SharePoint 2013 AppsFROM TRASHY TO CLASSY, HOW THE SP2013 APP MODEL CHANGES EVERYTHING

Abstract

Everybody wants an app or at least they think so, SharePoint 2013 provides an Application Model to handle all your 'appy' desires.

Are your current SharePoint 2007 or 2010 solutions considered truly 'self-contained'? Probably not.

In this session we will discuss the short comings of older solutions, briefly review the different App Model options and finally walk through the architecture of an existing SharePoint 2013 application. We will help you ignore the hype and spend time understanding the benefits of the App Model as it is crucial for your 2013 strategy.

About

Andrew is a SharePoint Architect based in the Los Angeles area. Andrew graduated from North Central College with a Finance degree, however his background is predominately ASP.NET web application development with an emphasis on security. Having seen the 'light' with SharePoint, his focus has been entirely dedicated to SharePoint since 2007. Andrew attempts to balance technology and gadgets with his first love: basketball. When not behind a computer screen, he can be found at the nearest basketball court.

@sharepointac & @bitterac

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Published author discussing Social Computing with SharePoint 2010

Independently published and highly opinionated with SharePoint 2010 custom form development

Open Source Photo Gallery web part for SharePoint 2010

Open Source Photo Gallery using SharePoint 2013 application model

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Synteractive, who we are

Cloud App Model

Apps for SharePoint are self-contained pieces of functionality that extend the capabilities of a SharePoint website.

Apps integrate the best of the web and SharePoint; they are targeted, lightweight, and easy-to-use, and do a great job at solving a user need.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx

Hosting Options

Provider-Hosted (your IT teams dedicated server)

Autohosted (Azure Web Sites) For autohosted apps, SharePoint automatically deploys your app into Windows Azure

Web Sites and SQL Azure, and these apps run in the cloud. For provider-hosted apps, you or your IT department hosts the app on a dedicated server or third-party hosting service. These apps run on your server or in the cloud, depending on how you choose to host your app.

From <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx>

SharePoint-Hosting When the app is hosted in SharePoint itself, the code is HTML and JavaScript and is

hosted by SharePoint.

From <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx>

How to Apps work without codebehinds?

REST, JavaScript, CSOM (client side object model)

Choose the right API Set in SharePoint 2013

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/f36645da-77c5-47f1-a2ca-13d4b62b320d.aspx

How to Apps work without codebehinds?

REST

How to Apps work without codebehinds?

Getting at List fields

Architecture of the deployed app

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/01/31/configuring-sharepoint-on-premise-deployments-for-apps.aspx

Your app is no longer just a webpart, your app is officially a 'self-contained' solution that the developer decides how to surface functionality to the parent web. That is not to say that you can only interact with your app through the parent web.

Apps for SharePoint user experience options

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx

UX Design for SharePoint 2013 apps

We recommend that you try to give your apps a SharePoint appearance to the extent possible, although that is not mandatory and may not always be the best choice. For more information about the user experience guidelines, see UX design for apps in SharePoint 2013.

From <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179922.aspx#AccessingApp>

Storing Data

You can still use SP lists just like you did with your old app. Not too shabby for an option

30,000,000 items per listView threshold: 5,000Wheels fall off the wagon if your SQL DBA walks in the room and wants to

use normalized data structure. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx#ListLibrary

Get data from remote apps with custom proxy Get data from remote service using web proxy

Data access options for apps in SP2013http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179897.aspx

SP2010 Demo

How development was done in the past

Feature development, right? Shake your head yes

1. Add wsp to solution store

2. Deploy solution to either entire farm or to specific web application

3. Either manually activate solution at site collection or site

4. Once it is there, then you can use it.

5. Edit page and drop web part into web part zone

6. Edit web part properties

7. WAIT your developer didn't use feature receivers so you have to…

a. Create lists

b. Create columns

c. Insert data

8. NOW you can use your web part

SP2013 Demo

1. Find an app in the store

2. Socially have someone surface an app to you

3. Discover apps through online sources

4. Install the app

5. Small configuration (create a login or minor settings)

6. Use the app

SP2013 Demo Continued

Discuss sideloading apps

What is a developer site

What license level

Discuss App Store, setup.

SP2013 Demo Continued

SP2013 Demo Continued

SP2013 Demo Continued

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