Professional: Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint® 2010 -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Business Connectivity Services -- Challenges Integrating External Data -- User Challenges -- IT Challenges -- Introducing Business Connectivity Services -- Evolution of the Business Data Catalog -- BCS and Other Integration Services -- Architecture Overview -- Key Capabilities -- Presentation -- Connectivity -- Tooling -- BCS in SharePoint and Office SKUs -- Creating Simple BCS Solutions -- Creating External Content Types -- Creating External Lists -- Connecting External Lists to Office 2010 -- Types of Solutions -- Simple Solution Leveraging Out-of-the-Box Capabilities -- Intermediate Declarative Solution -- Advanced Code-Based Solution -- Solution Packaging -- ClickOnce Package -- Deployment Concepts -- Security -- Authentication Overview -- Claims and OAuth -- Office Client -- Authorization Overview -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Using BCS Solutions in SharePoint 2010 -- Understanding Business Data Connectivity -- Introducing the BDC Metadata Model -- BDC Metadata Store -- Resource Files -- Versioning -- BDC Service Application -- Managing the BDC Service Application -- Permissions -- Model Import -- Model Export -- Managing External Content Types -- Managing Actions -- Managing Profile Pages -- Throttling -- BDC Server OM -- Integrating BCS Data with SharePoint -- Using External Lists -- Permissions -- View Settings -- DateTime Fields -- Forms -- Differences from Regular Lists -- Life Cycle and Portability -- Using External Data Web Parts -- Using the Chart Web Part -- Creating External Data Columns -- Mobile Device Support -- Time Zone Support -- User Profile Enhancements Using ECTs -- Searching External Systems -- Using Workflow to Access External Data -- Simple Workflows -- Intermediate Workflows -- Advanced Workflows.

Upgrading from MOSS 2007 -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Using BCS Solutions in Office 2010 -- Understanding Business Data Connectivity -- Understanding the BDC Client Runtime -- Understanding the Metadata Cache -- Understanding Subscriptions in the Metadata Cache -- Understanding Cache Population -- Understanding Cache Operations -- Understanding Solution Deployment -- Understanding ClickOnce Deployment -- Understanding ClickOnce Security -- Connecting External Lists to Outlook -- Understanding BCS Folder Limitations -- Understanding Form Limitations -- Understanding Functional Limitations -- Understanding SharePoint Security Limitations -- Synchronizing Outlook Data -- Managing Client Credentials -- Updating Outlook Solutions -- Connecting Lists to the SharePoint Workspace -- Understanding SPW Architecture -- Understanding the Office Document Cache -- Synchronizing External Lists -- Writing Scripts and Macros -- Using External Data in Word -- Using External Data Columns -- Creating Reusable Site Content Types -- Understanding External Data Limitations in Word -- Working with External Data in Microsoft Access -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Creating BCS Solutions with the SharePoint Designer -- Working with the BDC Metadata Model -- Working with External Data Sources -- Connecting with the SQL Server Connector -- Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server Databases -- Connecting to Oracle Databases -- Connecting to ODBC Data Sources -- Connecting to OLE DB Data Sources -- Connecting with the WCF Service Connector -- Connecting to ASP.NET Web Services -- Connecting to WCF Web Services -- Creating Methods -- Implementing Method Stereotypes -- Defining Properties -- Defining Parameters -- Defining Filters -- Understanding Stereotype Requirements -- Creating Methods for Databases -- Creating Finder Methods -- Modeling Finder Methods -- Understanding the Default Finder.

Creating Other Methods -- Creating Methods for Web Services -- Defining Associations -- Creating One-to-Many Associations -- Creating Self-Referential Associations -- Creating Reverse Associations -- Working with Many-to-Many Relationships -- Working with External Lists -- Creating Custom List Actions -- Creating Custom Forms -- Creating ASPX Forms -- Creating InfoPath Forms -- Accessing External Lists in Code -- Using the SPList Object -- Using the Client Object Model -- Initiating Workflows -- Developing Solutions -- Making Solutions Portable -- Converting ASP.NET Solutions -- Upgrading BDC 2007 Solutions -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Programming BCS Solutions in SharePoint 2010 -- Working with the BDC Server Runtime Object Model -- Connecting to the Metadata Catalog -- Retrieving Model Elements -- Executing Operations -- Executing Finder Methods -- Executing SpecificFinder Methods -- Executing Updater Methods -- Executing Creator Methods -- Executing Deleter Methods -- Executing Association Navigator Methods -- Working with Complex and Unsupported Types -- Using InfoPath Forms for Display -- Using Complex Formatting for Display -- Using Custom Field Types for Display -- Advanced Workflow Solutions -- Developing Visual Studio Workflows -- Developing Pluggable Services -- Working with Sandbox Workflow Actions -- Working with the BDC Administration Object Model -- Connecting to the Catalog -- Creating BDC Metadata Models in Code -- Importing and Exporting Models -- BCS Limits -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Programming BCS Solutions in Office 2010 -- Creating Outlook Declarative Solutions -- Generating Artifacts -- Packaging and Deploying Solutions -- Creating Custom Form Regions -- Creating Custom View Definitions -- Including Associations in Declarative Solutions -- Creating Custom Actions, Ribbons, and Parts -- Coding the Custom Elements.

Packaging the Custom Elements -- Working with the BDC Client Runtime Object Model -- Connecting to the Metadata Catalog -- Understanding the Execution Context -- Executing Cache Operations -- Exploring the Client Cache -- Creating Office Add-Ins -- Adding Ribbon Support -- Creating a Custom Task Pane -- Packaging Data-Only Solutions -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Developing and Using Connectors -- Developing Connectors -- Creating .NET Assembly Connectors -- Understanding the Project Tooling -- Walking through the Development Process -- Creating a New Project -- Creating a New Entity -- Creating a Finder Method -- Creating a SpecificFinder Method -- Handling Connection Information -- Implementing the Methods -- Adding Creator, Updater, and Deleter Methods -- Adding a StreamAccessor Method -- Creating Associations between Entities -- Understanding Non-Foreign Key Relationships -- Testing the Connector -- Creating Custom Connectors -- Understanding Project Elements -- Walking through the Development Process -- Starting the Project -- Handling Connection Information -- Defining the Entity -- Defining the Finder Method -- Implementing the Finder Method -- Defining the SpecificFinder Method -- Implementing the SpecificFinder Method -- Defining the Creator Method -- Implementing the Creator Method -- Defining the Updater Method -- Implementing the Updater Method -- Defining the Deleter Method -- Implementing the Deleter Method -- Creating Configurable Connection Properties -- Specifying a Connection Manager -- Using the Custom Connector -- Handling Errors in Connectors -- Handling Runtime and Validation Errors -- Handling Concurrency Issues -- Packaging Considerations -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Working with BCS Security -- Understanding BDC Permissions -- Understanding Windows Authentication -- Understanding Impersonation -- Understanding Delegation.

Understanding Anonymous Access -- Getting Started with Server Authentication -- Using Passthrough Authentication -- Using RevertToSelf Authentication -- Understanding the Secure Store Service -- Using the Secure Store Service for Authentication -- Using WindowsCredentials Authentication -- Using RdbCredentials Authentication -- Using Credentials Authentication -- Using Application-Level Authentication -- Configuring Client Authentication -- Using Passthrough Authentication -- Using RevertToSelf Authentication -- Using Secure Store Service Authentication -- Working with the SSS Object Model -- Retrieving Server-Side Credentials -- Retrieving Client-Side Credentials -- Creating a Pluggable Provider -- Understanding Claims Authentication -- Understanding Authentication Challenges -- Understanding Claims Concepts -- Understanding Claims Architecture -- Configuring Claims Authentication -- Understanding the Claims-to-Windows Token Service -- Creating a Claims-Aware Service -- Using an STS with a Claims-Aware Service -- Understanding Token Authentication -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Working with Enterprise Search -- Understanding Search Offerings -- Understanding Search Architecture -- Understanding the Search Service Application -- Understanding the Indexing Process -- Understanding the Query Process -- Using Basic BCS Search Support -- Enabling Search Support -- Working with Search Results -- Creating and Using Scopes -- Displaying BCS Data in Search Results -- Crawling Associations -- Ignoring Fields -- Customizing the Search Results Display -- Creating Ranking Models -- Understanding Ranking Models -- Creating a Custom Ranking Model -- Using a Custom Ranking Model -- Searching with .NET Assembly Connectors -- Enabling Search Basics -- Using Custom Hyperlinks in Search Results -- Using a Changelog for Incremental Crawls -- Debugging Search Connectors.

Trimming Search Results.