Configure and Create App in SharePoint 2013

As we know SharePoint 2013 has introduced an App Model approach and everyone is eager to develop the app. Using this article, I am explaining the procedure to include App configuration as well as App development.

Section 1: Configuring App in SharePoint 2013

1. Create DNS entry for App
   
   Go to Administrative Tools then click on "DNS":
   
   
   
   See the following screen:
   
   
   
   Right-click then select "Create New Alias(CName)". Refer to the following screen:
   
   
   
   Select "same as parent" as in the following screen:
   
   
   
   Your final screen should be as in the following, click "Ok":
   
   
    
2. DisableLoopbackCheck in regedit (to avoid authentication prompt)
   
   Open the Registry window:
   
   
   
   Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa" and right-click and select:
   
   
   
   Rename "DisableLoopbackCheck" and right-click on "modify" and change the value to "1". The final output should look as in the following:
   
   
    
3. Check timer job to check spadmin & sptimer services
   
   PowerShell script:
   net start spadminv4
   net start sptimerv4
    
4. Set App Domain
   
   PowerShell script:
   Set-SPAppDomain "<Domain name>"
    
5. Check Appservices and Subscription services
   
   PowerShell script:
   
   Get-SPServiceInstance | where{$_.GetType().Name -eq "AppManagementServiceInstance" -or $_.GetType().Name -eq "SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceInstance"} | Start-SPServiceInstance
   And ensure service:
   Get-SPServiceInstance | where{$_.GetType().Name -eq "AppManagementServiceInstance" -or $_.GetType().Name -eq "SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceInstance"}
    
6. Configuring SPSubscriptionService
   
   PowerShell script:
   $account = Get-SPManagedAccount "<Farm Account>"
   $appPoolSubSvc = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name SettingsServiceAppPool –Account$account
   $appPoolAppSvc = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name AppServiceAppPool -Account $account
   $appSubSvc = New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplication –ApplicationPool $appPoolSubSvc –Name SettingsServiceApp –DatabaseName SettingsServiceDB
   $proxySubSvc = New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplicationProxy –ServiceApplication $appSubSvc
    
7. Configure AppManagement ServiceInstance
   
   PowerShell script:
   $appAppSvc = New-SPAppManagementServiceApplication -ApplicationPool $appPoolAppSvc -Name AppServiceApp -DatabaseName AppServiceDB
   $proxyAppSvc = New-SPAppManagementServiceApplicationProxy -ServiceApplication $appAppSvc
   After performing step 6 and 7, In Central Administration site go to Application Management -> Manage Service Applications. You will able to see:
   
   
    
8. Configure tenant for hosting SharePoint 2013 Apps
   
   PowerShell script:
   Set-SPAppSiteSubscriptionName -Name "app" -Confirm:$false
    
9. Configure App URL in Central Administration
   
   In Central Administration site go to "Apps" -> "Configure App Url's":
   
   

Section 2: Develop SharePoint Hosted App using VS2012

After completing Section 1 of this article, we are ready for creating apps in SharePoint 2013. I will explain the procedure for creating a hello world app in SharePoint 2013.

1. Open Visual Studio 2012, create a new project then select the language C# then the template "SharePoint Apps". Give it the name "HellowWorldApp". Click "Ok".
   
   
    
2. Select "SharePoint Hosted App" and click on "Finish":
   
   
    
3. The folder structure should look as in the following:
   
   
    
4. Click on "Scripts\App.js". Add some text in it as in the following:
   
   
    
5. Click on "Deploy" to deploy the solution. You are done with your first SharePoint 2013 App.

Section 3: Verify your app

1. Open the site where your App is deployed. For example "Team Site". Click on "Site Action" - "Site Contents":
   
   
    
2. Under Site Content, you will able to see the app you created, "HellowWorldApp". Click on "HellowWorldApp".
   
   
    
3. Here is my app:
   
   
   

You can learn more about the basics of Apps from the MSDN link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx

Hope you liked my Article... happy Learning.