The Mobile Line of Business Accelerator showcases a mobile application written in Visual C# using Visual Studio 2005. This .NET Compact Framework 2.0 application performs different functions based upon specific user roles. In this application, there are three roles:
· In the Customer Service role, a user can place new orders and check on Delivery Status, and cancel orders.
· In the Warehouse role, a user can “pick” items from bins and load them on the truck with a forklift
· In the Delivery Driver role, users can retrieve route maps from the MapPoint web service, deliver items to customers, and Capture signatures for proof of delivery purposes.
This development kit contains over 100 pages of documentation, a sample SQL Server DB, and all of the necessary components to run a Windows Mobile application. It provides best practices for deploying enterprise-level Merge Replication to support thousands of devices. Using the Microsoft tools outlined and this development kit, you can develop a robust, scalable, and compelling mobile application for your field work force.
