Course Description
This 2-day instructor-led course discusses how to navigate and use the new Ribbon interface, what new things you can do from Designer, what changes have been made to the actions and conditions of workflows, how to build external content types, and how to modify Out Of the Box Workflows.
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Create one of everything possible from SharePoint Designer, learn about each new condition and action of SharePoint Designer workflows.
Course Audience:
Anyone that has been and will be working with SharePoint Designer to make changes to SharePoint sites.
Course PreRequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Understanding of SharePoint site elements (Lists, Libraries, Content Types, etc)
Course Outline:
Outline
Module 1: Overview
A simple introduction module.
Lessons
Overview
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.
Module 2: 2010 Changes
In this module we are going to take a look at some of the major changes between SharePoint Designer 2007 and SharePoint Designer 2010.
Lessons
Changes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the changes to SharePoint Designer 2010
Module 3: User Interface
In this module we take a look at common features of the basic team site. Throughout this course we will create and manage several different pieces of content and the team site will be our site of choice for doing this! Understanding this site is the center piece of starting your journey of understanding SharePoint and applying it to you everyday life!
Lessons
New SharePoint Features
Lab : SharePoint Designer Interface
Explore new interface of SharePoint Designer
Review new work areas of Designer
Browse Site Pages
Browse Master Pages
Browse Lists and Libraries
Browse Workflows
Browse Content Types
Browse Data Sources
Browse Entities
Explore Site Structure
Lab : SharePoint Designer (Basics)
Create a new site
Create a new page
Create a new master page
Attach a master page
Create a list
Change list settings
Create Content Type
Create/Modify CSS
Lab : SharePoint Designer (Basics)
Check-In/Check-Out
Add Web Parts
Add Web Part Zone
Adding Images (_images directory)
Reset to Site Definition
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the new UI features of the basic team site
Log in and out of a site
What the Quick Launch bar is
Describe the Security Trimmed Interface of SharePoint
Know where to create items on a site
Find out who has access to a site
Understand how to undelete items on a site (recycle bin)
Module 4: Data Views
In this module we are going to take a look at Data Views and Data Sources.
Lessons
DataSources and DataViews
Lab : DataViews
Create/Manage Data Views
Create/Manage Data Sources
Merge Two Data Sources
Link Two Data Sources
Data View Parameters
After completing this module, students will be able to:
How to create and use Data Views and Data Sources
Module 5: External Content Types
In this module we are going to take a look at the new Business Connectivity Services (BCS), the replacement/new version of Business Data Catalog (BDC).
Lessons
Business Connectivity Services
Lab : External Content Types
Explore External Content Types
Create a new External Content Type
Create an External List
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand what BCS is
How to create and use Entities with SharePoint Designer
Module 6: Workflows
In this module we are going to take a look at implementing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010.
Lessons
Workflows
Lab : BuiltInActivities (2007)
Use one of each Built-In Activity (2007)
Lab : BuiltInActivities (2010)
Use one of each Built-In Activity (2010)
Lab : LoopingWorkflow
Create a looping set of workflows
Lab : ReusableWorkflows
Create Reusable Workflows (Site/Global)
Export a workflow to Visio
Import a workflow from Visio
Save as Template
Lab : ModifyOOBWorkflow
Modify Out Of Box Workflows
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Build workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010
Understand how to edit built in workflows
Implement logging in your workflows