In a video tutorial titled Using SQL Server to interact with BCS External Data, Fabian Williams, a SharePoint Server MVP demonstrates each of the steps required to create an external content type in SharePoint 2013. The steps are taken with SharePoint Designer 2013, SQL Server, and the Secure Store. This video tutorial is included in […]
On the Architecture of BCS for SharePoint 2013
SharePoint-Videos has just published a new set of video training for SharePoint 2013: Working with External Data in SharePoint 2013 using BCS and Workflows – On premises and Online. The target audience for this training set are SharePoint Developers and IT Pros. The course is led by Fabian Williams, a SharePoint Server MVP. The content […]
Using Reporting Services to Collect Business Intelligence with SharePoint Online, Office 365
A combination of an implementation of SQL Server Reporting Services for SharePoint, successful creation of external content type; and, finally, building a set of useful tags for SharePoint’s Managed Metadata Service (MMS), can deliver substantial returns for communities of SharePoint users subscribing to SharePoint Online, Office 365. We offer specialized training sets on each of […]
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 […]
Building Line of Business Dashboards with Business Connectivity Services
As noted on MSDN, a basis for visually presenting Line of Business (LOB) performance is to find “related or complementary information for a specific business entity” and to associate these streams of information into a composite view accessible via a web browser; for example, historical order history by sales territory. In sum, publishing LOB specific […]