Course 10390: Working with Line of Business Data Using Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010

Introduction This 60-minutes online course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to use the features of Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 to work with external data sources.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Exploring the SharePoint Designer 2010 User Interface
• Introduction to Business Connectivity Services
• Introduction to External Data Sources
• Connecting to an External Data Source
• Creating an External Content Type
• Creating an External List
• Modifying an External List
• Adding Associations between External Content Types
• Performing Searched on External Content

Student prerequisites:
Learners taking this course must belong to belong to the group of IT administrators or business managers responsible for organizing and structuring content stored on a company intranet.
Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Connect to an external data source.
• Create and configure external lists.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Course Information Working with Line of Business Data Using SharePoint Designer 2010 Module Overview Connecting to External Data Sources Introduction Exploring the SharePoint Designer 2010 User Interface Introduction to Business Connectivity Services Introduction to External Data Sources Creating an External Content Type Self Test Working with External Lists Introduction Creating an External List Modifying an External List Adding Associations Between External Content Types Performing Searches on External Content Self Test Lab: Working with Line of Business Data Using SharePoint Designer 2010 Lab Overview Scenario Exercise Information Launch the Lab Lab Review Module Summary Module Summary Glossary Glossary System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled