Chris givens building custom service applications
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Chris Givens presented on custom service applications in SharePoint 2010. He discussed that service applications break services out into separate entities from the 2010 upgrade, which will convert shared service providers to service instances. He listed the various service applications available out of the box in SharePoint 2010 including Access Services, Business Data Catalog, Excel Services, and others. He also covered how to create custom service applications and extend SharePoint's service-oriented architecture.
Chris givens building custom service applications
- 1. Custom Service ApplicationsChris GivensArchitecting Connected Systems@givenscj
- 2. About the presenterChris GivensCEO, Architecting Connected SystemsMCT, CISSP, CCNP, MS Dev Certs, SharePoint 2007 & 2010 x4Born and raised in Tulsa, OklahomaResident of Rainy Seattle and Sunny San Diego!Worked at IBM, Avanade and several startups in the Puget Sound area
- 3. Special AnnouncementI’m the lead Architect of the eBay Upgrade ProjectLots of great new content that you have never seen before will be presented at the SharePoint Conference in Anaheim in October!
- 4. About ACSBased in San Diego and SeattleLeading Advanced Courseware provider on SharePoint 2007 & 2010 and Microsoft Development products#1 Selling SharePoint Development course in the world (50064)Best Selling Business Intelligence Course for SharePoint 2010Only company with a FULL suite of customizable SharePoint courseware (ala carte at module level)All training delivered through Microsoft Partner Channels
- 6. Lesson: Service ApplicationsOverviewService ApplicationsMulti-TenancyExtending
- 7. Overview2007 Shared Service Provider is gone!SSP was too intense for some applicationsIf requirement of just BDC, still had to install all componentsServices are now broken out into separate entities2010 Upgrade will convert SSPs to Service InstancesService Applications are a part of SharePoint Foundation (WSS)
- 8. List of Service Applications
- 9. Access ServicesAllows Access 2010 to publish Access databases to SharePoint sites Creates a new site with links to elements inside the Access databaseDatabase data is stored in SharePointAccess 2010 simply acts as the User Interface to the data stored in SharePoint
- 10. Business Data Catalog/BCSAllows you to create interfaces to external data and use that data in SharePointData can exist anywhere, BDC is super extensiblePlaces where BDC can be used:SearchSite ColumnsBDC Web PartsNew BCS features allow End Users to created BDC applications with SharePoint designer
- 11. Excel ServicesExcel Services allows you to display Excel workbooks as web pagesZero foot print client, no ActiveX or Excel neededRedesigned to load ALL workbooks and ignore unsupported featuresExcel Services in 2007 would simply not load if unsupported features were present2010 Supports PowerPivot workbooksExcel Services Service Application Account must have access to Content DatabasesIf not, it will not be able to render the workbooks
- 12. Managed Metadata ServiceMMS allows you to create reusable Term SetsPrevents the re-creation of “choice” columns across sitesTerm Sets are used in:Site columnsUser ProfilesTaggingCan service multiple web applications and FarmsCreate a central repository of taxonomy terms for all your enterprise applications to utilizeHelps bring your Information Architecture under control
- 13. User ProfileUser Profile Service Application providesUser Profile Synchronization (using ForeFront Identity Manager)My SitesAudiencesProfile PagesSocial TaggingThe hardest service application to setupFarm account must be a local admin for setup process to succeedForeFront Identity ManagerSharePoint “talk” to FIM via Timer JobsFIM does all the workDebugging can be done via miisclient.exe
- 14. FAST SearchFAST Search is a separate product to the core SharePoint installSharePoint talks to FAST via Proxy Service ApplicationsFAST Search Content Crawler – indexes the content and pushes to FAST SearchFAST Search Query – proxies the query requests to FAST Search
- 15. Search ServiceAllows you to index/crawl various content sourcesDatabases, File Share, Lotus Notes, BDC, Web sitesHighly customizableSearch Scopes allow for granular searches (Easy to setup)Managed Properties allow for more granular searches (Difficult to setup)Protocol Handlers and IFilters allow for more content to be indexed in proprietary stores
- 16. Secure StoreThe replacement for Microsoft Single Sign On serviceAll the same features are present that were present in SSOSteps to use SSSSetup Passphrase/keyCreate SSS ApplicationAdd credentials to applicationSetup external apps to call it
- 17. State ServiceProvides temporary storage of user session data for SharePoint Server components.InfoPath Forms Services forms must be displayed and state kept
- 18. Usage and Health DataCollects farm wide usage and health data, and provides the ability to view various usage and health reports.
- 19. Visio GraphicsVisio 2010 can save files as Visio Web Drawings (vwd)Visio Web Drawings can be displayed as web pages using the Visio Graphics ServicePrevious files formats will not displayShapes can be tied to HTML LinksAllows for human process diagrams to help employees learn processes easierLinks do not open in new windows
- 20. Web AnalyticsEnables rich insights into web usage patterns by processing and analyzing web analytics dataLooks at the click usages for sites and build reports based off that usage data
- 21. Word ConversionPerforms automated bulk document conversions.
- 22. PerformancePointPerformacePoint allows for building interactive dashboards and scorecards
- 23. PowerPivotPowerPivot is a new extension to Excel 2010Free to downloadAllows End users to download and use massive data sets in ExcelDisplaying PowerPivot workbooks in SharePoint requires a separate install to SharePointDone via the SQL Server 2008 R2 installer
- 24. PowerPointPart of Office Web AppsAllows viewing and editing PowerPoint files in the browserPowerPoint Broadcast feature allowsPresentations can be viewed across multiple platforms (Cell Phone, Web, Office)
- 25. Word ViewingPart of Office Web AppsAllows viewing and editing Word files in the browser
- 26. Service Application ProxiesA proxy is automatically created for an SA when the SA is createdUsed to connect web apps to Service AppsSome proxies might include settings that can be modifiedManaged Metadata SA, you must indicate which proxy is the default taxonomy storeRound Robin load balancingSome service proxies setup on web front ends can load balance between themselves
- 27. Proxy GroupsA proxy group is a group of SA proxies that are selected for a web appBy default, all SA proxies are included in the default proxy group. A single proxy can be in multiple Proxy GroupsWhen you create a web app you can:Select the default proxy groupCreate a custom proxy group by selecting which SA proxies should be includedThe custom proxy group for one web app cannot be reused with a different web app
- 28. Multi-tenancyService Applications can service:Multiple Web ApplicationsMultiple FarmsAllows for creative architecturesSingle Farm, single service application (Search)Single Farm, all service apps, no web appsSome SA configurations canShare or Partition data inside same serviceGovernance best practices should be applied to whether multi-tenancy will be allowed
- 29. ExtendingCustomers and 3rd parties can create custom servicesExtensible API for building applications on top of SharePoint 2010Components:Management PagesService Install / Uninstall codeProxy interfaces / WCF Web ServiceWeb ClientSPRoundRobinServiceLoadBalancerAllows for enhancing the load balancer
- 30. Who writes these things?3rd party software companiesNewsGatorACSDevelopers that want to leverage the load balancer built into SharePointPresenters
- 31. Custom Service Application StepsCreate SPIisWebServiceCreate SPIisWebServiceApplicationCreate SPIisWebServiceApplicationInstanceCreate SPIisWebServiceApplicationProxyCreate SPIisWebServiceProxyCreate WCF ServiceCreate WCF ClientCreate Administration Interfaces (Create, Manage)Create Test Page
- 32. Service Application ConfigsEach Services Application has a configuration fileStored in the SharePoint Root (14 hive) WebServices directoryModify the config file:Increase timeoutsTurn on Web faults\Exceptions for debugging
- 33. Quick NoteCreating one of every service application will create over 20 databases on the SQL ServerRequire that SharePoint have its own Database ServerPerform Capacity Planning!As the number of connections to the database increase, the faster the database server will become the bottleneck
- 34. Demonstration: Service ApplicationsLet’s look at:Review Service ApplicationsCreate Service Application Instance
- 35. SummarySSP’s do not exist in 2010Service Applications provide more granular service delivery possibilities20 service applications available out of box3rd party custom service applications can be built to provide common services across your farm(s)
- 37. How did I do?Please be sure to fill out your session evaluation!