PowerShell™ for SharePoint® 2013 How-To

Get a BCS Metadata Object

Scenario/Problem: You need to obtain a BCS metatdata object reference.

Solution: Use the Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogMetadataObject cmdlet.

To perform import and export operations, you need the related metadata object that stores or will store the BCS entity. Use the Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogMetadataObject cmdlet to set a variable to the metadata object, as shown in Listing 15.4.

Listing 15.4. Getting a BCS Metadata Object

$bcsMeta = Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogMetadataObject -ServiceContexthttp://sp2013 -BDCObjectType Catalog -Name ApplicationRegistry

The BDCObjectType can be one of the following values:

• Catalog

• Model

• LobSystem

• LobSystemInstance

• Entity

The Name parameter might be required, based on the BDCObjectType ...