External Data in SharePoint 2010 Lab Version: 2.0 Description Business Connectivity Services (BCS) allows you to create SharePoint applications that can utilize external data. BCS relies on the creation of External Content Types to support the applications, which can then be extended to Office clients. In this exercise, you will use BCS to create a SharePoint application. Overview Lab Time: 60 minutes Lab Folder: C:\Student\Labs\BCS Lab Overview: Business Connectivity Services (BCS) allows you to create SharePoint applications that can utilize external data. BCS relies on the creation of External Content Types to support the applications, which can then be extended to Office clients. In this exercise, you will use BCS to create a SharePoint application. Note: Lab Setup Requirements Before you begin this lab, you must run the batch file named Setup.bat. This batch file runs a PowerShell script which creates a new SharePoint site collection at the location https://intranet.contoso.com/sites/BCSLab. next >

Downloads Download The Offline Training Kit Download Hands-on Lab Document (DOCX) Download Hands-on Lab Source Files Contents Overview Exercise 1: Creating the MiniCRM Data Sources for this Lab Exercise 2: Creating External Content Types in SPD Exercise 3: Modeling BCS Applications in Visual Studio (Creating a .NET Connector)