Anatomy of a SharePoint websiteBen RobbMVP, SharePointcScape Ltd

AgendaHedKandiMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2007 WCM features

PlatformBrandingEditing experienceContent Aggregation and reuseUser generated content

Silverlight BluePrint for SharePoint

Ministry of SoundMinistry of Sound is the world’s largest independent record labelBased in London, UKClubs throughout the world

London, Singapore, New DelhiOver 2000 Events across the globe / year

HedKandiSubsidiary of Ministry of SoundHouse music and lifestyle brandDefinite character, lead by artwork

Project driversPathfinder for SharePoint rollout within Ministry of Sound – both internal and external sitesPixel perfect design requirements“Web 2.0” features

User Generated ContentMixed media content

8 week project2 developers, 1 project managerLaunching on beta version of SharePoint

Why SharePointClient had prior experience with MCMS 2002Good fit between requirements and SharePoint feature set:

Next-generation web content managementSearchBlogsUser Generated Content

Ready for future site requirementsForms, back-end integrationInternal document management

WCM in SharePoint Server 2007

Fully featured web content management solutionBuilt on Microsoft SharePoint technologyPart of a common platform for building intranets, extranets and public facing websites

Technical foundationBuilt on Windows Server, SQL Server, IISBuilt on ASP.NET

Master pages and page layoutsWeb PartsImplements Membership and Roles provider model

Uses Windows Workflow FoundationSeamlessly integrates with other SharePoint features

Branding controlStructured and semi-structured contentFlexibilityEnforcementNo limits for designers’ creativity

Brand freedom in SharePoint 2007

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Editing experienceWYSIWYG editing experienceControlled publishing

Version controlApproval workflows, scheduled deployments

Management toolsReports

Editing experience in SharePoint 2007

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Content aggregationRSS feedsContent roll up controlsAutomatic generation of navigation

Content aggregation

WebPart WSS List + XSLT

WCM content

Content aggregation

ASP.net User Control consuming XML data returned from WSS

Content Query

Content aggregation

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User generated contentData stored in SharePoint ListsASP.net Membership Provider

User generated content

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Other featuresSearchDocument managementRecords managementLOB integrationBusiness Intelligence

Moving forwardsRoll out SharePoint across the rest of Ministry of Sound’s online assetsIntegrate with digital asset storeMake use of modern rich user experience techniques

Enhance both end-user experience and authoring environment

Silverlight BluePrint for SharePoint

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Silverlight BluePrintProject started September 2007Goals

Jumpstart for SharePoint developersFocus is on how to integrate both worldsShowcase of different techniquesShow possible usage scenarios of Silverlight in the world of SharePoint

http://www.ssblueprints.net/sharepoint

Silverlight SamplesGetting Started

Hello Silverlight 1.0 & 2 Web PartSilverlightPart

Consuming SharePoint data through native Web Services

MediaViewer Web PartConsuming WCF Service exposing SharePoint data

Social Networking Displaying Info out of Publishing Pages

Visual How-To CenterEnriching the Navigation in Portals

Navigation ControlCustom Field Type

Slider

Silverlight and SharePoint

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ConclusionsSharePoint is a fully flexible WCM platformSharePoint builds on core ASP.NET technologiesSharePoint can make use of new technologies such as Silverlight

Call to action: start using the Silverlight BluePrint for SharePointhttp://www.ssblueprints.net/sharepoint

Thank youAny questions?