Connecting to Salesforce Data 360

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 supports Visual Studio versions 2017 and later.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Salesforce Data 360 supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Salesforce Data 360 Version Support

The provider leverages the Salesforce Data 360 API to enable access to Salesforce Data 360 resources.

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 or Using Entity Framework Core to build an EF model based on the Salesforce Data 360 connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Salesforce Data 360 and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Salesforce Data 360 from generic ADO.NET code.