SharePoint Designer 2010 RTM version has released today. It came as way powerful compare to the earlier version (2007) with lot more features and also allowing users a lot more to do with sharepoint features, contents, workflows etc.
Below the comparison between both version on SharePoint designer. Got this article from SharePoint 2010 site
- Greatly improved UI, which is very helpful
- You can now use the Ribbon, Quick Launch Navigator and Site Content Structure for Site information
- Using Site Content Structure, you can create a: Web Part page, MasterPage, list, and workflow
- Permissions can be set for individual users
- Saving and deleting site templates is now possible
- The ability to use XSLT List View Web Parts to show dynamic views of your data
- Support for attaching workflows to content types
- Support for workflow templates
- Create Content Types and attach to lists
| Issues | SP Designer 2007 | SP Designer 2010 | |
| UI in Sharepoint Designer | - See structure site information such as: Pages, list, Master page - Use Ribbon - Use Quick Launch Navigator - Show structure site information |
- Yes - No - No - No |
- Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes |
| Lists | - Can Add New/Rename/Delete list - See all structure of list – Add/Edit/Delete columns - New/Modify/Delete views - New/Modify/Delete workflows on current list - New/Modify/Delete Content Type - Modify Setting list - Add/Edit/Delete Custom Action (very useful!) |
- Yes- No - No - No - No |
- Yes- Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes |
| Site Content Struture | - Can Create/Delete subsite - Create pages, master page, lists for site - Add/modify Group - Edit Title/Description of the site and content of site - Manage site settings, save and delete site template - View all/manage content type - All pages stored in SitePages document=> easy to control. |
- Yes - No- No - No - No - No |
- Yes - Yes- Yes - Yes - Yes
- Yes |
| Use XSLT List View Web Parts | - Show dynamic views of your data via XSLT List View Web Parts | - No | - Yes |
| Workflows | - Workflows: more actions than SP Designer 2007 (Workflow Actions In SP Designer 2007) - Import workflows from Visio - Export workflows to Visio - List Workflow, Reusable and site Workflow |
- Yes- No - No - No |
- Yes- Yes - Yes - Yes |
| Content Types | - Create/Edit/Delete Content type - Setting for Content Type - Apply Content Type to list |
- No - No - No |
- Yes - Yes - Yes |
Very helpful info… it really shows the progress Microsoft guys has accomplished …
Certainly…I had few issues with SP 2010 Beta version..Cant wait to work with the RTM version..I am sure SP 2010 will make life easy for many of us.
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