SharePoint 2010 event receivers

1. SharePoint 2010event receivers Real World Uses, Tips, and Tricks Booz Allen Hamilton SharePoint User Group July 10th, 2012 Timothy Ferro

2. Agenda • My Background • Overview of SharePoint 2010 Event Receivers • Focus on List Item Events • Demo • References

3. My Background • SharePoint Architect / Senior SharePoint Developer • Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton • 5 Years Developing MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010 Solutions • Specializing in List Item Event Receivers, JavaScript, and Mapping Web Parts • ferro_timothy@bah.com • www.timferro.com • @timferro

4. Overview of SharePoint 2010 Event Receivers • Main Types: Site Collection, Web, List, Field, Item, and Workflow • Main Events: Creation, Update, Deletion, Modification, Conversion, Attachment • Synchronous vs. Asynchronous • Binding Event Receivers • Disabling

5. Focus on List Item Events

6. Demo • Setting up SharePoint 2010 Event Receiver Solution • Feature Activation Code • Event Receiver Code • Event Receiver Examples • Update Fields • Validate Data • Check Permissions • Alerts and Emails • “Workflow” • Create Sites/Lists/Folders/Items

7. References • ferro_timothy@bah.com • www.timferro.com • @timferro • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg749858.aspx • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg981880.aspx • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spitemeventreceiver.aspx