business data catalog - Sharepoint Portal Server 2007

Presented by Kashif Akram User Group Lead – www.dev30.com Microsoft Office SharePoint server 2007 An overview of business data catalog

Overview

Architecture

Business data features

Meta data model

Agenda

Prerequisites

Microsoft Office SharePoint server

Microsoft Office SharePoint server

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search , accelerating shared business processes , and facilitating information-sharing across boundaries for better business insight

Collaboration

Portal

Search

Content Management

Business Process and Forms

Business Intelligence

Management

Platform

SharePoint Feature Areas Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “lite”, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists Enterprise Portal template, Site Directory, My Sites, social networking, privacy control Enterprise scalability, contextual relevance, rich people and business data search Rich and Web forms based front-ends, LOB actions, pluggable SSO Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualization, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow Business Forms Search Content Management Platform Services Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Collaboration Business Intelligence Portal

Collaboration

Collaboration Features

Real-time presence and communication

Social Networking Web Part

Standard site templates

Wikis

Blogs

People and Groups lists

Calendars

E-mail integration

Task coordination

Surveys

Document collaboration

Issue Tracking

Portal

My Site personal site

Content syndication

Privacy and security

Site Directory

User Profiles and the Profile Store

Audience targeting

Site Manager

Mobile device support

Portal site templates

SharePoint Sites and Documents Aggregation Web Parts

Colleagues and Memberships Web Parts

Integration with Microsoft Office Access 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word 2007

Integration with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

Integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

Search

Search (UI, relevance, security, search results)

Cross Site Collection Search

Enterprise Content Sources

People Search

Search Federation

Business Data Search

Search Center

No Pre-Set Document Limits

Extensible Search Experience

Relevance Tuning

Continuous Propagation Indexing

Indexing Connectors

Security Trimmed Results

Unified Administration Dashboard

Query and Results Reporting

Streamlined Installation

High Availability & Load Balancing

Content Management

Business Document Workflow Support

Document Management Site Templates

Integration with Microsoft Information Rights Management (IRM)

Document Information Panel

Document Action Bar

Retention and Auditing Policies

Records Repository

E-Mail Content as Records

Legal Holds

High Fidelity Websites with Consistent Branding

Navigation Controls

Content Authoring

Content Publishing and Deployment

Site Templates

Page Layouts

Site Variations

WYSIWYG Web Content Editor

Slide Libraries

Policies, Auditing and Compliance

Business Process and Forms

Browser-based Forms

Centralized Forms Management and Control

“ Design Once” Development Model

Form Import Wizard

Integrated Deployment Model for “No-code” Forms

Compatibility Checker

Business Intelligence

Integrated, Flexible Spreadsheet Publishing

Share, Manage, and Control Spreadsheets

Web-based Business Intelligence Using Excel Services

Data Connection Libraries

Business Data Catalog

Business Data Web Parts

Business Data Actions

Integrated Business Intelligence Dashboards

Report Center

Key Performance Indicators

Filter Web Parts

Management

Configuration Management

Administration User Interface

Delegation

Re-Parenting

Provisioning

Usage Analytics

Monitoring

Platform

RSS Feeds

Consistent User Experience

Rights Trimmed User Interface

Automatic Breadcrumb Bar

Quick Launch Bar

Top Navigation Bar

View Improvements

Descriptive Menu Actions

Simplified Web Part User Interface

Accessibility

Recycle Bin

Backup/Restore Support for VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service)

Document Libraries

Large-List and Cross-List Indexing

Metadata

Content Types

Application Templates

Workflow

Tree View

Append-only and Multi-Value Lookup Fields

Extensible Site and List Templates

Subsite Promotion

Support for ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET Master Pages

Performance Caching

Object Model

Field Types

Site Columns

Content Type Settings

Folders in Lists

Folder Metadata

List Indexing

Cross-List Queries

List Items

Property Bags

Web Services

Change Logs

Event Receivers

Job Service

Feature Framework

Solution Deployment Model

Extensibility and Programmability of Search

Excel Spreadsheet Developer Reuse and Extensibility

Version History

Major and Minor Version Tracking

Folder- and Item-Level Access Controls

Virtual Server Security Policies

Pluggable Authentication

LDAP Pluggable Authentication Provider

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Common Search Technology and Infrastructure

Interoperability and Integration

Overview Business Data Catalog

BDC provides an easy way to integrate business data from back-end server applications, such as SAP or Siebel, with your corporate portal to provide rich solutions for end users without writing any code. You register business data exposed in databases or through Web services in the Business Data Catalog by creating metadata that describes the database or Web service. The Business Data Catalog then uses this metadata to make the right calls into the data source to retrieve the relevant data.

Customer Needs Based on SPS 2003 feedback

Less integration code

Deep integration of data into the places users work

New application types that blend data and collaboration

Bridge portal and business application UI

Centrally manage security policy, auditing policy, connections

Overview

What can we access?

WebServices

SAP / Siebel

Databases

Oracle / SQL Server

Demo

Shared services & BDC

Business Data Catalog (BDC) Connects Office servers to business data Metadata Business Data Catalog Web Parts Lists Search User Profiles Custom Apps Database WS Proxy ADO.NET Web Service SQL Server, Oracle, OLEDB, ODBC BizTalk, SAP, Siebel, Legacy, …

BDC low level architecture

Business data features

Business Data Web Parts Generic Web Parts that display any entity from the Business Data Catalog, without deploying new code. The Web Parts provide customization, Web Part connections, and the standard Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services look-and-feel capabilities (paging, filtering, and style).

Business Data in Lists New field type that allows you to add any entity defined in the Business Data Catalog to a SharePoint list or document library.

Business Data Actions Business Data Actions bridge the gap between Office SharePoint Server 2007 and a native application user interface by providing a link back to the back-end data source. You can use Business Data Actions to build applications with write-back scenarios, such as a Customer Profile view that allows a user to update profile information directly in a back-end server application, such as SAP or Siebel. Actions are implemented as links, so you can also use actions to perform simple actions such as send an e-mail message or open a customer’s home page.

Business Data Search Offers full-text search of the data sources registered in the Business Data Catalog. You can create new search result types based on the specific data entities registered in the Business Data Catalog.

Business Data in User Profiles You can augment Office SharePoint Server 2007 user profiles from any external data source registered in the Business Data Catalog.

Demo

BDC Webparts

Securities -Authentication Authentication Mode Applies to Scenarios PassThrough Databases and Web Services Use this mode if you are in a testing environment with a single-box configuration (Database server and SharePoint Server on the same box) or if Kerberos Delegation is enabled in your domain. You might also use it if the destination server or the Web Service uses anonymous authentication or SSL connections. RevertToSelf Databases and Web Services IIS App Pool Impersonation WindowsCredentials Databases and Web Services Use this mode if your database server or Web Service uses Windows authentication. You need to set up SSO for this mode. RdbCredentials Database Systems only Use this mode if your database server uses Database Credentials. For example if your SQL Server uses SQL Server authentication instead of Windows authentication. You need to set up SSO for this mode. Credentials Web Service Systems only Use this mode if your Web Service uses credentials other than Windows credentials You need to set up SSO for this mode.

Authorization