The CData ADO.NET Provider for Avalara implements the AvalaraProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Avalara through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with AvalaraProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the AvalaraProviderFactory class to create objects like AvalaraConnection, AvalaraCommand, and AvalaraDataAdapter 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 Avalara.