Take the tour ×  I've been given a task to import metadata from
an external web service (which is itself interrogating a Trim
CMS) into SharePoint 2010 list. I've been able to acheive the
task by building a client application that uses the SharePoint
2010 client object model but now that I'm looking at options for
deploying the application I'm wondering if there is a better
option.  I've started reading about timer jobs, business
connectivity services, content deployment paths and there are
probably more options. Should I be doing my import using one of
those approaches or something else rather than via an external
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up vote 0 down vote accepted  Firstly I would be using the
managed meta data service to store all your enterprise metadata.
Secondly you will need to write custom code that runs in the
context of a timer job that will maintain the Term Sets in your
managed metadata service to be in line with the external web
service.  As long as your