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Who am I?

Who am I?. Anders Rask SharePoint Solution Architect, ProActive A/S Community moderator on sharepoint.stackexchange.com. @AndersRask. http://dk.linkedin.com/in/arask. http:// sharepoint.stackexchange.com. http://sites.wizdim.com/andersrask. Developing Custom Web Templates.

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  1. Who am I? Anders Rask SharePoint Solution Architect, ProActiveA/S Community moderator on sharepoint.stackexchange.com @AndersRask http://dk.linkedin.com/in/arask http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com http://sites.wizdim.com/andersrask

  2. DevelopingCustom Web Templates In Visual Studio 2010 #spsuk30

  3. Web Templates? • Web Templates is a new site provisioning method in SharePoint 2010 that, amongst other things, can be used with MSOL since it can be deployed as a Sandboxed Solution • Relatively unknown, probably due to little attention from product group • Should be used when ever possible for branding SharePoint 2010!

  4. Template Provisioning methods • Site Templates • Site Definitions • Feature Stapling • Provisioning Providers • WebProvisioned event • Web Templates

  5. Site Templates • A ”light” version of Web Templates. • (Most) sites can be saved as template • In SP2010 theyare WSP solutions (not STP files) • Can beimportedinto Visual Studio to become ”real” Web Templates

  6. Custom Site Definitions • Defacto way of customizing SharePoint in SP2007 • Many opinions on how (and if) to usethem • Best Practice to keep site def’s slim (get ID and use feature stapling) • That means no modules in ONET.XML and as few features as possible

  7. Feature Stapling • Makes it possible to associate (staple) functionality to existing site definitions when site is being provisioned • <FeatureSiteTemplateAssociation Id=”[guid]>" TemplateName="BLANKINTERNET#0" /> • Can also have feature properties • Scope is usually Farm, but can also be WebApp or Site • To associate to all templates (except Blank) use Global

  8. Provisioning Providers • ”Hotwires” site provisioning, by only creating site collection and database, but not apply template • In code you then apply any template, and then apply any logic • Example: Activate features, restrict sub-templates, create subsites, set security, create groups, add web parts... classMeetingWorkspaceProvisioningProvider : SPWebProvisioningProvider { publicoverridevoid Provision(SPWebProvisioningProperties properties) { SPWeb site = properties.Web; string xmlPath = properties.Data; // provision Blank Meeting Template site.ApplyWebTemplate("MPS#1"); // do something potentially useful here } }

  9. WebProvisioned event receiver • Gives you a hook into the provisioning process to execute arbitrary code. • Event is asynchronous (but a good idea to set to Synchronous to avoid race conditions) • Receiver can have Site or Web scope • Site: called for every sub-site created in the site collection • Web: called only for the sub-sites that are immediate children of the site where receiver is called • Usage example: set Theme on sub-sites, add web parts... etc publicoverridevoidWebProvisioned(SPWebEventProperties properties) { ThmxTheme theme = ThmxTheme.Open(properties.Web.Site, ThmxTheme.GetThemeUrlForWeb(properties.Web.ParentWeb)); theme.ApplyTo(properties.Web, false); properties.Web.Update(); base.WebProvisioned(properties); }

  10. Web Templates • Created in Visual Studio as Element • No direct tool support yet, but not much to it… • Custom ONET is injected instead of referenced site definition, so no link to provisioned sites • Scope can be Site (Sandboxed Solution) or Farm (Trusted solution) • Supports publishing framework

  11. What provisioning method is right? • Use the right tool for the job • Often a combination is the right solution. • The customizations you want to do often dictates approach. • Use Web Templates whenever possible! ”It Depends!”

  12. Time for… DEMO!

  13. Common ”gotcha’s” creating Web Templates • Since stapling is not supported, be aware that features that would normally be stapled on an OOB site definition must be activated manually (e.g. Taxonomyfield feature) • Web Template and the element it resides in must have same name • If your Web Template has site scoped features, you must ensure these are activated when using template on sub-webs • When provisioning sub-webs with PowerShell using Sandboxed Solutions you need to provision in two steps: 1) Create web, 2) Apply template • Known issues: • Doesn’t work with variations and content publishing • Subweb and Locale doesn’t work! • Bug if OS regional settings and installed language isn’t the same and provisioning “outside of UI” (Visual Studio or PowerShell) • “Race conditions” with Content Type provisioning (CT hub)

  14. Good Web Template practices • Save the custom template name in a property bag on the SPWeb for future reference • Ensure your site scoped features for example by calling them from web feature in ONET.XML • Use Visual Studio –not save Site as Template- to create Web Templates • Check what features are normally stapled to the OOB site definition you are mimicking and add them last at appropriate scope in ONET.XML

  15. Keytake-aways • Web templates is just a new way of provisioning sites in SharePoint 2010 • Preferthem over Site Definitions 99% of the time: • B2B upgrades is easy (no link to manifest) • V2V upgradeswillbeeasier • Works on SharePoint Online • Scope is either Site (Sandbox) or Farm (Trusted) solutions • Does not work with Site Variations, Content Publishing or similar sites where template selection is out of yourcontrol (think Meeting templates, My Sites etc)

  16. References Mirjam van Olst: Using Web Templates to create Site Collections http://yux.dk/1a Supported and unsupported scenarios for working with custom site definitions http://yux.dk/1b Vesa Juvonen: SharePoint 2010 and web templates http://yux.dk/1c Robert Bogue: Understanding SharePoint Branding Options http://yux.dk/1d Brian Wilson: Site Definitions versus Site Templates and deciding on the correct customization approach http://yux.dk/1e New Event Binding Functionality in SharePoint Foundation 2010 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee539983.aspx

  17. Thanks for attending session! Thanx for attending! See you at http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com

  18. Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools Templates and extensions that provide a sandboxed Visual Web Part together with enhanced support for sandboxed compilation to help you develop SharePoint solutions even more productively. http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/8e602a8c-6714-4549-9e95-f3700344b0d9 • Mavention Cancel Adding SharePoint Project Items Disables the default behavior of automatically adding SharePoint Project Items to Features. http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/9c7c4a73-3558-4712-a65c-badf070e4abc • CKS - Development Tools Edition (Server) The SharePoint 2010 Visual Studio 2010 Extensions project (CKSDEV) is a collection of Visual Studio templates, Server Explorer extensions and tools providing accelerated SharePoint 2010 development based on Microsoft's new SharePoint 2010 development tools. http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/ee876627-962c-4c35-a4a6-a4d89bfb61dc • ImtechGetSPMetal Definition Extension Installs a Site Node Extension that allows you to generate the SPMetal Definition from the given SharePoint Site. http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/1a7fc8c2-8cdb-414b-b7bb-9c25897bf78b

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