LobSystem Element in LobSystems (BDCMetadata Schema)

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Represents an external data source.

Namespace: http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2007/BusinessDataCatalog

Schema: BDCMetadata

<LobSystem Type = "String" Name = "String" DefaultDisplayName = "String" IsCached = "Boolean"> </LobSystem>

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

**Type**

The type of the LobSystem.

Required.

The following table lists the possible values for this attribute.

Value	Description
Database	The represented external data source is a database.
DotNetAssembly	The represented external data source is a set of .NET Framework classes.
Wcf	The represented external data source is a WCF Service endpoint.
WebService	The represented external data source is a Web service. This has been deprecated; use Wcf instead.
Custom	The represented external data source has a custom connector implemented to manage the connection and data transfer.

**Name**

The name of the LobSystem.

Required.

Attribute type: **String**

**DefaultDisplayName**

The default display name of the LobSystem.

Optional.

Attribute type: **String**

**IsCached**

Specifies whether the LobSystem is frequently used. If frequently used, Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service caches the LobSystem.

Optional.

Default value: **true**

Attribute type: **Boolean**

Element	Description
LocalizedDisplayNames Element in MetadataObject (BDCMetadata Schema)	The localized names of the LobSystem.
Properties Element in MetadataObject (BDCMetadata Schema)	Specifies the properties of an LobSystem.
AccessControlList Element (BDCMetadata Schema)	Specifies the access control list (ACL) of an LobSystem.
Proxy Element in LobSystem (BDCMetadata Schema)	Specifies a user-provided proxy that is identical to the one that would be generated if this element was not present.
LobSystemInstances Element in LobSystem (BDCMetadata Schema)	Specifies the external system instances for this external system.
Entities Element in LobSystem (BDCMetadata Schema)	Specifies the external content types in this external system.

Element	Description
LobSystems Element in Model (BDCMetadata Schema)	Specifies a list of external systems in this model.