{"id":587,"date":"2011-12-01T03:46:38","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T03:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/home2\/bm8qcmjy\/public_html\/blog\/?page_id=587"},"modified":"2014-03-04T05:55:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T05:55:30","slug":"bcs-expanded","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded\/","title":{"rendered":"BCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style='font-size: small;'><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/toc-expanded'>Back to TOC<\/a><span style='position: relative; left: 1em;'><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-condensed'>Condensed TOC<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Business Connectivity Services (BCS) is a feature of SharePoint that enables connecting to external data sources such as web services, databases, or other custom data sources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/07\/09\/exploring-the-bdc-metadata-schema.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Exploring the BCS Metadata Schema<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>As I was wrapping my head around the BCS metadata schema, I thought it would be helpful to me to use an outlining tool to explore the schema.  I put together a OneNote page that contains the elements and attributes of the BCS metadata schema.  Being able to expand and contract the nodes enabled me to see the big picture.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/07\/16\/writing-and-hosting-a-web-service-in-the-sharepoint-2010-demo-virtual-machine.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Writing and Hosting a Web Service in the SharePoint 2010 Demo Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Coding and hosting a WCF web service is a great way to experiment with Business Connectivity Services (BCS) and External Content Types (ECT).<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/web-services-expanded'>Web Services<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/05\/11\/getting-started-building-a-wcf-web-service.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started Building a WCF Web Service<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Shows how to create a very simple web service using WCF.  Shows how to host this web service using IIS.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/05\/13\/determining-caller-identity-within-a-wcf-web-service.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Determining Caller Identity within a WCF Web Service<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Enhances the example presented in &#8216;Getting Started building a WCF Web Service&#8217; so that the Web service can authoritatively report on the identity of its caller.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/06\/18\/establishing-trust-between-a-wcf-web-service-and-the-sharepoint-2010-security-token-service.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Establishing Trust between a WCF Web Service and the SharePoint 2010 Security Token Service<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Configures the example developed in &#8216;Determining Caller Identity within a WCF Web Service&#8217; so that it uses a self-signed certificate to support a secure connection.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/06\/18\/consuming-a-claims-enabled-wcf-web-service-as-an-sharepoint-2010-external-content-type.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Consuming a Claims-Enabled WCF Web Service as a SharePoint 2010 External Content Type<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Walks through the procedure for consuming a claims-enabled web service as a SharePoint 2010 External Content Type.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/06\/11\/access-denied-by-business-data-connectivity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Access denied by Business Data Connectivity<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Sometimes when you are creating and modifying External Content Types (ECT), you may see the error Access denied by Business Data Connectivity.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li class='ericListItem'><a class=\"ericListItem broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ericwhite\/archive\/2010\/04\/28\/searching-external-data-in-sharepoint-2010-using-business-connectivity-services.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Searching External Data in SharePoint 2010 Using Business Connectivity Services<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style='margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 1em;'>Business Connectivity Services (BCS) are a set of services and features that provide a way to connect SharePoint solutions to sources of external data and to define external content types that are based on that external data. The search services in SharePoint 2010 are able to index the external data using the external content type and show meaningful results to the searchers of the external data. BCS is based on its predecessor, Business Data Catalog, with enhancements in several key areas, including support in SharePoint Designer.<span style='color:#2b91af;'>  (Article)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='vertical-align: text-top; margin-top: .5em;'><span style='color:#2b91af;'>Keywords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/sharepoint-2010-expanded'>SharePoint 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/bcs-expanded'>BCS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to TOCCondensed TOC Business Connectivity Services (BCS) is a feature of SharePoint that enables connecting to external data sources such as web services, databases, or other custom data sources. 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