The Dynamics NAV ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Dynamics NAV, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Dynamics NAV data like you would a database - read, write, and update Dynamics NAV Items, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
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Server
Connect to Dynamics NAV from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Dynamics NAV from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate Dynamics NAV to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect Dynamics NAV from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to Dynamics NAV using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
Dynamics NAV ODBC Connectivity Features
- Powerful metadata querying enables SQL-like access to non-database sources
- Push down query optimization pushes SQL operations down to the server whenever possible, increasing performance
- Client-side query execution engine, supports SQL-92 operations that are not available server-side
- Connect to live Microsoft Dynamics NAV data, for real-time data access with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ADO.NET Provider
- Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
- Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
- Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Dynamics NAV Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver connects to Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Business Central on-premises) via OData services.
Schema, Data Model
Models NAV tables and pages as relational tables. Supports custom tables and extensions.
Key Objects
Customers, Vendors, Items, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, GL Entries, and custom tables. Complete NAV data model.
Operations
Full CRUD operations through OData. Complex queries with filtering. Respects NAV security model.
Authentication
Windows Authentication or NavUserPassword. Connects to NAV OData services endpoint.
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Robust ODBC access to Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to Dynamics NAV—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build Dynamics NAV integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Dynamics NAV schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.
Your AI Knows SQL
How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Dynamics NAV.
More Accurate, More Token-Efficient
With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.
FAQs
Frequently asked Dynamics NAV ODBC driver questions
Learn more about Dynamics NAV ODBC drivers for data and analytics integration
- Does Dynamics NAV support ODBC?
- Is there an ODBC driver for Dynamics NAV?
- How do I connect to Dynamics NAV via ODBC?
- Where can I download an ODBC driver for Dynamics NAV?
- How do I install an ODBC driver for Dynamics NAV?
- Is the Dynamics NAV ODBC driver 32-bit or 64-bit?
- Does pyODBC work with Dynamics NAV?
- Does the ODBC connector support ARM64 devices?
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