Course Description

Overview:

Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2013 provides a code-free environment to access data types and build custom SharePoint applications. It allows rapid development of SharePoint workflows to meet a company’s specific needs. Before SharePoint Designer, most custom SharePoint applications were created with Microsoft® Visual Basic®. SharePoint Designer simplifies the process with a no-code interface that can be integrated with Microsoft® Visio® 2013 to easily manipulate workflow shapes. In this course, you will create and publish custom SharePoint workflows without code using SharePoint Designer 2013.

Course Objectives:

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.

Target Student:

This course is designed for advanced Microsoft SharePoint site owners and administrators who want to integrate data sources, customize content types, and automate common tasks using workflows.

Prerequisites:

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 Logical Operations course:

• Microsoft® SharePoint® Foundation 2013: Site Owner