Configure a Connection Profile

From the CData ribbon, click Get Data and select From Act! CRM connection/s to launch the CData Query window. To setup a new connection, you will have to click the New Act! CRM Connection button. Here you can set the connection settings, test the connection, and save the connection profile.

Connecting to Act! CRM

You can connect to either Act! CRM or Act! Premium Cloud. Set the following to connect:

• User: The username used to authenticate to the Act! database.
• Password: The password used to authenticate to the Act! database.
• URL: The URL where the Act! CRM account is hosted. For example: http://serverName/.
• ActDatabase: The name of the Act! database you want to connect to. This is found by going to the About Act! Premium menu of your account, found at the top right of the page, in the ? menu. Use the Database Name in the window that appears.
• ActCloudName (Act! Premium Cloud only): The handle assigned to the Act! Premium Cloud account. It is found in the browser's address field when opening the online account, in the form https://eup1-iis-04.eu.hosted.act.com/ActCloudName.

Connection Properties

The Connection properties describe the various options that can be used to establish a connection.

Managing Connections

After successfully authenticating to Act! CRM you will be able to customize the data you are importing. To learn more about this, see Managing Connections.

See Also

• Querying Data: Use the data selection wizard to pull data into a spreadsheet. You can also configure scheduled data refresh here.
• Using the Excel Add-In: Find other ways to interact with Act! CRM data, such as using the available CData Excel Functions.