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THE SHAREPOINT DEVELOPERS GUIDE TO PROJECT SERVER

SESSION CODE: OFS310. Brian Farnhill Solutions Architect Extelligent Design blog.brianfarnhill.com Alexander Burton Senior Consultant OBS www.epmsource.com. THE SHAREPOINT DEVELOPERS GUIDE TO PROJECT SERVER. “It’s only a Service Application”. Agenda.

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THE SHAREPOINT DEVELOPERS GUIDE TO PROJECT SERVER

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  1. SESSION CODE: OFS310 Brian Farnhill Solutions Architect Extelligent Design blog.brianfarnhill.com Alexander Burton Senior Consultant OBS www.epmsource.com THE SHAREPOINT DEVELOPERS GUIDE TO PROJECT SERVER (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  2. “It’s only a Service Application” (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  3. Agenda • An introduction to Project Server Development • Three common customisationscenarios • Questions and Answers • Call to Action & Resources (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  4. What is Project Server? Synch to SharePoint Sites Demand Management Composites Communities BI & Reporting Portfolio Selection Insights Content Project Team Collaboration Resource Management Search The Business Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise and the Web Schedule Management (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  5. Project Server Architecture Project Professional 3rd Party Application IE SPF and SPS WCF Forwarder Web Service Forwarder Project Web Application 3rd Party Application WFE WCF Service Web Services SPF and SPS App Server Events Queue Business Objects Data Access Layer (DAL) Draft Published Reporting Archive Content Config MS SQL (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved. (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  6. What to tell the developers • Project Server is built on SharePoint, so a lot of the same rules apply • The Project Server SDK is your new best friend • Understand when to build and when to customise (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  7. SharePoint vs Project Server (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  8. Common Customisation Scenarios BUILDING DEMAND MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  9. Demand Management in Project Server Phases Stages Workflow PDP

  10. Project Server workflows • Built on top of SharePoint Workflow • Developed in Visual Studio 2010 • Deeply tied with Project Server Configuration • Associated with a Enterprise Project Type (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  11. Propose a Project Idea Does the Project require funding? Team Lead Approval Yes Rejected Approved No Project Approved Project Cancelled (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  12. Workflow with Visual Studio 2010 Demonstration (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  13. Workflow considerations • Project Server allows workflows to be restarted • Need to consider coding ‘Skip to Stage’ logic • Must keep workflow and PS configuration in sync • Playbooks (Project Resource Kit) • DM Import / Export Solution Starter • Third Party solutions exist • Leverage the solution starters if you can • Dynamic Workflow • Morphing Workflow • Visualisation (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  14. Common Customisation Scenarios Leveraging the Project Server Interface (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  15. PSI Driver Admin Object Link Provider WSS Interop Archive Project Portfolio Analysis Calendar Queue Workflow Cube Admin Resource Custom Fields Resource Plan Events Security Lookup Table Statusing Notifications Timesheet (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  16. Interfaces to the PSI • Two interfaces – ASMX web services and WCF Services • ASMX behave similarly to Project Server 2007 • Must specify ?wsdl when adding reference • References must be made through the web app URL • Can’t use localhost as the URL • Project Professional and PWA use WCF • WCF is recommended for new applications • Object models are identical (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  17. Working with the PSI • Services exist within the SharePoint Web Services application (because it’s just a service app!) • These can not be called directly because of the claims-based authentication and custom WCF bindings on the web app • Project Server provides a router service through the main PWA web app to set as an end point (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  18. Common scenarios for PSI use • Pulling data from the reporting database • Consolidating PSI calls • Transforming data to pass to a third party app • Extending LOB systems with Project Server data (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  19. Leveraging the Project Server Interface Demonstration (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  20. Project Server Interface Considerations • Love thy SDK and the great example code in it • Remember to take the queue into account • Plan use of the PSI carefully to avoid adding performance overheads to your servers (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  21. Common Customisation Scenarios Project Workspaces (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  22. Project workspaces (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  23. Customising workspaces • Workspaces are just SharePoint site templates • Inherit from the PWS site definition • Site templates can be saved through the UI or hand crafted in Visual Studio • Custom features can be added to templates to build in additional functionality to workspaces (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  24. Workspace customisation demonstration (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  25. Workspace considerations • Workspaces are based on a template • Limitations, such a web part connections will exist • Risk and Issue Lists • Don’t delete items • Don’t change choice field values • Instead override the content types • Leverage calculated fields • Bulk Update Project Sites is your friend (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  26. To review…. • Many similarities • Three common customisation scenarios • Workflow • PSI • Workspaces • But where to next? (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  27. Question & Answer Session (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  28. Call to action • Install the SDK • http://bit.ly/PS2010SDK • Review the Developer Curriculum • http://bit.ly/PSDevCur • Evaluate Project Server 2010 • http://bit.ly/PSEval (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  29. “It’s only a Service Application” (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  30. Development Resources • Getting started with development for Project 2010 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg607685.aspx • Project Server 2010 Programming Tasks http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee767703.aspx • Developing Project Server Workflows http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee767694.aspx • PSI Reference http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms488627.aspx • Project 2010 SDK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms512767.aspx • Project 2010 Resource Kit http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=22810 • Project Server 2010 Solution Starters http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/P2010SolutionStarter • Project 2010 Customisation and Programming Forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/project2010custprog/ (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  31. Key Project Resources http://www.microsoft.com/project

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  34. © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION. (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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