This document summarizes a presentation on building business applications using Business Connectivity Services (BCS) and SharePoint Designer. It includes an agenda with topics on BCS overview, demos on connecting to SQL and creating external lists, using external lists and BCS associations, BCS integration with Office, and attaching workflows to external lists. Feedback from attendees is summarized and the document concludes with information on BCS services authentication and supported vs. unsupported association types.

2. Steve Letford - MicrosoftChakkaradeepChandran - IntergenBuilding Business Applications using Business Connectivity Services and SharePoint Designer

3. AgendaBCS Overview – (Steve)

4. Demo – (Chakkaradeep)

5. Connecting to SQL and creating an external list (Hello world)

6. Using an external lists and creating BCS associations

7. BCS integration with Office

8. Attaching workflows to external lists

9. SearchFeedbackRead/WriteRead is nice… Write back would be even more powerfulTooling SupportNeed an easier way to create, debug and maintain appdef XML filesI wish it was baked into the PlatformWouldn’t it be nice to offline?

10. SharePoint CompositesEnabling no-code collaborative solutions that balance self-service with controlSites Rapidly create no-code collaborative solutionsCommunitiesComposites Unlock the value of your enterprise dataContentInsights Maintain control over end user solutionsSearch

11. Business Connectivity ServicesSharePointDesign ToolsOffice ApplicationsBCS ClientDev PlatformEnterprise SearchBusiness IntelligenceCollaboration SocialEnterprise Content ManagementSharePoint DesignerExternal ListsExternal Content Type RepositoryVisual StudioBusiness Data ConnectivityWeb 2.0DBWCFWeb ServiceLOB

12. External Content TypeThe building blockOutlook Forms and Task PanesSharePointWorkspace with InfoPath FormsSharePoint External ListsExternal Content TypeCustomer CustomerIDFirstName LastNameEmailAddressSearch ResultsOffice ApplicationsExternal data

13. ConnectivityBusiness Data Connectivity (BDC)Presentation in SharePointBusiness Data Connectivity (BDC)BDC Metadata StoreBDC Client RuntimeBDC Server RuntimeClient DataCacheDBConnectorWCF/WSConnector.NET AssemblyConnectorCustomConnectorClient to Backend Direct ConnectionExternal dataCustom .NET assemblySQLSAPORACLESiebel

14. Solution Types, Toolsand RolesCustom connectivity for data aggregation, transformation, security, etc.

15. Use custom code to integrate data into any Office app

16. Business logic in forms

17. Create reusable components (UI parts, ECTs, actions)

18. Customize

19. InfoPath forms

20. Word (QuickParts)

21. Workflow

22. Web Part Pages

23. Surface data in External Lists

24. Connect those lists to Outlook

25. External data columnsIntermediateSimpleAdvancedNO CODE*CODESharePoint DesignerSharePoint SDKVisualStudioPower UserAdvanced DeveloperDeveloper

26. Baked into the Platform…SharePoint Server 2010Office 2010Secure Store ServiceExternal Data SearchRich Client ExtensionsBDC Client RuntimeExternal Data Web PartsProfile PagesSharePoint Foundation 2010External ListExternal Data ColumnBusiness Data Connectivity Service

27. BCS Services AuthenticationCredentials These are typically in the form of name/password. Some external systems may also require additional credentials such as a personal identification number (PIN) value.ClaimsSecurity Assertion Markup Language (SAML) tickets can be passed to claims-aware services that supply external data.

28. Authentication from SharePoint Server to External Data Source - ImpersonationModes:SharePoint ServerPassThrough - Uses logged on userRevertToSelf - Uses process accountSSS Authentication - Credentials, etc. from Secure Store)Process AccountExternal ListLogged-onuserBCSRuntimeWeb PartsIdentityCustom AppCredentials OR Windows Identity Through KerberosLegacy LOB

29. Authentication from SharePoint Server to External Data SourceModes:SharePoint ServerPassThrough - Uses logged on userRevertToSelf - Uses process accountSSS Authentication - Credentials, etc. from Secure Store)IdentityProcess AccountExternal ListLogged-onuserBCSRuntimeWeb PartsCustom AppCredentials OR Windows Identity Through KerberosLegacy LOB

30. Authentication from SharePoint Server to External Data SourceModes:PassThrough - Uses logged on userRevertToSelf - Uses process accountSSS - Credentials, etc. from Secure Store)SharePoint Server- Credentials- Ticket Delegation TokenProcess AccountExternal ListLogged-onuserBCSRuntimeWeb PartsIdentityCreds/TokenCustom AppSecure Store ServiceCredentials OR Windows Identity Through KerberosLegacy LOB

31. Demos

32. Connecting to SQL and creating an external list (Hello world)

33. Using an external lists and creating BCS associations

34. BCS AssociationsSales Order TableCustomers TableSales Order External ListSales Order External List

35. BCS integration with Office

36. Attaching workflows to external lists & Search

37. ResourcesBCS Overviewhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee661740.aspxPlan to upgrade BCShttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607947.aspxBCS Resource Centrehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff660755.aspxBCS Video – Secure Storehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/archive/2010/05/06/bcs-team-channel-secure-store-service.aspxBCS Team bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/BCS Security Overviewhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee661743.aspxPlan SharePoint 2010 Authenticationhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262350.aspx

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39. Supported AssociationsOne-to-many Associations - based on a foreign keyA foreign key must be present in the External systemUn-Supported AssociationsMany-to-Many Associations – no foreign keyUsers will have to develop these Associations in the XML of the BDC Model files manually using an XML editor or through another External Content Type designer such as Visual Studio 2010. Associations with Multiple Related External Content Types