Introduction

K2 provides the ability to create and manage Service Instances and SmartObjects for SharePoint, SQL Server and CRM via management pages found in SharePoint. SmartObjects in SharePoint  are managed at the Site Collection level via the K2 Site Settings pages while SQL Server and CRM are managed at the Central Administration level via the K2 for SharePoint Data Management pages.
 

SmartObject Sources

The SmartObjects that are generated within SharePoint can be from an internal resource (SharePoint, SQL Server or CRM) or an external resource (SQL Server or CRM). If the resource is external and the internet connection is protected by a proxy server, the appropriate user rights would be required to access this resource as well. The external source, such as a SQL Server database or CRM organization, provides the underlying objects/entities that will become SmartObjects.