Visio master shapes での変更を自動的にAct CRM data に更新。
Automate the process of entering data into Visio diagrams and keeping your diagrams up to date with the CData ODBC Driver for Act CRM. The driver surfaces Act CRM data as an ODBC data source that can be accessed by applications with built-in ODBC support like Microsoft Office. This article shows how to create a simple diagram to start brainstorming about Visio projects linked to Act CRM data.
Connect to Act CRM as an ODBC Data Source
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
Authentication セクションのUser とPassword プロパティに、有効なAct! ユーザー資格情報を設定する必要があります。認証値に加えて、以下も参照してください。
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Act! Premium への接続
認証値に加えて、Act! へのURL も設定が必要です。例:https://eup1-iis-04.eu.hosted.act.com/。
さらに、接続するActDatabase を指定する必要があります。これは、ご自分のアカウントの[About Act! Premium]メニューのページ右上にある[?]で確認することができます。表示されたウィンドウの[Database Name]を使用します。
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Act! Premium Cloud への接続
Act! Premium Cloud アカウントに接続するには、ActCloudName プロパティも指定する必要があります。このプロパティはCloud アカウントのURL アドレスで確認できます。例:https://eup1-iis-04.eu.hosted.act.com/ActCloudName/。
ActCRM メタデータの取得は高負荷になる可能性があることに注意してください。CacheMetadata プロパティを設定して、メタデータをローカルに格納することをお勧めします。
Connect Act CRM Data to Diagrams
Follow the steps below to use the Data Selector Wizard to import data into your diagram.
- Open Visio and click File -> New. Open the Brainstorming template.
- On the Data tab, click Link Data to Shapes.
- Select the ODBC option and select ODBC DSN.
- Select the DSN for Act CRM, select the table you want to import, and finish the wizard. This article uses Activities as an example.

Link Act CRM Entities to Shapes
Follow the steps below to create a simple diagram that shows how to create shapes from your data, one of the ways to link Act CRM entities to shapes:
- Click Brainstorming Shapes and drag a main topic onto the drawing page. Enter Activities as the text of the main topic.
- Click Topic.
- Select a row in the External Data window and drag it onto the drawing page.
- Right-click the Topic shape and click Data -> Edit Data Graphic.
- Click New Item.
- In the Data Field menu, select a column. In the Displayed As menu, select how to display them.
- Drag a few other Act CRM entities onto the drawing page and add association lines back to the main topic, Activities. New topics have the same configuration: Numeric columns displayed in data bars stand out in contrast to other Activities entities.
You can refresh your diagram from the Data tab, synchronizing your shapes with the external Act CRM data.