Once external content types have been successfully added to SharePoint Server 2010, a rapid method of exposing related external content to SharePoint users is to implement an appropriate Data View Web Part. In a video tutorial titled Business Data Web Parts, Raymond Mitchell, subject matter expert, presents, in 09:44 how to add a Data View […]
A Look at the Business Data Connectivity Control Panel in Office 365 E3 SharePoint Online
Office 365 E3 SharePoint Online plans now include an administrator control panel for Business Data Connectivity (BDC) services. SharePoint administrators can now ” . . . create Business Connectivity Services (BCS) connections to data sources, such as SQL Azure databases or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) web services, that are outside the SharePoint site. Once [these […]
Enhanced Administrative Features for Office 365 Enterprise E3 SharePoint Online Plans
Microsoft has announced a major change in Office 365, scheduled for March 1, 2013. On February 27, 2013 we signed into our E3 Plan administration center for SharePoint and noted several new options: Manage Secure Store Service Manage Term Store Manage Business Data Connectivity Each of the above provide SharePoint Administrators with a quick, point […]
Implement The Open Data Protocol to Encourage Collaboration Over SharePoint between Lines of Business Groups
Rehmani Consulting Inc sells products that help enterprise users hasten adoption for Microsoft® SharePoint®. Our products include VisualSP™, which is a help system that can be used to deliver custom technical training content directly to SharePoint 2010 users, within the SharePoint 2010 working environment. We also sell video training content optimized to provide SharePoint users […]
Exposing OData Sources in SharePoint 2013 has become an Easier Task
In a video presentation and article published on the MSDN Library web site in July, 2012, titled Using OData sources with Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2013, Scot Hillier, Microsoft SharePoint Most Valuable Professional contends that “The new OData connector enables SharePoint [2013] to communicate with OData providers.” Further, he notes that “[i]n SharePoint 2013, […]
Enhanced Methods are Available with SharePoint 2013 and BCS to Expose OData Sources
Rehmani Consulting, Inc. offers a set of video training content on Business Connectivity Services (BCS) for SharePoint 2010. We see BCS as a suite of important features that enable Microsoft Office applications (including SharePoint) to support enterprise users who need to work with external data sources (and external content types, or “ECTs”) within their Microsoft […]
Advanced Options for External Content Types, Sharepoint 2010 Enterprise Edition
In a video tutorial titled Advanced Options for External Content Types, Raymond Mitchell presents some additional configuration options afforded to users who avail of SharePoint Designer 2010. The opening example in this 8 minute video demonstrates how to use SharePoint Designer 2010 to control the resource usage demand on external data sources. As Raymond Mitchell […]
On Using SharePoint Designer 2010 to Create External Systems for Business Connectivity Services
In a video training course, Creating External Systems Raymond Mitchell demonstrates how to use SharePoint Designer 2010 to create External Systems for Business Connectivity Services (BCS) for SharePoint 2010, Enterprise Edition. It is important to note that the point of adding external systems is to establish a data connection that meets security (meaning authentication) requirements […]
Exposing External Data as a SharePoint 2010 List
In a video titled External Lists, Raymond Mitchell presents the technical procedure to expose external data to SharePoint 2010 users as a SharePoint List. This video course is available for unlimited viewing by anyone with a subscription to our web site content. As well, this video is included in our SharePoint 2010, Business Connectivity Services […]
SharePoint Designer 2010 Provides Tools to Incorporate Most Structural Elements of External Data within SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition
As Raymond Mitchell and Asif Rehmani demonstrate in a webinar recording, Leveraging the Power of Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010 offers the tools required to incorporate most structural elements of of external data into SharePoint 2010, Enterprise Edition. These structural elements — columns, tables, etc — are configured as an external […]