Integrating SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio Lightswitch
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This document discusses integrating SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio LightSwitch. It provides an overview of LightSwitch, including its motivation as a development tool for business users and developers. It demonstrates LightSwitch's simplification of development through its handling of data, screens, rules and validation. Key LightSwitch concepts are explained such as entities, queries, screens and access control. Deployment options for LightSwitch applications are also reviewed.
Integrating SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio Lightswitch
- 1. Integrating SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio LightSwitch Rob Windsor [email protected] @robwindsor #spsvb
- 2. Sponsors
- 3. About Me • Lead SharePoint Consultant with Allin Consulting • Technical Contributor to the Pluralsight On-Demand Library • Microsoft MVP, MCPD, MCT • Founder and Past-President of the North Toronto .NET UG • Co-author of Prof. Visual Basic 2010 and .NET 4 (Wrox)
- 4. Disclaimers • I am just learning LightSwitch That is, I’m not an expert on the subject I want to understand what it is and how it works Most of this content is “borrowed” from a TechEd talk by Robert Green http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DEV211 • This session is about sharing what I’ve learned I’m not making judgments about whether LightSwitch is better or worse than any other available technologies • Additional disclaimers Attending this session may cause: blurred vision, headache, or nausea
- 5. What is Visual Studio LightSwitch? • According to Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch is the simplest way to create business applications for the desktop and the cloud • Learn more at the LightSwitch Developer Center • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch/default.aspx
- 6. Motivation for LightSwitch • LightSwitch is a development tool that Is designed to be used by business users In the same way they are using Excel and Access today Is designed to be used by developers Apps can be transitioned to devs if they grow beyond the workgroup Has built-in “plumbing” to handle common application requirements Uses the latest Microsoft technologies Silverlight, Entity Framework, WCF, SQL Server Uses well-known architectural patters Builds scalable applications Is extensible Supports Wizard driven deployment
- 7. LightSwitch Simplifies Development • Data Multiple sources / kinds (including SharePoint) Entity model • Screens No markup solution Extensible controls Extensible layouts • Rules and validation Write once, execute everywhere
- 8. The LightSwitch Development Experience
- 9. DEMO Introduction to Visual Studio LightSwitch
- 10. LightSwitch Application Overview Client Tier Middle Tier Data Access Data Workspace Data Workspace WCF RIA WCF RIA SQL Server SharePoint SQL Azure Other … Services Services Silverlight 4.0 ASP.NET 4.0 Browser Desktop IIS 7.0 Host Host Windows Azure
- 11. Entities • Can be local (SQL Server Express) or attached (SQL Server, SQL Azure, SharePoint, WCF RIA service) • Can create relationships within and across data sources • Custom business types Provide validation and formatting • Calculated properties Write code to generate value • Can validate at the entity or property level
- 12. Screens • Variety of built in screens New, search, details, editable grid, list and details • Can use auto-generated screens for adding/editing or create your own • Developers can modify screens at design-time and runtime • Always based on queries • Generated screens do not expose XAML You can use Silverlight controls you create yourself You can add UI elements packaged as extensions
- 13. Queries • LightSwitch creates queries automatically Select * query is a collection, eg. CustomerCollection Select where query is a detail, eg. CustomerDetail • You can edit existing queries Filter, sort, add parameters • You can create new queries • You can base queries on other queries
- 14. The LightSwitch Development Experience
- 15. DEMO Entities, Screens, Queries, and Code
- 16. Access Control • Authentication LightSwitch supports Windows and Forms authentication • Authorization Check if the user is allowed to do something Define permissions and check them in code at entity and property level Permissions are granted through administration screens
- 17. Access Control • Permissions are defined by the developer • The application’s administrator(s) define(s) users and roles • Permissions are assigned to roles • Users are assigned to roles • A user’s effective permissions are the combined permissions assigned to their roles
- 18. Deployment Options • 2-tier desktop application Application runs entirely on user’s computer • 3-tier desktop application User interface runs on user’s computer Middle-tier components run on Internet Information Services (IIS) or Windows Azure • 3-tier web application User interface is browser based Middle-tier components run on IIS or Windows Azure
- 20. Thank You • Big thanks to the organizers, sponsors and you for making this event possible • Please fill out your evaluation • Please keep in touch [email protected] @robwindsor msmvps.com/blogs/windsor