Implementing a Provider

This section walks you through the process of creating a provider for Data Exchange Framework that is able to read data from a text file, such as a file that contains comma-separated values (CSV).

Note

Source code and a Sitecore package that contains the finished solution for this example is available on GitHub.

Steps

• 1. Define Requirements
• 2. Create Visual Studio Project
• 3. Add Template Folder for Provider
• 4. Implement Endpoint
• 5. Implement Pipeline Step
• 6. Implement Data Access Components
• 7. Use the Provider