business data catalog & Sharepoint portal server 2007

1. Presented by Kashif Akram User Group Lead – www.dev30.com Microsoft Office SharePoint server 2007 An overview of business data catalog

6. SharePoint Feature Areas Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “lite”, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists Enterprise Portal template, Site Directory, My Sites, social networking, privacy control Enterprise scalability, contextual relevance, rich people and business data search Rich and Web forms based front-ends, LOB actions, pluggable SSO Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualization, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow Business Forms Search Content Management Platform Services Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model Collaboration Business Intelligence Portal

29. Business Data Catalog (BDC) Connects Office servers to business data Metadata Business Data Catalog Web Parts Lists Search User Profiles Custom Apps Database WS Proxy ADO.NET Web Service SQL Server, Oracle, OLEDB, ODBC BizTalk, SAP, Siebel, Legacy, …

30. BDC low level architecture

34. Securities -Authentication Authentication Mode Applies to Scenarios PassThrough Databases and Web Services Use this mode if you are in a testing environment with a single-box configuration (Database server and SharePoint Server on the same box) or if Kerberos Delegation is enabled in your domain. You might also use it if the destination server or the Web Service uses anonymous authentication or SSL connections. RevertToSelf Databases and Web Services IIS App Pool Impersonation WindowsCredentials Databases and Web Services Use this mode if your database server or Web Service uses Windows authentication. You need to set up SSO for this mode. RdbCredentials Database Systems only Use this mode if your database server uses Database Credentials. For example if your SQL Server uses SQL Server authentication instead of Windows authentication. You need to set up SSO for this mode. Credentials Web Service Systems only Use this mode if your Web Service uses credentials other than Windows credentials You need to set up SSO for this mode.

36. Metadata modal

39. The BDC Application Definition