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WhatcanSharePointdo?
CollaborationDocumentmanagementInternalSocialNetworkFormsProcessAutomation(Workflows)BusinessIntelligenceReportingSearchMetadataManagement…
SupersecretThenextversionwillevenmakecoffee!
Lots!!
WhatdoYouneedSharePointtodoforYou?
(No-Code)PowerUserToolsoftheSharePointTrade
AsifRehmaniSharePointMVP
VisualSP
Downloadmypresentationsat:http://bit.ly/asifconference
Aboutme- AsifRehmaniTrainerFounderandCEOVisualSPChicago,USA
Contact:
Author
TrainerandConsultant
SharePointMVP,MCT
ConferenceSpeaker
PleasehelpmeunderstandwhoYouare
PowerUsers AdministratorsTheinfamousSharePointGuy/Gal
Developers
Agenda
1minuteintroonhowourcompanyhelpstheSharePointendusers
Theimportanceofgoingno-code
Examplesofvariousno-codetoolsrelatedto:Workflows,Search,Mapping,Forms,Dashboarding
Lessonslearned
VisualSPHelpSystemIn-contextSharePointHelpforendusers!
HelpforenduserswhenThey needitmost!
Comevisitusatourbooth
“Let’snotwritecodeuntilwehavetowritecode.”
PowerUser’smotto:
CreatingSolutions
Recommendedsequencewhencreatingyoursolutions:
1. Browserbasedonly2. Useno-codetools3. Usecodetools
OR3rd partyproducts
Advantagesofbuildingno-codesolutions
PossibilitiesofwhatyoucandoareEnormous!
Quicklearningcurve
Easierongoingmanagementofsolution
Delegateresponsibilityeasily
Let’slookatanexample…
SearchbasedsolutionsGivethemwhattheywant,wheretheyneedit!
Demo:SearchWebParts
Showpre-configureddataonpagesusingSearchwebparts
Livepre-definedsearchresultsonwebpages
Abilityforuserstorefinetheresultsasneeded
Beforewegoforward,Question:
WhichversionofSharePointareyouon?
2010 20162013
Online
FormbasedSolutions
Theformer‘andcurrent’formsolutionfromMicrosoft
ThestoryofInfoPath
Libraryform
InfoPath2010&2013CustomSharePointlistform
Workflowform
GuidanceonInfoPath
AlreadyworkingwithInfoPathandhaveaLotofworkingforms:ContinueworkingwithInfoPath
NeverusedInfoPathandlookingforaformssolutionforSharePoint:ConsidergoingwithavendororASP.NETforms
AccessWebAppsQuickformbasedapplication
CreatewebapplicationsusingAccess
BuildAccesswebappsandlaunchtoSharePointOnline
UsingAccess2013tosimplifywebdevelopment
Access2013–Usedtocreatetheinterfaceoftheapp
SharePoint2013/Office365–Usedtohostthefrontendoftheapp
SQLServer2012–Usedasthebackenddatastoragetechnologyfortheapp
Newkidontheblock:PowerApps
PowerApps inSharePointLists
ProcessAutomationNo-codeworkflows
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Workflowtools
§Browser§SharePointDesigner2013§Visio2013§VisualStudio2012/2013§3rd partyapplications
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SharePoint2013- WorkflowManager1.0
SharePoint2013workflowprocessingmovedtoWorkflowManager(WM)
WorkflownolongerrunsintheSharePointcontentfarm/servers
SharePointfarm&WorkflowManagerfarmcanbeonsame/differentservers
The‘NewStuff’Stages• Newbaselevelconceptof
stages
VisualDesigner• DirectVisioincorporation• Stage-LevelDiagrams
NewTaskActions• Quickandeasytocreate
tasksandapprovalprocesses
WebServices• AbletocallintoRest/HTTP
webservices
Loops!• Ablenowtoloopindirectly
withstagesordirectlywiththenewLoopactions
Copy/CutandPaste• Corecopy/cutandpaste
abilitiesnowintroduced
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2010and2013styleworkflowsSharePointDesigner
2010
2013
Demo:SharePointDesigner2013Workflows
Newwaytodoworkflow:Flow
FlowinSharePointLists
Evenmoreideasforno-codesolutions…
LocationMappinginSharePoint
Demo:Geolocation
UseGeolocation columnforlivemapping
Showmapsdirectlywithinlistsandlibraries
Dashboards
DynamicDashboards
PowerView tovisualizedata
ManageyourprojectsontopofSharePoint
ProjectManagementUtilizeProjectServerto
manageprojects
Examplesofno-codesolutions
HumanResourceportals
Self-servicereporting,financialdashboards
Expensereporting
Reviewandapprovedocumentworkflows
New-hireorientationsites
Ideation,feedback,&“suggestionboxes”
Structureddocuments:contracts,RFPs,&invoices
GoforQuickWins– Increasesadoptionandconfidence!
Identifyreal painpointsandfocusinonthem
HowdoIpracticemyideasandconcepts?
Watchfreevideosat:https://visualsp.com/video-categories/all-free-videos/
Getasandboxenvironmentforpracticing:Buildyourowndev VM
OrTrythetemplatesavailableatCloudShare –http://www.cloudshare.com
OrOffice365Trial 46
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