About MeRyan SchoutenWorked with SharePoint for 8 yearsI have experience with SharePoint 2003 – 2013I have worked with ASP.Net for 11 yearsMCPD, MCT
Contact [email protected]@shrpntknighthttp://www.sharepointknight.com
Objectives• The Need• Benefits• Hosting Options• Limitations• New Functionality• Development Options• Permissions and Security• Deployment• Break it Down
Hence the new App Model
• No custom code on the SharePoint server• Easier to upgrade to future versions of SharePoint• Works in Office 365 SharePoint Online without limitations
• Reduces the ramp-up time for those building apps• Don’t need to know/be as familiar with SharePoint “-isms”• Leverage hosting platform features in new apps
• Enables taking SharePoint apps to different levels – further than what can be done with farm / sandbox solutions
Benefits (continued)
• Low cost of entry for developers• Hosted SharePoint Dev sites• No need to have a farm per developer (Shared Development Farms/Tenants)• No Intensive development environment requirements
Hosting Options
SharePoint-Hosted App
Provision an isolated sub web on a parent web (separate domain)• Reuse web elements
(lists, files, out-of-box web parts)• No server code allowed; use client JavaScript for logic, UX
Provider-Hosted App
“Bring your own server hosting infrastructure and technology platform”Get remote events
from SharePoint Use CSOM/REST + OAuth to work with SP
Cloud-based Apps
Your Hosted
Site
Autohosted App
Windows Azure + SQL Azure provisioned invisibly as apps are installed
Azure
SharePoint
Host WebApp Web*
(separate SharePoint domain)
SharePoint
Host WebApp Web*
(separate SharePoint domain)
SharePoint
Host WebApp Web
(separate SharePoint domain)
*App Webs are optional in Cloud-Hosted Apps
Hosting ComparisonSharePoint Hosted Cloud Hosted
App Scope SharePoint Site Site or TenancyArchitecture Web Site Can be Multi-Tenant
AppDeveloper Skillset SharePoint + HTML/JS Full StackUI Technologies SharePoint + HTML/JS Any Web StackServer Code None AnyStorage Lists and Libraries AnyKey Limitations No Server Code Hosting Expertise
RequiredGood for… Smaller apps &
resource storageAny type of Application
App Presentation OptionsShape Description Example
Immersive Full Page App App that implements a new scenario for customers
Resource Tracking, Budgeting
App/Client Part Provides new parts you can add to your sites
Weather, News, Stock Ticker
Extension App Add new actions for documents and items
Display Document Visualization, Print to Print Service Vendor
Limitations
• Apps in general• Deployed to different domain(extra login possible)• Initial configuration is a pain
• App/Client Parts• Loaded in an iframe(size is fixed, not auto sizing)• Also loaded from other domain
New Functionality
• Improved CSOM• Improved Rest API• Needed since code is not run in SharePoint Processes
• O-Auth Security• New Security Model to allow app specific permissions
JSOM Library
• Library has two versions• SP.js – minified version of the library• SP.Debug.js – unminified with intellisense
• Both can be found in the layouts folder• %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\
TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS• http://siteurl/_layouts/15
• Easiest way to reference it in SharePoint is<SharePoint:ScriptLink name="SP.js" runat="server" ondemand="false" localizable="false" loadafterui="true" />
Example
SP.SOD.executeOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(GetProjects, "PS.js");
function GetProjects() { var projContext = PS.ProjectContext.get_current(); projects = projContext.get_projects(); projContext.load(projects, 'Include(Name, CreatedDate, Id)'); projContext.executeQueryAsync(onQuerySucceeded, onQueryFailed);}
Continuedfunction onQuerySucceeded(sender, args) { var projectEnumerator = projects.getEnumerator(); while (projectEnumerator.moveNext()) { var project = projectEnumerator.get_current();
var row = tblProjects.insertRow();
row.insertCell().innerText = project.get_name(); row.insertCell().innerText = project.get_createdDate(); row.insertCell().innerText = project.get_id(); }}
Permissions and Security
• Apps have their own permissions• You must specify what SharePoint you want to access in your Manifest• Content is secured through Oauth• Users must have the permissions you need for them to install
Deployment
Everything Packaged into a .app fileThis can be used to add the app manually to a site or publish it to the SharePoint Store
Gotchas
On-Premise Sites are not configured by default to handle AppsSideloading of apps is not enabled on this site.
Enable-SPFeature e374875e-06b6-11e0-b0fa-57f5dfd72085 –url http://sp.contoso.com
App Management Shared Service Proxy is not installed.Technet article on how to setup On-Premise for development
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179923.aspx
Wrap-up
Apps can be the way to goEvaluate your needs to decide how to proceed.
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