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Business Data Catalog (BDC) How-To

Date: 08 Jan 2009 | 4 Comments | Tags: ,, | Dashboards,MOSS | 
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It's not really that clear, but it's true, you must have SSO configured on your SharePoint application server or another Microsoft server in order for the BDC to function properly. I'm sure there's ways around this but I haven't found any so without further ado let's see how to do it. Step 1 - Configure the Microsoft Single Sign On Service Locate the Microsoft Single Sign On Service (Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services) Set the Single Sign On Service to start automatically Specify a logon account for the single sign on service Step 2 - Start the Single...



Business Data Catalog Definition Editor (BDC Tool)

Date: 07 Jan 2009 | 1 Comment | Tags: ,, | MOSS | 
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Not many people know this, but Microsoft has released a BDC tool that helps you create application definition files for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Download the Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6d94e307-67d9-41ac-b2d6-0074d6286fa9&displaylang=en After installing the SDK go to this folder and install the BDC Definition Editor by double clicking on the Business Data Catalog MSI. C:\Program Files\2007 Office System Developer Resources\Tools\BDC Definition Editor







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