XML Snippet: Modeling an IdEnumerator Method
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010
The following is an example of an IdEnumerator method in a BDC model.
Example
<Method Name="Id Enumerator" DefaultDisplayName="Customer Id Enumerator">
<Properties>
<Property Name="BackEndObject" Type="System.String">
Customer</Property>
<Property Name="BackEndObjectType" Type="System.String">
SqlServerTable</Property>
<Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String">
SELECT TOP(@ItemsLimit) [CustomerID] FROM [Sales].[Customer]
</Property>
<Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType,
System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property>
<Property Name="Schema" Type="System.String">Sales</Property>
</Properties>
<FilterDescriptors>
<FilterDescriptor Type="Limit" FilterField="CustomerID"
Name="MaxCustomers">
<Properties>
<Property Name="CaseSensitive" Type="System.Boolean">false</Property>
<Property Name="IsDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
<Property Name="UsedForDisambiguation" Type="System.Boolean">false</Property>
</Properties>
</FilterDescriptor>
</FilterDescriptors>
<Parameters>
<Parameter Direction="In" Name="@ItemsLimit">
<TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.Int64" AssociatedFilter="MaxCustomers"
Name="MaxCustomers" DefaultDisplayName="MaxCustomers">
<DefaultValues>
<DefaultValue MethodInstanceName="Id Enumerator"
Type="System.Int64">2000</DefaultValue>
</DefaultValues>
</TypeDescriptor>
</Parameter>
<Parameter Direction="Return" Name="Id Enumerator List">
<TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.Data.IDataReader, System.Data,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
IsCollection="true" Name="Id Enumerator List">
<TypeDescriptors>
<TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.Data.IDataRecord, System.Data,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
Name="Id Enumerator ListElement">
<TypeDescriptors>
<TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.Int32" ReadOnly="true"
IdentifierName="CustomerID" Name="CustomerID" />
</TypeDescriptors>
</TypeDescriptor>
</TypeDescriptors>
</TypeDescriptor>
</Parameter>
</Parameters>
<MethodInstances>
<MethodInstance Name="Id Enumerator" Type="IdEnumerator"
ReturnParameterName="Id Enumerator List"
DefaultDisplayName="Customer Id Enumerator">
<Properties>
<Property Name="BatchByDefault" Type="System.Boolean">true</Property>
</Properties>
</MethodInstance>
</MethodInstances>
</Method>
For a complete BDC model sample that includes an IdEnumerator, do the following:
Download the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 SDK.
Extract "bcs sample kit.zip" from "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SDKs\SharePoint 2010\Samples\Business Connectivity Services" to a local folder.
In the folder where you extracted the files, locate the "BDC Models for XML Snippets" folder. This folder contains BDC model samples.