Can data fetched into External List be refreshed

I plan to create an External List via BCS in SharePoint Designer 2010. Original Data resides in SQL tables. Can the data in external list be automatically refreshed when the data changes in SQL? If yes, is there a setting for
it?

Hi
Please check the link
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/e781b173-c0b7-4dd9-9a2a-9162d202e668/refresh-external-list?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
http://aanuwizard.com/2012/04/14/sharepoint-2010-auto-refreshing-external-data-lookup-column/
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