Welcome to the OBA Sample Application Kits Page on MSDN

The OBA Sample Application Kits provide developers with detailed reference information on how to integrate line-of-business (LOB) systems such as PeopleSoft and SAP with the Microsoft Office system. Included in the kits are technical white paper and walkthrough documents, source code, and installation instructions so you can set up your own sandbox environment.

OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP, v. 1.0
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Excel 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 with SAP using Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 SE. Included in the kit are three items: 1) technical overview document, 2) installation guide, and 3) source code.

OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP, v. 2.0
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SAP. Key development technologies highlighted in this kit are Visual Studio 2008 (Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0), Web services, and the Business Data Catalog (BDC). Included in this kit are three items: 1) technical overview document, 2) technical white paper, and 3) source code.

OBA Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft
This kit provides reference information on how to integrate Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with PeopleSoft. Key development technologies highlighted in this kit are Visual Studio 2008 (Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0), Web services, and the Business Data Catalog (BDC). Including in this kit are four items: 1) technical overview document, 2) walkthrough document, 3) technical white paper, and 4) source code.

OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP & Siebel
This kit will provide reference information on how to integrate Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Siebel and SAP. Coming June, 2008.

Relevant OBA Articles and Content

OBA Solution Patterns
Overview of the seven core OBA patterns that demonstrate common technical scenarios and architecture for OBA solutions.

OBA Solution Patterns in the Real World (MSDN Magazine)
Applies one of the seven core OBA patterns to a real-world problem. 

Developing Office Business Apps with Visual Studio 2008
Provides an overview of how to customize Outlook 2007 with VSTO 3.0 to get you on your way to building your first OBA.

MSDN Industry Center
Get specific industry information for OBAs.  

Integrate Office Outlook 2007 and PeopleSoft using Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0
Provides information on how to integrate Outlook 2007 and PeopleSoft using the VSTO component technology in Visual Studio 2008.