Professional Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 - Softcover

Hillier, Scot; Stevenson, Brad

3.76

17 ratings by Goodreads

9780470617908: Professional Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047061790X ISBN 13: 9780470617908

Publisher: Wrox, 2011

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

Comprehensive coverage on Business Connectivity Services within SharePoint 2010

As Microsoft’s new multipurpose portal technology, Business Connectivity Services (BCS) is a brand new way for SharePoint users to seamlessly access and integrate data from any application or databases within SharePoint 2010. With this in-depth guide, a team of SharePoint experts walks you through the features of the new BCS, including the ability for users to view and modify the data from SharePoint 2010 with BCS. You’ll explore how to use BCS, deploy solutions, create external content types and lists, create .NET host connectors, and more.

Business Connectivity Services (BCS) allows you to seamlessly access and integrate data from any application or databases within SharePoint 2010
Demonstrates how to create BCS solutions with the SharePoint Designer in SharePoint 2010 and Office
Provides a clear overview of the BCS API
Addresses creating external content types and lists
Explains how to develop search-based solutions with BCS

Professional Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 provides you with thorough coverage on this new multipurpose portal technology.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From the Back Cover:

Learn to use BCS as the vital data layer for SharePoint solutions

Because Business Connectivity Services offers an integration layer capable of connecting SharePoint to External Data, developers should now consider it as the primary pattern for developing applications in SharePoint. If your SharePoint solution needs data storage with capabilities beyond those of a standard list, BCS enables you to craft a solution that offers enterprise search, SharePoint UI and user profile integration, and Microsoft Office integration with off-line support. This book presents the power and capabilities of BCS plus the guidance to use them in custom application development.

Professional Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010:

Provides an overview of BCS, its relationship to other components of SharePoint, and its role in the business environment
Explains integration points for BCS solutions with SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010
Shows how to create custom solutions using server-side and client-side object models
Covers development and application of connectors in Visual Studio� 2010
Examines security in BCS solutions, including both classic and claims mode considerations for SharePoint 2010
Demonstrates how to create solutions that use enterprise search with External Systems

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

wrox.com Programmer Forums

Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world.

Code Downloads

Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use.

Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters, and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.

About the Author:

Scot Hillier is an independent consultant and Microsoft MVP who creates solutions for information workers using SharePoint, Office, and related .NET technologies. He is the author of ten books on Microsoft technologies.

Brad Stevenson is a senior lead program manager at Microsoft, where his involvement with SharePoint dates to the 2003 release. He has spoken at various conferences on connecting SharePoint to external data.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.