Reinvigorate the Business Client – Extend your OBA

over your Imagination ITP317, DEV317, CIO317,

PM317, IA317

Ágnes Molnár, MVP, MCT, MCPS L&M Solutions (Budapest, Hungary) http://aghy.dotneteers.net molnar.agnes@lmsolutions.hu

The art of OBA – Today’s challenges for SharePoint Experts

LOB System

a software application or a suite of software applications that integrate the core data and processes of a business organization.

Architecture Planning

LOB Systems are needed in every business

Business Decision: Integrate or separate? Platform Maintenance Scalability Business Productivity etc.

LOB Architecture

Elements

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SQL Server Reporting Services Dynamics CRM Oracle SAP etc.

SQL Server Data Services(SSDS)

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Client Library

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SSDS

Public Beta: coming soon… Think in the Cloud

„Your Data Any Place, Any Time” Think in Entities

Authority

Container

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Decision: integrate or separate?

Integrate Collaborative systems Solution oriented Well defined

responsibilities Maintenable Scalable Robust …

Separate Independent systems Task oriented Separated responsibilities

Limited …

MOSS 2007

Integration with MOSS 2007

Think in One

Best Practices for MOSS 2007 based solutions Think in one Use SharePoint as Integration Platform Use every LOB System what is it

intended to Be brave and creative Plan, plan, plan

Demo

LOB SYSTEMS - SSDS

Office Business

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Office Business Platform

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Business Productivity Clients

Business Portals

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

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Business Intelligence

Content Management

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The Art of OBA

OBA Components

Best Practices forOBA-based integrated solutions Think in one Use Office in offices, LOB Systems in the

background Communicate through well-defined

channels Be brave and creative Plan, plan, plan

Bad Practices forOBA-based integrated solutions OBA is NOT a silver bullet Don’t use any piece if don’t really need Don’t communicate without a well-

planned architecture Don’t do anything without plan

Tools

OBA Composition Toolkit

S+S Business Solutions

Demo

OBA COMPOSITION TOOLKIT

LINQ4SP

Query and data manipulation Easier development Support for Content Types, Folders,

Versioning, Custom columns, etc. Security + impersonation etc.

LINQ4SP Code Sample

Simple Query

LINQ4SP Code Sample

New Item with Lookup field

Architecture

Architecture Elements

OBA Architecture Best Practices Think in one Plan, plan, plan Plan for Business and for Future Use every pieces what is it intended to Communicate through well-defined

channels Be brave and creative

OBA Architecture Bad Practices Don’t think separated pieces Don’t do anything before planning Don’t make spider webs!

Summary

More Information

My Blog: http://aghy.dotneteers.net

OBA Central: http://obacentral.com OBA Developer Portal: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-

us/office/aa905528.aspx OBA Composition Reference Toolkit:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/cc196391.aspx

SSDS: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/dataservices/default.aspx

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