Windows SharePoint Services v3 has evolved into a true solutions development platform. There is no doubt about that anymore. As a further example, yesterday, Microsoft announced the release of OBA RAP for Supply Chain Management. OBA RAP is the abbreviation for Office Business Application Reference Application Pack. An RAP is a set of technical resources and guidance to enable architects and developers to design and build solutions using a reference application.

Included you will find

  • A reference solution and a reference implementation for building Office Business Applications using Office 2007
  • An OBA for Supply Chain Management, with scenarios for collaboration between the different levels of a multi-tier supply chain starting with a retailer, and then extending back through a manufacturer and a tier-1 supplier
  • Demo websites and site templates
  • Supporting documents (.doc, .xls) for reference scenarios
  • .NET Assemblies (workflows, utilities, activity libraries)
  • Web services (.asmx)
  • Reference data
  • XSLT files
  • BDC XML files
  • Scripts
  • White paper on how to architect and build a supply chain OBA
  • Screen-capture demos

Download it from here.