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WhatcanSharePointdo?

CollaborationDocumentmanagementInternalSocialNetworkFormsProcessAutomation(Workflows)BusinessIntelligenceReportingSearchMetadataManagement…

SupersecretThenextversionwillevenmakecoffee!

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WhatdoYouneedSharePointtodoforYou?

(No-Code)PowerUserToolsoftheSharePointTrade

AsifRehmaniSharePointMVP

VisualSP

Downloadmypresentationsat:http://bit.ly/asifconference

Aboutme- AsifRehmaniTrainerFounderandCEOVisualSPChicago,USA

Contact:

@[email protected]

Author

TrainerandConsultant

SharePointMVP,MCT

ConferenceSpeaker

PleasehelpmeunderstandwhoYouare

PowerUsers AdministratorsTheinfamousSharePointGuy/Gal

Developers

Agenda

1minuteintroonhowourcompanyhelpstheSharePointendusers

Theimportanceofgoingno-code

Examplesofvariousno-codetoolsrelatedto:Workflows,Search,Mapping,Forms,Dashboarding

Lessonslearned

VisualSPHelpSystemIn-contextSharePointHelpforendusers!

HelpforenduserswhenThey needitmost!

Comevisitusatourbooth

“Let’snotwritecodeuntilwehavetowritecode.”

PowerUser’smotto:

CreatingSolutions

Recommendedsequencewhencreatingyoursolutions:

1. Browserbasedonly2. Useno-codetools3. Usecodetools

OR3rd partyproducts

Advantagesofbuildingno-codesolutions

PossibilitiesofwhatyoucandoareEnormous!

Quicklearningcurve

Easierongoingmanagementofsolution

Delegateresponsibilityeasily

Let’slookatanexample…

SearchbasedsolutionsGivethemwhattheywant,wheretheyneedit!

Demo:SearchWebParts

Showpre-configureddataonpagesusingSearchwebparts

Livepre-definedsearchresultsonwebpages

Abilityforuserstorefinetheresultsasneeded

Beforewegoforward,Question:

WhichversionofSharePointareyouon?

2010 20162013

Online

FormbasedSolutions

Theformer‘andcurrent’formsolutionfromMicrosoft

ThestoryofInfoPath

Libraryform

InfoPath2010&2013CustomSharePointlistform

Workflowform

GuidanceonInfoPath

AlreadyworkingwithInfoPathandhaveaLotofworkingforms:ContinueworkingwithInfoPath

NeverusedInfoPathandlookingforaformssolutionforSharePoint:ConsidergoingwithavendororASP.NETforms

AccessWebAppsQuickformbasedapplication

CreatewebapplicationsusingAccess

BuildAccesswebappsandlaunchtoSharePointOnline

UsingAccess2013tosimplifywebdevelopment

Access2013–Usedtocreatetheinterfaceoftheapp

SharePoint2013/Office365–Usedtohostthefrontendoftheapp

SQLServer2012–Usedasthebackenddatastoragetechnologyfortheapp

Newkidontheblock:PowerApps

PowerApps inSharePointLists

ProcessAutomationNo-codeworkflows

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Workflowtools

§Browser§SharePointDesigner2013§Visio2013§VisualStudio2012/2013§3rd partyapplications

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SharePoint2013- WorkflowManager1.0

SharePoint2013workflowprocessingmovedtoWorkflowManager(WM)

WorkflownolongerrunsintheSharePointcontentfarm/servers

SharePointfarm&WorkflowManagerfarmcanbeonsame/differentservers

The‘NewStuff’Stages• Newbaselevelconceptof

stages

VisualDesigner• DirectVisioincorporation• Stage-LevelDiagrams

NewTaskActions• Quickandeasytocreate

tasksandapprovalprocesses

WebServices• AbletocallintoRest/HTTP

webservices

Loops!• Ablenowtoloopindirectly

withstagesordirectlywiththenewLoopactions

Copy/CutandPaste• Corecopy/cutandpaste

abilitiesnowintroduced

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2010and2013styleworkflowsSharePointDesigner

2010

2013

Demo:SharePointDesigner2013Workflows

Newwaytodoworkflow:Flow

FlowinSharePointLists

Evenmoreideasforno-codesolutions…

LocationMappinginSharePoint

Demo:Geolocation

UseGeolocation columnforlivemapping

Showmapsdirectlywithinlistsandlibraries

Dashboards

DynamicDashboards

PowerView tovisualizedata

ManageyourprojectsontopofSharePoint

ProjectManagementUtilizeProjectServerto

manageprojects

Examplesofno-codesolutions

HumanResourceportals

Self-servicereporting,financialdashboards

Expensereporting

Reviewandapprovedocumentworkflows

New-hireorientationsites

Ideation,feedback,&“suggestionboxes”

Structureddocuments:contracts,RFPs,&invoices

GoforQuickWins– Increasesadoptionandconfidence!

Identifyreal painpointsandfocusinonthem

HowdoIpracticemyideasandconcepts?

Watchfreevideosat:https://visualsp.com/video-categories/all-free-videos/

Getasandboxenvironmentforpracticing:Buildyourowndev VM

OrTrythetemplatesavailableatCloudShare –http://www.cloudshare.com

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