2. Strategic Data Systems
SDS SharePoint Custom Solutions
Count on our Agile development and expert coding experience to create an optimal
solution for your unique SharePoint application and integration needs.
· Business Process Automation with Workflow and InfoPath
· SharePoint Business Intelligence and Reporting
· Portals and Collaboration
· Content Management
*Agile Practices for proven faster delivery, higher quality, & increased business value.
For twenty years, SDS has solved enterprise development challenges using coding
best practices. We deliver required functionality with
· Exceptional code quality
· Maintainability
· Reliability
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3. What is BCS and what does it do?
• Business Connectivity Services
• Formerly the Business Data Catalog
• Business Data Catalog features
• Required SharePoint Enterprise Edition
• READ from the external system
• Supported by SharePoint Search
• New in BCS
• Supported in SharePoint Foundation
• READ + WRITE support
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5. Built In Connectors and Tools
• Connectors
• Web Service / WCF Service
• SQL Database
• .Net Assembly
• Tools
• SP Designer 2010
• BDC Metaman
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6. Custom Code with Connectors
• .Net Assembly Connector
• BCS Object .Net Class
• BCS Operation .Net Method
• Base (template) model file + SPD model
file
• Custom Connector
• Class which implements
• ISystemUtility – BCS connector
• IAdministrableSystem – Configuration
options
• Single model file
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7. .Net Assembly Connectors
• DLL stored in BDC database,
automatically installed on clients
• One-to-one mapping between .Net
objects and BDC/BCS objects
• Code should be static
• No awareness of metadata model files
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8. Custom Connectors
• DLL installed into SP, manual install
onto clients
• Custom data mapping of BDC/BCS
objects
• Code can be more flexible
• Awareness and access to Model file
• Multiple security options available
• Revert To Self (system)
• Passthrough (user)
• SSO / Secure Store
• Configuration parameters (cleartext!)
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9. Operations
• Finder
• SELECT ALL
• SpecificFinder
• SELECT by Primary Key
• IDEnumerator
• SELECT ALL Primary Keys
• Required for Search Indexing
• StreamAccessor
• AccessChecker
• Creator
• Updater
• Deleter
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11. References
• Expert WSS 3 and MOSS 2007 Programming
• Chapter 13, Pages 655 – 790
• Differences Between using the .NET Assembly
Connector and Writing a Custom Connector
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/ee554911.aspx
• How to: Publish a .NET Connectivity Assembly to the
BDC Metadata Store
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff464392
• Code Snippet : Implementing a Custom Connector
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/ff464382.aspx
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12. SDS SharePoint Library
http://SDSSharePointLibrary.codeplex.com/
• Access Checker
• File Upload Web Part
• Replace Document
• Password Change Web Part
• SP Designer Workflow Conditions
• More to come!
• SP List BCS Connector
• Xml SiteMap
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