Useful Resources for Creating an Intermediate Declarative Outlook Solution
SharePoint 2010
Updated: July 2010
To create an intermediate declarative solution, you have to create several artifacts: the BDC model, a solution manifest (OIR.config) file, and a subscription file.
Optionally, you can create a custom ribbon, task pane layouts, custom form regions, and custom Outlook view definitions. Then, you must package these solution artifacts into a Microsoft Office development tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ClickOnce package.
To learn how to do these tasks and simplify the creation of these artifacts, use the following resources in the SharePoint 2010 SDK.
Creating Intermediate Declarative Outlook Solutions Using Business Connectivity Services
Creating an Intermediate Declarative Outlook Solution
Localizing an Intermediate Declarative Outlook Solution to Another Language
BCS Schema Documentation
Frequently Asked Questions
You can download the BCS Solution Packaging Tool from MSDN Code Gallery.
You can download the BCS Artifact Generator Tool from MSDN Code Gallery.