How Business Connectivity Services will change your life

Corey RothBlog: www.dotnetmafia.comTwitter: @coreyroth

Corey Roth

• SharePoint Solutions Architect for Stonebridge• Microsoft SharePoint MVP• Specializing in ECM and Search• Passed all SharePoint 2010 certification exams• Microsoft Solutions Advocate• E-mail: coreyroth@gmail.com • Twitter: @coreyroth• Blog: www.dotnetmafia.com• Laptop: Dell E6510 i5 2.4 GHz 8GB• Oracle VirtualBox 3.2.8 – 4GB on VM

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Translation Guide

Term MOSS 2007 SharePoint 2010

BDC Business Data Catalog Business Data Connectivity

BCS Bowl Championship Series Business Connectivity Services

Application Definition External Content Type

Microsoft Groove Microsoft SharePoint Workspace

Business Connectivity Services

• No code connectivity to external data sources• Full CRUD Support including reading and writing• Built with SharePoint Designer 2010• Offline access via SharePoint Workspace• Outlook Integration• Searchable just like in MOSS 2007

External Lists

• Allows data from BCS to appear as a native SharePoint list• Supports full CRUD• Can customize edit form using InfoPath

Data Sources

• Database table / view• WCF / Web Service• Business Data Connectivity Connector (BDC Entity Model or

Custom Connector)

Resources

• Blog Posts– BCS Walkthrough on DotNetMafia.com

• http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2010/02/02/it-s-easy-to-configure-an-external-list-with-business-connectivity-services-bcs-in-sharepoint-foundation-2010.aspx

– How to: Create a BCS Profile Page on DotNetMafia.com• http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2010/04/15/how-

to-create-a-bcs-profile-page-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx

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Corey RothBlog: www.dotnetmafia.comTwitter: twitter.com/coreyroth