Who’s Afraid of 508? Form Data Collection
Liam Cleary, SharePoint MVP
One of the core business requirements SharePoint professionals have to frequently address is the use of forms for data collection. Not only is it important to effectively collect vital information through SharePoint, there are several key challenges – such as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act -- that require additional planning with regard to form design and development.
This session looks at using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath Form Services, Custom Code and several 3rd Party components that are available and discusses the pros and cons of each approach compared against real world requirements. We will also discuss critical factors such as security, data storage, data access, and accessibility.
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rePoint 2010 Content Query Web Part: Eighth Wonder of the World
Pete Serzo, SharePoint Architect
The CQWP is one of the wonders of SharePoint 2010 due to the many features it contains. This session will delve into the web part and look at how to use the whole web part, not just the 30% which is typically used. Together, we will peel back the layers of the CQWP understanding its benefits as well as identifying limitations and how to get around some of them.
Is Your SharePoint Really Healthy? What is the Right Prescription?
Richard Harbridge, SharePoint Evangelist
In many organizations SharePoint is a critical enterprise platform. As an organization matures the platform must mature and grow along with it to ensure it can continue to meet/exceed the needs of the business. If the SharePoint implementation is unhealthy or has problems these will compound overtime and may lead to solution, project and potentially even platform failure. This talk is about how to ensure that never happens.
What we will discuss in this session:
A: “SharePoint Health Check” which help will identify how “Healthy” your SharePoint Implementation is in the following areas:
A: “SharePoint Prescription” You will learn about many SharePoint Best Practices that can help make your SharePoint environment healthier based on the above mentioned areas.
How To: Extending Workflow
Mike McManus, Director of Training
This presentation will look at ways that we can extend SharePoint Designer 2010 functionality using Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Visio Services in SharePoint 2010. We will cover primarily Workflow visualizations as a tool to visually display the status of a running workflow; and how we can use the flowcharting capabilities of Microsoft Visio Premium 2010 to design a workflow which can then be imported in SharePoint Designer 2010.
You Say Customize, I Say Configure
Liam Cleary, SharePoint MVP
Too often we develop components or complete solutions in SharePoint because it is easier for us, it is what we have always done, or we just don’t know what the capabilities are of SharePoint out of the box.
In this session, we will look at where we do need to do custom development, why we would need to, and where we can use either out-of-the-box tools or SharePoint Designer as an alternative. We will use real-world business requirements to architect and design solutions. After this session, you should be able to know if and when you should develop for SharePoint, as well as the best approach to take when architecting solutions
Site Columns-SharePoint's Unsung Hero
JoAnna Battin, Director of Technical Services
It is often said that lists and libraries are the foundation of SharePoint. The real power behind SharePoint starts with Site Columns. This session will cover why site columns are actually the foundation of SharePoint and how powerful they really are!
BCS, Beyond the Basics
Justin Miller, Solutions Architect
The time saving advantages of the SharePoint 2010 Business Connectivity Services cannot be overstated. Learn how you can rapidly create full read/write web forms which talk to external (non-SharePoint) back end systems.
This session will walk you through the surprisingly easy steps involved with completely building a web interface to an existing Line of Business (LOB) system (think AMS, CRM, ecommerce, financial system, HR system, etc…).
Learn how YOU can build rich forms which create, read, update and delete data stored in a third-party database – using a wizard, NO CODE!
You will leave this session with a sense of empowerment knowing how you can accomplish in minutes, what used to take developers weeks.
How I Met Your Metadata: Advanced Taxonomy
Terry Simpson, Solutions Architect
How do I tag content on my site? More importantly, once I tag content how am I using those tags to deliver content to end users? In this session, we will discuss the challenges associated with unstructured content and how to leverage the tools available in SharePoint to provide a rich experience for end users.