Session on SharePoint solutions architecture at ShareCamp, Munich/Germany, April 2012

1. SharePoint Solution
Architecture
Adis Jugo
managing consultant

2. Perception of SharePoint applications
Adis Jugo, PlanB.

3. Impact
Inspiration
Business
Operations
Case
Deploy
Life Require-
Cycle
ments
Testing / Solution
QA Architect.
Develop
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4. Requirements
Inspiration
Business
Operations
Case
Deploy
Life Require-
Cycle
ments
Testing / Solution
QA Architect.
Develop
Adis Jugo, PlanB.

5. Time and Costs estimation
Inspiration
Business
Operations
Case
Deploy
Life Require-
Cycle
ments
Testing / Solution
QA Architect.
Develop
Adis Jugo, PlanB.

6. Time and Costs estimation
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7. Architecture
Inspiration
Business
Operations
Case
Deploy
Life Require-
Cycle
ments
Testing / Solution
QA Architect.
Develop
Adis Jugo, PlanB.

8. Architecting SharePoint solutions
Adis Jugo, PlanB.

9. What is wrong with this web part?
Adis Jugo, PlanB.

10. Types of SharePoint solutions
• Enterprise SharePoint Solutions
• SharePoint SandBox Solutions
• Solutions that use SharePoint data

11. 4 questions for architects
• How will the users be using the application?
• How will the application be deployed into production and
managed?
• What are the quality attribute requirements for the application
(security, performance, concurrency, localization, and configuration)
• How can the application be designed to be flexible and maintainable
over time?

12. Architecture Considerations
• Considerations • Quality attributes
o Impersonation o Security
o Logging o Performance
o Caching o Concurrency
o Testing o Localization /
o Deployment Internationalization
o Flexibility / Manageability / o Configuration
FutureProof o …

13. SHAREPOINT ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

14. A SharePoint Solution
Managet
Code /
Workflows Silverlight Ajax
Office
Timer Jobs
Clients
!NET /
Event
Mobile/
Receivers
Tablet
InPage
SP WinRT /
Solution Metro
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16. BL Classes not
SPContext Aware
SPContext
Transport/Creation?
SPContext Aware
Infrastructure Layer
Classes
Dependency
injection

18. Logging
• Logging from the BL
• ULS for SharePoint
• Different
implementations
LOGGING

19. Caching, Persistence
• Caching in front-end
Web Server
o AppFabric for
Windows Server
Caching, persistence
o NCache
• Persistence
o SPPersistedObject

20. Localization / Internationalization
• Chrome
• User Interface
• Navigation
• Content
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21. Architecting InPage elements: MVP Model
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22. Unit Testing
• Unit Testing Business
Layer
• Unit Testing
SharePoint DAL
o nUnit
• Unit Testing InPage
o presenter
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23. DEMO
SHAREPOINT ENTERPRISE APPLICATION LAYOUT

24. SharePoint Enterprise Solutions
• Considerations • Quality attributes
o Impersonation  o Security 
o Logging o Performance => ?
o Caching o Concurrency 
o Testing o Localization /
o Deployment  Internationalization
o Flexibility / Manageability / o Configuration 
FutureProof 

25. Where is the catch
• Everything is SharePoint App Pool
o Deep impact on SharePoint Server
• Deployment to SharePoint Server
o Policies
o Maintenance
• Not possible with Office 365 (or other hosted services)

26. SHAREPOINT SANDBOX SOLUTIONS

27. SHAREPOINT SANDBOX SOLUTIONS

28. SandBox Solutions
• Considerations • Quality attributes
o Impersonation  o Security 
o Logging  o Performance => ?
o Caching  o Concurrency 
o Testing  o Localization /
o Deployment  Internationalization 
o Flexibility / Manageability / o Configuration 
FutureProof 

29. SOLUTIONS THAT USE SHAREPOINT DATA

30. SOLUTIONS WITH SHAREPOINT DATA
• Considerations • Quality attributes
o Impersonation =>  o Security 
o Logging  => No ULS o Performance 
o Caching  o Concurrency 
o Testing  o Localization /
o Deployment  Internationalization 
o Flexibility / Manageability / o Configuration 
FutureProof 

31. No SPContext aware
Components

32. SharePoint Enterprise Solutions
• Considerations • Quality attributes
o Impersonation => ? o Security 
o Logging  => No ULS o Performance 
o Caching  o Concurrency 
o Testing  o Localization /
o Deployment  Internationalization 
o Flexibility / Manageability / o Configuration 
FutureProof 

33. Limitations
• ASMX Services
• OData
• CSOM (Client SharePoint Object Model)
• No advanced list-data management
• No Event Receivers, Timer Jobs
• Outside of SharePoint user interface
• Suitable for integrating other solutions with SharePoint

34. And finally
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35. Resources
• MS P&P: SharePoint Guide • Asterix and Cleopatra
http://spg.codeplex.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref
=nb_sb_noss?url=search-
• MVP pattern in SharePoint alias%3Daps&field-
InPage elements (WebParts, keywords=asterix+and+cleopa
ASPX) tra&x=0&y=0
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/ee413740.aspx
http://www.plan-b-gmbh.com

36. • http://www.plan-b-gmbh.com
• http://www.adisjugo.com
@adisjugo
Adis Jugo, PlanB.