Microsoft announces a major update to the MOSS and WSS Software Development Kit (SDK) downloads. You can install them from the following locations:
- MOSS 2007 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services documentation, and Developer Tools and Samples for MOSS and WSS. See below for a detailed breakdown what's new in this release.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9%26displaylang=en
- WSS 3.0 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services documentation, and Developer Tools and Samples for WSS technology only. See below for a detailed breakdown what's new in this release.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-A07FE8AFAFFD%26displaylang=en
What's New in this Release
We are constantly improving the SDK releases as a direct response to customer feedback. Let them know your requests for future releases! Here is a detailed breakdown of changes to the SDK and its contents.
Windows SharePoint Services SDK Documentation Enhancements
We have doubled our resources on the WSS SDK documentation, and we have been working around the clock to provide you with greatly expanded coverage on the SDK documentation. A full breakdown of new and improved sections for the platform documentation can be found in the WSS SDK Welcome topic; here is the link to the online version: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms441339.aspx.
Start Menu Navigation
This release features a new Start Menu shortcut that gives you quick access to documentation (compiled HTML Help, or CHM for short) files and the Welcome Page (ReadMe.htm), which is a landing page with links out to all the tools and samples.
Installation Improvements
You now have a choice of installation location when you're installing the SDK. You can browse to your preferred folder during setup. The default installation path for MOSS is C:\Program Files\2007 Office System Developer Resources\. The default installation path for WSS is C:\Program Files\Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK\.
Offline Experience Improvements
Microsoft packaged up all of our Technical Articles, Visual How-to Articles, and Book Excerpts-plus the Excel Services and Excel 2007 Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Job Submission Developer Guide into one searchable CHM file. Now you can browse offline for content that has been published on MSDN out-of-band with the SDK.
Known Issue: There are several links in the MOSSSDK_TechArticles.chm and the WSSSDK_TechArticles.chm that will not work in a strictly offline scenario. Also, we did not package up the WMV file screencasts or the associated downloads that go with articles, so that we could keep the download size manageable. The workaround for both issues is to browse to the content online; for ease-of-use, the TOC in the CHM file is the same as the TOC on MSDN.
New Tools Included with the MOSS SDK
We rounded out our tool set in this release to include developer tools and samples for the following areas of MOSS development. New tools and samples are in bold.
- Business Data Catalog Samples and Utilities
- Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor
- Sample Pluggable SSO Provider
- WSHelloWorld Web Service
- WSOrders Web Service
- Excel Services User Defined Function Sample
- WSOrders Custom Proxy Sample
- Amazon Web Service Sample
- AdventureWorks Metadata Samples
- SAP Sample
- Document Management and Content Processing Samples
- Comment Scrub Document Converter
- Term Replacement Document Inspector
- Search Samples
- Sample Protocol Handler
- Custom Content Source
ยท Records Management and Policy Samples
o De-Duplication Router
o Document Integrity Verifier
o Records Center Web Service Console Application
o Search, Collect, and Hold Tool
o Sample Custom Barcode Generator
o IRM Document Protector
- Workflow Samples
- Custom Workflow Report Query Generator
- Custom Workflow Report XLSX Injector
- Visual Studio Workflow Templates
- Enterprise Content Management Workflow Activities
- List Item Activities
- Hello World Sequential Workflow
- State Based Approval Workflow
- Modification Workflow
- Replication and Contact Selector Workflow
- Intersystem Purchase Order
- Confidential Approval Workflow
- Group Approval Workflow
- Approval Workflow Sample
- Multi-Stage Workflow
- Server-side Collect Signatures Workflow
Full details can be found in the Welcome Guide of the SDK, accessible through the Start Menu.
SDK Documentation Update Details
Updates to the MOSS SDK conceptual topics include:
Updates to the MOSS SDK Class Library and Web Service Reference include:
Viewing the SDK Documentation Online
We are currently in synch with our online and offline documentation, but you will always find Community Content on MSDN appended to core Microsoft documentation in the form of Wiki comments.
You can browse the SDK online through the following links:
The New Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor! (BDC tool)
Overview:
The Business Data Catalog Definition Editor provides a visual tool for creating an Application Definition for the BDC in MOSS 2007. Features include:
- Underlying XML is abstracted by the design surface and properties window
- Drag and drop web methods, tables, or views to create line of business (LOB) connections.
- Entities and methods are created automatically from database metadata and WSDLs.
- Additional method instances can be added to further enhance the DB or WS connection.
- Method instances can be tested from within the tool, enabling incremental development of LOB connections
Background:
Currently, writing an application definition to connect the BDC to a LOB system is a manual process. This requires an understanding of both how the LOB system is configured and what must be included in the XML to satisfy the BDC. Having a tool to simplify this process not only lowers the initial knowledge threshold for administering the BDC, it also lessens the required work of the user (such as testing, making modifications, etc.).
The tool has been designed to assist in the lifecycle management for Application Definition files. The tool enables searching over databases and web service-based repositories, as well as the connection for BDC web parts in MOSS.
Highlights:
- Tool supports Databases (SQL, Oracle, OLEDB, and ODBC) and Web Services
- Drag and drop design surface for selecting DB tables or web methods
- Metadata is automatically extracted from Databases by dragging and dropping tables
- Web Services require a few additional steps to completely configure the connection
- Users can import and export Application Definition XML files
- Users are able to test method instances incrementally from within the tool
- The tool is not required to run on a Web Front-End
- Associations are created automatically when foreign keys are selected; they can also be created easily for web services by adding an Association method instance