Announcement ID | MC679737 | Published Date | 10-07-2023 | |
Service | SharePoint | Last Updated | 10-07-2023 | |
Category | Plan for change | Expiration Date | 10-01-2024 | |
Roadmap ID | Action Required by Date | |||
Tags | Major update, Admin impact, Retirement |
Summary |
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MC679737: Business Connectivity Services (BCS) retirement |
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SharePoint has a long history of helping users work with external data inside the SharePoint user experience. As SharePoint has evolved into a cloud-first service, so too have the options for customers that wish to integrate with external data sources. To simplify these options and provide the best experience for these scenarios going forward, Microsoft is announcing its plan to retire Business Connectivity Services (BCS) in Microsoft 365 and focus on Microsoft Power Apps as its replacement technology. Key points:
How this will affect your organization: If your organization uses Business Connectivity Services, it will no longer function after September 30, 2024. This includes features such as:
What you need to do to prepare: Microsoft encourages customers to explore using Power Apps to replace their Business Connectivity Services solutions. Although there's no direct migration from Business Connectivity Services to Power Apps, it supports a modern, cloud-first external data connectivity experience. Power Apps can integrate with a variety of Microsoft 365 services and external data sources through its extensible connector technology, including SharePoint, Dynamics 365, SQL Server, and others. It also supports integrating with on-premises data sources through the on-premises data gateway. |