Hello
Can I create a web service that make administration operation like create new user, create site collection, programmatically on SharePoint 2013 Online.
In more detail :Â
i created an application that simulate some sharePoint action like create groups create site colection create library affect credential … using webparts (drang and dropd , js…) to make the task easy for user.
this application is used like dropBox by organization (they create an account , a site collection is created , they create library ….)
the solution was a farmSolution , now we need to deploy it on SP online , and because i can’t do this code using client object model or sandbox solution (due to the limitation) i was thinking that i can create a web service that will excute object model code and then i consum it by client object model web part on SP Online
so the question can i create this web service , because i think that the web service need to be on the same server as Sp , and im using Sp online?
One word: Azure.
Some “slightly” outdated books that also cover webservices are http://www.amazon.com/Professional-SharePoint-2010-Cloud-Based-Solutions/dp/1118076575/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371634347&sr=1-5 and http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Microsoft-SharePoint-Applications-Windows/dp/0735656622/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371634360&sr=1-5&keywords=steve+fox+sharepoint , Steve Fox has also got some blog posts floating around on that topic.
What you’d also have to do is to authenticate with Office 365, for that part I recommend Wictor Wilén’s blog post: http://www.wictorwilen.se/Post/How-to-do-active-authentication-to-Office-365-and-SharePoint-Online.aspx
