The document introduces Project Siena, a tool from Microsoft that allows users to create Windows apps without coding. It provides an overview of Project Siena's components like screens, visual controls, functions and data sources. The document demonstrates how to connect a Siena app to SharePoint and Office 365. It also shows how to publish a completed Siena app. The presenter encourages users to get started with Project Siena and provides additional resources.

1. How to create a Windows
app with Project Siena,
SharePoint and Office 365
Knut Relbe-Moe
Office 365 MVP
Chief Technical Architect

2. Knut Relbe-Moe
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 SharePoint evangelist, mentor, speaker
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architecture/infrastructure on many projects. With up to 25.000 users.
 Worked with automating the installation and configuration of SharePoint.
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4. What is project Siena?

5. What is Project Siena
• A way for you to create Windows 8.1/10 apps without any code

6. So this is what you have now

7. GUI is not the best…

8. At least room for improvements

9. So this is where Project Siena comes to the
rescue.

10. What is Project Siena

11. What is Project Siena

12. What is Project Siena

13. So Project Siena is
«A tool for the information worker /
business users to create nice looking apps
without any coding required»

14. How to get started…

15. Demo - Connecting to
SharePoint
All demos will later be available on my website:
http://www.sharepointblog.no

16. Demo - Connecting to Office 365
All demos will later be available on my website:
http://www.sharepointblog.no

17. Project Siena principles
 PowerPoint like simple editing experience
 Excel-expression-like syntax for business logic
 Easily connects to multiple Data Sources
 Creates a regular Windows 8/10 app (HTML5/JS/CSS)

18. Overview of Siena Components

19. Building Blocks
Screens
Visuals (Controls)
Functions
Data Sources
Collections

20. Screens

21. Visuals
(Controls)

22. Functions Categories
• Text
• Logical
• Table
• Behavior
• Date & Time
fx

23. Azure Mobile Services Bing Search
Excel Bing Translator
REST Facebook
SharePoint Yammer
RSS
Data sources include…

24. What Project Siena is not
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25. So what can Project Siena be used for
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26. Demo - Publishing a Siena App
All demos will later be available on my website:
http://www.sharepointblog.no

27. Publishing a Siena App
 Click on File > Publish to publish
 Provide a Display Name, Tile fill color, Tile icon
 Select “Download and include images” if you want to embed the images, video
and other media along with your application
 Click Publish and select a folder where the published package would be saved.
 More information on Technet:
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn497702(v=vs.111).aspx

28. Next?
Get a Developer license:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh974578.aspx
Channel 9:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Microsoft-Project-Siena
Technet and Siena concepts:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn497701(v=vs.111).aspx
http://sienaconcepts.com/
Blogs:
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/illustrating-app-idea-microsoft-project-siena-spc14/
http://akuokoasante.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/microsoft-project-sienabeta-walkthrough/

29. Now you are ready to try for yourselves

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Questions?

31. Thank You for watching!
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