Sitecore Import / DataProvider Hybrid

This is a POC of a hybrid integration approach for getting external data into Sitecore.

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Setup a Sitecore instance and install Sitecore Powershell Extensions
Update deploy.targets before opening the Solution in Visual Studio -- this is used to resolve the path to needed references in the Sitecore /bin folder.
Open solution in Visual Studio.
Update the properties of the TDS project as needed. If you don't have TDS, you can manually import the serialized .item files.
- In that case you will also need to manually deploy or publish build artifacts to your Sitecore install.
Create a MongoDB database on localhost called "ProductDataProvider," update the connection string in ProductDataProvider.config if needed.
If running the PowerShell scripts, be sure to update file paths and URLs.