Confidential Jennifer KenderdineProduct Application Lead for SharePoint

Jkenderdine@trellist.com

OCTOBER 10, 2015

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AgendaKnow SharePoint:

• Configure vs. Custom• Terminology• Planning• Pages

Dev Environment & Tools

API’s & Plugins

Branding & Design

Add-Ins & Custom Solutions

Error Logging

Performance

References

Q & A

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Know SharePoint

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Configure vs. Custom

Do you know: • Hierarchy• Base Architecture • Difference between File System and Content Database• Business case for creating the customization

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Configure vs. Custom

Do you know what options you have with “out of the box” configurations?

• Training is key to knowing what you can do before you create that Visual Studio Project

• You need to be more than a .Net DEV - Understanding SharePoint under the covers is Fundamental

• Know the requirements

• Understand Enhanced Workflow model

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Do you know the terminology?

Client Context

AppWeb

Root Web

HIVEREST

Host Web

Content Database CSOM

Site Collection

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Configure vs. Custom

• Keep long term maintenance in mind – who takes over when you leave?

• End Users?• Power Users?• Admins?• Other?

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Key Elements in Planning

• Reusable – “Once and Done”• Testable• Error Handling• Deployable• Maintainable

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SharePoint Pages

• Know the web parts to use and when• Content Editor

• Reference files vs. “Edit Source”• Script Editor• Content Query• Form Parts• Filters• Content Search

• Maintenance Mode (?contents=1)• Force Edit Mode (?ToolPaneView=2&pagemode=edit)

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Development Environment

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DEV Environment Options

• Office 365 Developer Site• Visual Studio• Cloud-based Visual Studio• NAPA (Office 365 Dev)• Guidance from Microsoft

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DEV Environment Options

• On premise DEV• DEV Environment should mirror

production• Document the install and configuration• Build your own• Visual Studio is installed on the same

computer.

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Developer Tools

• SharePoint Designer• NAPA (Office 365 Dev)• Visual Studio / Other Code Editors• Git / TFS / other source code management• Debugging tools

• Fiddler• Built in browser debuggers

• Office 365 Developer Patterns & Practices on github

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API’s and Plugins

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API’s and Plugins

• Central Library• Scripts (JavaScript, CSS, HTML) • Plugin references (I.e. JQuery)

• Add Content Types (I.e. JavaScript Display Templates)• Use relative paths to reference the required files to use the JavaScript

object model within existing web (/_layouts/15/sp.js)• Client API examples, JavaScript API, .Net API, REST examples

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Branding and Design

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Branding and Design

• Use industry best practices and workflow to complete the designs• Plan• Create the assets

• Imagery• CSS Stylesheets• HTML• Scripts

• Build• Test• Package for re-usability

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Branding and Design

• The Cloud App Model – Remote Provisioning• Code samples for Site Provisioning• Site branding and page customizations• Theming & Alternate CSS• Display Templates

• On Premise – Features in Full trust  code

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Branding and Design

• Master Page Gallery• Always make a copy of the following before you make edits:

• Existing master page• Page layout(s)

• Customizing could cause issues with upgrades• Do you know the difference?

• Ghosted• Unghosted• Customized• Uncustomized

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Client Side Rendering | JSLink

• JSLink files (JavaScript Display Templates) can be used to quickly and easily change how a list view or a form is rendered

• Master Page Gallery Display Template or Content Type in a library?

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Add-Ins and Custom Solutions

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Add-Ins and Custom Solutions

• Moving outside of the Server Side Object Model is more secure and upgradeable

• Full Trust code: if not done well• Impacts performance• Makes upgrades difficult

• Think “Cloud” development (Add-Ins)• Client Side Object Model• REST / OData clients

• Hosting Models and Deployment choices• App Web

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Add-Ins and Solutions

• Web Parts• Features• Event Receivers• Timer Jobs

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Error Logging

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Exceptions in the Code

• Exception Management in SharePoint• Where to log?

• Trace log• ULS Log• SharePoint list• Workflow History List (in SharePoint Workflow)

• Error Messages• Catch the most specific type of exception you can

• Makes the bugs easier to find• If you know the type of error you can customize the Error Messages

users see to make them as user friendly as possible• Avoid empty catch blocks

• Comment the Code

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Performance

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Performance Troubleshooting

• Developer Dashboard • On Premise Only

• Stack Tracing • Correlation ID

• Diagnostic Logging• Usage Reporting• SQL Server Performance• Disposal of objects

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References

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Links for SharePoint Developers

• Get started creating SharePoint-Hosted Ad-Ins• Dev.Office.com/patterns-and-practices• Dev.Office.com/Getting-started• Dev.Office.com/training• Microsoft Virtual Academy

• Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Core Solutions

• JSLink code samples• Bill Baer blog on creating dev environment• Workflow Fault Handling• Monitoring and Maintaining SharePoint 2013

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