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K2 Speaking Session - BIWUG - SharePoint Saturday Belgium 2014 - Adam Castle (Senior Technical Specialist) - [email protected] The release of SharePoint 2013 saw the platform deliver some tremendous improvements across most feature areas. However, one area of focus conspicuously absent was the lack of development and investment around InfoPath. Microsoft has finally made the formal announcement that they are no longer investing in InfoPath, saying that "industry trends and feedback from our customers and partners make it clear that today’s businesses demand an intelligent, integrated forms experience that spans devices.
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ALTERNATIVE TO INFOPATH FOR
YOUR SHAREPOINT FORMS
By Adam Castle
www.K2Competition.com
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SPC INFOPATH FUNERAL
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2 ALTERNATIVES
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ROADMAP
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DEMO SP2013 & APP FORMS
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FOSL ROADMAP
3-6 Months ~ 1 year Later
• Auto form layout
• Lookups between lists
• Cascading combo
boxes
• SharePoint list
workflows
• Rules, business logic
• Hide/show sections
• Mobile, touch friendly
• Consuming O365
objects
• Web service calls
• Enterprise data
• eSignature
APP FORMS • Records stored in Access Web Apps cannot trigger or be part of
SharePoint 2013 workflows.
• Not for complex business processes and/or granular security.
• Great for simple applications
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Browser-based design and runtime
Forms natively integrated to line of business data
Support of experiences inside and outside of SharePoint e.g. Dynamics CRM,
salesforce, standalone web applications
MODERN FORMS NEEDS
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2 ALTERNATIVES
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Data
One truth from
multiple
sources
Visibility
Real time
process &
performance
tracking
Workflow/BPM
Connect
people and
deliver
outcomes
Faster forms
more control
better decisions
Go Mobile
WORKFLOW FORMS DATA VISIBILITY
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DATA
SHAREPOINT SQL MS CRM
SAP AD OTHER
K2 PROCESS
INFO WEB SERVICE
FORMS MOBILITY REPORTS PORTALS
Business Apps
WORKFLOW
K2 SMARTOBJECTS
First Name
Last Name
Department
Employee
Department Name
Manager
HR Manager
Director
Department
Process
Activity
Event
Data
K2 Process Auditing
IT F
OC
US
B
US
INE
SS
FO
CU
S
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1ST Approval New Expense Claim 2nd Approval
VIEWS
FORMS VIEW
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K2 SMARTFORMS
EXTENDING K2 SMARTFORMS
• Custom controls • jQuery
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K2 SMARTFORMS – Embedding Apps
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K2 SMARTFORMS – Embedding Apps
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OTHER FORMS
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PROCESS – Simple to complex
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K2 DESIGNER FOR SHAREPOINT DESIGNERS
Power Users Business Analyst / IT PRO Developers
LET EVERYONE BUILD PROCESS
Re-Use All Processes
K2 STUDIO K2 FOR VISUAL STUDIO
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REPORTS
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EXTENSIBLE
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DEMO K2 & SP2013
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REVIEW
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THANK YOU
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Adam Castle
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