SharePoint 2010 Tutorials For Beginners and Intermediate Developers

In this article, we will walk you through a bunch of tutorials written by author that cover various features of SharePoint 2010. We will explore how to create and use SharePoint lists and libraries, create Dashboards, integrate with Silverlight and MsOffice and create workflows and Business Intelligence. Here's what we will be exploring in SharePoint 2010 through these articles:

• SharePoint Workflow and Business Intelligence
• SharePoint 2010 Dashboards with Performance Point Services
• Create SharePoint 2010 Sites, Lists and Libraries
• Working with Office 2010 and SharePoint
• SharePoint and Silverlight integration

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SharePoint WorkFlow, Dashboards and Business Intelligence

Connected Web Parts in SharePoint 2010 - an Architectural Framework - Creating an Enterprise Portal in SharePoint 2010 can be daunting task when you are using custom Web parts in just about all cases and you want to be able to communicate with the other web parts via some sort of custom navigation system. In this article, we will rely on our experience as a team, who has actually implemented a successful connected Webparts Enterprise Portal, and hope that it will help you implement your own version.

Mastering Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 - This article demonstrates how to build your own Business Connectivity Services (BCS) SharePoint 2010 components, "connectors"

Mastering Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 (Part 2) - In the first article in this series, Mastering Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 – Part 1 we created a BCS connector using the Visual Studio Template. In this article, we will create a connector to a database using a web service as the interface to the database. The web service will use LINQ to SQL as the Datacontext.

Designing Dashboards and Scorecards using SharePoint PerformancePoint Services 2010 and SSAS – Part 1 - In this article series, we are going to see how to create KPIs (Key Performance Indicator), Scorecard, Reports (Chart Report and Grid Report) and Dashboard using SharePoint PerformancePoint Services 2010 Dashboard Designer Tool. For this demonstration, we will be using the sample data from SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). Once our Dashboard is ready, we will then deploy it to our SharePoint Site.

Designing Dashboards and Scorecards using SharePoint PerformancePoint Services 2010 and SSAS – Part 2 - In the first part of this series Designing Dashboards and Scorecards using SharePoint PerformancePoint Services 2010 and SSAS – Part 1 we saw how to create a SharePoint Site and Scorecard with KPIs. In this article we are going to see how to create a Chart Report and a Grid Report using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) data source.

Designing Dashboards and Scorecards using SharePoint PerformancePoint Services 2010 and SSAS – Part 3 - In the first part of this series Designing Dashboards and Scorecards using SharePoint PerformancePoint Services 2010 and SSAS we saw how to create a SharePoint Site and Scorecard with KPIs. In the second part, we saw how to create a Chart Report and a Grid Report. In this final part of this article series, we are going to see how to create a Dashboard and deploy it to SharePoint Site.

SharePoint Dashboard with Common Filters using PerformancePoint Services 2010 - In this article we will create a dashboard with common filters using Sharepoint PerformacePoint services 2010 and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Data Source. This Dashboard will contain a Chart Report and Grid Report and will contain common filter for both the Reports. Finally, both the reports will render with our filter choice(s).

Create Excel Dashboards in SharePoint - In this article we will create a dashboard using Excel Data Source. This Dashboard will contain KPIs and a Scorecard. Then we will deploy this dashboard to our SharePoint Site.

Create SQL Server Dashboard in SharePoint - In this article, we will create a SharePoint dashboard using SQL Server Data Source. This Dashboard will contain KPIs and a Scorecard and we will deploy this dashboard to our SharePoint Site.

SharePoint: Create Dashboards with KPI, Scorecard and Report using Excel Services - In this article we will create a SharePoint dashboard using Excel Services Data Source. This Dashboard will contain KPIs, Scorecard and a Report. Then we will deploy this dashboard to our SharePoint Site.

SharePoint: Create Dashboard with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2008 - In this article, we will see how to create and deploy a SharePoint Dashboard which contains SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2008 reports. We will also see some references of how to create a Chart and Tablix report and deploy them to Report Server.

SharePoint Lists, Libraries and Content Types

LINQ To SharePoint: Performing CRUD operation on Cascade Lists - In this article, we will see how to perform LINQ queries on SharePoint cascade lists. We will also see how to perform CRUD (Select, Insert, Update and Delete) operations using LINQ to SQL

Custom Content Types in SharePoint - Content Types in Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) or SharePoint Foundation enables users to define and group meta-information about SharePoint content. In this article, we will see the steps required to setup a custom content types in SharePoint and use it.

SharePoint – Creating Page Layouts for Custom Content Types - In my previous article Custom Content Types in SharePoint, I demonstrated how we can create custom content types in SharePoint. However we left one piece open where we couldn’t see the data that was entered in the list through the default content type. We had to go to List->Edit Properties to edit/update or view the values. In this article we’ll see how we can define custom page layouts for Custom Content Types in SharePoint

SharePoint: Writing a Custom Event Receiver - In this article we will see how to create a Custom Event Receiver in Sharepoint and tie it up to a site as a SharePoint Feature

Using SharePoint List Data in Microsoft Expression Blend - In this article we will see how to fetch SharePoint List data and generate an XML file. We will then use this XML file as a ‘Sample Data’ in Microsoft Expression Blend for our Silverlight Application.

SharePoint Foundation 2010 with ADO.NET Data Services - In this article, we will see how to use ADO.NET Data Services introduced in SharePoint Foundation Services 2010. We will perform CRUD (Select, Insert, Update and Delete) operations using ADO.NET Data Services.

Working with Office 2010 and SharePoint

SharePoint 2010: Connect InfoPath Form Web part with Excel Web Part - In this article, we will see how to connect an InfoPath form to Excel Web Access Web part and pass the values from InfoPath Form fields to the Excel workbook. For this demonstration, we will use the following - Microsoft InfoPath Designer 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010

Design Workflow using SharePoint Designer 2010 and InfoPath Form 2010 - In this article, we will see how to automate business process by designing workflows using SharePoint Designer 2010. We will also see how to design and integrate InfoPath 2010, which is introduced in SharePoint Designer 2010 with our workflow.

Excel Service User Defined Function in SharePoint Server 2010 - In this post, we will see how to create an Excel Service User Defined Function in SharePoint Server 2010. We will also see how to deploy and enable the UDF using Central Administration Tool. We will also test the function using Microsoft Excel 2010.

SharePoint and Silverlight

Silverlight Integration with SharePoint 2010 – Part I - In this article, we will see how Silverlight can be used in SharePoint 2010. We will see how to use display media files in SharePoint 2010 using ‘Media Web Part’. We will then also explore how to use existing or newly created Silverlight applications in SharePoint 2010, using the ‘Silverlight Web Part.

Read SharePoint 2010 List in Silverlight using REST – Silverlight with SharePoint 2010 - Part II - In this article, we will see how to fetch SharePoint 2010 list data in Silverlight application using REST Service ‘ListData.svc’. We will then deploy the XAP file and display the data in our SharePoint Site using Silverlight web part

Silverlight Client Object Model in SharePoint 2010 – Part III - In this article, we will see how to use the Silverlight Client Object Model in SharePoint 2010. We will create a Silverlight Application, access the SharePoint data and then deploy it to a SharePoint site. We will also see how to write CAML queries to filter the SharePoint List data.

SharePoint 2010 and Silverlight Out-Of-Browser with COM Interop – Part IV - In this article, we will see how to fetch SharePoint lists data in Silverlight Out-Of-Browser applications. We will then deploy this data into an Excel application, using COM Interop, which is a feature of Silverlight 4.0.

Other Sharepoint 2010 Misc Tutorials

View CAML generated by LINQ to SharePoint - In this post, we will see how to view the CAML generated by LINQ to SharePoint.

Deploy Silverlight Application using SharePoint 2010 Project - In this post we will see how to deploy Silverlight Application using SharePoint Project in Visual Studio 2010.

SharePoint 2010 Performance and Capacity Recommendation - Microsoft has released a series of SharePoint whitepapers and articles that contains information about the performance and capacity characteristics of each SharePoint feature and how it was tested by Microsoft. This posts contains a list.