Module 1: Data Views

This module explains how to create, customize, and format Data Views and how to apply conditional formatting. It explains how to configure Data Views for editing and how to convert List View Web Parts (LVWPs) to Data View Web Parts (DVWP). It also discusses how to deploy Web Parts.

Lessons

• Creating Data Views
• Customizing Data Views
• Applying Conditional Formatting
• Formatting a Data View by Using XSLT
• Allowing Insertions, Deletions, and Updates
• Converting a List View Web Part to a Data View Web Part
• Deploying Web Parts

• Create a DVWP that displays the contents of a list.
• Explore ways to customize the XSLT of a Data View.
• Identify positive or negative sales growth with conditional formatting.
• Use XSLT to format the data in a Data View.
• Configure an existing Data View for data editing.
• Explore the additional functionality available after converting an LVWP to a DVWP.
• Export a Data View and add it to a page.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Data Sources

This module describes how to connect different elements in different ways, how to work with XML data, how to use linked sources, and how to display the contents of a list on another site.

Lessons

• Using the Data Source Library
• Working with XML Data
• Connecting to an RSS Feed XML File
• Connecting to an RSS Feed Server-Side Script
• Connecting to an XML Web Service
• Using Linked Sources
• Displaying the Contents of a List on Another Site
• Connecting Web Parts

• Create and modify a data connection.
• Use an XML file as a data source.
• Use an XML file on an external server as a data source.
• Use a server-side script to retrieve XML data.
• Use an XML Web Service as a data source.
• Use two data sources as one linked source.
• Use a data source defined in another site's Data Source Library.
• Connect a Web Part to another Web Part on a different page.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Controls

This module describes how to insert and modify controls and how to use different kinds of controls. It also explains how to manage content placeholders and content regions.

Lessons

• Inserting and Modifying Controls
• Using Standard ASP.NET Controls
• Using ASP.NET Validation Controls
• Using SharePoint Data View Controls
• Using SharePoint Server Controls

• Insert controls, and set their properties.
• Add a control that displays a sequence of images.
• Use validation controls to verify data input on a data entry form.
• Use data from one data source as input to another data source.
• Explore the SharePoint Server controls.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Web Content Management in a SharePoint Server Environment

This module provides an overview of Web content management and page models.

Lessons

• Understanding Web Content Management Enhancements in SharePoint Server 2007
• Understanding the Page Model
• Creating a Page Layout
• Modifying a Page Layout
• Restoring an Earlier Version of a Page Layout
• Detaching and Reattaching a Page Layout

• Explore a publishing page.
• Explore page layouts and the Pages library.
• Create a page layout.
• Change a page layout, and configure field control properties.
• Reset a page layout.
• Detach and reattach a page layout.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Workflows

This module provides an overview of workflows and describes how to work with them.

Lessons

• Working with Workflows
• Creating a Workflow
• Using Conditions and Actions
• Verifying and Deploying a Workflow
• Modifying a Workflow
• Creating a Multi-Step Workflow
• Deleting a Workflow

• Configure, start, and monitor a workflow.
• Create a workflow for a specific library.
• Add conditions and actions to a workflow.
• Validate, deploy, and test a workflow.
• Change a workflow.
• Add a step to a workflow.
• Delete a workflow.

After completing this module, students will be able to: