Contents Overview 1 Deploying an Application 2 Testing the Installation 16 Lab A: Deploying the Label Generator COM Add-in 21 Review 26 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The names of companies, products, people, characters, and/or data mentioned herein are fictitious and are in no way intended to represent any real individual, company, product, or event, unless otherwise noted. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. If, however, your only means of access is electronic, permission to print one copy is hereby granted. Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. 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Project Advisor: Janet Wilson Project Lead and Instructional Designer: Anne Bockman (Excell Data Corporation) Instructional Designers: Josh Barnhill (Volt Technical) and Jo Berry (Exchange) Lead Program Manager: Greg Bott Program Managers: Colleena Carr and Chris Boar (Intl Vendor) Graphic Artist: Andrea Heuston (Artitudes Layout and Design) Editing Manager: Lynette Skinner Editor: Jennifer Kerns (S&T Onsite) Copy Editor: Shari G. Smith (R & S Consulting) Online Program Manager: Arlo Emerson (Aditi) Production Support: Irene Barnett (Barnett Communications) Manufacturing Manager: Bo Galford Manufacturing Support: Mimi Dukes (S&T Onsite) Development Services: Kimber Dodge Lead Product Manager: Mary Larson Group Product Manager: Robert Stewart Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution iii Instructor Notes Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution This module provides students with an understanding of how to deploy Microsoft ® Outlook ® 2000 solutions, as well as how to test applications. At the end of this module, students will be able to distribute an application based on Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, use the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Package and Deployment Wizard to create a Setup program, and test an installation. Materials and Preparation This section provides you with the materials and preparation needed to teach this module. Materials To teach this module, you need the following materials:  Microsoft PowerPoint ® file 1593a_15.ppt  Module 15, “Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution” Preparation To prepare for this module, you should:  Read all the materials for this module.  Read the instructor notes and margin notes for the module.  Complete the lab. Presentation: 30 Minutes Lab: 30 Minutes iv Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Module Strategy Use the following strategy to present this module:  Deploying an Application Provide an introduction to application deployment. Explain how to deploy an application as a Team Folders Wizard custom template and register the template. Describe how to deploy the frequently used components of Outlook 2000 applications. Explain how to use the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Package and Deployment Wizard. Explain how to distribute a Microsoft ActiveX ® control within a Web-based application.  Testing the Installation Explain how to test a Setup program. Describe the various tests needed to ensure an application functions properly when deployed. Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution 1 Overview  Deploying an Application  Testing the Installation At the end of this module, you will be able to:  Deploy a collaborative application based on Microsoft ® Outlook ® 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and use the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Package and Deployment Wizard to develop a Setup program for your application.  Test the installation of your collaborative application. Slide Objective To provide an overview of the module topics and objectives. Lead-in In this module, you will learn about deploying and testing collaborative applications— including those that are Web-based and include ActiveX controls. 2 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution    Deploying an Application  Introduction to Application Deployment  Common Outlook 2000 Application Components  Automating Deployment  Deploying the MoveApp Application  Using the Package and Deployment Wizard  Packaging an Application  Distributing ActiveX Controls in Web-Based Solutions When you have finished writing, debugging, and testing your collaborative application based on Outlook 2000, you are ready to distribute it to your users. Exchange Server, Outlook 2000, and MAPI provide ways to make some of the components of your application available to your users automatically. You must deploy other components manually. Slide Objective To outline this topic. Lead-in Once you have developed your collaborative solution, you need to choose the deployment approach that best delivers the required elements to users. Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution 3 Introduction to Application Deployment  Single-Instance Applications  For example, a company expense-accounting system  Not suitable for Team Folders Wizard  COM add-ins or ActiveX controls should be deployed by using the Package and Deployment Wizard  Multiple-Instance Applications  For example, a custom project progress folder  Suitable for Team Folders Wizard  COM add-ins or ActiveX controls should be deployed by using the Package and Deployment Wizard You can develop two types of collaborative applications—single-instance applications and multiple-instance applications. For either type of application, any Component Object Model (COM) add-ins or Microsoft ActiveX ® controls should be deployed by using the Package and Deployment Wizard. Single-Instance Applications A single-instance application is a program deployed only once and typically used by an entire organization. For example, a company would not want more than one company-wide expense-accounting system. A commercial single- instance application may require a Setup program for the user but this should not be implemented by using the Team Folders Wizard. The Team Folders Wizard is not a good way to deploy a single-instance application. Multiple-Instance Applications When separate instances of an application can be created for individual projects or products, the application is called “multiple instance.” The Team Folders Wizard is an excellent way to deploy multiple-instance applications. For more complex deployment scenarios, you may choose to use the Microsoft Windows ® Installer Service of Microsoft Office 2000. For more information about the Windows Installer Service, see the Windows Installer Service white paper (Windows Installer Service.doc) located in the AddRead folder of the Student Materials compact disc for course 1593, Building Collaborative Solutions by Using Microsoft Outlook 2000. The sample MoveApp application developed during the course has been designed as a single instance application although it would not be too hard to develop the concept into a multi-instance application. Slide Objective To highlight the differences and similarity between single-instance and multiple- instance applications. Lead-in A single-instance application is not suitable for deployment by using the Team Folders Wizard. Note 4 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Common Outlook 2000 Application Components  Public Folders  Public Folder Views  Public Folder Forms  Organization Forms  Offline Storage  COM Add-ins  ActiveX Controls  Folder Home Pages  Outlook Today Page  Bespoke Software Common Outlook 2000 Application Components Your application is likely to consist of a number of different components. Some of these components are deployed automatically and others are not. It is important to know how each component of an Outlook 2000 application is deployed. Deploying Outlook 2000 Application Components The following table lists some of the frequently-used components of an Outlook 2000 application and explains how they are deployed, whether automatically or by using another method. Component Deployment information Public folders Create manually or use the Team Folders Wizard. Can be programmatically created. (Public folders may need to be replicated to all Exchange Server sites where users need access.) Public folder views Inherently available to everyone. Public folder forms Inherently available to everyone. Organization forms Inherently available to everyone. (System Folder must be replicated to all Exchange Server sites.) Offline storage (.ost files) You or the user must manually configure. COM add-ins Use the Package and Deployment Wizard to create a Setup program. Slide Objective To list the frequently used components of an Outlook 2000 application. Lead-in You can use different strategies to deploy different components of Outlook 2000 applications. Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution 5 (continued) Component Deployment information ActiveX controls Use the Package and Deployment Wizard to produce either a Setup program or a cabinet (.cab) file for Internet or intranet deployment. Folder home pages May require deployment to a Web server. Outlook Today page May require deployment to a Web server or deployment of the dynamic-link library (.dll) file that contains the updated page. Bespoke software (such as Microsoft Visual Basic6.0 ® ) Use the Package and Deployment Wizard to create a Setup program. 6 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Automating Deployment  Automatically Creating Public Folders  Programmatically Linking a Folder to a Folder Home Page  Forcing Outlook 2000 to Use a Different Outlook Today Page  Installing ActiveX Controls  Installing COM Add-ins on the Client Computer The options for deploying some of the components of an Outlook 2000 collaborative application are described in the following text. Automatically Creating Public Folders The Outlook Folder collection enables you to use the Add method to add additional folders into the public folder hierarchy. However, to accomplish this, you must have the correct Exchange Server permissions. For example, to automatically create the MoveApp folder structure, the following code might be used. Dim oApp = new Outlook.Application Set oNS = oApp.GetNameSpace("MAPI") Set oBusinessFunctions = oNS.Folders("Public Folders"). _ Folders("All Public Folders").Folders("Business Functions") Set oMoveApp = oBusinessFunctions.Add("MoveApp") Set oEmployeeMoves = oMoveApp.Add("Employee Moves") Set oEmployeeMoveAudit = oMoveApp.Add("Employee Moves Audit") Set oEmployeesMoving = oMoveApp.Add("Employees Moving") It is preferable to deploy using the Team Folder Wizard because using the Add method does not populate the new folders with any views or forms. Forms can be published programmatically by using the PublishForm method of the FormDescription object. However, views cannot be created or copied programmatically. Slide Objective To present options for deploying some of the typical components of an Outlook collaborative application. Lead-in To outline the topics associated with automating deployment. [...]... Labels button appears on the Advanced toolbar 18 Select a name in the view, and then click Print Labels 19 A page of labels is created and displayed 20 Exit Word 2000 without saving changes 21 Exit Outlook 2000 22 Log off Windows NT 26 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Review Slide Objective To reinforce module objectives by reviewing key points Deploying an Application Lead-in Testing... oMoveApp.WebViewAllowNavigation = TRUE Forcing Outlook 2000 to Use a Different Outlook Today Page Forcing Outlook 2000 to use a different Outlook Today page requires a registry change This can be made through a reg file or programmatically by manipulating the registry Installing ActiveX Controls If an Outlook 2000 form requires an ActiveX control that is not installed on the client computer, an error occurs It is not possible... application, see “The Setup Toolkit” in Visual Basic Help 12 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Packaging an Application Slide Objective To list the available options for packaging your application Lead-in You can use Package and Deployment Wizard to create a standard setup package, an Internet package, or a dependency file Standard Setup Package A single cab file for distribution on a network... cab File To use an ActiveX control on a Web page, the control must reside on an Internet server along with any dependent files or Help information To simplify the distribution and installation of these files over the Internet, ActiveX controls can be compressed into a single cab file The Package and Deployment Wizard creates this cab file for you Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution 15 Marking... the COM add-in and place them in an installation directory Estimated time to complete this lab: 30 minutes 22 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Exercise 1 Using the Package and Deployment Wizard on the Label Generator COM Add-in In this exercise, you will use the Package and Deployment Wizard to create a setup program to install the Label Generator COM add-in into Outlook 2000 To create... Package and Deployment Wizard, the wizard gathers information about your application and saves the information in a script file When you run the wizard again, you can choose to use the settings in the existing script file, rather than stepping through each screen of the wizard Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution 11 Starting the Package and Deployment Wizard To start the Package and Deployment... Web page 8 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Deploying the MoveApp Application Slide Objective To list the two stages required to deploy the MoveApp application Lead-in It is useful to look at the MoveApp application and consider how it might be effectively deployed within a company MoveApp Deployment Stages Stage 1: Notification and initial setup Stage 2: ActiveX control and COM add-in... add-ins Collection of the Outlook Application object.) If the COM add-ins were not present, then control could be passed automatically to the Setup HTML page 9 10 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Using the Package and Deployment Wizard Slide Objective To present the Package and Deployment Wizard Package and Deployment Wizard Select Project Browse Lead-in Use the Package and Deployment Wizard... 14 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution Distributing ActiveX Controls in Web-Based Solutions Slide Objective To list the tasks performed by the Package and Deployment Wizard that relate to distributing ActiveX controls Lead-in The Package and Deployment Wizard handles most of the tasks related to distributing ActiveX controls Creating a cab File Marking a Control As Safe for Scripting and... error-handling routines and the ability for users to install the COM add-in Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) Determine what happens if CDO is not installed Provide errorhandling routines and the ability for users to install CDO ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Determine what happens if ADO is not installed Provide errorhandling routines and the ability for users to install ADO 20 Module 15: Deploying an Outlook . Manager: Mary Larson Group Product Manager: Robert Stewart Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution iii Instructor Notes Module 15: Deploying an Outlook. needed to ensure an application functions properly when deployed. Module 15: Deploying an Outlook 2000 Solution 1 Overview  Deploying an Application 