January 2009
Intermediate to advanced
549 pages
12h 59m
English
This chapter explored the Data Source Library, and showed how to use the Data View Web Part to produce powerful displays of those data items. It explained:
How to add data sources to SharePoint Designer.
XML and Data Views can represent and display complex hierarchies of data.
External data is just as easy to connect as internal SharePoint lists.
There are many ways to insert specific fields or other elements into a Data View.
The BDC is surfaced in many different ways.
Data View Web Parts can be exported for use on other pages, potentially even on other sites and servers.
The next chapter introduces you to the many different kinds of Forms you can work with in SharePoint Designer.
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