Integrate LOB SQL Data into SharePoint

Ameet Phadnis MCTS

Partner / Principal Consultant

eTek Global Inc.

Agenda What is Business Connectivity Services (BCS)? BCS in Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 External Content Types Displaying External Data BCS and SharePoint 2010 Editions BCS Architecture BCS in SPD vs VS Demo: Creating External Content Type Demo: External Data Web Parts Demo: Creating Column with external data. Demo: Creating External List Utilizing the Content Types Demo: Outlook Integration. Questions Links

What is Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Formerly named Business Data Catalog. Provides Read/Write access to external data from line-of-

business (LOB Systems. Use data directly, both online and offline. Build solutions faster with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and

SharePoint Designer 2010 Write-back to External Systems Provide SharePoint behavior like lists, Web Parts and Profile

Pages. Connectivity options to

Databases Web and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services Microsoft .NET Connectivity Assemblies Custom Data Sources.

BCS in Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010

Business Data Connectivity Service (BDC)

Business Connectivity Services

External Data

DatabaseWCF / Web

Service.NET Connectivity

AssemblyCustom

Web

Outlook SharePoint Workspace InfoPath Word Access

Microsoft Office Applications

External Content Types Reusable Metadata descriptions for

Connectivity Information Data definitions Behaviors to a certain category of external data. Allows to manage and reuse the metadata and behaviors from central

location Enable users to interact with external data in more meaningful way.

External Content Types - Benefits Enable Reusability Encapsulate Complexities of external Systems. Provide built-in Office and SharePoint behavior. Ensure Secure Access. Simplify maintenance. Enable External Data Search Enable Working Offline

Displaying External Data External Lists External Data Columns Business Data Web Parts (Read-only)

External Data List External Data Item External Data Item Builder External Data Related List External Data Connectivity Filter

External Content Type Picker External Item Picker Profile Pages

BCS and SharePoint 2010 Editions

Business Connectivity Services Feature

SharePoint Foundation 2010

SharePoint Server 2010 Standard Edition

SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition

External List

External Data Column

BDC Service

Connector Framework

Secure Store Service

External Data Search

Profile Pages

Business Data Web Parts

Rich Client Integration

BCS Architecture

Office Client

BCS in SharePoint

BDC

Client to Backend Direct Connection

Persistent Store

.NET Connectivity Assembly

Data Cubes

SQL SAP Oracle Siebel

SharePoint Client

BCS in SPD 2010 vs VS 2010

Capability SharePoint Designer Visual Studio

Connections SQL Server, WCF or .NET Framework connectivity assembly

Any data source through .NET Framework Connectivity assembly.

Modeling Approach

Discover and Use Create and Publish

Target Scenarios

Author simple models• External Lists• Outlook• SharePoint

Workspace• InfoPath• Search

Author Complex models with custom connectivity logic for aggregation, transformation and security.Create Office CustomizationsReusable External Data Parts and Web Parts

Demos

Questions???

References Technet - http://

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee518675.aspx User profile Sync with External Data - http://

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049.aspx

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