Model class

Contains a collection of external systems (LobSystem objects) that can be packaged as a group.

Inheritance hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.MetadataObject
    Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.AccessControlledMetadataObject
      Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject
        Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Model

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, ObjectModel := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class Model _
    Inherits IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject
'Usage
Dim instance As Model
[SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, ObjectModel = true)]
public sealed class Model : IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject

Remarks

Model functions are considered a collection of external content type objects, which may come from different external system objects. This allows all of the external content type objects of a system to be packaged together and considered as one group.

Examples

Code Snippet: Create an External Content Type Using the Administration Object Model

Code Snippet: Export a BDC Model From the BDC Metadata Store

Thread safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See also

Reference

Model members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration namespace