SPALM - SharePoint 2007 SoftwareFactoryLite

Project Description
The SharePoint 2007 SoftwareFactoryLite is part of the SPALM (SharePoint Application Lifecycle Management). SPALM was created by Steria Mummert Consulting to support the implementation of SharePoint Applications with TFS.

The software factory is an "extension" for Visual Studio 2008 and 2005 to allow easier development of SharePoint applications. It is based on the Microsoft Guidance Automation Toolkit.

This project is intended to show the capabilities of a SharePoint software factory with some examples.
Everybody is invited:
- to develop his own SharePoint software factory based on this project (please download the source code)
- to support this project with new templates, recipes, code samples and snippets to increase the capabilties of this project

We (as Steria Mummert Consulting) will further support this SharePoint 2007 SoftwareFactoryLite with new recipes and templates over time.
You can find slides about the software factory at our blog http://www.spalmblogger.de.



Using this software factory
To use the SharePoint 2007 SoftwareFactoryLite
1. Download and install the Microsoft Guidance Automation Extensions: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DF79C099-4753-4A59-91E3-5020D9714E4E&displaylang=en
2. Downlad and install the Guidance Automation Extensions Update (GAXP1409)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E28205C6-BB07-401B-9A76-804784598BF0&displaylang=en
3. Download and install this software factory
4. Start Visual Studio. Create a new project. You will find a new project template "SharePoint 2007 Application" under "Guidance Packages".
5. Within the project you will find new context menus for SharePoint development.

Own development
To change the source code of the SharePoint 2007 SoftwareFactoryLite or to develop own software factories:
1. Download and install Microsoft Guidance Automation Toolkit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b91066b3-d1d6-4990-a45f-34cf8dbdc60c&displaylang=en
2. Download the source code of this project
3. Open the source code in Visual Studio and start creating own recipes

More information
Find more information (like presentations): http://www.spalmblogger.de
Information about GAX/GAT at Microsoft: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/aa718948.aspx

The SharePoint team at Steria Mummert Consulting in Munich is providing this project to every SharePoint developer. To reach the team please contact Torsten Mandelkow (torsten.mandelkow@steria-mummert.de)