What is a SharePoint Composite?

The short answer    A SharePoint Composite combines data, documents, and business process in a useful, productive way by assembling, connecting, and configuring the basic building blocks of functionality available in SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 so you can rapidly create business solutions.

The long answer    A SharePoint Composite is covered in a comprehensive manner in the following white paper entitled, SharePoint Composites Handbook, A guide to creating business solutions with little or no code.

This handbook is intended for:

• Information workers, who want to create simple-to-develop, no-code solutions so they can rapidly respond to business needs.
• IT Technical staff, who want to develop solutions and prototypes with little or no code.
• Decision makers, who want to understand the benefits of SharePoint Composites for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
• Anyone, who wants to dramatically improve business productivity and become more agile in the workplace.

Highlights include the following:

• An in-depth overview of all pertinent SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 features, products, and components.
• Guidance on how to design a practical solution with little or no code.
• A comprehensive description of approximately 20 basic design patterns.
• A set of useful and practical links to case studies, help articles, blogs, videos, and solutions.

Download

The following download provides a .docx and .pdf file of the handbook (approximately 70 pages).

SharePoint Composites Handbook

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