Beginning: Visual Studio® LightSwitch Development -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: An Introduction to Visual Studio LightSwitch -- Chapter 1: Prototyping and Rapid Application Development -- Line-of-Business Software Development Challenges -- LOB Software Development -- Changing Project Environment -- Creating a Requirements Specification -- Feedback Frequency -- Application Prototyping -- Wireframe Models -- Proof-of-Concept Models -- Low-Fidelity Prototypes -- High-Fidelity Prototypes -- Rapid Application Development -- RAD Tools -- Visual Studio LightSwitch and RAD -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Getting Started With Visual Studio Lightswitch -- Getting to Know Visual Studio -- A Short History of Visual Studio -- Roots -- Other Visual Languages and Tools -- Integrating Languages into Visual Studio -- Moving to .NET -- Visual Studio Editions -- Visual Studio 2010 -- Getting to Know Visual Studio LightSwitch -- Business Code versus Plumbing Code -- LOB Applications and LightSwitch -- Installing Visual Studio LightSwitch -- Types of Installation -- Running LightSwitch for the First Time -- Creating Your First LightSwitch Application -- Creating a Project -- Creating a Table -- Creating a Screen to List Album Information -- Making Runtime Customizations -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Technologies Behind a Lightswitch Application -- The Three-Tier Application Architecture Pattern -- The Presentation Tier -- The Logic Tier -- The Data Tier -- LightSwitch and the Three-Tier Architecture Pattern -- The .NET Framework -- The .NET Runtime -- .NET Languages -- .NET Framework and LightSwitch -- Sources for More Information about the .NET Framework -- Silverlight 4 -- A New UI Concept -- Layout -- Data Binding -- Styles and Templates -- Sources for More Information about Silverlight 4 -- SQL Server 2008 -- SQL Server Features -- SQL Server 2008 Express.

Sources for More Information about SQL Server -- SharePoint 2010 -- SharePoint 2010 Features -- SharePoint 2010 Lists and LightSwitch -- Microsoft Office -- Microsoft Office Application Features -- Exporting Information to Microsoft Excel -- Windows Azure -- Dynamic Resource Allocation -- Application Development with Windows Azure -- Windows Azure and LightSwitch -- Sources for More Information about Windows Azure -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Customizing Lightswitch Applications -- Customizing Data -- Creating the Aquarium Database -- Connecting to an Existing Database -- Changing Names and Types in the Existing Table -- Creating the Cart Table -- Customizing Screens -- Creating a Creature Catalog -- Changing the Grid Layout -- Creating a Shopping Cart Screen -- Writing Code -- Setting a Default Property Value in Code -- Setting the Startup Screen -- Managing Price Information -- Other Points Where Code Is Used -- Summary -- Part II: Creating Applications with Visual Studio LightSwitch -- Chapter 5: Preparing to Develop a Lightswitch Application -- The ProjectTrek Sample -- The Functionality of ProjectTrek -- The ProjectTrek Application Database -- LightSwitch Application Development Life cycle -- The Iterative Model -- Construction: Design and Implementation -- Testing -- Deployment -- Extending a LightSwitch Application -- Team Foundation Server Support -- A Short Tour of the LightSwitch IDE -- The Workbench and the Start Page -- Window Management -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Working with Simple Data Screens -- Creating New Tables -- Creating the ProjectTrek Project -- Designing the TimeCategory Table -- Table Fields and Properties -- Creating Screens -- The Add New Screen Dialog -- Predefined Screen Types -- The Layout Structure of a Screen -- Inserting, Editing, and Deleting Data -- Creating a Details Screen -- Understanding How the Detail Screen Works.

Creating a New Data Screen -- Creating an Editable Grid Screen -- Deleting a Record -- Polishing -- Finalizing the EditableTimeCategeory Screen -- Implementing the ProjectRoleType Entity -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Working with Master-Detail Data Screens -- Creating Detail Tables -- Relationships -- The Add New Relationship Dialog -- Creating Master-Detail Screens -- Understanding Master-Detail Screens -- Using the Add New Screen Dialog to Create Master-Detail Screens -- The Structure of Master-Detail Screens -- Queries -- Understanding Queries -- Editing Queries -- Creating New Queries -- Query Parameters -- Binding Query Parameters with Screen Data -- Adding Details to Screens -- Adding Project Details to ListProjects -- Adding ProjectTask and AdditionalCost Details -- Aggregations -- Polishing -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Using Existing Sql Server Data -- Connecting to SQL Server Databases -- Using Server Explorer -- Establishing a Connection to a SQL Server Database -- Customizing Data in Existing Databases -- Renaming Tables and Fields -- Mapping and Changing Field Types -- Using Computed Properties to Extend Attached Tables -- Server-Side Computed Fields -- Managing Data Relationships -- Using Existing Relationships -- Creating New Relationships between a LightSwitch Table and an External Table -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Building and Customizing Screens -- Understanding the Screen Layout Structure -- Data Items -- Layout Items -- Data Binding -- Using Layout Containers -- Understanding Layout Containers -- Nesting Layout Containers -- Layout Container Sizing -- Runtime Screen Customization -- Using Customization Mode -- Features and Restrictions in Customization Mode -- The Data Grid and the List Controls -- Working with the Data Grid Control -- Data Grid Properties -- Working with the List Control -- Using Simple Controls and Value Pickers.

Working with Simple Controls -- Control Sizing -- Picking Up Values -- Methods, Buttons, and Command Bars -- Adding Methods and Buttons to a Screen -- Enabling and Disabling Methods -- Adding Buttons to the Screen's Command Bar -- Adding Methods and Buttons to Controls -- Removing Buttons and Methods -- Tasks and Navigation -- Understanding the Screen Navigation Structure -- Changing the Navigation Structure of ProjectTrek -- Extending the UI with Shells, Themes, and Custom Controls -- Applying Shells and Themes -- Custom Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Validation and Business Rules -- Validation and Business Logic Architecture of LightSwitch -- Validation Steps -- Defining Business Rules -- The Save Pipeline -- Adding Validation Rules -- Declaring Simple Field Validation Rules -- Declaring Custom Field Validation Rules -- Validation through Navigation Properties -- Validating Entities -- Validation Messages in the UI -- Implementing Business Rules -- Intercepting the Save Pipeline -- Save Pipeline Event-Handling Methods -- Query Event-Handling Methods -- Auditing Data Modifications -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Authentication and Access Control -- Authentication and Access Control Concepts -- Authentication -- Access Control -- Permissions -- Roles and Users -- Access Control Methods -- Using Access Control in LightSwitch Applications -- Defining and Checking Permissions -- Available Access Control Methods -- Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions -- Authentication in LightSwitch -- Using Windows Authentication -- Using Forms Authentication -- Managing Roles and Permissions -- Managing Users -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Microsoft Office Integration -- Exporting Data to Microsoft Excel -- Understanding and Using Office Automation -- Using the Microsoft Office Automation Model from LightSwitch Applications -- Exporting to Excel Using the Automation Model.

Exploring the Automation Model -- Exporting a Project List to Word -- Summary -- Part III: Advanced LightSwitch Application Development -- Chapter 13: Deploying Lightswitch Applications -- Deployment Options -- Thin Client and Thick Client -- Client and Application Server Topologies -- Restrictions -- Thick Client Deployment -- Creating a Desktop Client Installation Kit -- Using the Installation Kit -- Removing the Desktop Client -- Managing the Database Deployment -- Deploying with IIS -- Three-Tier Deployment -- LightSwitch and Three-Tier Deployment -- Publishing the Application Server to IIS -- Windows Azure Deployment -- Prerequisites for Windows Azure Deployment -- Using the Publish Application Wizard for Windows Azure Deployment -- Starting the Application in Windows Azure -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Using Sharepoint 2010 Lists -- Creating a Sample SharePoint Site -- Using Your Company's SharePoint Server -- Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 -- Preparing a Custom SharePoint List -- Using SharePoint 2010 Lists -- Attaching to SharePoint Lists -- Table Fields Generated for SharePoint Lists -- Using SharePoint Data -- Data Type Mapping between SharePoint and LightSwitch -- Customizing List Data -- Creating Relationships with SharePoint 2010 Lists -- Editing Existing SharePoint Relationships -- Creating Relationships between SharePoint Lists and LightSwitch Tables -- Summary -- Part IV: Appendix -- Appendix: Answers to Exercises -- Chapter 1 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 2 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 3 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 4 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 5 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 6 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 7 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 8 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 9 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 10 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 11 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 12 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 13 Exercise Answers -- Chapter 14 Exercise Answers.

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