What is Sharepoint App?
sharepoint is a stand-alone web-based application that extends and enhances the functionality of a SharePoint site. SharePoint apps can be made for any functionality that is not readily available within SharePoint. that means there is some functionality that is not included in the website version but is in the app.
sharepoint app is also launched by Microsoft to make things easier. it is a part of office 365 suite services . . it was first launched in 2013 by Microsoft. Millions of users of smartphones and tablets are accustomed to downloading and using simple yet effective apps on their mobile devices. Similarly, SharePoint users now have a platform that is more flexible and open for the development, hosting, and distribution of SharePoint apps that are designed to be quick to set up, manage, use, upgrade, and remove.
some of the features of the sharepoint app are –
- Corporate news app – it allows you to manage client app parts in sharepoint sites. it allows you to manage news content.
- Quick poll app – it allows quick analysis of surveys and getting the feedback
- myFAQ app – This app allows you to create and maintain a bunch of frequently asked questions for people visiting your SharePoint site.
Hosting sharepoint apps:
- The SharePoint 2013 app model facilitates two primary approaches to hosting apps for SharePoint: SharePoint-hosted and cloud-hosted. An app for SharePoint can have both SharePoint-hosted and cloud-hosted components.
- SharePoint-hosted apps are installed on a SharePoint 2013 site, called the host web, and have their resources hosted on a subsite called the app web. The apps can reuse common SharePoint components, such as lists and Web Parts; however, the apps can only use JavaScript and not any server-side code.
- Cloud-hosted apps for SharePoint includes components that are deployed and hosted outside of the SharePoint farm. A cloud-hosted app for SharePoint interacts with a SharePoint 2013 site but also uses resources and services that reside on the remote site.
In fact Apps in SharePoint 2013 is not tied to just traditional SharePoint development tools and can be developed on common platforms and tools for building web applications such as HTML, JavaScript, PHP, .NET, and Microsoft Visual Studio. The Cloud App Model supports a multi-tier architecture in which the app’s business logic, data, and user interface (UI) can use separate components. For example, an app could have its presentation logic in HTML and JavaScript and runs on the client, its business logic in Microsoft .NET, and its data stored in an SQL server. Apps can be designed where one component could use SharePoint functions such as search, workflows, lists, and social networking, and other components could be external to SharePoint.
Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint is basically a Web-based collaborative platform, it comes under the umbrella of Tech giant Microsoft, it was launched in 2001. It is mainly used to handle web application development and content management by providing powerful tools such as organizing content, providing collaborating, and managing information in a very structured way. it is primarily sold as document storage and management system. Microsoft Sharepoint is highly configurable and has a vast application among organizations, It is accessible anywhere in the world via a browser and the internet.
Microsoft also states that Microsoft SharePoint has Over 190 million active users across a massive 200,000 customer organization.
Microsoft Sharepoint has mainly 6 different areas which are stated below :
- Sites: managing and building websites
- Communities: Creating a social and collaborative environment
- Content: Managing your data and records
- Search: Search your info
- Composites: Work Together
- Insights: Digging for Business intelligence
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