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Build successful business solutions with SharePoint 2013Following on the heels of successful previous editions, this perennial bestseller is completely updated for the latest iteration of SharePoint. The team of authors walks you through building business solutions using SharePoint 2013, while providing real-world scenarios and detailed descriptions that highlight best practices for configuration and customization. Featuring new chapters that discuss managing permissions and working with Access Services, this ideal introductory guide shows you how to efficiently handle a variety of SharePoint challenges that you may face and gives you the tools you need to put this popular content management platform to work for you.
Beginning SharePoint 2013: Building Business Solutions:
- Walks you through working with SharePoint workflows, content types, Web Parts, social features, sites, workspaces, and more
- Helps you manage and customize lists and libraries
- Discusses branding and the user experience
- Introduces web content management
- Addresses managing forms, permissions, and records
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Synopsis
Beginning SharePoint 2013 features a complete update for the next version of SharePoint. Now in its 3rd edition, this continually popular book coaches business and technical leaders on the use of SharePoint to address critical information management problems. It provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of the product functionality in tandem with realistic scenarios to provide contextual relevance and a personalized learning experience. These scenarios include real life examples that highlight best practices for configuration and customization.
The authors’ mission is to provide extensive knowledge to information workers and site managers that empowers them to become SharePoint Application experts.
New chapters include:
- Managing Permissions
- Reporting in SharePoint
- Working with Access Services
And existing chapters are all fully updated for the next version of SharePoint, including:
- Working with SharePoint Lists, Libraries, Workflow, Content Types, and Web Parts
- Managing and Customizing Lists and Libraries
- Business Intelligence and Insights
- Working with Social Features
- Forms Management
- Branding and the User Experience
- Records Management
- Business Connectivity Services
- Working with Search
Synopsis
Learn to build business solutions with SharePoint 2013Now in its third edition, this perennial bestseller features a complete overhaul for the latest version of SharePoint. A must-have for building business solutions in SharePoint, real-world scenarios address critical information management problems and detailed descriptions explain how to efficiently and successfully handle these challenges. Plus, best practices for configuration and customization round out the coverage of getting started with SharePoint 2013 so that you can confidently make this platform work for your business today.
- Examines product functionality alongside realistic scenarios to provide you with contextual relevance
- Addresses managing permissions, reporting in SharePoint, and working with access services
- Offers updated content on working with lists, libraries, workflow, content types, and web parts
- Reviews social features, forms management, business connectivity services, and more
Beginning SharePoint 2013 is an ideal introduction to the latest iteration of this popular content management provider.
About the Author
Amanda Perran is a cofounder of SharePoint Mentors and seven-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP award for SharePoint.
Shane Perran is a cofounder of SharePoint Mentors and five-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP award for SharePoint.
Jennifer Mason is a SharePoint MVP and a senior SharePoint consultant at Rackspace Hosting.
Laura Rogers is a SharePoint MVP and a senior SharePoint consultant at Rackspace Hosting.
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION xxv
CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING SHAREPOINT 1
CHAPTER 2: WORKING WITH SHAREPOINT LIST APPS 21
CHAPTER 3: WORKING WITH LIBRARY APPS 55
CHAPTER 4: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING LISTS AND LIBRARIES 85
CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH WORKFLOWS 129
CHAPTER 6: WORKING WITH CONTENT TYPES 161
CHAPTER 7: WORKING WITH WEB PARTS 197
CHAPTER 8: WORKING WITH SITES 227
CHAPTER 9: MANAGING PERMISSIONS 263
CHAPTER 10: WORKING WITH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 291
CHAPTER 11: WORKING WITH SOCIAL FEATURES 355
CHAPTER 12: MANAGING FORMS 387
CHAPTER 13: WORKING WITH ACCESS SERVICES 431
CHAPTER 14: BRANDING AND THE USER EXPERIENCE 463
CHAPTER 15: GETTING STARTED WITH WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT 485
CHAPTER 16: MANAGING RECORDS 517
CHAPTER 17: WORKING WITH SEARCH 557
CHAPTER 18: BUILDING SOLUTIONS IN SHAREPOINT 585
APPENDIX A: INSTALLING SHAREPOINT SERVER 2013 599
APPENDIX B: EXERCISE SOLUTIONS 605
INDEX 617