This section shows how to set up ODBC connectivity and configure DSNs on macOS.

Minimum macOS Version

The CData ODBC Driver for Sage Business Cloud Accounting driver requires macOS Sierra (10.12) or above.

Licensing the Driver

In a terminal, run the following commands to license the driver. To activate a trial, omit the <key> input.

cd "/Applications/CData ODBC Driver for Sage Business Cloud Accounting/bin"
sudo ./install-license.sh <key>

You'll be prompted for a name and password. These refer to your name and your machine's password.

Authenticating to Sage Business Cloud Accounting

Sage Business Cloud Accounting uses the OAuth standard to authenticate users.

OAuth

You can connect without setting any connection properties for your user credentials.

See Using OAuth Authentication for other OAuth authentication flows.

Uninstalling the Driver

The easiest way to uninstall the driver is to open a terminal and run the included uninstall.sh script, located in the installation directory. For example:

cd "/Applications/CData ODBC Driver for Sage Business Cloud Accounting"
sudo ./uninstall.sh

Note: The script needs to be run from the installation directory.