Adding a Connection

The wizard style configuration within the SharePoint environment makes creating SQL connections easy:

1. Select Parameters
2. Register new service instance
3. Customize SmartObject Parameters
4. Create the Smart Object

Registration Types

There is a mechanism to DELETE, REMOVE or DEREGISTER a service instance once it has been created. However, doing so may and can result in system errors which may be unrecoverable.

When registering the service instance, the eventual aim is to create a SmartObject. The SmartObject contains methods and the methods require configuration. When configuring the SmartObject, the SharePoint SmartObjects web page creates the SmartObject and the properties and methods; no custom SmartObject creation is possible.

The following types can be created

The types listed below are the principle types that can be created using a single service instance to create the SmartObject

• 1 Service Instance per K2 SmartObject
• Shared Service Instance creating multiple SmartObjects
• 1 Method per SmartObject (this option is a subset of the above option, advanced functionality performs part of the process for the user)