Connecting to Sage 50 UK

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Sage 50 UK and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Sage 50 UK provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Sage 50 UK supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Sage 50 UK supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Sage 50 UK Version Support

The provider models data in Sage 50 UK 2012 and above as relational tables. Note that for v28 and later, you must install the Sdata adapter prior to using Sage 50 UK driver. See the Sage 50 UK documentation for more information.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework to build an EF model based on the Sage 50 UK connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Sage 50 UK and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Sage 50 UK from generic ADO.NET code.