Push & Pull data to SQL via SharePoint Online and BCS
PURPOSE Ever wondered what sort of SQL data connections are possible in SharePoint Online? Ever wondered of the limitations when trying this type of setup? If so, read on... This tutorial will go over all the steps to setup everything from scratch. Every step is important, you miss one, it won't work. WHAT YOU NEED SharePoint Online Plan 2 (you cannot achieve this with the basic version of SharePoint online as you require access to the Admin panel to setup Secure Store access permissions and BCS permissions. A windows azure account (which you can get a free 30 day trial as long as you're willing to provide your credit card. SharePoint Designer 2013 installed locally (required to create the final connection to the azure DB. Please note, you'll make this a hell of a lot easier if all these accounts are setup using the same office logon. Otherwise you'll be logging in and out like a madman. IMPLEMENTATION Step 1 - Create SQL Database: ...