Connecting to Zoho CRM

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Zoho CRM 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 Zoho CRM 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 Zoho CRM supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Zoho CRM supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Zoho CRM Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Zoho CRM enables SQL access to the entities available in version 2.0 of the Zoho CRM API.

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 Zoho CRM connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Zoho CRM and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Zoho CRM from generic ADO.NET code.