Exam 70-488 Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Core Solutions

Published: 20 July 2013
Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil)
Audiences: Developers
Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
Credit towards certification: MCP, MCSD

Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area in the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area in the exam.

Please note that the questions may test on, but will not be limited to, the topics described in the bulleted text.
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Plan and design SharePoint sites (10-15%)

Manage the site life cycle

Create a delayed site collection, manage site collection disposition, identify inactive site collections, back up and archive site collection data

Create content types

Subscribe to published content types, choose appropriate content type creation, use Schema Development, create content types using Object Model, create site columns, use content type inheritance

Manage content type behaviours

Manage event receivers, manage workflow associations, manage policies, manage document templates

Implement site provisioning

Create site definitions, create web templates, implement feature stapling, implement custom provisioning code

Preparation resources

Build sites for SharePoint 2013
Content type definitions
Creating site definitions for SharePoint

Implement authorisation and authentication (10-15%)

Implement user authentication

Create a custom claims provider, create a custom sign-in page, create a custom membership provider, package and deploy a custom claims provider, package and deploy a custom membership provider, authenticate a user from a client application

Implement application authentication and authorisation

Use the SharePoint App TokenHelper class, specify the App permission request scope manifest and permission request manifest, specify permissions for Office Store apps, specify permissions for Corporate Catalogue Apps, specify permissions for remote apps to access SharePoint data

Plan and implement user authorisation

Create custom role definitions, create custom permission levels, maintain permissions, implement impersonation, plan and implement anonymous access, create a custom role manager

Preparation resources

Authentication in SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap
Authentication, authorisation and security in SharePoint 2013
Authorisation and authentication for apps in SharePoint 2013

Access and manage data (10-15%)

Design solutions to handle large amounts of data

Create efficient CAML queries and views, choose appropriate APIs, create and use indexed columns, use Object Model Overrides, use Content Iterator, implement cross-site queries

Access data contained in SharePoint

Access data using server-side object model, access data using client-side object model (CSOM), access data using REST API, access data using out-of-the-box Web Services, access data using a custom Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service to facilitate integration with an existing application

Store configuration data

Implement a hierarchical data store, implement a property bag, implement web.config, implement SharePoint List, implement credential storage

Preparation resources

Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) schemas
Data access options for apps in SharePoint 2013
Managing application configuration

Implement SharePoint solutions (15-20%)

Manage SharePoint Object Life Cycle

Implement Object Life Cycle management for SPWeb, implement Object Life Cycle management for SPSite, implement Object Life Cycle management for other objects, implement Object Life Cycle management with Windows PowerShell, implement Object Life Cycle management for SPContext

Upgrade solutions and features

Implement versioning of features and solutions, upgrade features and solutions, implement assembly versioning, build components for in-process request routing

Determine a solution structure

Select feature scope and visibility, define feature dependencies, define solution dependencies, organise SharePoint project items, structure app packages

Create sandbox solutions

Scope features to constraints, identify SharePoint artefacts that can be used in sandbox, access data outside of sandbox scope, configure and troubleshoot sandbox solution deployment, upgrade sandbox solutions, implement solutions validators

Create a no-code solution

Configure no-code customisations for the SharePoint 2013 platform, create XSLT for web parts, create and upload JavaScript files, create Display Templates

Preparation resources

Upgrade to SharePoint 2013
Build farm solutions in SharePoint 2013
Create SharePoint 2013 no-code solutions

Implement the user experience and information architecture (10-15%)

Implement branding

Incorporate designer outputs, use Design Manager functionality, apply custom themes, export the design, create Master Page, create a channel

Implement navigation

Create a custom navigation provider, create taxonomy-based navigation, create search-driven navigation, configure global/current navigation

Customise UI elements

Customise the ribbon, customise the edit control block (ECB), customise the status bar and notifications, customise the modal dialogue window, customise the upgrade notification, select areas for focus on content

Preparation resources

Overview of Design Manager in SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 Design Manager branding and design capabilities
Managed navigation in SharePoint 2013

Create business processes (10-15%)

Create event receivers and timer jobs

Plan the use of event receivers or timer jobs, create remote event receivers, create a work item timer job

Create SharePoint Designer workflows

Plan the type of workflow and associated forms (site, reusable, list, InfoPath), use custom actions, create workflow definition, create reusable workflows for content types, import and export Microsoft Visio workflows, export a workflow to a SharePoint solution

Create and deploy Microsoft Visual Studio workflows

Create custom actions, create a workflow definition, create external connectors, deploy a workflow as part of a SharePoint solution or app, upgrade a SharePoint 2013 Visual Studio workflow, plan the type of workflow and associated forms

Preparation resources

SharePoint 2013: Use event receivers to handle events in apps for SharePoint
Creating a workflow by using SharePoint Designer 2013 and the SharePoint 2013 workflow platform
Develop SharePoint 2013 workflows using Visual Studio

Create Office apps (10-15%)

Plan and design applications

Choose a hosting location, specify a starting location, specify a licensing model, specify permission requirements, select a user experience for apps

Create applications

Create provider-hosted applications, create auto-hosted applications, create SharePoint-hosted applications, apply chrome control

Package and deploy apps

Package an application, publish to Corporate Catalogue, publish to SharePoint store, publish to Microsoft Azure, manage trust relationship with other providers

Manage the App Life Cycle

Upgrade an application, remove an application, manage licensing, manage usage tracking

Preparation resources

Development life cycle for apps for Office
Build apps for SharePoint
How to: Update, unpublish and track your apps with metrics in the Microsoft Seller Dashboard

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QUESTION 1
You are preparing to make sure that the app’s credential store as per the technical prerequisites.
Which of the following actions should you take?

A. You should consider configuring the Server and Password properties.
B. You should consider configuring the User Name and Server properties.
C. You should consider configuring the Client and Server property.
D. You should consider configuring the Password and User Name properties.

Answer: D

Explanation:

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QUESTION 2
You are preparing to deploy the package as per the prerequisites.
Which of the following actions should you take?

A. You should consider making use of the file that has the .ini file extension.
B. You should consider making use of the file that has the .config file extension.
C. You should consider making use of the file that has the .xml file extension.
D. You should consider making use of the file that has the .app file extension.

Answer: D

Explanation:

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QUESTION 3
You are writing code to create the Completed field as per the prerequisites. You need to include
an enumeration of the Microsoft.SharePoint.Client namespace in your code.
Which of the following is the enumeration you should make use of?

A. The ListTemplateType enumeration.
B. The BaseType enumeration.
C. The ODataType enumeration.
D. The ChoiceFormatType enumeration.

Answer: D

Explanation:

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QUESTION 4
You are preparing to make sure that the error that occurs when deploying the app does not occur.
Which of the following actions should you take?

A. You should consider deploying the app to Wayland Industries’ Public-facing site.
B. You should consider deploying the app to Wayland Industries’ Development site for tasks app.
C. You should consider deploying the app to Wayland Industries’ Search site.
D. You should consider deploying the app to Wayland Industries’ Personal My Site.

Answer: A

Explanation:

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QUESTION 5
You are preparing to write code to apply term set navigation in keeping with the prerequisites.
Which of the following is a method that should be included in your code?

A. The GetAsResolvedByWeb method.
B. The GetAsEditable method.
C. The GetCustomizableStringDefaultValue method.
D. The GetResolvedAssociatedFolderUrl method.

Answer: A

Explanation:
Reference:
NavigationTermSet.GetAsResolvedByWeb method (Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Navigation)