1. Business Connectivity Services BCS (Old BDC) New read and write access to external data –Line-of-business (LOB) systems –Web services –Databases –Other types of data sources Offline access to external data using cache and offline features More connectivity options and better model designer Batch and Bulk Operation Support External data via External Lists, Chart Web Part and BCS Web Parts Note BCS features vary by SharePoint version Excellent resource for BCS configuration –Fabian Williams blog http://fabiangwilliams.wordpress.com/category/business-connectivity-services http://fabiangwilliams.wordpress.com/category/business-connectivity-services Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee557658(office.14).aspx

2. Business Connectivity Services BCS (Old BDC) External Content Type (ECT) BCS-enabled solutions rely on ECTs to integrate external data into SharePoint and the Office client applications Describes the schema and data access capabilities of an external data source *formerly known as BDC Entity Source: SharePoint 2010 Technical Resource DVD

3. Business Connectivity Services BCS (Old BDC) Create External Content Type in SharePoint Designer Select Data Source Type Right-click entity and choose operations

4. Business Connectivity Services BCS (Old BDC) Define fields to pick and display Optionally add a filter Results in an editable External Content Type

5. Business Connectivity Services BCS (Old BDC) Create an External List New External List created with InfoPath Forms Name External List and choose InfoPath Form

6. Business Connectivity Services BCS (Old BDC) In SharePoint, Add External List to a SharePoint page Add an Item to the External List Verify external database table populated by the External List

7. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

8. Resources Choosing a Business Intelligence Tool –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394320(office.14).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394320(office.14).aspx SharePoint Chart Web Part –http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog/index.php/2009/10/the-new-chart-web-part-in-sharepoint-2010http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog/index.php/2009/10/the-new-chart-web-part-in-sharepoint-2010 Excel Services 2010 Overview –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424405(office.14).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424405(office.14).aspx Office Web Apps –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee855124(office.14).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee855124(office.14).aspx PerformancePoint Team Blog –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681486(office.14).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681486(office.14).aspx –http://blogs.msdn.com/performancepoint/http://blogs.msdn.com/performancepoint/ PowerPivot –http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210708(SQL.105).aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210708(SQL.105).aspx –http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210603(v=SQL.105).aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210603(v=SQL.105).aspx –http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlkjpowerpivotforexcel/threadshttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlkjpowerpivotforexcel/threads –http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlkjpowerpointforsharepoint/threadshttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlkjpowerpointforsharepoint/threads –http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb418433(SQL.10).aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb418433(SQL.10).aspx –http://powerpivot-info.com, http://powerpivotgeek.com and http://powerpivotpro.comhttp://powerpivot-info.comhttp://powerpivotgeek.comhttp://powerpivotpro.com Reporting Services and Report Builder 3.0 on TechNet –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210649(SQL.105).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210649(SQL.105).aspx –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd220460(SQL.105).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd220460(SQL.105).aspx Visio Services Planning –http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663482(office.14).aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663482(office.14).aspx

9. Reporting Services and Report Builder 3.0 SSRS 2008 R2 release in SharePoint mode allows two forms of reporting: Out-of-the-box (OOTB) Local mode reporting: SSRS 2008 R2 introduces the ability to render reports without an integrated Report server. Details on local mode reporting with SharePoint integration can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff487969(v=SQL.105).aspx. Only need to install SSRS 2008 R2 RTM Add-in for SharePoint 2010 on SharePoint 2010 RTM Web-front-end(s) to have the ability to render uploaded reports (.rdl files) for:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff487969(v=SQL.105).aspx –SharePoint Lists reports: available in SharePoint 2010 Foundation Editions or higher –Access reports: available in SharePoint 2010 Editions that Access Services is supported in Connected mode Reporting: Uses an SSRS Report Server integrated into the SharePoint farm. Install SSRS R2 RTM Add-in for SharePoint 2010. Details on configuring connected mode at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326213(v=SQL.105).aspx. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326213(v=SQL.105).aspx –SSRS 2008 R2 RTM report server: In this case, with SSRS 2008 R2 RTM Add-in for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2010 refer to the what's new in SSRS R2 functionality for information on what all is supported at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210710(v=SQL.105).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210710(v=SQL.105).aspx –SSRS 2008 Report Server: A patch is needed for SSRS 2008 Report Server SP1 CU8 (planned for release in May, 2010) to enable its support with SharePoint 2010 and SSRS R2 RTM Add-in for SharePoint 2010. Additionally, in this configuration existing SSRS 2008 in SharePoint mode functionality that SharePoint 2010 supports via backward compatibility with SharePoint 2007 is available / supported. New SSRS 2008 R2 in SharePoint mode functionality like Alternate Access mapping, Access Reporting, SharePoint List reporting, etc. OR new SharePoint 2010 functionality like Claims etc. is not supported in this configuration.

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