Use Business Connectivity Services (BCS) as the Data-Viewer data source

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.Microsoft Business Connectivity Services is one of the four available data sources for Data-Viewer

To configure Data-Viewer to connect to a BCS data source:

NOTE: The following steps require you to have accessed the Data-Viewer Settings screens by clicking the Data Viewer Web Part Settings button in the web parts configuration tool pane.

Step	Action	Result
1.	Click the Business Connectivity Services button under Data Source Settings in the navigation tool pane. NOTE:You will only be able to select this button if Business Connectivity Services is selected as the Data Source Type	The Business Connectivity Service Settings screen will be displayed and allows you to scroll through the configuration options associated with the data source.
2.	Enter the name of the application you want to connect to in the Microsoft BCS Application Name box.	Click the Check if External Content Type Exists icon () to verify the data source. To search for available applications, click the Select External Content Type icon (). Hover over the icon to see which is which. A tooltip will popup describing the purpose of the icon.
3*	Click the Columns Display Settings button to specify: Which columns to display (required) Column Alias, or alternate header text Column position Column Width Text Justification	NOTES: 1. You must select at least one column to display in the Web Part. 2. For information on how to add new columns to an existing Data View click here
4	You have now configured the web part to use Business Connectivity Services as the data source. Continue to scroll down the screen to *optionally* configure how displayed data will be organized including specifying: Sorting Grouping Filtering

Configuration Infographic	Overview of Configuration Screens