Business Connectivity Services Class Libraries

Applies to: Office 365 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2010

Explore the following namespaces to learn about the object model supported by Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS).

Namespaces

Namespace	Description
Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure	Contains types that handle the business data infrastructure.
Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Collections	Contains collections that are used for the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service infrastructure.
Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure.SecureStore	Contains the interfaces, classes, and enumerations that are used to handle the Secure Store Service.
Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Throttle	Contains one interface used to load and control throttling rules.
Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel	Contains classes, interfaces, and enumerations that are used in the design of external systems, external content types, methods, and associations between external content types.
Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.Collections	Contains types that are used to handle collections in the metadata model.
Microsoft.BusinessData.Offlining	Contains types that are used to handle the data cache on the client.
Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime	Used for creating or augmenting types that can be reflected by using a Microsoft .NET Framework type reflector.
Microsoft.BusinessData.SystemSpecific	Contains types that handle the tasks specific to external systems.
Microsoft.BusinessData.SystemSpecific.Wcf	Contains types to help users create a user-generated proxy and specify and instantiate custom bindings.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration	Contains types that administer external content types.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Infrastructure	Contains types that handle the metadata of the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.MetadataModel	Contains types that handle the metadata model.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.MetadataModel.Constants	Contains types to define various constants used in the metadata model.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Parser	Contains types to handle the package contents.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Runtime	Creates or augments types that can be reflected against by using a Microsoft .NET Framework type reflector.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedService	Contains types that handle the business data shared services.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SystemSpecific	Handles the throttling rules.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.Infrastructure	Contains types that handle the business data infrastructure.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client	Contains types used to administer the business data on the client.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Constants	Contains types that handle constants on the Microsoft Office application.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Parser	Contains types that handle the parse context and the exceptions that are thrown during the import of a metadata XML file.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Client	Contains types to handle the infrastructure of the client.
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Collections.Client	Contains types to handle collections on the client.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Model	Contains types that provide event data for events that occur in business applications associated with a Microsoft Office application.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Runtime	Contains types that handle the run-time actions of the business applications associated with a Microsoft Office application.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Runtime.Deployment	Contains types that handle the deployment of a data-only SharePoint solution.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Runtime.DeploymentAction	Contains types that handle the deployment of a data-only SharePoint solution.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Runtime.UI	Contains the base classes for Windows forms-based UI elements in the Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) layout system used in Microsoft Office applications.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.Infrastructure.SecureStore	Contains types that handle the secure store credentials, target application metadata, and secure store provider information.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.MetadataModel	Contains types that handle the metadata model.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.MetadataModel.Constants	Contains types that define various metadata model constants.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.Offlining	Contains types that handle the business data offlining behavior and operations.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.Parser	Contains types that handle the parse context and the exceptions that are thrown during the import of a metadata XML file.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.Runtime	Contains types that handle the run-time operations for the Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) client runtime.
Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.SystemSpecific	Contains types to handle the throttling rules.
Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.ClientExtensions.Publishing	Contains types that handle configuring and publishing solution packages.

See Also

Other Resources

Deciding Which SharePoint 2010 API to Use

What's New in SharePoint Server 2010

What's New in SharePoint Foundation 2010

Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008

SharePoint Server 2010 General Reference

Video: Using the SharePoint 2010 SDK Help

BCS Resource Center

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