New MOSS SDK includes new BDC Tool
There is a gold nugget in the new MOSS SDK that was just released. Included in the download is a new BDC tool that allows you to more easily create those XML application definition files. Here are some of the highlights:
Highlights:
· Tool supports Databases (SQL, Oracle, OLEDB, and ODBC) and Web Services
· Drag and drop design surface for selecting DB tables or web methods
· Metadata is automatically extracted from Databases by dragging and dropping tables
· Web Services require a few additional steps to completely configure the connection
· Users can import and export Application Definition XML files
· Users are able to test method instances incrementally from within the tool
· The tool is not required to run on a Web Front-End
· Associations are created automatically when foreign keys are selected; they can also be created easily for web services by adding an Association method instance
And a screen shot:
And finally the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en
