Chapter 5. Building composite solutions

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 is often seen as a repository of data; a set of collaboration features and a basis for creating websites. However, it is a rich tool, designed to be used by information workers, business analysts, project managers, administrators, and developers—in fact, just about anyone who needs to design, develop, or prototype solutions to meet the needs of specific business processes or sets of tasks in your organization. The data and components that are needed for such solutions might not be stored in or be part of SharePoint or Microsoft Office; however, with SharePoint, you can rapidly create solutions by assembling, connecting, and configuring the components. Such solutions are known as ...

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