Integrate External Data w/ business connectivity services (BCS)

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Integrate External Data with Business Connectivity Services

Tom Resing – www.tomresing.comJive Software

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Tom Resing

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Jive SoftwareLeader in Social Business Software

Connects you to your co-workers, partners and customers

Easy to try at www.JiveSoftware.com

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Agenda

• What is BCS• Use it in the Browser• Look at the Setup• Questions and Resources

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Business Connectivity Services

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BCSConnection to External Data in SharePoint

SharePoint

Tasks

Tasks in Contex

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BCS Data Sources• Microsoft SQL Server• Oracle• ODBC• Web Services

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What Server Adds

• Foundation– Business Data Column

• Server– BCS Web Parts– Search– User Profile Import

• Custom Options– BCS API through .Net Code

DEMO-LET’S USE IT!

BCS List Web Part

BCS Search

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User Experience

• As a User You Can– Add a Web Part– Connect to data sources– Pull live data– Search Cached Data

• What I didn’t show– Connect BCS Web Part to Other Web Parts– Add a column in a list from BCS Data

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2 Keys to BCS

1. Easy to Set Up– Don’t need to be a developer to access a database

2. Integration– Search, Web Parts, Lists, User Profiles, Office– It’s connected!

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External System

External Content Type• External List• External Data Column• Business Data Connectivity (for Office)

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SharePoint 2010+

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SharePoint Foundation

Search Server Express

Search Server

FAST for SharePoint

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#1 Compelling Data

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Knowledge

Information

Data

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#2 Microsoft

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Demo 2

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SharePoint 2013 Changes

• A lot stays the same

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External List Enhancements

• Performance improvements• Export data to Excel

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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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References

• SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out - Chapter 9 – BCS

•Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013 New Features & Functions -Chapter 5 •SharePoint 2013 Inside Out

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References

• SharePoint 2013 changes and features in Business Connectivity Services, Microsoft.com video 7/16/12

• Make Business Data Available in SharePoint 2013, video, Pluralsight, 4/10/2013

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ReferencesUse the following PowerShell to revert to bdc identity$bcsServiceApp = Get-SPServiceApplication | where {$_ -match "Business Data Connectivity Service"}$bcsServiceApp.RevertToSelfAllowed = $true;$bcsServiceApp.Update();from http://www.zimmergren.net/archive/2010/06/09/sp-2010-bcs-problem-with-authenticationmode-and-reverttoself.aspx

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References• Download ULSViewer

–Create a shortcut to ULSViewer.exe on your Server’s Desktop. File, Open From, ULS Before recreating your error

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