Creating a code-only web part (sandboxed solution)
In this recipe, we will develop a code-only web part that can be deployed as a sandboxed solution. For this recipe, we will create a data entry screen to add an item to a SharePoint list.
In this example, we will provide a user interface for bug reporting. Testers can come into the site and enter information about the bug they found during testing. The web part then inserts this data to a SharePoint list. Based on the category selected, we would associate the bug to a developer. In case we had a workflow associated with this list, we could have created a task for the developer and sent an alert about the entered bug.
Getting ready
Create a custom list named Bugs with columns Title, Description, ...
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