Article 21 from 30 : what can be included in SharePoint App?

30 Articles App Series, Apps, SharePoint 2013 1 Minute

This post is article 21 from the 30 Articles App series for SharePoint

One of the common question I get from many readers is that what possibly they can do with SharePoint App? So here in this article I will discuss about what possible SharePoint artifacts and components you can include in an App.

One explicit limitation of the SharePoint App Model is that no server-side code can reside on the SharePoint farm as part of an App, and so if your app need to use any server-side code then it must be hosted outside of SharePoint either in the cloud or on-premises. So and when applicable any use of server-side code need cloud App Model. And the main benefit is that you can always scale your application without affecting the current SharePoint environment.

So here it begins, You can create/include all sort of SharePoint components mentioned below in your SharePoint App :

Fields (of field types that are built into SharePoint)

Custom content types

Custom List templates

List and library instances

Custom list views

Custom list forms

Remote event receivers -> check Article -17, 18 for more details

Custom actions (including shortcut menu items and ribbon customizations) -> Check Article -12

Modules, Pages, CSS, JavaScript files used by SharePoint pages,

SharePoint WebParts (built-in) and app parts -> Check Article -8

You can also include Features (Web-scoped only), Web templates (but not site definitions), BCS Models (web-scoped only), external Content types and external lists referencing to that BCS Model, Property bags; and Workflows (SP2013 workflows now use Azure hosted workflow runtime. Coded workflows that use the SharePoint-hosted workflow runtime cannot be included in an app for SharePoint.Only declarative workflows or workflows that use the newer runtime are allowed. to see what’s new in SP2013 workflow check this)

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3 thoughts on “Article 21 from 30 : what can be included in SharePoint App?”

  2. Thanks so much for helping me understand what SP can be used for. We’re implementing it in our company so this definitly helped. Thanks!

    John.

  3. Very helpful series Aanu, thank you. I would like to ask if it is possible to create a Site Collection, in SharePoint Online, using a SharePoint Hosted app? I can’t find specific information about the actions that a SharePoint Hosted app can take.

    Thanks,
    Doug

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