Connecting to Google Data Catalog

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

.NET Version Support

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

Google Data Catalog Version Support

The provider leverages the GoogleDataCatalog API to enable read only access to GoogleDataCatalog.

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