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K2 Learning Resources
The following resources have been compiled to help you learn more about the Microsoft technologies that are integrated with K2 products. Legend Website Document Webinar Online Training K2 Resource K2 blackpearl Introductions and overviews The following resources are introductory level. Start here if you are unfamiliar with the topic.
Type	Title	Link
	K2 blackpearl technology requirements	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry17540.aspx
	K2 and BPM	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry21500.aspx
	How does blackpearl use Workflow Foundation?	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry17791.aspx
	K2 blackpearl overview	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry7234.aspx
	K2 blackpearl overview webcast	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/denver_k2_user_group/entry26010.aspx
	K2 blackpearl overview and case study	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/02/blackpearl-moss-governance-case-study.html
	K2 blackpearl and .NET Framework 3.5	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000319.aspx
	K2 blackpearl and .NET Framework 3.0	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry20974.aspx
	K2 blackpearl and Office 2007	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry17541.aspx
	K2 blackpearl and Visio	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry19184.aspx
	K2 blackpearl designer for Visual Studio	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry19185.aspx http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/01/15/video-8-now-available.aspx
K2 blackpearl and forms technologies The following resources for learning more about using forms of different kinds with K2 blackpearl.
Type	Title	Link
	How to change InfoPath Submit Parameters	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000196.aspx
	How to set Internet Explorer Security Settings for InfoPath Forms	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000195.aspx
	InfoPath Design Considerations	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000193.aspx
	How to programmatically get/set K2 Actions from ASP.NET	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000183.aspx
	K2 blackpearl and InfoPath	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry7226.aspx
	Deciding between InfoPath and ASP.NET	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/07/infopath-and-aspnet-development.html http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/07/july-2008-user-group-asp-vs-infopath.html http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/greater_texas_user_group/entry24900.aspx
	Using InfoPath with parallel activities	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/02/k2-infopath-parallel-activity-lesson.html
	InfoPath K2 and XML	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/02/working-with-infopath-xml-and-archiving.html
SmartObjects and Service Objects The following resources are all about building and using Service Objects and SmartObjects with K2 blackpearl.
Type	Title	Link
	How to use a SmartObject as a Lookup Object with Data Level Security	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000192.aspx
	Developing a custom service	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry21899.aspx
	Getting to know SmartObjects	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2007/11/02/how-to-k2-video-series-on-smartobjects.aspx
	SmartObject Workshop	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/04/smartobject-workshop-thoughts.html
	Using SmartObjects across Multiple Environments	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=17
	Integrating SmartObjects into InfoPath	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2007/11/13/integrating-smartobjects-with-infopath.aspx
	SmartObjects and versioning	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=40
	SmartObjects and Joins	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=36
	Introduction to the SmartObject API	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2007/11/25/interfacing-with-smartobjects.aspx
	The basics of building a Service Object	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2007/11/29/video-6-is-live.aspx
	Registering a new Service Object	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2007/12/02/video-7-registering-your-new-service.aspx
	Integrating a SmartObject into a process	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2007/11/14/video-4-now-availiable.aspx
	Creating a custom blackpearl Service Object	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2007/11/create-custom-blackpearl-smartobject.html PT 2 http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/09/creating-custom-smartobjects-part-2.html Demo http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/greater_texas_user_group/entry19794.aspx http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/denver_k2_user_group/entry26564.aspx http://www.k2thought.com/?p=26

K2 blackpearl Auditing, Logging, and Monitoring The following resources for good learning about monitoring, logging and auditing in K2 blackpearl
Type	Title	Link
	K2 blackpearl Host Server logging	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000309.aspx
	K2 auditing and logging	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000298.aspx
	Monitoring the blackpearl environment	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000297.aspx
	K2 logging	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=23

K2 blackpearl and SharePoint The following resources are to assist a developer to learn more about SharePoint
Type	Title	Link
	K2 blackpearl and SharePoint	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry17677.aspx
	K2 the BDC	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry19182.aspx

K2 blackpearl technologies The following resources are for learning about K2 blackpearl specific technologies.
Type	Title	Link
	Naming K2 artifacts	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000299.aspx
	K2 blackpearl working hours	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000200.aspx
	How to add a 3rd party server to the Event Bus	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000185.aspx
	The K2 blackpearl Environment Library	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry27110.aspx
	Actions and Results	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=41

Building and deploying processes The following resources are to assist a developer to learn more about building and deploying processes with K2 blackpearl.
Type	Title	Link
	How To: Modify the Notification Mail Template	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000310.aspx
	Updating Values within a K2 Process Instance	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000307.aspx
	Getting Simultaneous Approvals from Both Named Users and Roles	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000326.aspx
	How to use the K2 ADO.NET Data Provider SerialNumber Parameter	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000191.aspx
	How to use Custom Events in a Process	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000187.aspx
	K2 blackpearl Roles and Advanced Destination Rules	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry20948.aspx
	Roles and Destinations overview	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/04/04/roles-and-destinations.aspx
	Actions and outcomes overview	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/02/29/actions-and-outcomes.aspx
	Emails and Escalations	http://k2distillery.blogspot.com/2008/04/email-and-escalation-configuration.html
	Developing with a team	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=30
	How to use the deploy package	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000188.aspx
	Process Planning	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/denver_k2_user_group/entry26011.aspx
	Impersonation	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=42
	Using 2003 templates in K2 blackpearl	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/01/30/using-2003-templates-in-blackpearl.aspx
	Developing a custom wizard	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry21896.aspx
	K2 blackpearl developer reference	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry23558.aspx

K2 blackpearl troubleshooting and debugging The following resources are to assist with learning how to troubleshoot and debug K2 blackpearl.
Type	Title	Link
	Troubleshooting a deployment build failure	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000184.aspx
	Introduction to troubleshooting a deployment.	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/08/04/deployment-troubleshooting.aspx
	Intro to debugging	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/07/25/so-you-say-you-want-to-debug.aspx
	Process error repair	http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/07/24/process-error-repair.aspx
	Troubleshooting a failed deployment	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=20
	Debugging external dll’s	http://www.k2thought.com/?p=39

Deploying K2 blackpearl infrastructure The following resources are to assist in learning more about deploying a K2 blackpearl infrastructure.
Type	Title	Link
	Deployment Planning topologies	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry18542.aspx
	Custom security providers	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000331.aspx
	Server Rights Required by K2 blackpearl Accounts	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000199.aspx
	How to register a security Provider	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000186.aspx
	How to register labels against multiple domains	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000182.aspx
	Deployment planning guide	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry18541.aspx
	K2 blackpearl and Kerberos	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry21001.aspx http://www.k2underground.com/blogs/howtok2/archive/2008/11/06/how-to-k2-kerberos-edition.aspx

K2 blackpearl and reporting The following resources are to assist in learning more about K2 blackpearl reporting.
Type	Title	Link
	How to view K2 blackpearl Reports in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2007	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000194.aspx
	How to extend the standard reports with Reporting Services	http://kb.k2workflow.com/Articles/KB000189.aspx
	K2 report designer	http://www.k2underground.com/files/folders/technical_product_documents/entry19183.aspx