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Creating Database External Data Sources 213
In this exercise, you create an external data source for a SQL Server database.
SET UP Before you can complete this exercise, you must obtain from your server
administrator the name of the computer running SQL Server, the database name, and the
authentication method that you use to connect to the database. Your database administrator
might want to use the Northwind sample database, which can be found at Microsoft’s
download site (www.microsoft.com/downloads) by using the search keywords northwind
sample databases.
SET UP Using SharePoint Designer, open the site you created and modified in earlier
chapters. If you did not create a team site, follow the steps in Chapter 1 before you
begin this exercise.
1. In the Navigation pane, click External Content Types.
The External Content Types gallery page is displayed in the workspace. The workspace
might be empty if no ECTs have been created.
2. On the External Content Types tab, click External Content Type in the New
group.
External Content
Types
The External Content Type settings page is displayed with an asterisk on the label.
On the External Content Types tab, the Operations Design View command in the
View group is active.