Create enterprise application definition for the Business Data Catalog

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Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2008-07-20

Before you perform this procedure, confirm that:

  • You have read the topic Manage authorization for the Business Data Catalog.

  • Your system is running either the Standard or Enterprise version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

    Important

    Administrators must be members of both the Farm Administrators group and the Local Administrators group.

    Note

    An enterprise application definition for SSO is not the same thing as the application definition XML file that is imported to the Business Data Catalog for each application or service. You must create an enterprise application definition and separately refer to that enterprise application definition in the application definition XML file.

Create enterprise application definition for the Business Data Catalog

Use the following procedure to create an enterprise application definition for the Business Data Catalog.

Create enterprise application definition for the Business Data Catalog

  1. In Central Administration, on the top navigation bar, click Operations.

  2. On the Operations page, in the Security Configuration section, click Manage settings for single sign-on.

  3. On the Manage Settings for Single Sign-On page, click Manage settings for enterprise application definitions.

  4. On the Manage Enterprise Application Definitions page, click New Item.

  5. On the Create Enterprise Application Definition page, in the Application and Contact Information section, in the Display name box, type the name that is displayed to users.

  6. In the Application name box, type the name that Web Parts use to refer to the enterprise application definition.

    Single sign-on components use the application name to specify which enterprise application definition to use. This name should match the name used in the application definition in the Business Data Catalog.

  7. In the Contact e-mail address box, type the e-mail address that users can contact for the enterprise application.

  8. In the Account type section, select one of the following:

    • Group. Select this option if users will connect to the enterprise application through a group account. If you select this option, you need to configure account information for the application definition.

    • Individual. Select this option if each user has an account in the application definition.

    • Group using restricted account. Select this option if users will connect to the enterprise application through a group that uses a restricted account. If you select this option, credentials are stored separately for regular credentials and a different API is used to access the credentials. Select this option only when all of the following are true:

      • The account is a group account.

      • The Business Data Catalog or another intermediary application imposes further security restrictions.

      • The data is highly sensitive.

  9. In the Authentication type section, select the Windows authentication check box.

    Warning

    If Windows authentication is not used, the logon credentials are not encrypted.

  10. In the Logon Account Information section, configure each of the Field boxes for soliciting required logon information from users. Selecting Yes for Mask hides the text typed by the user. This helps to keep sensitive information such as passwords secret.

  11. Click OK.