50354: SharePoint 2010 SharePoint Designer

This SharePoint 2010 training course explores how to navigate and use the new Ribbon interface, learn what new things you can do from Designer, what changes have been made to the actions and conditions of workflows, how to build external content types, and how to modify Out Of the Box Workflows.

Anyone that has been and will be working with SharePoint Designer to make changes to SharePoint sites.

Prerequisites
Before attending this SharePoint 2010 training course students must have:

Understanding of SharePoint site elements (Lists, Libraries, Content Types, ect.)

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Create one of everything possible from SharePoint Designer, learn about each new condition and action of SharePoint Designer workflows.

"The instructor had a great outlook on the course material and was able to provide great examples between text book v. real world scenarios. He had a great sense of humor which is always refreshing in technical courses."

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview

A simple introduction module.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.

Module 2: 2010 Changes

In this module we are going to take a look at some of the major changes between SharePoint Designer 2007 and SharePoint Designer 2010.

Lessons

Changes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the changes to SharePoint Designer 2010

Module 3: User Interface

In this module we take a look at common features of the basic team site.

Throughout this course we will create and manage several different pieces of content and the team site will be our site of choice for doing this! Understanding this site is the center piece of starting your journey of understanding SharePoint and applying it to you everyday life!

Lessons

New SharePoint Features

Lab : SharePoint Designer Interface

Explore new interface of SharePoint Designer
Review new work areas of Designer
Browse Site Pages
Browse Master Pages
Browse Lists and Libraries
Browse Workflows
Browse Content Types
Browse Data Sources
Browse Entities
Explore Site Structure

Lab : SharePoint Designer (Basics)

Create a new site
Create a new page
Create a new master page
Attach a master page
Create a list
Change list settings
Create Content Type
Create/Modify CSS

Lab : SharePoint Designer (Basics)

Check-In/Check-Out

Add Web Parts

Add Web Part Zone

Adding Images (_images directory)

Reset to Site Definition

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the new UI features of the basic team site

What the Quick Launch bar is

Describe the Security Trimmed Interface of SharePoint

Know where to create items on a site

Find out who has access to a site

Understand how to undelete items on a site (recycle bin)

Module 4: Data Views

In this module we are going to take a look at Data Views and Data Sources.

Lessons

DataSources and DataViews

Lab : DataViews

Create/Manage Data Views

Create/Manage Data Sources

Merge Two Data Sources

Link Two Data Sources

Data View Parameters

After completing this module, students will be able to:

How to create and use Data Views and Data Sources

Module 5: External Content Types

In this module we are going to take a look at the new Business Connectivity Services (BCS), the replacement/new version of Business Data Catalog (BDC).

Lessons

Business Connectivity Services

Lab : External Content Types

Explore External Content Types

Create a new External Content Type

Create an External List

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand what BCS is

How to create and use Entities with SharePoint Designer

Module 6: Workflows

In this module we are going to take a lookat implementing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010.

Lessons

In this module we are going to take a lookat implementing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010.

Lab : BuiltInActivities (2007)

Use one of each Built-In Activity (2007)

Lab : BuiltInActivities (2010)

Use one of each Built-In Activity (2010)

Lab : LoopingWorkflow

Create a looping set of workflows

Lab : Create a looping set of workflows

Create Reusable Workflows (Site/Global)
Export a workflow to Visio
Import a workflow from Visio
Save as Template

Lab : Modify OOBWorkflow

Modify Out Of Box Workflows

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Build workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010

Understand how to edit built in workflows

Implement logging in your workflows

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