Slide deck presented at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs. There is a great developer story with the introduction of Apps now in SharePoint 2013. However, what if you are not a code developer? What options do you have to 'develop solutions' in SharePoint 2013? This session will explore the different no-code development opportunities in SharePoint 2013.

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2. The no-code development
story for Power Users in
SharePoint 2013
Asif Rehmani
SharePoint MVP and MCT
SharePoint-Videos.com

3. Trainer / Solution Architect
SharePoint-Videos.com
Chicago
USA
Contact
@asifrehmani
asif@sharepointElearning.com
www.sharepoint-videos.com
Author
Trainer and ConsultantSharePoint MVP, MCTConference Speaker

4. Target audience for this session:
Intranet/Web Content Manager
Portal Solutions Manager
SharePoint Guy/Gal
Session level:
250 - Intermediate

5. Session focus
Creating Powerful and Awesome no-code solutions

6. 6
Session Giveaways
1 Year access to

7. Poll: What SharePoint version are you on?
(or navigating towards)
2013
2010
2007
Earlier

8. Let‟s talk about the power user
Has technical expertise
Understands business needs
Does not code for a living
AKA Citizen developer

9. “Let’s not write code
until we have to write
code.”
Power User‟s motto:

10. Creating Solutions
Recommended sequence when creating Your solutions:
1. Browser based only
2. Use no-code tools
3. Use code tools
OR
3rd party products

11. Demo: Geolocation

12. Use Geolocation column for live mapping
Show maps directly within lists and libraries

13. Implement Quick Wins
Identify pain points and focus in on them

14. Typical no-code solutions
Human
Resource
portals
Self-service
reporting,
financial
dashboards
Expense
reporting

15. Typical no-code solutions
Review and
approve
document
workflows
New-hire
orientation
sites
Ideation,
feedback, &
“suggestion
boxes”
Structured
documents:
contracts,
RFPs, &
invoices

16. Demo: Search Web
Parts

17. Show pre-configured data on pages
using Search web parts
Live pre-defined
search results on
web pages

18. “Citizen Developers will
create 25% of New Business
Applications by 2014”
Gartner, July 14, 2011

19. Demo: Access Web App

20. Create web applications using Access
Build Access web apps and launch to SharePoint Online

21. The no-code workflows story

22. 22
Workflow tools
Browser
SharePoint Designer 2013
Visio 2013
Visual Studio 2012/2013

23. 23
Workflow Manager 1.0
SharePoint 2013 workflow processing moved to Workflow Manager (WM)
Workflow no longer runs in the SharePoint content farm / servers
SharePoint farm & Workflow Manager farm can be on same / different servers

24. 24
2010 and 2013 style workflows
SharePoint Designer
2010
2013

25. New Workflow Activities & Actions
New Actions & Activities
Microsoft Project Specific
Actions
Assign a Task Get Property from
[Dictionary/DynamicValue]
Create a Project from Current Item
Start a Task Process Count Items in
[Dictionary/DynamicValue]
Set the current project stage status to
this value
Go to This Stage Trim String Set the status field in the idea list item
to this value
Call HTTP Web Service Find Substring in String Wait for Project Event
Start a List Workflow Replace Substring in String Set this field in the project to this
value
Start a Site Workflow Translate Document
Build [Dictionary/DynamicValue] Set Workflow Status

26. SharePoint Designer Workflow
Types

27. The „New Stuff‟
Stages
• New base level concept of
stages
Visual Designer
• Direct Visio incorporation
• Stage-Level Diagrams
New Task Actions
• Quick and easy to create
tasks and approval
processes
Web Services
• Able to call into Rest/HTTP
web services
Loops!
• Able now to loop indirectly
with stages or directly with
the new Loop actions
Copy/Cut and Paste
• Core copy/cut and paste
abilities now introduced

28. Demo:
SharePoint Designer
2013 Workflows

29. And now.. The story of
InfoPath

30. Library form Custom SharePoint list form
InfoPath 2010 & 2013

31. Forms update (from Microsoft)

32. SharePoint Composites Showcase
created by Mark Gillis from Microsoft
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dn594430

33. What can SharePoint do?
Collaboration
Document management
Internal Social Network
Forms
Process Automation
(Workflows)
Business Intelligence
Reporting
Search
Metadata Management
…
Super secret
The next version will even make
coffee!

34. How do I practice my ideas and
concepts?
Watch free videos at:
http://sharepoint-videos.com/video-categories/all-free-videos/
Create your solutions in a free 30 day account on SharePoint Online:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/
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35. Giveaways Time! (almost)

36. Call to
Action
Watch videos at: SharePoint-Videos.com
Check out: No-code solutions using SharePoint 2013 Composites
Thank You!
@asifrehmani
asif@sharepointElearning.com
www.sharepoint-videos.com

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