Microsoft has provided apps for mobile devices (iOS, Android and Windows flavors are all available), which Office 365 administrators can use to access the Office 365 admin center. A video tutorial available from Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA), over MSDN’s Channel 9, includes a demonstration of how the app can be used to check the health […]
Using the BCS to Pull External Data into SharePoint 2013 with Visual Studio
Microsoft is attempting to rebrand its code editor, Visual Studio, as a preferred method for developers to product Apps conforming to the Office 2013 App model. In a set of three video tutorials, Fabian Williams, a SharePoint MVP and widely acknowledged subject matter expert, demonstrates how the BCS can be used, via Visual Studio, to […]
How to Migrate a Full Trusted Solution to an App for SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online, Office 365
Many organizations with a commitment to SharePoint 2010, on premises, permit their communities of SharePoint users to consume full trusted solutions.. These custom processes are both a plus and a minus for the organization, as Thomas Mechelke, a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft’s Office Developer Platform team spells out in a video tutorial on MSDM’s […]
Project Siena, a New No-Code Solution for Building Apps for Office 365 and SharePoint 2013
Anyone paying a recent visit to the Business and Productivity homepage of Microsoft’s MSDN content site will notice a mention of Project Siena, a mobile app builder for enterprise class organizations. This development tool can be downloaded as an app to any computer running Windows 8.0 or 8.1. Best of all, it appears to be […]
A Presentation of the Spectrum of App Development Options for SharePoint 2013
The array of tools available for SharePoint 2013 App developers are built for 4 different development scenarios: the browser Visual Studio SharePoint Designer, and “Napa” As Steve Fox, a Director of Services at Microsoft>® explains in a video titled SharePoint 2013 Developer Tools: When to Use What?, explains, “each of these [development scenarios] represents what […]
Choosing How Best to Deploy a Process for SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 offers developers 3 different methods of deploying applications: Apps Farm Solutions and Content Solutions Developers will benefit from understanding more about each option in order to successfully choose the most appropriate method of deployment. Yaroslav Pentsarskyy, an acknowledged subject matter expert (SME) on SharePoint application development, and published author, defines each of these […]
How to Add an App to a Site in SharePoint Online, Office 365, 2013
Microsoft has heavily promoted the availability of apps for SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online, Office 365, 2013. But organizations subscribing to SharePoint Online will need to familiarize themselves with a specific method of adding apps to sites. Do not try to add apps from the SharePoint Online Administrative Site, meaning https://”your domain”-admin.sharepoint.com/. Clicking on the […]