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    SharePoint BDC, OK. But what is the SharePoint Business Data List Connector (BDLC)? - Presentation Transcript

    1. What is the SharePoint Business Data List Connector? 90° 270° 180° The SharePoint Business Data List Connector (BDLC) connects custom SharePoint lists (no Web Parts) directly with almost any external business data, simply in the list settings dialog with 3 steps only. All SharePoint list features are available as usual, e.g. alerts and workflows, to take business actions in SharePoint, if external data records are changed. Fast batch update in background (changed data only) LOB BDLC External LOB data, e.g. - databases (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle) - office data (e.g. Excel, Access) Custom SharePoint List (No Web Part) - text files (e.g. csv) and more 360° Layer 2 GmbH | Eiffestr. 664b | 20537 Hamburg 9/15/2009 Tel.: +49 40 28 41 12 30 | sales@layer2.de | www.layer2.de/en/ 1
    2. SharePoint BDLC – Why we made it? 90° 270° 180° Existing solutions such as the Business Data Catalog (BDC, MOSS 2007) or the Business Connectivity Services (BCS, SharePoint 2010) are not available for all SharePoint editions or for the Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). The BDLC works with all SharePoint editions and WSS. BDC and BCS are not easy to configure. Tools, XML, customizing is required. The BDLC is easily configured in the list settings with 3 inputs only. Every admin can do it. Existing solutions use Web Parts to display the data – not lists. That causes limitations compared to real SharePoint lists. With the BDLC all list features can be used, e.g. views, grouping, alerts, workflow. No problems with search at all. SharePoint users are very familiar with lists. Lists are the common way to work with data in SharePoint. With the BDLC list alerts and workflows can be used, to start business actions in SharePoint, if external data records are changed. 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 2
    3. SharePoint BDLC – Activation: How does it work? 90° 270° 180° Install the BDLC Activate the BDLC Feature for the Site Collection 360° 9/15/2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 3
    4. SharePoint BDLC List Creation – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° Goto Site Actions Chose Create Select Business Data List Connector in Custom Lists 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 4
    5. SharePoint BDLC List Settings – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° Goto List Settings Chose Business Data List Connector Settings in Custom Settings 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 5
    6. SharePoint BDLC List Settings – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° Enter the Connection String and validate it Enter the select string and validate it Enter the primary key(s) (if any) Create the list structure with one click Update the data with one click 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 6
    7. SharePoint BDLC Connection String – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° Connection strings are available for virtually any external data sources, e.g. Databases like Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Informix, DB2 etc. Microsoft Office data like Excel, Access etc. Text data files. Connection strings are available for external SharePoint lists too... See FAQs to find your connection string 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 7
    8. SharePoint BDLC Select Statement – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° Select statements are available for virtually any external data sources, e.g. Databases like Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Informix, DB2 etc. Microsoft Office data like Excel, Access etc. Text data files. Select Statements are available for external SharePoint lists too... See FAQs to find your select statement 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 8
    9. SharePoint BDLC Primary Key(s) – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° In most cases your external data would have one or more primary key(s). If a primary key is available, then the advanced update features can be used. For more information about possible primary keys / field names please take a look into your result set using the Preview button. 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 9
    10. SharePoint BDLC List Structure – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° To create the list structure required to display your external data, please press "Create”. The fields of the result set of the given select statement are mapped to common SharePoint list fields automatically. You can rename the fields afterwards manually or you can change field types as usual in SharePoint 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 10
    11. SharePoint BDLC Data Update – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° To update the data in your SharePoint list with your external data, please press "Update”. If valid primary key(s) are given, modified data is updated only. Updates can be done automatically in background (see next silde). 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 11
    12. SharePoint BDLC Background Update – How does it work? 90° 270° 180° You can optionally enable background updates. The updates are done automatically, one time per hour by default. You can modify this interval later on. If primary key(s) are given, updates can be done very fast. Modified data is transferred only with batch updates using a timer job 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 12
    13. About Layer2 90° 270° 180° Layer2 is a specialist for creating custom components and solutions Hamburg for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. 1991: Formation as “Cords und Jacobi, EDV-Beratung und IT-Dienstleistungen” in Hamburg / Germany GERMANY 2001: Renamed to Layer2 GmbH 2003: Focusing on Microsoft technologies, particularly .NET and SharePoint 2007: Market entry Austria and Switzerland 2008: Microsoft Certified Partner Nuremberg 2009: Microsoft Gold Certified Partner 360° 15.09.2009 Layer2 – The SharePoint Experts from Hamburg (Germany) – www.layer2.de/en/ 13
    14. What are you waiting for? www.layer2.de 90° 270° 180° You can download an evaluation version of the SharePoint Business Data List Connector (BDLC) today at: http://www.layer2.de/en/products/Pages/SharePoint-Business-Data-List- Connector.aspx See FAQs or contact sales@layer2.de for more information. Please note, that there are more SharePoint features and web parts available on www.layer2.de/en/. Download 360° 9/15/2009 Layer 2 GmbH | Eiffestr. 664b | 20537 Hamburg | www.layer2.de/en/ | Sales@layer2de 14

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