Exam Topics Covered

This exam is designed to test the candiate's knowledge and skills on developing applications on the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 platform.

Audience Profile

A Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development should be able to perform the following tasks:

• Write code that extends SharePoint 2010
• Add and support code to an existing project
• Write code for and test custom features in a SharePoint solution such as a Visual Web Part or Event Receiver
• Implement a solution designed by lead SharePoint Developer

The candidate should also have the following experience:

• 12 months with ASP.NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 (or later)
• 6 months develop with SharePoint 2007 or later
• 3 months with SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio 2010

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass Exam 70-573: TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

• MCTS: SharePoint 2010, Application Development

Exam 70-573: TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

• MCPD: SharePoint Developer 2010

Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.

Skills Measured

• Manage SPSite and SPWeb programmatically by using Visual Studio 2010.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: creating sub webs, referencing SPFiles, manipulating property bag, when to call Update, referencing SPContext, SPSite, SPWeb, SPSite.OpenWeb, SPWeb.Webs, feature activation and deactivation
  This objective does not include: trivial cases such as setting title and other loose properties of the objects
• Implement a dialog by using the Dialog Framework.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to:  Create dialogs from JavaScript or from server side, display dialogs
• Create a custom ribbon object.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: adding custom actions to the ribbon, customizing groups, customizing tabs, customizing the existing ribbon
• Customize navigation programmatically.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: TopNav bar, quick launch, custom actions
  This objective does not include: custom menu controls, custom site map providers
• Create and apply branding to a SharePoint site.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: applying custom master pages to content pages and application pages, placeholders, page layouts, programmatically working with themes, deploying CSS, CSSlink, ScriptLink
  This objective does not include: graphic design, creating a CSS

• Create Web Parts.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: including properties, controls using Render vs. CreatechildControl, life cycle, visual, standard Web Parts
  This objective does not include: trivial case where developer uses Visual Web Part project template
• Create conenctable Web Parts.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: Implement consumer/provider interfaces
• Debug Web Parts.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: ULS log, and event log, debug.log tracing, developer dashboard
• Create and implement delegate controls.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: overriding existing controls with lower sequence, developing and using .ascx files

• Implement a custom workflow in Visual Studio 2010.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: work with initiation data or association data to create a SharePoint task, extend a workflow imported from SharePoint Designer 2010, use a HandleExternalEvent and CallExternalMethod to interact with a custom local service, work with initiation data or association data in a site workflow, correlation token
  This objective does not include: trivial cases such as workflows with no custom actions, initiation data, association data
• Create a custom workflow action.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: create a custom SPD action, create and add a custom activity to a Visual Studio workflow, define an action.xml file
• Create and implement event receivers.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: accessing event properties, list, item, site, email, avoiding recursion, cancelling events, choosing synchronization state
• Customize Enterprise Content Management (ECM).
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a content type that inherit from appropriate parent, creating and implementing a custom publishing field control that is page mode aware, activating a master page programmatically including token usage
  This objective does not include: page layouts, formatting
• Create, implement and debug a Timer Job.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: configuration, programmatic scheduling, queueing, attaching debugger to the Timer service
• Create and modify Business Connectivity Service model in Visual Studio 2010.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: create a BDC model in Visual Studio 2010, define insert, update and delete methods, create and read items, make data searchable
• Manage Users, Groups, Permissions.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: SPGroups, SPUser, permission inheritance, all securable objects, SPRoleDefinition, SPRole, SPRoleAssignment

• Access list data by using the Server object model.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: SPQuery, LINQ, SPList, SPSiteDataQuery, schema management, working with a query Governor, create LINQ query that includes a join statement, SPQuery vs. SPSiteDataQuery
• Access SharePoint data by using WCF Data Services
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: WCF ListData.svc, RESTful URLs conventions, create and use a client service reference
• Access (CRUD) data by using the Client Object Model.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: JavaScript, .NET, Silverilght, build Silverlight User Interfaces for SharePoint using Client Object Model, query data by using CAML over the Client Object Model in Silverlight, non data API (site, web, list, access)
• Work with documents programmatically.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: SPFile, SPFolder, SPVersion, upload document and set meta data
• Work with meta data.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: access data from user profiles, taxonomy, folksonomy
• Extending SharePoint Search.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a custom query using full text query or keyword query, customize the look and feel of the search result using XSLT
• Implement and debug code that executes in an alternative security context.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: create code that uses the RunWithElevatedPrivileges delegate (including debugging), create code that uses the System Account, create code that impersonate a different user
• Create and modify a custom content type.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: declaratively and programmatically creating and upgrading content type using Visual Studio 2010, modifying an existing content type, site columns

• Manage a solution in Visual Studio 2010.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: modify the contained features in the solution, add an assembly that is not included in the Visual Studio solution, manage mapped folders for localization, sandbox and farm solutions, custoimze manifest.xml
• Manage a feature by using Visual Studio 2010.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: upgrading, localizing, versioning, developing features, feature receivers (activating and installing) that interact with their parent object, customizing feature.xml
  This objective does not include: features without elements
• Store and retrieve configuration data.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: App.config, web.config, persisted object, list, XML, file system, cookies, proeprty bag
• Create a site definition by using Visual Studio 2010.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: feature activation, site provisioning, localization
  This objective does not include: list definitions and modules defined in ONET.xml, SharePoint Designer
• Manage SharePoint object life cycle by using the Dispose API.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: SPWeb, SPContext, IDisposable, Try...Catch...Finally, using blocks
• Develop, debug, and deploy sandboxed solutions.
  
  This objective may include but is not limited to: APIs that are allowed or not allowed in sandbox, use a full trust proxy

Preparation Materials

• 10175AD: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development (5 Days)
• 10175A: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development (5 Days)

• 10276AE: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development (12 Hours)

• MeasureUp (MeasureUp.com)
• Self Test Software (Selftestsoftware.com)

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