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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO SHAREPOINT 2010
the FileStream provider in SQL Server 2008 and you can plug in your own remote BLOB storage
providers if the FileStream provider does not meet your needs.
Image Property Promotion
To support rich metadata for the new media content types, SharePoint provides property promotion
for images. The metadata for uploaded images will automatically be fi lled in based on the metadata
of the image from the source such as size, date taken, and other properties.
Silverlight Web Part and Media Player
As mentioned earlier in the chapter, SharePoint supports Silverlight 2.0 out of the box through a
Silverlight web part and a Silverlight media player web part. With the media player web part, you
can just drag and drop the part onto your page and point it to your digital asset. This web part also
supports theming, using XAML themes, so that you can change the user interface (UI) for the media
buttons and skin the player. In addition, the player supports previewing images so that you can load
a static preview image that appears before the user clicks the play button on the video.
What ’ s New in ECM: Workfl ow
From simple task management to complex business processes, workfl ow is a critical part of many
applications. With 2010, workfl ow gets a number of new features and better integration with a
key workfl ow design tool: Visio. In addition, many of the challenges from Workfl ow in 2007 are
addressed in the 2010 release.
OOB Modifi able Workfl ows
One of the biggest complaints about SharePoint 2007 workfl ows is that the out - of - the - box (OOB)
workfl ows are not customizable. Therefore, if you want to tweak one step in the workfl ow and you
can ’ t do it through the properties or user interface of the OOB workfl ow, you must rewrite the entire
workfl ow as a custom workfl ow. With 2010, all the OOB workfl ows are modifi able, so to change a
step or add a step, you just fi re up SharePoint Designer or Visual Studio and make your changes.
Site Workfl ows
With SharePoint 2007, your workfl ow had to run on an item. This limited your ability to be able
to run workfl ows on folders or items that were external to SharePoint but surfaced through the
Business Connectivity Services. With 2010, site workfl ows provide this capability. When you
combine this with the external list capabilities, you can build some interesting applications that
work with data not stored in SharePoint but stored in databases or Line - of - Business (LOB) systems.
Visio Services
Many business users create workfl ow diagrams in Visio. They drag and drop their process, draw
lines between the boxes, and hope that IT can implement what they ’ ve drawn. With 2010, you can
export the Visio diagram to SharePoint Designer (SPD), which will interpret the diagram and break
it into workfl ow steps. Then, you can fi ll in the logic in SPD for the steps, such as the conditions and
actions, and deploy your workfl ow. The nice thing is that the workfl ow ’ s status will be displayed
using the Visio diagram through the new Visio Services. Visio Services, like Excel Services, provides
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