Spsnyc transforming share point farm solutions to the add-in model and sharepoint framework

1. Transform your full-trust
solutions to the add-in model /
SharePoint Framework
Matthias Einig, MVP

2. Matthias Einig
matt@rencore.com
rencore.com/blog
@mattein
CEO & Founder

3. THANK YOU
EVENT SPONSORS
We appreciated you supporting the
New York SharePoint Community!
• Diamond, Platinum, Gold, & Silver have
tables scattered throughout
• Please visit them and inquire about their
products & services
• To be eligible for prizes make sure to get
your bingo card stamped by ALL sponsors
• Raffle at the end of the day and you must
be present to win!

4. BASICS

5. FULL TRUST CODE vs. “APP” “ADDIN”
Package/Application/Code
that uses
• Server Side Object Model
• Declarative Code
• Infrastructure specific
components
(e.g. HTTP Handlers)
• (Too?) High level of trust
Package/Application/Code
that uses
• Client Side Object Model / REST
• Runs with Office365
• Runs outside the SharePoint box
• Configurable, but complex level of
trust

6. FULL TRUST CODE vs. SHAREPOINT
FRAMEWORK
Package/Application/Code
that uses
• Server Side Object Model
• Declarative Code
• Infrastructure specific
components
(e.g. HTTP Handlers)
• (Too?) High level of trust
Package/Application/Code
that uses
• Client Side Object Model / REST
• Based on JavaScript / TypeScript
• Not yet available for SP 2016
• Has the same rights as the user
running it

7. “Will you ever support farm solutions in Office
365?”
Farm solutions are deployed cross SharePoint farm
and they’d impact multiple customers…
No.
Vesa Juvonen, Microsoft

8. WHAT IS "TRANSFORMATION" ?

10. Magic

12. WHAT DOES TRANSFORMATION
MEAN?
•Look at what you have, then
•Implement from scratch, while
•Re-use concepts, patterns and data

13. WHY WOULD YOU TRANSFORM?
• Moving from on-prem to Office365 or Hybrid
• SharePoint version update
• To be 'future proof'
• Changed / New Requirements
• Cannot start on a greenfield (time, money, complexity)
• Maintenance problems caused by customizations

14. Replace / gradually update
existing FTC components
Re-use
code / data structures / solution concepts/
integrations
HOW WOULD YOU TRANSFORM
YOUR CODE?

15. MAJOR CHANGES

16. MAJOR CHANGES
• No SSOM, use CSOM/REST/Graph
• Do not use the Feature Framework
• Avoid declarative artifacts / CAML
(WebTemplates, Content Types, etc.)
• Do not use MasterPages
• Minimize Branding
• Approach SharePoint/Office365 as a service
• ”Modern” web development technologies (SPFx) instead of .NET

17. CAML == BAD
Custom Web Template
onet.xml
X feature activations
onet.xml
X feature activations
onet.xml
X feature activations +2
onet.xml
X feature activations +4
onet.xml
X feature activations
onet.xml
X feature activations
<< Copy >>
Significant differences on the outcome unless web template
onet.xml has been updated cross site collections with the
changes which were also done for out of the box team site.
Web Template onet.xml is created by
copying team site onet.xml and by adding
stapled features to the onet.xml
Service updates for introducing new capabilities to
team sites also using feature stapling
Source: TEE2015 DEV-B308
http://matte.in/TTE2015Transform

18. REIMAGINE!

19. TRANSFORMATION != Copy & Paste
• Is SharePoint/Office365 providing already the functionality?
• Does your solution benefit from the SharePoint UI?
• Are you relying on 3rd party systems?
• Does it have to be SharePoint?
• Are the business requirements still valid?

20. TRANSFORMATION
PROCESS

21. THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS
Learn Plan & Track TransformAssess

22. ASSESS

23. ASSESS CUSTOMIZATIONS
• Understand which customizations you have
• Understand what they do
• Understand why you have them
• Understand the impact they make on the
environment
• Understand the involved effort to transform

24. ASSESS USAGE
• Analyze if and where the customizations are
deployed
• Analyze if the deployed customizations are
still used
• Analyze if the used customizations are
still required

25. ASSESS REQUIREMENTS
• Discuss existing solution with the business.
• Discuss the requirements with the business.
• Learn how the existing customization are used
• Decide what to keep, change and remove.

26. LEARN

27. LEARN
• Add-in Model techniques
• App Part
• Full Immersive app
• UI Custom Actions
• PowerShell Scripts / Console applications
• Client Parts / SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
• Hosting
• on-prem/Office365,
• Provider/SharePoint hosted
• Authentication
• On-prem AD or Azure AD?

28. "NEW" PROVISIONING
APPROACHES
Provider Hosted
App using
CSOM/REST
.NET Console App
using
CSOM/REST
PowerShell
using
CSOM/REST
”Mechanical Turk”
PnP
Provisioning
Engine
Stand alone site
using Graph

29. MOVE TO REMOTE PROVISIONING
• 'Roll your own'
• Complex, high maintenance
• Flexible and potentially build for the task
• Use the PnP Provisioning Engine
• Tested, pre-built
• Template approach
• Code approach
• Extensible
• Use the PnP Partner Pack
• Based upon the PnP Provisioning Engine

30. CONSIDER AUTHENTICATION
CAREFULLY
If you transform your solution to SharePoint Online:
• Do you have an on-prem AD?
• Do you use ADFS?
• Are you moving to Azure AD?
• Will you use Hybrid?
• Will you use explicit or implicit grant flow for auth?

31. DEVELOPMENT: ADD-IN MODEL
• Complex security
• Add-in security vs User security
• Limited ability to specify
what the add-in wants to do
• Powerful: full access to C# / .NET ecosystem
• Rich APIs
• CSOM
• REST
• Microsoft Graph
Add-in

32. DEVELOPMENT: SHAREPOINT
FRAMEWORK
• Not a replacement for Add-Ins but rather another option
• Simple security
• The solution users has the same rights
as the user using it
• Powerful: access to the full JavaScript ecosystem
• Rich APIs
• JSOM
• REST
• Microsoft Graph
Fx

33. DEPLOYMENT
FULL TRUST
• WSP files
• Full control over server
• Flexible
• With great power
comes great
responsibility
SANDBOX
• WSP files
• No control over server
• Less flexible
• With less power
comes great
frustration
APPS / ADD-INs
• Still new to many
people
• Separate hosting
model
• Complex
authentication model
SPFx
• GA since March 2017
• Separate hosting
model
• Potentially very new
development model to
'traditional' SP Devs

34. RESOURCES
SharePoint Pattern & Practices
https://dev.office.com/pnp
• Community project lead by Microsoft
• Core Library, PowerShell cmdlets,
samples, reference implementations
• Endorsed by SharePoint product group
SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
https://dev.office.com/sharepoint
• Additional development model
• Still in preview

35. PLAN & TRACK

36. PLAN & TRACK
• Plan which customization artifacts to transform
or to abandon
• Group depending artifacts to use cases
• Track the progress of the transformation

37. TRANSFORM

38. www.sptransformator.com
Develop from scratch yourself
or use

39. www.sptransformator.com

40. rencore.com

42. discovers & analyzes…
ü SharePoint Add-ins
ü Sandboxed Solutions
ü Farm Solutions (WSP)
ü Assemblies / Executables
ü JavaScript Files
ü InfoPath Forms
ü SharePoint Designer
Workflows
ü Customization Usage
q CEWP / JSWP / JSLINK (tbd)
q VS Workflows (planned)
supports…
ü Office 365
ü SharePoint Online
ü SharePoint 2016
ü SharePoint 2013
ü SharePoint 2010
ü SharePoint 2007
transforms to…
ü SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
ü CSOM
ü JSOM & Typescript
ü REST
ü PowerShell Script (CSOM/REST)
ü SharePoint PnP CSOM/ JSOM
ü SharePoint PnP PowerShell
ü PnP Provisioning Engine
q PowerApps (tbd)
q Flow (tbd)
q MS Graph (tbd)
www.sptransformator.com

43. SUMMARY
1. ASSESS Understand the existing customizations and
requirements
2. LEARN Understand the target platform and technology
3. PLAN & TRACK Re-imagine and plan the solution
4. TRANSFORM

44. Thank you!

45. EVALS / PRIZES
Bring all items to the 6th Info Desk
• Bingo Cards = how you win prizes at the
end of the event.
• The cards must be stamped by ALL the
Sponsors by the last session (4pm)
• Fill out speakers evaluations (located in
the front of the rooms
• Fill out the event evaluations
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46. THANK YOU
EVENT SPONSORS
We appreciated you supporting the
New York SharePoint Community!
• Diamond, Platinum, Gold, & Silver have
tables scattered throughout
• Please visit them and inquire about their
products & services
• To be eligible for prizes make sure to get
your bingo card stamped by ALL sponsors
• Raffle at the end of the day and you must
be present to win!

47. Beer Authority
300 W 40h St
[across the street]
Join us for a round of drinks & some
appetizers
http://www.beerauthoritynyc.com

48. Questions?
matthias.einig@rencore.com
@MATTEIN
WWW.SPTRANSFORMATOR.COM