General

After the release of K2 1370, there have been some small updates to the K2HostServer.config file for your SmartObject Services configuration.

The basics is pretty simple, KB1370 added the ability to change binding and binding configuration on the REST and WCF endpoints separately. Because the binding configuration also defines the authentication mechanism, this means that REST endpoints could use basicHttpBinding with Basic authentication, while the WCF endpoint uses wsHttpBinding with Windows authentication. It also allows us to run either one endpoint on HTTPS while the other is not.

In my previous post on the K2 Services I showed you how to create a static endpoint, this simplifies the URL and allows you to rename or update the SMO without the endpoint changing. The configuration sections shown in those posts are now outdated and won’t work anymore. Since the KB article describing the change doesn’t have all the parameters, this post is also a note-to-self.

Don’t worry, I’ve just moved a bit closed to [the] Source[Code Ltd]. I’ve worked at Capgemini and its predecessors for 5 years and it was time to do something different. Capgemini is a wonderful company with lots of opportunities. I’ve also learned a lot there and I’ll always look back at it with good feelings. I’m now working for K2NE GmbH. K2NE is a K2 distributor run by Ruan Scott who, if you have been in contact with K2 in Europe, you’ll probably know.

All the latest updates from K2 have had some “pluming” done for easier access to K2 Services like the Worklist and SmartObjects. The K2 sync services are designed to be used for mobile applications. Just a few months later, K2 has released a iPhone and BlackBerry app to handle your worklist on your phone. The apps are very easy to use and require you to have the K2 Services installed and configured correctly.

I’ve just “upgraded” to MSIE 9.0 within the Virtual Machine i use. Within that VM’s, I use a lot of Integrated Authentication, and my sites didn’t authenticate properly anymore. As it turns out, for integrated authentication to work, i had to put my sites in Intranet zone, not in the trusted zone. Having changed that, everything works fine again.

With the release of K2 Services in the 1290 release, we’re able to get all sorts of data using RESTful services. These services provide output in 3 formats:

• XML
• ATOM
• JSON

XML is the default output. ATOM is a feed-style output which is in essence XML. And JSON is the one we’re going to use. JSON output can be seen as the serialized output of a JavaScript object. This makes it very easy to use in JavaScript and especially jQuery.

In the 1200 series, a few new web services are available out of the box. In this article I’ll tell you what they are for, how you can use them and give some insight on the technical details behind the services to make you understand them better.

There are two services new to K2 in the 1200 series:

• K2 Services
• K2 SmartObject Services

The K2 Services were first introduced in the KB001200 Update which contains a WS and WCF endpoint.  A later release will bring REST-enabled endpoints for the K2 Services.  The SmartObject Services are released in KB001230.

This post will cover the KB001200 and KB0001230 release functionality.  The additional REST-enabled endpoints for K2 Services will be discussed in a separate post once released.

Just a quick post to let you know that the KB001200 that i posted about, is now available! Customers that already have a K2 blackpearl/blackpoint license can download this update from their customer portal. There’s a PDF up that shows all the features (and know issues). And if you want to upgrade, check this PDF.

We’ve all seen loads of things to you can so with the new Client Side Object Model in SharePoint 2010. I’m personally loving it more and more! The only downside is, most examples and code is made to retrieve information. The object model can also be used to create things! Here’s a quick post on how we are creating subsites using the client side object model: using (ClientContext ctx = new ClientContext("

Nearly every SharePoint blog is reporting on the release date of SharePoint 2010. You might have not noticed that K2 has released the RC version of the all important 4.5 :) The RC version is available via the K2 Portal site under the beta download section. This also means it’s only available for the current partners, customers and insiders. Here are the main enhancements (copied from the release notes): New support for: