Database.com Metadata API Developer's Guide - Salesforce.com

Metadata TypesExternalDataSourceField NamecertificatecustomConfigurationendpointlabelField TypestringstringstringstringDescriptionAvailable only for SharePoint 2010 and 2007. If a security certificateis required, click the Certificate Lookup icon to search across activecertificates created in Salesforce.A custom string used for configuring the data source.The URL which connects to the data source.A user-friendly name for the data source displayed in the Salesforceuser interface, such as in list views.Examples include Acme Team Marketing Site, or Acme SharePoint.oauthRefreshTokenoauthScopeoauthTokenpasswordprincipalTypeprotocolstringstringstringstringThe refreshed OAuth token. Used to obtain new access tokens foran existing end user during a specified period.The scope of the access token as a list of space-delimited stringsfor permission settings that specifies access to a specific user's data.The access token issued by your authorization server.The password to be used by Salesforce to access the external source.Ensure that the credentials you use have adequate privileges to beable to access the data source, perform searches, and returninformation about the external data. Depending on how you set upaccess, you may need to provide the administrator password.ExternalPrincipal The identity type used to authenticate to the data source outsideTypeSalesforce. On the External Data Source Setup and Edit pages,(enumeration of these selections are made from the Identity Type field. The validtype string) values are:• Anonymous• PerUser• NamedUserAuthenticationProtocol(enumeration oftype string)The protocol required to access the data source outside Salesforce.If your External Data Source is SharePoint, select BasicAuthentication.The valid values are:• NoAuthentication• Oauth• PasswordremoteIdentifierrepositorytypeusernamestringstringstringstringAvailable beginning in API version 29.0. The server URL or defaultexternal repository.Used for SharePoint Online. If metadata is not accessible, use thisfield to create tables and default table fields.The type of data source you want to connect to. The valid valuesare:• OData• Sharepoint• SharepointOnlineThe username to be used by Salesforce to access the external source.Ensure that the credentials you use have adequate privileges to be110