How to: Create and Use a Data Connection Library

A Data Connection Library (DCL) in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a library that can contain two different types of data connections: an Office Data Connection (ODC) file or a Universal Data Connection (UDC) file. Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 uses data connections that conform to the Universal Data Connection (UDC) file schema and typically have either a *.udcx or *.xml file extension. Data sources described by these data connections are stored on the server and can be used in standard form templates and browser-enabled form templates.

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