1. Thomas Palmié Architect Microsoft Schweiz Implementierung eines mehrsprachigen Intranets basierend auf SharePoint 2010

2. Requirements Site Provisioning Options Multi-Lingual Options Concrete Implementation Agenda

3. A good understanding about the different SharePoint 2010 site provisioning options Understanding the options for implementing a multi-lingual site Learning about tools and scripts for the automation to implement a multi-lingual site Objectives

4. Intra-/Extranet Support for anonymous and authenticated users Supporting german, french, italian and english speaking users (authoring and content) Easy content management-no duplication of content Requirements

5. Site Provisioning Options

6. Custom Code

7. Feature stapling Associate Features with SharePoint site definitions (in the “14 root folder”) to extend out-of-the-box site definitions Features are activated automatically when site is being provisioned from the site definition requires: Stapler feature Staplee feature

8. Feature Stapling Advantages / Usage Used to extend or change provisioning logic of existing site definitions Supported in BPOS-D Associations can be updated easily based on feature activations and updates Also supports feature parameterization Disadvantages Can only extend existing site definitions, cannot provide new choices of site templates/definitions to the user at site creation Activated after feature associations in the onet.xml Limited options to manipulate provisioning logic as they are activated before lists and modules Stapled features are activated ”randomly” after specific scope Feature dependencies could help to define order more detailed

9. Site template Advantages / Usage Can be easily created by saving existing site as template from site settings Easily package simple sites as a reusable template which can be deployed to any environment* Generates full-fledged solution package (WSP) Supported in BPOS-D and BPOS-S Can be easily updated by making a new version available to users Disadvantages Only available in site collection scope Not available for site collection creation, unless imported to VS and modified Publishing features are not supported Other complex functionalities are also not available If imported to VS as a starting point for custom Web template, WSP package has lot of ”unnecessary” xml configurations Feature stapling for site templates is not available (only for site definitions)

10. Site definition provisioning 14\Template\SiteTemplates\[selection]\xml Onet.xml 14\Templates\[lcid]\xml 14\Template\Features\[featureX]\ features.xml 1 WebTemp*.xml 23

11. Site definition Advantages / Usage Full flexibility as to which features will be activated Publishing features are supported Consistent with the out-of- the-box implementation Disadvantages Updating after initial deployment is not supported Can be mitigated by using minimizing content in onet.xml Feature stapling is an option Not supported by BPOS-S or BPOS-D Not end-user deployable Causes implications to following major version of SharePoint

12. Provisioning Providers Advantages / Usage Can be used to fully customize the provisioning process Support to define provisioning properties also included ( ProvisionData attribute) Based on code, so provisioning logic is easily upgradable Easy to debug Disadvantages Provisioning class defined in the webtemp*.xml Not supported by BPOS-D or BPOS-S Custom provisioning implementation, so no standard development practices Not end-user deployable

13. Web Templates The WebTemplate element is available from the Feature Framework schema Can be deployed at Site and Farm scopes Available also as Sandbox solution Build using an elements.xml file and an onet.xml No webtemp.xml file!

14. Web template provisioning 14\Template\Features\FeatureX\ Onet.xml 14\Templates\Feature\FeatureX\ 14\Template\Features\[featureY]\ features.xml 12 14\Template\SiteTemplates\[Selection]\ Onet.xml Elements.xml 34

15. Web templates and code Web template identifier consists of the feature GUID and configuration For example - [GUID]#Name Web templates are listed in similar ways in the WebTemplates collection as site definitions Available when feature is activated

16. Web Template Advantages / Usage Supported by BPOS / MS Online Supports site and farm scopes Publishing features are supported Can be freely updated in farm without affecting existing sites If packaged as sandbox solutions, end user deployable Disadvantages Variations don’t understand Web templates You cannot staple features to Web templates Why would you? No tracking out-of-the- box

17. Using a web template for a multi-lingual site demo…

18. Variations and MUI Multi-Lingual Options

19. One-to-many source/target relationship Site Collection Variations Variations Root (Home) Relationships List (Hidden) Reusable Content Master Pages and Layouts Hierarchy Source Variation Site (1) PagesResources Target Variation Site (up to 50) PagesResources

20. Variations Language Landing Logic (VariationRoot.aspx) Browser SettingSupported CultureDefault/Neutral LanguageRoute to appropriate Label Site Accept-Language fr-FR,es-US;q=0.8,es-ES;q=0.7,es;q=0.6,en-us;q=0.7

21. Multilingual User Interface (MUI)

22. MUI and Authoring

23. Multi-Lingual Options OptionProCon Variations Language Selection Control out-of-the-box Automatic language detection (HTTP_ACCEPTED_LANGUAGE) Content is available in several languages Content will be duplicated Dependencies between variation source and target MUI Content is available in several languages and can be managed centrally Language Packs for the translation of the user-interface are available for >40 languages Language Selection Control IS NOT available out-of-the-box (for anonymous users) Requires a custom content-type and page-layout for managing multi-lingual content in one page

24. MUI, custom content-type, multi-lingual page-layout, Resource Files in VS.NET, automated site provisioning with PowerShell Concrete Implementation

26. Farm or Site? Farm scoped feature Available for the whole farm Site scoped feature Available for a particular site collection

27. Implementation Details demo…

28. Multi-Lingual Page Layout

29. Multi-Lingual Content

30. Resources in VS.NET

31. CKS:Dev Tools

32. Automated site provisioning with PowerShell demo…

33. A good understanding about the different site provisioning options Understanding the options for implementing a multi-lingual site Learning about tools and scripts for the automation to implement a multi-lingual site Review: Objectives and Takeaways

34. SharePoint 2010 and web templates: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vesku/archive/2010/10/14 /sharepoint-2010-and-web-templates.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vesku/archive/2010/10/14 /sharepoint-2010-and-web-templates.aspx CKS:Development Tools Edition (Community Kit for SharePoint) http://cksdev.codeplex.com/ http://cksdev.codeplex.com/ References

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