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Integrate External Data with BCS
1. Integrate External Data
with the Business
Connectivity Services
(BCS)
Tom Resing, MCM, MVP
Rackspace Hosting
www.TomResing.com
2. About Tom
• Microsoft Certified Master in • 15+ Years of Technical Experience
SharePoint 2007 (MCM) – Public Sector and Private Sector
• Microsoft Most Valued Professional – Web Focused
(MVP)
• Co-Author, SharePoint 2013 Inside
• Microsoft Certified Technology Out
Specialist
• Co-Author, SharePoint Foundation
– SharePoint 2010 MOSS and WSS 2010 Inside Out from Microsoft Press
Configuration
– MOSS and WSS App Dev
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3. About Rackspace
•Microsoft Hosting Partner of the
Year 2012
–Main Office: San Antonio, TX
•Managed SharePoint Hosting and
SharePoint Services
•We Open Sourced the Cloud
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5. External System
External Content Type
• External List
• External Data Column
• Business Data Connectivity (for
Office)
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16. Other 2013 Changes
•Support for SharePoint Apps
and Office Apps
•Event listener – receive events
from External Systems
•Odata, REST, CSOM
•Visual Studio 2012
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17. References
• SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out from Microsoft Press
– Chapter 9 – BCS
Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013 New Features & Functions by Penelope Coventry
- Chapter 5 – Building Composite Solutions
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Business Intelligence:Business Connectivity Services with Microsoft SQL Server including an Overview of the Business Connectivity Services, an Introduction to Configuring BCS, and Demonstrations of using External Lists and External Data Columns.
I met some of you before the session. For those that don't know me, my name's Tom Resing. I'm a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in 4 areas related to SharePoint. I'm certified in configuring WSSv3, configuring MOSS, and application development for both of them.My first programming job was in high school in Washington, DC. I got my Computer Science Degree from Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois almost 12 years ago. I've been in the technology field my entire career.
A set of capabilities in SharePoint 2010 that help you integrate external data into your SharePoint websites and Office Clients.
Editions of 2013 – All have BCS, some have more functionality than others.
A set of capabilities in SharePoint 2010 that help you integrate external data into your SharePoint websites and Office Clients.
A set of capabilities in SharePoint 2010 that help you integrate external data into your SharePoint websites and Office Clients.
A set of capabilities in SharePoint 2010 that help you integrate external data into your SharePoint websites and Office Clients.
When I created the demo in 2013 almost everything was the same. I got a few different messages like “This shouldn’t take to long” and “Working on it”, but otherwise, I followed the exact same steps in Central Admin to set up the service application and the exact same steps in SharePoint Designer 2013
Some backend changes that may improve performance in some situations. For example , sort requests are now sent to the external system which reduces the load on SharePoint Servers.
Some backend changes that may improve performance in some situations. For example , sort requests are now sent to the external system which reduces the load on SharePoint Servers.
Find my email, blog, these slides with all the references at TomResing.com