70-489 Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Advanced Solutions – Preparation links

Hello guys,

This list is not exhaustive, and i will still try to polish some links and add new ones, As you can see I haven’t covered all topics like monitoring of scalability of issues.

Please let me know if something is not correct, this is also my main source to learn, I haven’t passed the exam yet.

I hope this information helps you,  I’m quite excited about this 🙂

Design and Implement Search (15-20
percent)

Query Search.

• build search queries using FQL (FAST Query Language) and
  KQL (Keyword Query Language)

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394606.aspx

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558911.aspx

• execute search queries using client-side object model
  (CSOM)
  • https://coder87.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/sharepoint-2013-search-by-client-object-model-in-c/
  • http://sp2013searchtool.codeplex.com/
  • http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2013/04/18/how-to-query-search-with-the-sharepoint-2013-javascript-client-object-model.aspx

• Web Services (Deprecated in 2013)
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee872313(v=office.14).aspx

• REST
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163876.aspx

Customize search
results.

• create custom result sources
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/02/01/how-query-rules-and-result-sources-can-be-used-to-customize-search-results.aspx
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj683115.aspx

• create display templates
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679900.aspx
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj944947.aspx

• create result types
  • http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1041

• create custom refiner definitions
  • http://aghy.hu/AghyBlog_EN/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=181

• implement query rules
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2012/09/18/what-happened-to-best-bets-introducing-query-rules.aspx
  • http://sharepoint-community.net/profiles/blogs/sharepoint-2013-manage-search-query-rule-using-powershell

Customize content
processing.

• feed external content types
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163139.aspx
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/3c67b1cf-5fca-4805-a1b5-c9ac1ff8aede.aspx

• implement content processing extensions (entity
  extraction)

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219480.aspx

• configure out-of-the box content processing
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163968.aspx
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdev/archive/2012/11/13/customize-the-sharepoint-2013-search-experience-with-a-content-enrichment-web-service.aspx

• create content mappings
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/03/06/from-site-column-to-managed-property-what-s-up-with-that.aspx
  • http://www.hersheytech.com/Blog/SharePoint/tabid/197/entryid/37/Default.aspx
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219667.aspx

Implement BCS (Business Connectivity
Services) (10-15 percent)

General information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163782.aspx

Create a model.

• optimize queries for performance and throttling
  • http://thesharepointproject.com/2012/03/05/bcs-and-external-list-item-throttling/
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607630.aspx

• use naming conventions
  • http://sharepointdragons.com/2012/12/10/naming-conventions-for-sharepoint-2013-service-accounts/

• use batching (the same as 2010)
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdev/archive/2011/11/14/client-object-model-request-batching-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx

• create filters
  • http://benredl.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/sharepoint-2013-external-list-enhancements-with-odata-sorting-and-filtering/

• implement methods
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg294165.aspx

• create associations
  • http://blog.johnnyt.me/2013/03/crawling-with-fast-and-sharepoint-2013/
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Create-2d2ec458

Create external
content types.

• use SQL data sources
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj220063.aspx
  • http://wyldesharepoint.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/sharepoint-2013-setting-up-external.html

• use WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) (like 2010,
  deprecated?)

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee556831(v=office.14).aspx

• Web Services (like 2010, deprecated?)
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee556431(v=office.14).aspx

• use oData
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163967.aspx

• use.NET connector (Exactly the same)
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee557349(v=office.14).aspx
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-MyFileConne-79d2ea26
  • http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsearch/thread/221221cb-5901-45c5-9fca-836778fcdec4/

Implement
authorization and authentication.

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj683116.aspx

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee661743.aspx

• use pass-through

• use BCS Identity and User Identity

• use a custom model

Create custom
connectors.

• http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-MyFileConne-79d2ea26

• implement methods (including Search)

• implement security trimming

• implement configuration properties

• implement caching

• implement external event receiver
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163976.aspx

Access BCS data.

• use BCS Web Parts

• use BCS data in workflows

• use BCS CSOM
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164116.aspx

• use the server-side object model

• use BCS REST
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163227.aspx

Implement
client-side BCS.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163972.aspx

• use caching

• use Microsoft Office apps
• use Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office

• use SQL replication
• implement authorization and authentication

Implement User Profiles and Customize
Social Workload (15-20 percent)

Manage user profile
properties.

• create and update user profile properties
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163800

• update privacy filters (deprecated ?)
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/ms583766

• map properties to external data
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff382639.aspx
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh147510.aspx
  • http://www.sharepointsecurity.com/sharepoint/sharepoint-security/sharepoint-2013-user-profile-property-mapping-and-synchronizing-groups/

• use managed metadata term sets
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721054.aspx
  • http://najro.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/empty-term-set-in-custom-user-profile-property-sharepoint-2013/

• update profile picture
  • http://lixuan0125.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/upload-user-profile-pictures-programmatically-sharepoint-2013/

Manage feeds.

• use CSOM to follow documents or Sites
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163217
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/dn194080

• People
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163130
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163133

• get feeds
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj164025

• create posts
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163977

• manage Like, reply, mention, tag, link, add pictures
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj863442.aspx
  • https://coderwall.com/p/urb8kg
  • http://blog.mastykarz.nl/like-publishing-pages-sharepoint-2013/
  • http://habaneroconsulting.com/insights/SharePoint-is-FINALLY-Social-mdash-Microblogging-and-Newsfeeds-in-SharePoint-2013

Access user profile
data.

• use CSOM
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163182
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj920104

• use the object model
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163142

• use REST (http://<siteUri>/_api/SP.UserProfiles.PeopleManager)

• use Web Services (deprecated)

Implement ECM (Enterprise Content
Management) and WCM (Web Content Management) (15-20 percent)

Implement a
multi-lingual site.

• http://www.mavention.com/blog/support-translation-sharepoint-2013

• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/create-a-multi-language-website-HA102886546.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102771975

• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-foundation-help/introduction-to-multilingual-features-HA102771975.aspx

• Lab material: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/msdn/en-us/office/media/courseviewer/CourseViewerR5.htm?CourseXmlFile=http://www.microsoft.com/resources/Technet/en-us/office/media/WCMCourse.xml&Operation=LoadModule&Module=11

• submit a page or batch of pages for translation
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163145.aspx

• publish pages
• create source and target labels

• create channels
• implement multi-language site navigation

Implement
E-discovery.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/office/apps/jj163267

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193044.aspx

• http://blogs.askcts.com/2013/03/12/ediscovery-overview-in-sharepoint-2013/
• create a new hold
  • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/create-a-hold-to-suspend-documents-or-items-HA101729113.aspx

• integrate with Microsoft Exchange Web Services
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/jj650012.aspx

• specify content sources and Search criteria
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj683115.aspx

• export discovery sets

• manage permissions for hold

Implement SEO
(Search Engine Optimization).

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization

• http://blog.mastykarz.nl/search-engine-optimization-sharepoint-2013/

• http://www.iblogzone.com/2013/01/best-seo-practices-and-tips-for-2013.html

• create a site map
  • http://www.learningsharepoint.com/2012/09/21/sharepoint-2013-site-collection-seo/

• customize a site map

• maintain SEO configuration properties

• maintain robots.txt file
  • http://www.darrenmarsden.com/post/2012/03/22/Adding-a-robotstxt-to-SharePoint-2010.aspx

• maintain SEO properties on term

Implement content
management.

• create information management policies (the same as
  2010)

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms499244.aspx

• create content organizer rules (the same as 2010)
  • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/create-content-organizer-rules-to-route-documents-HA102772939.aspx
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2010-Creating-a6fe3187

• create document sets
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mittals/archive/2013/04/03/how-to-create-a-document-set-in-sharepoint-2013-using-javascript-client-side-object-model-jsom.aspx
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff603637.aspx

• create document ID providers
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.documentmanagement.documentidprovider.aspx
  • http://zimmergren.net/technical/sp-2010-sharepoint-server-2010-creating-a-custom-document-id-provider

Implement a
publishing page.

• http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2013-Create-9bfa6f5c

• http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/04/10/stage-7-upload-page-layouts-and-create-new-pages-in-a-publishing-site.aspx

• add field controls to a page layout

• add web parts to a page layout

• create a publishing page layout
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822368.aspx

• inherit content types

Design for Performance and
Troubleshooting (15-20 percent)

Design solutions to
handle a high-traffic site.

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg441255.aspx

• combine images
  • http://blog.mastykarz.nl/easier-working-size-based-image-renditions-sharepoint-2013/

• implement caching
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219613.aspx

• minimize number of queries
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798465.aspx
  • http://www.novolocus.com/2013/04/26/query-throttling-in-sharepoint-2013/

• optimize JavaScript loading
  • http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2011/01/eliminating-large-js-files-to-optimize.html
  • https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/devwiki/articles/pages/eliminate-large-js-files-to-optimize-sharepoint-2010-internet-sites-the-complete-reference.aspx

• use CDNs (Content Delivery Networks)
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ramg/archive/2013/02/19/implementing-cdn-based-caching-for-sharepoint-internet-sites.aspx

• create a scalable aggregator(?)

Design client
applications for performance.

• leverage health score rules
  • http://www.wictorwilen.se/sharepoint-2013-sharepoint-health-score-and-throttling-deep-dive

• optimize number of batch server requests
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219591(v=office.15).aspx

• use client-side cache
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261797.aspx

• minimize amount of data requested
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758647.aspx

Monitor and mitigate
performance and scalability issues.

• http://blog.hametbenoit.info/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=455
• diagnose application stability issues
• debug the server side and app code on the client side
• create application diagnostics
• measure and test application performance

Implement Managed Metadata Service (MMS) (15-20 percent)

Generallinks:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424403.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee519603.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163949.aspx

Manage term sets.

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee519604.aspx

• import and export term sets
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2013-Import-a-4d3d900b

• create multi-lingual labels
  • http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/sharepoint-help/work-with-multilingual-term-sets-HA102771984.aspx

• re-use terms

• manage term properties

• perform translation

• create groups and assign permissions

Create solutions by
using MMS.

• use Profile Pages

• use the Product Catalog

• use cross-site publishing
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/02/19/an-introduction-to-cross-site-publishing.aspx
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/jj872721.aspx

• integrate with Search
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163789.aspx

• implement metadata-driven navigation
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163978.aspx
  • http://blog.mastykarz.nl/building-global-navigation-sharepoint-2013/

Use an MMS API.

• use CSOM in client applications
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Synchronize-d40638d1
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Assign-new-5c19062b

• use REST in client applications

• use managed fields

• use server-side object model
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Synchronize-4c191e68
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Assign-new-c79ce037