Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

Quick Intro Announcements Survey Results SharePoint Cookbook 1.Appetizer: Adding a breadcrumb web part to SharePoint to improve navigation 2.Salad: Creating and using a custom view of a list 3.Soup: Creating and using a data view web part with a list as the source 4.Main Course: Creating a “meatball” report to display graphical information based on conditional logic 10 Minute Break 5.Dessert: Creating and using connected web parts without having to use custom coding 6.After Dinner Drink: Creating a graph using Office Web Components 7.Cheese: Adding a welcome [username] web part to a site Q & A Agenda

Inetium ( Twin Cites based Microsoft consulting company Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Practice Area focused on Information Worker Technologies New Horizons – Minnesota ( Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Training on many technologies Microsoft ( I’m guessing you’ve heard of them Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors

Build a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies Transfer knowledge within the community Communicate best practices Introduce new products / solutions User Group Goal / Objectives

Website for user group SharePoint resource documents SharePoint resource websites links RSS Feeds Meeting Schedule Past User Group Presentations

Next Meeting May 11 th 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Microsoft’s Bloomington Office Topic: Designing / Branding SharePoint Ongoing Schedule 2 nd Wednesday of every month 9:00 to 11:00 am Microsoft’s Bloomington Office Upcoming Schedule

New Magazine focusing on SharePoint “The Advisor Guide to using Microsoft SharePoint technology, Windows SharePoint Services, SharePoint Portal Server, and more, including Microsoft Office System and SharePoint, enterprise integration and administration, and innovative SharePoint- based solutions, with how-to, tips, code, downloads, training, step-by-step, and more...” Have contacted editor -- hope to get some free first issues for the Minnesota SharePoint User Group SharePoint Advisor Magazine (coming soon)

Technical conference focusing on SharePoint Tips Tricks Code How To’s $1295 Main Event Registration by May $1495 Main Event Registration after May SharePoint Advisor Live Conference June , 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort

Thanks for your input!!! Over 70 responses Survey Results

Most have made the switch to Office 2003 Still a little bit of SharePoint 2001 out there Survey Results: What are SPUG Users Using?

Top Topics Designing / Branding SharePoint Case Study Examples Microsoft SharePoint Roadmap Advanced Web Part Development Survey Results: Possible Future Topics

Information on how to integrate SharePoint with other technologies 43 said yes Information on how to use SharePoint for various business problems 44 said yes Networking with others in the SharePoint community 42 said yes Technical information on SharePoint administration 43 said yes Technical information on SharePoint development 48 said yes Survey Results: Why do you come to MNSPUG?

In Response to: ‘How can we improve the user group?’ “I think you could work on adding more spectacle to the presentations. For example, fog machines and strobe lights can accentuate the importance of a point. Live music and possibly a dance floor would be helpful. Is it too much to ask for a beer garden?” Survey Results: Most Humorous Response

SharePoint Cookbook A Seven Course “Meal”

Demonstrate how to use some of the more interesting out of the box functionality Demonstrate using free web parts Demonstrate the value that SharePoint can bring to more common business scenarios Why do a SharePoint Cookbook session?

What is a breadcrumb? Navigation hierarchy Ex: Home >> Divisions >> HR Addresses the “Up To [ABC Site]” issue of single level Utilizes a free web part Can be included in templates Improves usability and navigation Appetizer: Adding a breadcrumb web part

Download web part from: d/2/6/b/26b3cf90-dd4a-490c-a7dd- 4ce6e20137b3/BreadcrumbSiteNavigati on.zip Install to server Update web.config Import DWP file to site or page Add to web page for navigation Appetizer: Adding a breadcrumb web part

Demo Adding a Breadcrumb Web Part

What is a view? Built in SharePoint functionality Presents existing data in a new way Utilizes Lists / Libraries Doesn’t require any custom coding Provides the following: Sorting Grouping Filtering Styles Totals Salad: Creating a Custom View of a List

Select the library or list to work with Select Modify Settings and Columns Choose Create a new view Name and choose appropriate settings for new view. Pick columns Sorting Filtering Grouping Totals Styles Item Limit Salad: Creating a Custom View of a List

Demo Creating a Custom View of a List

Created in FrontPage Can Consume… SharePoint Lists/Libraries Data in Databases Web Services Practically anything that is XML Customizable Layout/Style Connectable Conditional Formatting Soup: The DataView Web Part

Task Pane available when creating a DataView Displays… Lists/Libraries for the current Site Existing Database Connections Existing XML Files (current site or manually added) Server-side Scripts (parameterized web pages that emit xml) Web Services (i.e. SharePoint Web Services) Soup: The Data Source Catalog

Task Pane (Details) available when configuring a DataView Allows configuration of… Styles (extension of OOTB SPS List Styles) Filtering Sorting and Grouping Conditional Formatting -- style changes based on data value(s) Displays the data available for consumption Why Full control over the presentation Powerful grouping functionality Seamlessly Integrate existing data into SharePoint Soup: DataView Configuration

Demo Data View Web Parts Using Lists

What is a Meatball Report? Utilizes Lists / Libraries Provides instant, visual feedback Conditional Formatting with FrontPage Presents existing data differently based on conditional logic Doesn’t require any custom coding Visualize data for ease of consumption At-a-glance type of user Good for Dashboards Main Course: Meatball Report

Conditional Formatting Basics Change a cell’s font, based on Priority Show an “Overdue!” notice on old items Conditionally display images, based on Priority Advanced formatting using calculated columns Main Course: Meatball Report

Demo Creating a “Meatball” Report

5 – 10 minute break

Communication between Web Parts Parent/Child; Master/Detail; Filtering Out-of-the-box SharePoint Lists/Libraries DataViews Form Web Parts Configured using Browser or FrontPage FrontPage provides page-to- page communication Improves usability Repurpose data Dessert: Creating and Using Connected Web Parts

Demo Connected Web Parts

Office Web Components (OWC) Able to connect to a database Communication between Web Parts Rich client side interface Behaves like a Windows app Export directly to Excel Users familiar with Excel can jump right in Requires Office on the client After Dinner Drink: Using OWC Web Parts

Download web part from: milyid=38be67a a1-84b1- 337ffb549c5c&displaylang=en milyid=38be67a a1-84b1- 337ffb549c5c&displaylang=en Download and unzip the file onto the SharePoint Server Run STSTPKPL.EXE to install the web parts Place WebPart on page Connect to Data Source Add to site to Trusted Sites if prompted about connection security Serve chilled After Dinner Drink: OWC Charting

Demo Graphing Using Office Web Components (OWC)

Different than Office Web Components (OWC) XML or List based Supports XPath queries Highly configurable Outputs PNG or VML (no client side requirements) After Dinner Drink: Using Chart Web Part

Download web part from: ownloads/components/detail.asp?a=701 Install the CAB file into the GAC (stsadm –o addwppack –filename ChartWebPartLibraryCAB.CAB – globalinstall) Give SharePoint Application Pool user Write access to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\wpresources\ChartWebPart Library\ __ec1e93bf640efdaf Place Web Part on a Page Serve with XML or List Data After Dinner Drink: Charting Web Part

Demo Graphing Using Charting Web Part

Provides a simple welcome message A touch of personalization Message can be customized Name Username Date Time Use Site Templates to standardize Cheese: Welcome [UserName]

Download the Web Part Package (CAB file) Install using stsadm.exe Refer to MSDN “Packaging and Deploying Web Parts” Add to page / site where desired Install the Hello User Web Part stsadm –o addwppack –filename c:\packagename.cab -globalinstall us/odc_sp2003_ta/html/sharepoint_deployingwebparts.asp

Demo Welcome [UserName] Web Part

Hope you enjoyed your meal Q & A