Connecting to Azure Analysis Services

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

.NET Version Support

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

Azure Analysis Services Version Support

The provider wraps the complexity of connecting to Azure Analysis Services in a standard driver: execute SQL-92 queries or pass through MDX queries from relational tools.

See Also

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