Generating and Deploying a BDC model

Once you have created your Business Data Connectivity (BDC) model, you can either generate a model file or if you are using SharePoint Server 2013, you can deploy the model directly to the BDC metadata store.

Generating a BDC Model

To generate your BDC model complete the following steps.

1. Start Meta Man, create a BDC model or upload an existing BDC model.
2. On the Meta Man title bar, click Settings to display the Settings dialog.
   
   

• In the Model file path text box, type the path of your output file.
• In the Model File Format section, select Sharepoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013. SharePoint 2013 model file format is the default.
• Click Save.

At the bottom of the BCS Meta Man for Windows dialog, click Generate or from the File menu, click Save or Save As. Import the model file, using the Central Administration web site or Windows PowerShell.

Deploying a BDC Model

! You must have one of the following administrative credentials:

* You must be a SharePoint farm administrator.

* You must be an administrator of the Business Data Connectivity service application and have Edit permission on the BDC metadata store.

To deploy your BDC model directly to the BDC metadata store complete the following steps.

1. Start Meta Man, create a BDC model or upload an existing BDC model.
2. On the Meta Man title bar, click Settings to display the Settings dialog.
   
   

• In the Model File Format section, ensure that SharePoint 2013 is selected.
  Note: You can not deploy SharePoint 2010 model file format to a SharePoint 2010 using BCS Meta Man. You can only generate a BDC model file, which you will then have to import to a SharePoint 2010 installation, using the Central Administration web site or Windows PowerShell.
• In the Model deployment URL text box deploy directly, type the URL of SharePoint Central Administration web site.
• Click Save.

At the bottom of the BCS Meta Man for Windows dialog, click Deploy.

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