Automate the creation of the BDC application defintion

Whew!  The BDC is a powerful way to tie LOB data into the MOSS2007 environment.  If you spend some time with the MOSS SDK, then you can see how to manually generate a BDC application definition based upon the data you want to tap into.

Now, the obvious question is how to make it easier?

Two options:

• Database Metabase Generator for BDC
• http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=DBMetadataGenerator
• BDC MetaBase Manager
• http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tbaginski/archive/2006/07/16/9259.aspx

These two inital works are a great example of the tremendous sharepoint community running across the globe!