The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Entra ID implements the AzureADProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Microsoft Entra ID through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with AzureADProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the AzureADProviderFactory class to create objects like AzureADConnection, AzureADCommand, and AzureADDataAdapter in a generic way.

Register and Configure DbConnections

Register the provider to the configuration context and define the DbProviderFactory and DbConnection objects. See Creating DbConnections for a guide.

Querying Using DbCommands

Executing DbCommands describes how to use an existing DbProviderFactory and DbConnection object to execute queries to Microsoft Entra ID.