Synopses & Reviews
Put your enterprise business data to work with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Connectivity Services—and create valuable business solutions with your team. Led by SharePoint experts Penelope Coventry, Brett Lonsdale, and Phill Duffy, you'll learn how to access external data from several sources and make informed decisions based on what you retrieve. Unlock your enterprise data and increase your productivity, using code and no-code solutions!
Discover how to:
- Connect to enterprise data with Microsoft SharePoint Designer or Visual Studio®
- Access line-of-business data, data from Microsoft SQL Server®, or data from web services
- Create, read, update, and delete data records using Business Connectivity Services
- Build external data lists through your web browser
- View your data lists in SharePoint, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Outlook®
- Search your external data lists and work with them offline
- Design business solutions using SharePoint Designer list composites
- Enhance user profiles or social experiences with Business Connectivity Services
Synopsis
Put your organization’s data to work with Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010—and build valuable business solutions. Led by a team of SharePoint experts, you’ll learn how to integrate data from several systems—such as sales, accounting, and inventory—and then search, display, combine, and modify the information using code and no-code SharePoint solutions. This hands-on guide is ideal for SharePoint project managers, business analysts, architects, and administrators.
Create a central hub for your business data with SharePoint 2010
- Access data from applications and databases using Business Connectivity Services
- Create external lists in SharePoint to display your business data
- Build dashboards to present charts and key performance indicators
- Use business information offline with Microsoft Office applications
- Create custom SharePoint applications to insert, modify, and delete business data
- Populate SharePoint user profiles with information from several sources
- Build Business Connectivity Service solutions in SharePoint Online
About the Author
Penelope Coventry is an independent consultant based in the UK, with more than 25 years of industry experience. She currently focuses on the design, implementation, and development of solutions based on SharePoint Products and Technologies. Penny has authored/co-authored a number of books, including Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Administrator's Companion, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Administrator's Companion, Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit, SharePoint Designer 2007 Step by Step and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Step by Step. Penny is frequently seen at Tech*Ed and IT forum, either as a Technical Learning guide or on the SharePoint Ask-the-Expert stands. Penny lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England with her husband, Peter, and dog, Poppy.