Learn to leverage the features of the newest version of SharePoint, in this update to the bestseller

More than simply a portal, SharePoint is Microsoft's popular content management solution for building intranets and Web sites or hosting wikis and blogs. Offering broad coverage on all aspects of development for the SharePoint platform, this comprehensive book shows you exactly what SharePoint does, how to build solutions, and what features are accessible within SharePoint.

Written by one of the most recognized names in SharePoint development,Professional SharePoint 2010 Development offers an extensive selection of field-tested best practices that shows you how to leverage the vast power of this multi-faceted tool to build custom workflow and content management applications. Plus, you'll discover how to take advantage of the new features to roll out new SharePoint sites or upgrade existing sites.

SharePoint guru Tom Rizzo offers broad coverage of the newest version of SharePoint, Microsoft's popular content management solutionAddresses how the new version adds enhanced developer support for ASP.NET, Ajax, LINQ, and SilverlightDemonstrates how to take advantage of new features, including improvements to offline and mobile client capabilities, social networking additions, and moreCovers user experience development, platform services, social media features, event handling, the business data catalog, forms and workflow, business intelligence, and more

With this book, you'll get exhaustive coverage on the many possibilities that exist with SharePoint.

Tom Rizzo is a senior director in Microsoft SharePoint's product management team.

Reza Alirezaei is an independent consultant and a Microsoft MVP.

Paul J. Swider is a consultant, the Enterprise SharePoint strategist for OnClick Solutions, and President of the Charleston SharePoint Users Group.

Scot Hillier is an independent consultant, Microsoft MVP, and author.

Jeff Fried is a senior product manager at Microsoft and author of more than 50 technical papers.

Kenneth Schaefer is an independent developer and designer focusing on SharePoint and web-based solutions.

INTRODUCTION xxv

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO SHAREPOINT 2010 1

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPER TOOLS FOR SHAREPOINT 2010 17

CHAPTER 3: IT PRO ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPER 59

CHAPTER 4: SHAREPOINT PLATFORM 81

CHAPTER 5: COLLABORATION AND SOCIAL COMPUTING 177

CHAPTER 6: SEARCH 203

CHAPTER 7: ECM: RECORDS MANAGEMENT 255

CHAPTER 8: WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT 277

CHAPTER 9: ELECTRONIC FORMS 331

CHAPTER 10: ECM: DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT 397

CHAPTER 11: BUSINESS CONNECTIVITY SERVICES 427

CHAPTER 12: WORKFLOW 467

CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 541

CHAPTER 14: SHAREPOINT ONLINE 635

APPENDIX A: ADDITIONAL HELP AND RESOURCES 641

INDEX 643