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Hands-On Microsoft Lists

By : João Ferreira, Rene Modery
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Book Image

Hands-On Microsoft Lists

5 (1)
By: João Ferreira, Rene Modery

Overview of this book

Microsoft Lists is an extremely flexible and powerful platform for creating custom data models. Hands-On Microsoft Lists is an easy-to-read guide for those who want to get started with Lists, as well as those who are already familiar with the basic concepts and want to create custom and flexible Lists that are easily available through a web interface. This comprehensive introduction to Lists will show you how to get up to speed in no time with the help of practical guidance and examples. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, you’ll understand how to use and implement Microsoft Lists effectively. You’ll start by covering all the basic concepts that will help you to build your Microsoft Lists and get the most out of the platform. As you progress, you’ll explore how to customize Microsoft Lists layouts and forms. Later chapters will guide you through integrating Microsoft Lists with the Power Platform. Throughout the book, you’ll work with practical scenarios that you can use daily to improve the collaboration in your organization. By the end of this Microsoft book, you’ll have learned how to create custom data models to improve the way your data is put together, managed, and consumed in your workplace.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Creating a SharePoint Framework extension

Now that you know the components of the SharePoint Framework, it's time to learn how to get started with creating the project to build your first extension.

Note

The SharePoint Framework is multiplatform and can be used on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The examples given in this chapter only use Windows screenshots, but everything is valid for all of the operating systems.

The following instructions are generic for field customizers and view command sets, as the creation of both project types only differs in one of the steps:

  1. Start by opening the terminal window on your operating system.
  2. Type the command yo @microsoft/SharePoint.
  3. Provide a solution name for your solution as shown in Figure 11.2.
  4. For the next question about the SharePoint versions that you want to target, choose SharePoint Online only (latest).
  5. Choose whether you want to use the current folder or create a subfolder with the name of the solution...