16. Act 2, Scene 1: Business Connectivity Services
Challenges With Back End Data
• Multiple user interfaces
• Islands of business data
• External systems can be difficult
• Overhead for IT to service to use
all user requests
• Can't work with the data when
• Manage security, and where I want to
auditing, connectivity
• Can’t easily search for
• One off projects for connecting business data
to external systems
• Need to involve IT to service
my requests for data access
17. Solution: Business Connectivity Services
Bring external data into Provide External Data in a
SharePoint and Office Centrally Managed Way
18. Exposing External Data Through BCS
SharePoint External Lists SharePoint Workspace Outlook Forms
External Content
Type
Customer
CustomerID
FirstName
LastName
EmailAddress
External data
19. External Lists in SharePoint
• Expose external data as a
native SharePoint list
– Full CRUD capability
– Familiar UI and navigation
– Sort, Filter, Group
– Programmatic access via SPList
OM
– Profile page available for each
item in the list
– Form
• Auto-generated OOB
• Upsize to InfoPath
– Offline-able
21. Act 2, Scene 2: Improving Productivity
Through Process Automation
22. Introduction to InfoPath 2010
Form Designer & Filler
• Browser and Client forms
Visual Layout
Form Logic
Data Connection
23. InfoPath and SharePoint 2010
Form Designer & Filler
• Browser and Client forms with form logic
& data connectivity
Forms for SharePoint
• Lists, External Lists, Form Libraries &
Workflow forms
Forms integrated into Office
• SharePoint Workspace, Outlook, Word,
PowerPoint, Excel
25. Workflow Solution Spectrum
Custom Non-
Declarative
• Import
Custom solution into
Activities Visual Studio
• Advanced
• Encapsulate modeling
Custom custom code
in new action • Hook up
Declarative
Out-of-Box workflow to
• Deploy in full events
Customization • Start from or partial trust
scratch or (as user code)
• Association from existing
Out-of-Box and initiation
Workflows settings • New actions
• Modify logic • Task process
• Ready to use framework
in SharePoint
• Common • More types of
Designer
approval workflows
scenarios • Design forms
in InfoPath
26. Act 2, Scene 3: Turning Data into Insights
Mashup: an application that results when a business user combines multiple sources
of enterprise and public data with some visualization and interaction capabilities.
27. Claims Management Mashup
Image
Web Part
Map Send Row Of Data
Web Part (List ID)
Send Row of Data
Launch (Image URL)
Form
In
Insurance
Dialog
Claims List
List Web Part
LoanLoan
FormForm
Get Form From
Connecting web parts to provide insight and
improve productivity
31. BCS, InfoPath, Mashups and Dashboards in
Perspective
Business Connectivity Services
InfoPath Form Services
External Lists
Workflow
SharePoint Designer
Visual Studio
API Enhancements
REST/ATOM/RSS
PerformancePoint Services
Excel Services
Chart Web Part
Visio Services
Web Analytics
SQL Server Integration
PowerPivot
32. Resources
• From Microsoft:
– Microsoft New England LIVE SharePoint Conference event: 1 Feb 2010
– SharePoint 2010 site (including beta download):
http://sharepoint2010.microsoft.com
– SharePoint Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/default.aspx
• From KMA:
– January follow-up SP 2010 webcast (and others TBD)
– Web: www.kma-llc.net (now powered by SharePoint!) with white
papers, blogs, archived presentations, news, and events
– Twitter: @KMALLC, @kmadavid, @mikegil, @cmcnulty2000,
@aducille
– SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS), now available for
2010 planning
– Follow-up e-mail with slide decks, prize winners
33. Calls to Action
• Start planning NOW:
– 2010 planning under SDPS (subsidized by Microsoft)
– KMA will supplement offering for attendees of this event
– KMA “SharePoint Health Check” offer
• Training and Learning:
– CompuWorks’ offer for SharePoint End User training
– KMA and Microsoft events and webinars
• Volunteers? SharePoint Beta!!
34. Breakout Session Rooms
1: Platform IT Track - MPR A Room
Chris McNulty
2: Developer Track - EBC Room
Liz Hatch
3: Licensing Track - Boston Room
Adrian duCille
68. • Only available through Microsoft Volume Licensing
• CALs commonly sold via Microsoft CAL Suites
– Core CAL Suite
– Enterprise CAL Suite
• CAL Suites simplify the acquisition of server infrastructure
• Offering industry-leading capabilities at cost-effective price points
• Eliminating the need to obtain licenses one product at a time
• Providing the flexibility to adapt to the technology demands of your
people without the additional worries of licensing compliance
69. • SharePoint Enterprise CAL has Office client related services
• Licensing requirement depends on what is used
70. • SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS)
– Plan your new SharePoint deployment
• Physical Architecture
• Logical Architecture
• Business Value Planning Services (BVPS)
– Streamline key business processes via the Microsoft Office System
• Automated Forms
• Content Search and Reuse
• Sensitive Records Management
• Performance Measurement & Reporting
• And the list goes on………..