management Business Processes Unified ASP.NET 2.0 workspace foundation for scalability and extensibility Search ContentManagement WindowsSharePointServices Site Provisioning, Storage, Security, Management, APIs

3. WSS as Platform Platform Pieces Data Infrastructure Page and Rendering Model Object Model, Web Services, Events Document Management, Workflow Provisioning System

4. WSS Development Scenarios Components Data Infrastructure (Documents and Lists) Branding and Customization Site Solutions Workflow and Business Processes Pages and Providers

5. Agenda ASP.NET Integration Goals and Benefits Web Parts Master Pages Forms and Field Types Authentication

6. Windows SharePoint Services “v2” ASP.NET Integration WindowsSharePointServices “Version 2” WindowsSharePointServices “Version 3” ASP.NET 1.1 ASP.NET 2.0 Windows SharePoint Services “v3”

7. ASP.NET And SharePoint Services Goals Build more directly on top of ASP.NET Less “SharePointisms” Let more ASP.NET functionality Move core functionality to ASP.NET

8. ASP.NET Integration WindowsSharePointServices “Version 2” WindowsSharePointServices “Version 3”

9. Benefits Of Integration Makes it easier for developers to build on top Enable developers to use ASP.NET services, like HttpApplication or HttpModules Provide WSS facilities as standardized services [SiteMap] Consume more ASP.NET interfaces Membership, Role Providers More consistency

10. ASP.NET Features Shine Through Support for.ascx controls in pages Resource support for _layouts pages, etc. Compilation and safe code control Customized pages can have code Customized pages can be compiled for performance

11. Building On IIS/ASP.NET Web Applications WSS now creates its own application Does not “take over” the default app No need for “exclusions” Unified application domains Centralized Web configuration management object model

12. Agenda ASP.NET Integration Goals and Benefits Web Parts Master Pages Forms and Field Types Authentication

13. Web Part Improvements Web Parts are now in ASP.NET 2.0 ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts supported Full Compatibility for WSS “v2” Web Parts WSS “v2” Web Part class rebased on.NET 2.0 web parts MyV2WebPart -> Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPart -> Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart Improved user interface for Web Parts

14. Web Part Serialization XmlSerialization vs. TypeConverters.webpart files/.dwp files format support Web parts based on WSS.WebPart can serialize either way

15. ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts

16. ASP.NET Web Part Connections Similar Connection Types ICell -> IField, IList -> ITable Automatic translation from WSS v2 types ASP.NET 2.0 adds support: custom connection interfaces custom transformers

17. ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part Connections

18. Integration Limitations Cannot use ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part Pages; not directly compatible as-is Pages must include SPWebPartZones and SPWebPartManager This is done to automatically handle compatibility issues No built-in support for treating.ASCX files (user controls) as Web Parts You can use.ASCXs in pages, though Wrappers for.ASCXs can and will be created

19. Which Web Part Technology Should You Use? Pros to ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts: Usable in WSS and in non-WSS ASP.NET 2.0 applications Pros to SharePoint Web Parts: Client side scripting & connections Web Part data caching WorkItem infrastructure Where possible, build on base ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part model

20. Until Version 3… WSS v2 SP2 to be released by end of month Supports.NET 2.0 assemblies Does not support ASP.NET 2.0 features WSS Only: SPS 2003 does not support.NET 2.0 You’d need to create a WSS “v2” Web Part wrapper for ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts

21. Introducing “Son of SmartPart” SmartPart version 2, a.k.a. “Son of SmartPart” Community tool driven by Jan Tielens of U2U Enables hosting ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts and Web User Controls in WSS “v2” Web Part Pages (The original SmartPart allowed ASP.NET 1.1 user controls to be contained in WSS/SPS Web Parts; it’s on www.gotdotnet.com) Features include: Connectable Web Parts / user controls Properties support Custom Tool Part support For More Information: Technology Preview on www.smartpart.info Forthcoming Webcast

22. Agenda ASP.NET Integration Goals and Benefits Web Parts Master Pages Forms and Field Types Authentication

23. Master Pages Each page in WSS “points” to a master page Each WSS site has a Master Page Gallery (MPG) Site metadata indicates where WSS looks for a master page Content pages (e.g., default.aspx) default to the per- site MPG Form pages (e.g., allitems.aspx) default to the per-site MPG Application pages default to the _layouts directory Office “12” servers will alter site metadata to point to a common master page gallery

24. Master Page Tokens One dynamic token: ~masterurl/default.master Maps to Spweb.MasterUrl Static Tokens ~sitecollection/default.master~site/default.master

25. Master Pages in SharePoint Sites

26. Agenda ASP.NET Integration Goals and Benefits Web Parts Master Pages Forms and Field Types Authentication

27. Forms In SharePoint Services “v3” Forms now built with ASP.NET controls Control layout specified by ASP.NET templates Specify form templates in XML or replace out-of-box templates Support creation of new field types which inherit from a base WSS type Also: XSLT-based DataForms SPDataSource Use ASP.NET controls that work with data sources Limitations Views are still CAML-based

28. CAML? “Collaboration Application Markup Language” XML dialect for SharePoint list data, views, fields, queries, etc. Extremely performant Support for more commonly-used alternatives being added with each major release of WSS

29. ASP.NET Based Forms Override out-of-box control templates Form Control Iterators Field Controls Specify form templates By list type in schema.xml By content type in feature.xml

30. Custom Field Types Extend out-of-the-box field types Field type XML definition (fldtypes*.xml) & Base Class Defines field properties Example: “Min/Max” value for a number field Auto generates field UI to collect these properties Provide a value object Provide validation

31. Extensible Field Rendering Views Must use CAML for view rendering Field’s base type is the default Share field display behavior with views Forms Share the CAML view rendering Define a custom display form rendering

32. Forms And Field Types

33. Agenda ASP.NET Integration Goals and Benefits Web Parts Master Pages Forms and Field Types Authentication

34. Authentication Authentication Identifies the end user Identifies the user’s group membership Windows Basic, Digest, NTLM, Kerberos ASP.NET (requires web.config edits) Forms (locally hosted login form) Web SSO (remotely hosted login form) ADFSThird-parties

35. Authentication By Smart Clients A truly clever smart client could Recognize a HTTP redirect request Open a browser window for the login form Submit the form content back to the server But It can’t confidently know that the redirect request is for a logon form URL Therefore Users must first visit the site with a browser Server must issue a (short-lived) persistent cookie This affects all Office System client applications

36. Authentication And Zones Zone = Virtual Server E.g. intranet and extranet One authentication provider per zone Same content can support multiple authentication providers ACLs will have a mix of users from different authentication systems

37. Recap Better ASP.NET Integration ASP.NET Web Parts work in WSS “v3” Master page functionality & tokens Form templates Extensible field types Forms authentication

38. Community Resources At PDC Sessions OFF405 (Wed 11:00, Thu 14:15) Windows SharePoint Services: Using ASP.NET 2.0 Technology to Extend Pages, Sites, and Server Farms OFF308 (Wed 13:45) Windows SharePoint Services 'v3': Creating and Defining Custom Templates, Sites, Features, and Solutions OFF409 (Wed 15:15) Windows SharePoint Services: Advancements in Document, Content, and Data Storage OFF310 (Wed 17:00) Windows SharePoint Services: Developing Collaboration and Tracking Applications OFF313 (Thu 10:00) Web Content Management Application Development and Engine Extensibility OFF321 (Thu 17:15) Surfacing Your Application's Line-of-Business Data and Actions within Enterprise Portals Labs: OFFHOL13 – What’s New in WSS “v3” Feature Walkthrough OFFHOL14 – ASP.NET 2.0 Interoperability with WSS “v3” (Web Parts and Master Pages) Office Experts Lounge After PDC MSDN dev centers: http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/http://msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/

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