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SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS 2013
ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 27-28 2013
Creating a SharePoint App with Microsoft Access Services
PENELOPE COVENTRY, PPP CONSULTING LTD
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Speaker Bio• Independent Consultant• Microsoft MVP SharePoint Server• MCSE: SharePoint 2013• Author/Co-author of 10+ SharePoint Books• Trainer• Worked with SharePoint since 2001• Based in UK, work in Europe & US
• Blogs/Web Site• http://www.sharepointdesignerstepbystep.com/
• Twitter: @pjcov
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Enterprise Forms in SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 offers new options for enterprise form solutions
For highly custom forms Microsoft recommends developers use HTML forms with the new cloud App Model
Current investments in InfoPath are fully supported in SharePoint 2013
For new end-to-end business solutions Microsoft recommend that business users consider Access 2013
InfoPath 2013
InfoPath is fully supported in SharePoint Server 2013
Now uses the full power of Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 to extend InfoPath solutions
Continues to provide great form customization solutions for business users
Current investments in InfoPath can leveraged in SharePoint Server 2013
Access 2013
SharePoint 2013: Heavy investment in Access 2013 to allow business users to rapidly create SharePoint web (form) apps
Developer experience not required
Interesting new option for new declarative solutions
Subject matter expert can capitalize on their domain knowledge
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Two methods of creating Access web-based solutions
• Access web database – SharePoint Server 2010• Supported in SharePoint Server 2013• Cannot be created using Access 2013• SharePoint site• Access tables -> SharePoint lists• Forms / Reports -> web pages• Cannot be automatically converted to an Access web app
• Access web apps – new in SharePoint Server 2013
The Access 2013 mission• Quickly create business value with server-based apps• App Templates & Table Templates• Maintain existing desktop databases & import data• App Experience without code• Apps for SharePoint in a browser
Access 2013 Web Apps• New App Experience• Simplified design experience• Polished, consistent results
• SharePoint deployment• SQL back-end
Web Applications
SharePoint
SQL Database
What is an Access web app?• SharePoint apps• Can be deployed to SharePoint Store• Data and Access objects saved to it’s own SQL Server
database• Tables directly accessible• Cannot create or initiate SharePoint workflows on
Access app data• No unique permissions at the table or row level• Access app data not automatically indexed by
SharePoint search engine• Do not support Visual Basic (VB) programming language
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Access Desktop v Access App
Desktop “classic” solutions
• 20 years old• Very popular• Easy to create poor apps• Client machine deployment
required• Solved business needs
Access App
• Web/SharePoint applications• Data lives in SQL 2012• Access client only needed for
designing applications• Central access control• Security• Sharing• Scaling up• Standard Professional UI• No code
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
User Interface• Access generates UI• Runs entirely in the browser• Forms are HTML & JavaScript• No server-side rendering or processing
• Seamless SharePoint integration, including Themes• Limited customizations• Prevent non-designers from hurting themselves• Enables improvements, more form factors
User interface model
WORKING WITH AN ACCESS APP
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
How does it work?
Access 2013 App Templates• Jump-start the creation of Access apps• Templates:• Custom web app*• Asset tracking• Contacts• Issue tracking• Project management• Task management
• * Only template Access app template available when you first start Access. Others only available when connected to the internet.
Access app templates available over the InternetTemplate name Description Tables Views
Asset Tracking
Track equipment used by your business and assigned to employees.
Assets, Categories, Employees
List, Datasheet, By Category, By Group
Contacts Manage individual and corporate relationships. Contacts List, Datasheet,
By Group
Issue Tracking
Record issues related to your business, associate them with customers, and assign them to employees
Issues, Customers, Employees, Issue Comments, Related Issues
List, Datasheet, By Status, By Group
Project Management
Manage projects by breaking work items into tasks, associating them with customer, and assigning them to employees.
Projects, Employees, Customers, Tasks
List, Datasheet, By Status, By Group,
Access to SQL Server object mapping• Access table* = SQL Server table• Access data types = SQL Server data types• Text fields => nvarchar• Number => decimal, int or float• Image => varbinary (MAX)
* Access provides table templates (nouns). You can also create linked tables to display data from SharePoint lists including external lists. For each table, two views are automatically generated: List and Datasheet.
Queries• Use when users extensively use the same filters, sorts
or column hiding• Combine related tables• Perform calculations• Summaries• Automatically apply changes• Created as SQL Server • Views• Table-valued function (TVF)
Macros• Miniature program• Stored in Access app• Automate common tasks• Two types:• User Interface
• Navigation to another view• Showing or hiding controls• Attached to command buttons or combo boxes
• Data macros• Implement business rules at data level
Permissions• Inherited from the site where the app was created• Solution creators => Full Control• Consumers• Create, update, delete data => Contribute• View => Read
BUILDING AN ACCESS APP
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Advantages of Access Services• Centralize data/administration/security • End-user created• Professional interface• Usage monitoring• App Store• Upgrade path?
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Every you need for Access Services is in Office 365
• SQL (Azure)• Security• Identity • Access control• Redundancy/Backup
On-premise Access Services
SharePoint Server 2013
SQL Server 2012 SP1 (Mixed Mode - SQL Server authentication and Windows
authentication)
Web ServersApplication Servers
Office Web Apps Server
SQL 2008 R2SQL 2012
SharePoint Content
databases
Access Web Apps
databases
Finding the SQL database name
Agenda
Enterprise Forms
User Interface
Office 365 v On-premises
Advantages of Access Services
Access Services
Creating Access web apps
Access Desktop v Access web
apps
In Summary
Review• Most Organizations have Access desktop databases• Access app = central control• Self Service – Reduce IT Workload• Office 365 has Access Services• Need Enterprise Client Access Licenses to use Access
Services on-premise
Resources• Changes in Office 2013
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954.aspx
• Comparison of services: Office 365, Standalone and On-premise• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/jj819267.aspx
• Access Team Blog• http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-access/
• Discontinued features and modified functionality in Access 2013 • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/discontinued-features-and-modified-functionality-in-access-2013-HA10274922
6.aspx
• Installing Access Services on-premises• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30445
• Add custom actions to the Action Bar• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/add-custom-actions-to-the-action-bar-HA102840216.aspx?CTT=1
• Moving and backing up your Access 2013 web apps• http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-access/archive/2012/09/27/moving-and-backing-up-your-access-2013-web-apps.aspx
• Add apps to the App Catalog• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161234.aspx#AddApps
• Add apps to a SharePoint 2013 site• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161231.aspx
• Visualize your Access 2013 web app data in Excel• http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-access/archive/2013/01/22/visualize-access-data-in-excel.aspx
• The Access Show: Developing Access 2010 Hybrid Apps• http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-access/archive/2010/07/20/the-access-show-developing-access-2010-hybrid-apps-with-di
ck-moffat.aspx
• Creating Access web databases with Access 2010 and Access Service• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402351(office14).aspx
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SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS 2013
ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 27-28 2013