Can't create external content type

Hi,
I'm trying to create an ECT in Sharepoint Designer for my Office365 environment. I have an E3 license, so I should be alble to create one. I need it to create an external list from an Azure SQL DB.
In Sharepoint designer, the button for a new ECT is available, but if I click the button nothing happens. I have an SSS-object with the credentials already.
I do not know why the button is not reacting. Hope someone knows.
Jordy

Make Sure you have done all these steps before you start creating an external content type..
Prepare SQL Server   A database administrator needs to provide permissions to make sure that that the right people have access to the data and that the data does not end up in the wrong hands. The database administrator must also
create a SQL Server account that has db_owner permission. The database administrator might also want to create specific tables, views, queries, column aliases, and so on to limit the results to just what is needed and to help improve performance.
Configure SharePoint services   An administrator must activate Business Connectivity Services (BCS) and the Secure Store Service.
Configure the Secure Store service   An administrator must determine the best access mode for the external data source, create a target application, and set the credentials for the target application.
Configure Business Data Connectivity Services   An administrator must make sure that the user who creates the external content type has permission to the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) metadata store and that appropriate users
have access to the external content type on which the external list is based.
Be sure Office 2013 is ready to use   To synchronize external data with Office 2013 products, you must use Windows 7 or a later version, and make sure that the Office installation option for Business Connectivity Services (BCS) is
enabled (this is the default). This option installs the Business Connectivity Services Client Runtime which does the following: caches and synchronizes with external data, maps business data to external content types, displays the external item picker in Office
products, and runs custom solutions inside Office products. You must also have SQL Server Compact 4.0, .NET Framework 4, and WCF Data Services 5.0 for OData V3 on each client computer (If necessary, you are automatically prompted to download the software).

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