Office Business Applications for developers

Office Business Applications connect Line of Business (LOB) systems with the people that use them through the familiar user interface of Microsoft Office.

Book excerpts Programming Microsoft Office Business Applications Get practical guidance for creating custom applications by using the capabilities of the Microsoft Office platform. Chapter 4: Integrating Web Services into Your Office Business Applications Chapter 7: Managing Complex Business Processes with Custom SharePoint Workflow Videos What is an OBA? Office Business Applications Explained Bill Gates: Backstage at the Office Developer Conference Ballmer Talks Up Office Business Applications Solution CRM and Workflow BDC and Excel Services

Articles Getting Started with Office Business Applications (Part 1 of 2) Getting Started with Office Business Applications (Part 2 of 2) Creating Office Business Applications Using Excel Services and Open XML Formats Developing Office Business Apps with Visual Studio 2008 Integrating Office Outlook 2007 and PeopleSoft Using Visual Studio Tools for Office (3.0) OBA Solution Patterns in the Real World Office Business Applications Services Web Site and Security Framework Samples Customer Service Request Management Sales Proposal Document Management

Sample application kits

Learn how to integrate line-of-business (LOB) systems such as PeopleSoft and SAP with the Microsoft Office system. Included in the kits are technical white paper and walkthrough documents, source code, and installation instructions so you can set up your own sandbox environment.

OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP, v. 1.0
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Excel 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 with SAP using Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 SE.

OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP, v. 2.0
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and SharePoint Server 2007 with SAP. Key development technologies highlighted in this kit are Visual Studio 2008 (Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0), Web services, and the Business Data Catalog (BDC).

OBA Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007 with PeopleSoft. Key development technologies highlighted in this kit are Visual Studio 2008 (Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0), Web services, and the Business Data Catalog (BDC).

OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP and Siebel
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007 with Siebel and SAP.

Reference application packs (RAP)

Each RAP contains a reference solution architecture and a sample application that illustrate how to build an OBA using the Microsoft Office Platform.

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