The MOSS SDK 1.2 release is now LIVE on the Microsoft Download Center

The MOSS SDK release is now LIVE on the Microsoft Download Center at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en

·         MOSS 2007 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services documentation, and Developer Tools and Samples for MOSS and WSS. See below for a detailed breakdown what’s new in this release.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en

·         WSS 3.0 SDK 1.2. Includes Conceptual and Class Library Reference documentation, Web Services documentation, and Developer Tools and Samples for WSS technology only. See below for a detailed breakdown what’s new in this release.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-A07FE8AFAFFD&displaylang=en

What’s New in this Release

 

Windows SharePoint Services SDK Documentation Enhancements

A full breakdown of new and improved sections for the platform documentation can be found in the WSS SDK Welcome topic; here is the link to the online version: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms441339.aspx.

Start Menu Navigation

This release features a new Start Menu shortcut that gives you quick access to documentation (compiled HTML Help, or CHM for short) files and the Welcome Page (ReadMe.htm), which is a landing page with links out to all the tools and samples.

Installation Improvements

You now have a choice of installation location when you’re installing the SDK. You can browse to your preferred folder during setup. The default installation path for MOSS is C:\Program Files\2007 Office System Developer Resources\. The default installation path for WSS is C:\Program Files\Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK\.

New Tools Included with the MOSS SDK

New tools and samples are in bold.

·         Business Data Catalog Samples and Utilities

o   Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor

o   Sample Pluggable SSO Provider

o   WSHelloWorld Web Service

o   WSOrders Web Service

o   Excel Services User Defined Function Sample

o   WSOrders Custom Proxy Sample

o   Amazon Web Service Sample

o   AdventureWorks Metadata Samples

o   SAP Sample

·         Document Management and Content Processing Samples

o   Comment Scrub Document Converter

o   Term Replacement Document Inspector

·         Search Samples

o   Sample Protocol Handler

o   Custom Content Source

·         Records Management and Policy Samples

o   De-Duplication Router

o   Document Integrity Verifier

o   Records Center Web Service Console Application

o   Search, Collect, and Hold Tool

o   Sample Custom Barcode Generator

o   IRM Document Protector

·         Workflow Samples

o   Custom Workflow Report Query Generator

o   Custom Workflow Report XLSX Injector

o   Visual Studio Workflow Templates

o   Enterprise Content Management Workflow Activities

o   List Item Activities

o   Hello World Sequential Workflow

o   State Based Approval Workflow

o   Modification Workflow

o   Replication and Contact Selector Workflow

o   Intersystem Purchase Order

o   Confidential Approval Workflow

o   Group Approval Workflow

o   Approval Workflow Sample

o   Multi-Stage Workflow

o   Server-side Collect Signatures Workflow

Full details can be found in the Welcome Guide of the SDK, accessible through the Start Menu.

SDK Documentation Update Details

Close to 90% completion of all Type descriptions in the SDK Class Library Reference. Nearly all of the remaining blanks in the API reference are either Internal Namespaces and Classes or low priority APIs, and we are working to get those tagged appropriately for a future release.

Updates to the MOSS SDK conceptual topics include:

·         How to: Customize RSS for the Content Query Web Part (new)

·         How to: Create a Minimal Master Page (revised)

·         Provisioning Portal Sites (revised)

·         Portal Site Template File (revised)

·         Portal (Portal Site Template) (revised)

·         Webs (Portal Site Template) (revised)

·         Web (Portal Site Template) (revised)

·         How to Create a Web Service Connection by using the Business Data Catalog Definition Editor (new)

·         How to Create a Database Connection by using the Business Data Catalog Definition Editor (new)

Updates to the MOSS SDK Class Library and Web Service Reference include:

·         Microsoft.Office.Workflow.ISoapServerWorkflow

·         Microsoft.Office.Workflow.IWorkflow

·         Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Workflow

·         Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.PolicyFeatures.IBarCodeGenerator

·         Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.InformationPolicy.IPolicyFeatures

·         Workflow Web service

Viewing the SDK Documentation Online

You can browse the SDK online through the following links:

·         Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK

·         Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK

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