Business Process Automation with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Coming December 2008!

Objectives

This 2 day class is for developers using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a development platform for business process automation.

Each unit includes a hands-on lab. Each attendee receives a book of ~400pp and resources for all samples and labs.

Students who master the concepts in this course will be able to:

• Use the basic out-of-the box business process automation features
• Create and extend SharePoint Designer workflows
• Use ASP.NET to create custom forms and modify list forms
• Use InfoPath forms with form libraries and Microsoft Outlook
• Develope custom workflows with Visual Studio using ASP.NET and InfoPath forms
• Integrate SharePoint with external systems

Experience

Some portions of this course assume an existing understanding of SharePoint, Web development, and .NET development experience.

Course Outline

Introduction – Out of the Box BPA

• Understanding business process automation
• Using Task lists
• Creating and using Alerts
• Out of the box workflows

SharePoint Designer Workflows

• Understanding the workflow designer
• Defining steps using conditions and actions
• Using lookups and dynamic routing
• Creating forms and using variables
• Extending SharePoint Designer with custom activities

SharePoint and ASP.NET Forms

• Modifying list forms using SharePoint Designer
• Creating and using custom ASP.NET list forms
• Collecting data with ASP.NET forms and controls

InfoPath Forms

• Creating InfoPath forms
• Using form libraries
• Using InfoPath forms in Outlook 2007
• Collecting document properties with Document Information Panels

Developing Custom Workflows

• Understanding Association, Initiation, and Modification
• Creating sequential workflows
• Creating state machine workflows
• Integrating with external systems

Workflow Forms

• Creating a custom association form in ASP.NET
• Creating a custom initiation form in ASP.NET
• Creating custom task forms in ASP.NET

InfoPath Workflow Forms

• Using InfoPath forms as workflow forms
• Consuming InfoPath forms from form libraries
• Integrating Outlook 2007 and Document Information Panels with workflows

Data Extraction and Reporting

• Using Microsoft Access to retrieve data
• Using the DataView Web Part
• Using list queries
• Accessing SharePoint data from external systems with Web services