Connecting to Azure Data Catalog

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Azure Data Catalog 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 Azure Data Catalog 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 Azure Data Catalog supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Azure Data Catalog supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Azure Data Catalog Version Support

The provider leverages version 2016-03-30 of the Azure Data Catalog API to enable read access to Azure Data Catalog.

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