Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2013
Course Description Overview
In this course, you will integrate data sources, customize data types, and author workflows in SharePoint Designer 2013 to model structured business processes without code.
You will:
- Describe SharePoint Designer 2013 and its features, benefits, and support options.
- Customize and configure content types to ensure data consistency across lists and libraries.
- Access and modify data sources from a SharePoint site.
- Create a workflow with SharePoint Designer 2013 and the SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform.
- Develop workflows in Visio 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013.
- Package and deploy workflow using SharePoint Designer 2013 and SharePoint Server 2013.
To ensure your success in this course, you should be a site owner and/or administrator of Microsoft SharePoint 2007, 2010, or 2013. You should have experience with designing and maintaining a SharePoint site. The Microsoft® SharePoint® Foundation 2013: Site Administrator course is helpful, but not required. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following United States Career Campus course:
- Microsoft® SharePoint® Foundation 2013: Site Owner
Each student computer will need the following software:
- Microsoft® Windows® 8, 64 bit (includes Internet Explorer 10)
- Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2013, 64-bit
- Microsoft® Visio® Professional 2013, 64-bit
The instructor computer will need the following software:
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 (includes Internet Explorer 10)
- Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2013 (single server with a built-in database installation)
- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express R2 RTM, 64-bit (new instance required for data source connections)
- Microsoft® Workflow Manager 1.0 (server installation that is not part of a SharePoint 2013 farm and uses HTTP communication)
- Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2013, 64-bit
- Microsoft® Visio® Professional 2013, 64-bit
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each student computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1.3 GHz or faster processor
- 512 MB or RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)
- 1.85 GB of available hard-disk space
- 1024 X 768 screen resolution or higher
- DVD-ROM drive (if installing from physical disc)
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
The instructor computer will host SharePoint Server and requires the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 64-bit, 4-core processor
- 8 GB RAM
- 80 GB available hard disk space
- DVD-ROM drive (if installing from physical disc)
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Lesson 1: Getting Started with SharePoint Designer 2013
Topic A: Introduction to SharePoint Designer
Topic B: Get Help and Support for SharePoint Designer
Lesson 2: Customizing and Implementing Content Types
Topic A: Customize Content Types
Topic B: Implement Custom Content Types
Lesson 3: Integrating Data Sources Using SharePoint Designer
Topic A: Access Data Sources
Topic B: Modify a Data Source in Data View
Lesson 4: Creating Workflows with the Workflow Platform
Topic A: Implement the Workflow Platform
Topic B: Design a Workflow
Lesson 5: Creating Workflows with SharePoint Designer and Visio
Topic A: Design Workflows with Visio 2013
Topic B: Transfer a Visio Workflow Design to SharePoint Designer
Topic C: Publish a Visio Workflow Design Using SharePoint Designer
Lesson 6: Packaging and Deploying Workflows
Topic A: Package Workflows
Topic B: Deploy Workflow Packages