Model and Resource Files

The Business Data Catalog now supports two types of XML application definition files: Model and Resource. A Model application definition file contains the base XML metadata for a system. A Resource file enables you to import or export only the localized names, properties, and permissions, in any combination. Following are the types of Resource files:

  • LocalizedNames   Contains localized names for the metadata objects in a particular locale. When you import this file, its information is merged with the existing metadata in the metadata repository. If a localized name for the locale already exists, it is overwritten with the information from the LocalizedNames file.

  • Properties   Contains properties for metadata objects. When you import this file, its information is merged with the existing metadata in the metadata repository. If a property already exists, its value is overwritten with the information from the Properties file.

  • Permissions   Contains access control lists (ACLs) for metadata objects. When you import this file, its information is merged with the existing metadata in the metadata repository. However, if an access control entry (ACE) already exists for an object, its value is overwritten with the information from the Permissions file. For example, if the existing application definition only has User A with access to Entity A, and you import a Permissions file that has only User B with access to the Entity A, then the old ACL for Entity A is deleted and a new one created with only User B.

If you import a Model file for an application, the Business Data Catalog overwrites any existing metadata for that application. However, if you import resource files containing localized names, properties, or permissions, in any combination, the Business Data Catalog performs a merge operation. It simply merges the contents of the resource file with the already existing metadata for that application.

This is extremely useful in certain situations. For example, let's say you have already imported an application definition file for a complex Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Consider the following three situations:

  • There is a change in the back-end connection information. To update the connection information, you can create a simple Properties Resource file that includes only the changed properties in the LobSystemInstance object and import it. The Business Data Catalog will merge this information with the existing LobSystemInstance properties, and if a property already exists, its value will be overwritten with the new information from the Properties Resource file.

  • Your company has diversified into a new region and your application must now support a new localized language. In this case, you can create a LocalizedNames Resource file that contains only the localized names for this new language and import it. The Business Data Catalog will merge this information with the existing metadata, which will solve this issue.

  • A franchise needs to use your application in their environment. In this case, they can create a Permissions Resource file that contains the ACLs for only the users in their franchise and import it. Business Data Catalog will delete the existing ACLs and creates ACLs with the new information, which will solve this issue.

Using Resource files as discussed in the above situations is a better approach than updating the Model file. Had you updated the Model file instead with the localized names or properties, the Business Data Catalog would have overwritten the existing metadata with the new information by deleting the existing metadata. This might not always be desirable and could involve additional testing and effort. For example, each time you import the Model file, the Business Data Catalog will delete all the metadata objects and their IDs and therefore, will require a full crawl of the metadata objects for search.

Important

A single application definition file can contain any combination of Model and Resource files. SharePoint Central Administration supports this in the Import and Export UI, and the object model supports this by using bitwise OR (|) operators.

Code Examples

The easiest way to understand the application definitions file feature is by experimenting with the Export application definition option in the SharePoint Central Administration user interface. The Export application definition option allows you to export metadata in any combination of model and/or resource files.

The following examples show the Permissions and Properties metadata for the AdventureWorks2000 metadata.

Note

In the examples, specific values for server name and username are replaced with generic values.

Permissions

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<LobSystem xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/03/BusinessDataCatalog BDCMetadataResource.xsd" Name="AdventureWorksSample" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/03/BusinessDataCatalog">
  <AccessControlList>
    <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
      <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
      <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
      <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
      <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
    </AccessControlEntry>
  </AccessControlList>
  <LobSystemInstances>
    <LobSystemInstance Name="AdventureWorksSampleInstance" />
  </LobSystemInstances>
  <Entities>
    <Entity Name="Product">
      <AccessControlList>
        <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
          <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
          <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
          <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
          <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
        </AccessControlEntry>
      </AccessControlList>
      <Identifiers>
        <Identifier Name="ProductID" />
      </Identifiers>
      <Methods>
        <Method Name="GetProducts">
          <AccessControlList>
            <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
              <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
              <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
              <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
              <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
            </AccessControlEntry>
          </AccessControlList>
          <FilterDescriptors>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ID" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="Name" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ProductNumber" />
          </FilterDescriptors>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@MinProductID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MinProductID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@MaxProductID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MaxProductID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@Name">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="Name" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@ProductNumber">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductNumber" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="Products">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="Name" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductNumber" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ListPrice" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="ProductFinderInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
            <MethodInstance Name="ProductSpecificFinderInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
        <Method Name="ProductIDEnumerator">
          <AccessControlList>
            <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
              <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
              <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
              <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
              <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
            </AccessControlEntry>
          </AccessControlList>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="ProductIDs">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="Products">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="Product">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductID" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="ProductIDEnumeratorInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
      </Methods>
      <Actions>
        <Action Name="Search on MSN">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="Name" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
        <Action Name="View Profile">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="ProductID" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Entity>
    <Entity Name="SalesOrder">
      <AccessControlList>
        <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
          <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
          <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
          <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
          <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
        </AccessControlEntry>
      </AccessControlList>
      <Identifiers>
        <Identifier Name="SalesOrderID" />
      </Identifiers>
      <Methods>
        <Method Name="GetSalesOrders">
          <AccessControlList>
            <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
              <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
              <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
              <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
              <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
            </AccessControlEntry>
          </AccessControlList>
          <FilterDescriptors>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ID" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="SalesOrderNumber" />
          </FilterDescriptors>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@MinSalesOrderID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MinSalesOrderID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@MaxSalesOrderID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MaxSalesOrderID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@SalesOrderNumber">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderNumber" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="SalesOrders">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="OrderDate" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SubTotal" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="SalesOrderFinderInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
            <MethodInstance Name="SalesOrderSpecificFinderInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
      </Methods>
      <Actions>
        <Action Name="View Profile">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="SalesOrderID" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Entity>
    <Entity Name="Customer">
      <AccessControlList>
        <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
          <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
          <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
          <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
          <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
        </AccessControlEntry>
      </AccessControlList>
      <Identifiers>
        <Identifier Name="IndividualID" />
      </Identifiers>
      <Methods>
        <Method Name="GetCustomers">
          <AccessControlList>
            <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
              <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
              <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
              <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
              <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
            </AccessControlEntry>
          </AccessControlList>
          <FilterDescriptors>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ID" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="Name" />
          </FilterDescriptors>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@MinIndividualID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MinIndividualID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@MaxIndividualID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MaxIndividualID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@Name">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="Name" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="Customers">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="CustomerDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="CustomerDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="FirstName" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="LastName" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="CustomerFinderInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
            <MethodInstance Name="CustomerSpecificFinderInstance">
              <AccessControlList>
                <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
                  <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
                  <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
                  <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
                </AccessControlEntry>
              </AccessControlList>
            </MethodInstance>
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
        <Method Name="GetSalesOrdersForCustomer">
          <AccessControlList>
            <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
              <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
              <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
              <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
              <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
            </AccessControlEntry>
          </AccessControlList>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@IndividualID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="SalesOrders">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="OrderDate" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SubTotal" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
        </Method>
      </Methods>
      <Actions>
        <Action Name="Send Email">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="FirstName" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
        <Action Name="View Profile">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="IndividualID" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Entity>
  </Entities>
  <Associations>
    <Association Name="CustomerToSalesOrder">
      <AccessControlList>
        <AccessControlEntry Principal="domainname\username">
          <Right BdcRight="Edit" />
          <Right BdcRight="Execute" />
          <Right BdcRight="SetPermissions" />
          <Right BdcRight="SelectableInClients" />
        </AccessControlEntry>
      </AccessControlList>
    </Association>
  </Associations>
</LobSystem>

Properties

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<LobSystem xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/03/BusinessDataCatalog BDCMetadataResource.xsd" Name="AdventureWorksSample" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/03/BusinessDataCatalog">
  <Properties>
    <Property Name="WildcardCharacter" Type="System.String">%</Property>
  </Properties>
  <LobSystemInstances>
    <LobSystemInstance Name="AdventureWorksSampleInstance">
      <Properties>
        <Property Name="AuthenticationMode" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.SystemSpecific.Db.DbAuthenticationMode">PassThrough</Property>
        <Property Name="DatabaseAccessProvider" Type="Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.SystemSpecific.Db.DbAccessProvider">SqlServer</Property>
        <Property Name="RdbConnection Data Source" Type="System.String">ServerNameHere</Property>
        <Property Name="RdbConnection Initial Catalog" Type="System.String">AdventureWorks2000</Property>
        <Property Name="RdbConnection Integrated Security" Type="System.String">SSPI</Property>
        <Property Name="RdbConnection Pooling" Type="System.String">false</Property>
      </Properties>
    </LobSystemInstance>
  </LobSystemInstances>
  <Entities>
    <Entity Name="Product">
      <Properties>
        <Property Name="DefaultAction" Type="System.String">View Profile</Property>
        <Property Name="Title" Type="System.String">Name</Property>
      </Properties>
      <Identifiers>
        <Identifier Name="ProductID" />
      </Identifiers>
      <Methods>
        <Method Name="GetProducts">
          <Properties>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String">
              SELECT ProductID, Name, ProductNumber, ListPrice FROM Product WHERE (ProductID &gt;= @MinProductID) AND (ProductID &lt;= @MaxProductID) AND (Name LIKE @Name) AND (ProductNumber LIKE @ProductNumber)
            </Property>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property>
          </Properties>
          <FilterDescriptors>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ID" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="Name">
              <Properties>
                <Property Name="UsedForDisambiguation" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
              </Properties>
            </FilterDescriptor>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ProductNumber" />
          </FilterDescriptors>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@MinProductID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MinProductID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@MaxProductID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MaxProductID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@Name">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="Name" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@ProductNumber">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductNumber" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="Products">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="Name">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductNumber">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ListPrice" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="ProductFinderInstance" />
            <MethodInstance Name="ProductSpecificFinderInstance" />
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
        <Method Name="ProductIDEnumerator">
          <Properties>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String">SELECT ProductID FROM Product WHERE ProductID &gt; 1200 AND ProductID &lt; 1300</Property>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property>
          </Properties>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="ProductIDs">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="Products">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="Product">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="ProductID" />
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="ProductIDEnumeratorInstance" />
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
      </Methods>
      <Actions>
        <Action Name="Search on MSN">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="Name" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
        <Action Name="View Profile">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="ProductID" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Entity>
    <Entity Name="SalesOrder">
      <Properties>
        <Property Name="DefaultAction" Type="System.String">View Profile</Property>
      </Properties>
      <Identifiers>
        <Identifier Name="SalesOrderID" />
      </Identifiers>
      <Methods>
        <Method Name="GetSalesOrders">
          <Properties>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String">SELECT SalesOrderID, OrderDate, SubTotal, IndividualID FROM SalesOrderHeader, Individual WHERE (SalesOrderID &gt;= @MinSalesOrderID) AND (SalesOrderID &lt;= @MaxSalesOrderID) AND (SalesOrderNumber LIKE @SalesOrderNumber) AND SalesOrderHeader.CustomerID = Individual.CustomerID</Property>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property>
          </Properties>
          <FilterDescriptors>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ID" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="SalesOrderNumber" />
          </FilterDescriptors>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@MinSalesOrderID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MinSalesOrderID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@MaxSalesOrderID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MaxSalesOrderID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@SalesOrderNumber">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderNumber" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="SalesOrders">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="OrderDate">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SubTotal">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="SalesOrderFinderInstance" />
            <MethodInstance Name="SalesOrderSpecificFinderInstance" />
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
      </Methods>
      <Actions>
        <Action Name="View Profile">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="SalesOrderID" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Entity>
    <Entity Name="Customer">
      <Properties>
        <Property Name="DefaultAction" Type="System.String">View Profile</Property>
        <Property Name="Title" Type="System.String">FirstName</Property>
      </Properties>
      <Identifiers>
        <Identifier Name="IndividualID" />
      </Identifiers>
      <Methods>
        <Method Name="GetCustomers">
          <Properties>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String">SELECT * FROM Individual WHERE (IndividualID &gt;= @MinIndividualID) AND (IndividualID &lt;= @MaxIndividualID) AND ((FirstName+' '+LastName) LIKE @Name)</Property>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property>
          </Properties>
          <FilterDescriptors>
            <FilterDescriptor Name="ID" />
            <FilterDescriptor Name="Name" />
          </FilterDescriptors>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@MinIndividualID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MinIndividualID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@MaxIndividualID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="MaxIndividualID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="@Name">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="Name" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="Customers">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="CustomerDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="CustomerDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="FirstName">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="LastName">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
          <MethodInstances>
            <MethodInstance Name="CustomerFinderInstance" />
            <MethodInstance Name="CustomerSpecificFinderInstance" />
          </MethodInstances>
        </Method>
        <Method Name="GetSalesOrdersForCustomer">
          <Properties>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String">SELECT SalesOrderID, OrderDate, SubTotal,Individual.IndividualID FROM SalesOrderHeader,Individual WHERE SalesOrderHeader.CustomerID=Individual.CustomerID and Individual.IndividualID=@IndividualID</Property>
            <Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property>
          </Properties>
          <Parameters>
            <Parameter Name="@IndividualID">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID" />
            </Parameter>
            <Parameter Name="SalesOrders">
              <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataReader">
                <TypeDescriptors>
                  <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderDataRecord">
                    <TypeDescriptors>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SalesOrderID" />
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="OrderDate">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="IndividualID">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                      <TypeDescriptor Name="SubTotal">
                        <Properties>
                          <Property Name="DisplayByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
                        </Properties>
                      </TypeDescriptor>
                    </TypeDescriptors>
                  </TypeDescriptor>
                </TypeDescriptors>
              </TypeDescriptor>
            </Parameter>
          </Parameters>
        </Method>
      </Methods>
      <Actions>
        <Action Name="Send Email">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="FirstName" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
        <Action Name="View Profile">
          <ActionParameters>
            <ActionParameter Name="IndividualID" />
          </ActionParameters>
        </Action>
      </Actions>
    </Entity>
  </Entities>
  <Associations>
    <Association Name="CustomerToSalesOrder" />
  </Associations>
</LobSystem>

See Also

Tasks

How to: Import an Application Definition from XML