SharePoint Tutorial

Step11: You will configure new Service Accounts' in the Services window to use SharePoint.

Step12: Site collection:

Site collection is a core function of SharePoint. You cannot start creating SharePoint without a site set. It's the root site that consists of the subsites. Allows you to execute functions within a given parameter without affecting other users.

The 'successful' message will pop up when it is complete.

Your first site should be built after waiting for a while. 

This is how you can set up your platform and get started easily with your projects and management. The file sharing and manipulation process can now begin! You may use various sets of APIs to access the SharePoint framework.

Sharepoint APIs:

You may use various sets of APIs to access the SharePoint framework.

The type of API depends on the following:

1. Application type

2. Developer existing skills

3. The device on which the code runs

Application type:

The different application types include:

• Web Part on a SharePoint page
• Silverlight application running on either a client’s computer or mobile device
• ASP.NET application exposed in SharePoint
• JavaScript running in a SharePoint site page
• SharePoint application page
• Microsoft .NET Framework application running on a client computer
• Windows PowerShell script
• Timer job running on a SharePoint server

Developer Existing Skills:

Creating applications on SharePoint is easy if you already know any of the following:

• JavaScript
• ASP.NET
• REST/OData
• .NET Framework
• Windows Phone
• Silverlight
• Windows PowerShell

The device on which the code runs:

The code can run on the following devices:

• Any server in the SharePoint farm
• Cloud or other external servers
• A client’s computer or a mobile device

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Sharepoint Development tools:

Several development tools can be used to integrate with SharePoint. This makes the platform highly comprehensive and easy to incorporate. It's easy to use with any of the following tools:

Javascript: JavaScript is a high-level, interpreted programming language that meets the ECMAscript specification. The use of JavaScript in SharePoint leads to a controlled code which in turn allows the use of a unified collection of libraries. Another advantage of managed code is that traditional programming errors that lead to security holes and unstable applications can be avoided.

Asp.net: ASP.NET is a server-side open-source software framework used to create interactive web pages. It can be integrated with SharePoint, which can be developed in partnership with ASP.NET. In addition to this, several functions of ASP.NET can be included.

REST/OData: You may use REST to communicate with SharePoint sites from a remote location. The direct access to SharePoint objects is enabled by the use of any technology that is compatible with any technology that supports REST features.

.Net Framework: .NET is a platform that is used for windows application development. It enables the managed type of the environment in which applications can be created and installed. This can be used for SharePoint integration as features for building and maintaining web pages can be easily accessed.

Windows phone: Team pages can be viewed online in SharePoint if you use a Windows Phone that includes SharePoint in Office 365 subscription.

Silverlight is present in the 2010 edition of SharePoint, where reference can be made to the URL of the document library. Applications can then be quickly accessed and linked to the content pages.

Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell. You can handle the SharePoint server and SharePoint Online by using PowerShell cmdlets.

SharePoint Central Administration:

In this tutorial, we are going to discuss the managing of the different functionalities that are accompanied by the admin.

Follow these few steps to access the admin facilities. They are:

Step1: Just click on the admin icon.

Step2: Click on the admin centers and select the sharepoint in the left panel as shown below.

Step3: All the curated list of features of sharepoint that can be managed are shown.

Now we will discuss application management, security and application monitoring,etc from the sharepoint admin center:

Application Management: You can develop new web apps or collections for your site. You can handle Word, Excel, Business Networking Services that are installed on your SharePoint under this tab. The content database properties can also be modified under this tab.

Security:The protection of the UI main browser and the privileges that fall under it come under this. It can be defined as follows: 

• Managing Accounts of the Manager 
• Setting up and handling service accounts. 
• Managing the modification of password settings and policies. 
• Specifications for authentication and trusted identity providers. 
• Settings for antivirus. 
• Blocked forms of files. 
• Protection of self-service. 
• Safe services tokens.

Monitoring: Reporting, tracking and maintaining the SharePoint site are included in this page. It contains the following: 

• Status of health care 
• Setting a timer for different specified tasks 
• The toolkit for generating and maintaining reports, running diagnostics, and accessing reports on server-side activities.

Few other functionalities and custom settings:

Here we will talk about the general application and system settings, configuration wizard, upgradation, backup, restore and apps.

General application settings: General options of SharePoint Site Repositories could be designed and members can be shipped to this page. Multiple deployment and approval choices can also be offered under this tab. This is similar to SharePoint's general settings.

Setting settings: Server-centric settings, like farm level or success strategies, can be controlled under this tab. Handling utilities such as Excel and Word that are accessible to users of the site collection is also done here.

Backup and Restore: Daily backups may be planned or ad-hoc backups may be performed under this tab. You can restore your previous version of SharePoint from here. 

Upgrades and Migration: You will need a licence and the facility to update your SharePoint. It's done under this tab. Database patches can be installed, and you can search for updates and installation processes here.

Configuration Wizard:You'd note this before you even installed SharePoint. However, after some installation, you can run it again. 

Applications: From here, you can handle the different aspects of the applications that are installed on your SharePoint.

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SharePoint List Functionality:

Lists are on which you can place all the data you need in SharePoint. Customers can access, pick, edit, and delete items from a list. Take the example of a contact list and you can add this list by clicking the "Add app" button on the contents page of the site. You may add new items to this list or remove items from this list. You can tailor this list to your tastes. To add a contact list, you must follow the following steps:

• Select the contact list.
• Give name for the list and then click on create option.
• Add items by clicking on the new item.
• Enter a few other details and then click on the save button.
• With the help of the dit list you can perform edits also.
• When you have completed the edited part, you can click on the stop editing option.
• Just click on the items to view the items list and click on the list to access other ribbon items.

There are several key elements that can be used to build lists and thus control the functionality of the lists. This includes the following: Data, web part, libraries and restAPIs, etc.

Data: All structured information in the SharePoint set may be referred to as details. You can name any data that is stored in tables, libraries, etc. Here, you can handle and preserve the data in a way that can be useful in improving team efficiency.

Web Part:The web component is a reusable part for viewing the SharePoint web pages. They're helping create a web page. The design of the web pages and their relevance to the projects can be handled here.

Libraries: This is where team members can upload, develop, update and collaborate on a number of aspects. A library consists of many lists. This could be a fascinating place to be able to put together all the creations together.

RestAPIs: With the support of the Rest APIs, the Build, Read, Update and Grow aspects can be performed on SharePoint. It displays all the features and capabilities available to clients.

Sharepoint on Azure platform:

The Azure platform has a range of facilities. It could be used to develop, deploy, and manage applications such as Data, Service, and the integration client layer that uses resources within Microsoft Azure. There are some integral layers and framework features that are required to understand the functioning of the Azure platform.The different layers include:

• Data Layer
• Service layer
• Integration layer
• Azure apps
• Sharepoint apps
• Sharepoint app model
• Sharepoint app types

Data Layer: The data layer comes with different data storage mechanisms that help both relational and non relational data sets.The relational features include reporting services, cloud version of the on premises SQL server, capability of streaming real-time data from data transactions. The non relational features include store assets, creating non relational tables, managing message boards with service bus, and managing the data caching with distributed systems, etc.

Service Layer: It involves default services such as building a website, working classes, and using Hadoop to process Big Data requests. These services come with a baked-in functionality and a set of APIs for each programme.

Integration layer: The integration layer comprises the following facilities for the integration and security of systems.Geo-replicated network distribution of content (CDN) 

Traffic Administrator and Virtual Private Network, which allows you to connect a virtual computer to an on-site device. Workflow and company processes and integration services.

Azure Apps:Not only does Azure have facilities, but you can also create cloud-based apps in it. You need the new visual studio and Microsoft Azure subscription for this. 

Apps for SharePoint : SharePoint applications are cloud based. Until the 2010 version, Azure and SharePoint were two different platforms, but they were merged in the 2013 version. The model relies fundamentally on the functionality of Azure and the implementation of SharePoint.

Sharepoint App Model: The Sharepoint app framework includes an app that is an assemblage of static application files or a web-like page like HTML and many other JavaScript-based files. They help to allow user-based coding. The SharePoint App can be used to guide the application to the location where it resides.The sharepoint app types includes auto hosted and provider hosted. They wirelessly support a range of Azure features such as Web Sites and SQL Database with SharePoint creation and deployment. They integrate with a broader variety of web technologies and standards, with Azure being one of them.

Sharepoint Sandbox Solutions:

The SharePoint sandbox solutions include farm solutions, sandbox solutions and deployment of sandbox solutions.

Farm solutions:Farm solutions are managed by the IIS worker operation.They run a code that could have an effect on the entire farm. When you use farm solutions, the IIS application pool system recycles before SharePoint can retract or deploy the IIS worker release function to process locked files. Nothing is recycled except for the IIS framework pool that supports the SharePoint project web URL.

Sandbox solutions:Sandboxed solutions are housed in the SharePoint User Code Solution Worker Process. It runs code that can only influence the solution's location set. Both the IIS application pool and the IIS server should not be restarted as the boxed solutions do not run in the IIS worker phase. Visual Studio adds a debugger to the SPUCWorkerProcess mechanism that is automatically activated and operated by the SPUserCodeV4 service in SharePoint. The phase of the SPUC Worker Process is not necessary.

Deployment of sandbox solutions:

After customising the functionality and bundle in Visual Studio, a.wsp file can be created to be deployed to SharePoint servers. Only on the SharePoint server on the production machine can the Visual Studio be used to debug and test.wsp.

Conclusion:

The above discussed are some of the key mentions to be noted as a proficient in sharepoint. You will learn to get maximum benefit and optimize use of the sharepoint from business perspectives, sharepoint installation,etc. Also you can know the sharepoint central admin functionalities, deployment solutions, development tools,