Add SharePoint 2013 capabilities
Published: July 16, 2012

Find overview and how-to information about adding SharePoint 2013 features and capabilities to custom apps.
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2013 | SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint capabilities represent the features that you work with on SharePoint sites, such as workflows, social feeds, and search. By adding SharePoint capabilities to your app, you can help users to do things better and more quickly.
You can add SharePoint capabilities to whatever kind of app you're developing: apps for SharePoint, solutions, sites, components, and mobile apps.
The following table shows SharePoint capabilities that you can add to your app, and provides links to articles that give more information about each capability.
Capability | Article title |
|---|---|
Model and automate business processes | |
Communicate and collaborate with people and track content | |
Add location and mapping features | Integrating location and map functionality in SharePoint 2013 |
Make search results more relevant | |
Access data from external data systems | |
Work with data, convert file formats, and translate sites | |
Work with user access, roles, rights, and claims. | Authentication, authorization, and security in SharePoint 2013 |
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Date | Description |
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July 16, 2012 | Initial publication |