BdcService class
Represents the abstract, conceptual Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service.
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAutoSerializingObject
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebService
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedService.BdcService
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedService
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
This type is used to track whether the service exists in a farm, and answers what services are installed and available in the farm.
The BdcServiceApplication is an instantiation of a BdcService to provide functionality to a Web application. The BdcService is conceptually a process that runs to back the BdcServiceApplication; if the BdcService is stopped, the BdcServiceApplication will not be responsive. Whether the BdcService is running on a particular computer determines whether that computer can do work to service Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service requests to the farm.
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