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Use CData Connect Cloud to securely provide OData feeds of Zuora data to smart devices and cloud-based applications. Use the CData Connect and Salesforce Connect to create Zuora Data objects that you can access from apps and the dashboard.
CData Connect Cloud, enables you to access Zuora data from cloud-based applications like the Salesforce console and mobile applications like the Salesforce Mobile App. In this article, you will use CData Connect Cloud and Salesforce Connect to access external Zuora objects alongside standard Salesforce objects.
Connect to Zuora from Salesforce
To work with live Zuora data in Salesforce Connect, we need to connect to Zuora from Connect Cloud, provide user access to the connection, and create OData endpoints for the Zuora data.
(Optional) Add a New Connect Cloud User
As needed, create Users to connect to Zuora through Connect Cloud.
- Navigate to the Users page and click Invite Users
- Enter the new user's email address and click Send to invite the user
- You can review and edit users from the Users page
Add a Personal Access Token
If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.
- Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
- On the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
- Give your PAT a name and click Create.
- The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.
Connect to Zuora from Connect Cloud
CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "Zuora" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Zuora.
Zuora uses the OAuth standard to authenticate users. See the online Help documentation for a full OAuth authentication guide.
Configuring Tenant property
In order to create a valid connection with the provider you need to choose one of the Tenant values (USProduction by default) which matches your account configuration. The following is a list with the available options:
- USProduction: Requests sent to https://rest.zuora.com.
- USAPISandbox: Requests sent to https://rest.apisandbox.zuora.com"
- USPerformanceTest: Requests sent to https://rest.pt1.zuora.com"
- EUProduction: Requests sent to https://rest.eu.zuora.com"
- EUSandbox: Requests sent to https://rest.sandbox.eu.zuora.com"
Selecting a Zuora Service
Two Zuora services are available: Data Query and AQuA API. By default ZuoraService is set to AQuADataExport.
DataQuery
The Data Query feature enables you to export data from your Zuora tenant by performing asynchronous, read-only SQL queries. We recommend to use this service for quick lightweight SQL queries.
Limitations- The maximum number of input records per table after filters have been applied: 1,000,000
- The maximum number of output records: 100,000
- The maximum number of simultaneous queries submitted for execution per tenant: 5
- The maximum number of queued queries submitted for execution after reaching the limitation of simultaneous queries per tenant: 10
- The maximum processing time for each query in hours: 1
- The maximum size of memory allocated to each query in GB: 2
- The maximum number of indices when using Index Join, in other words, the maximum number of records being returned by the left table based on the unique value used in the WHERE clause when using Index Join: 20,000
AQuADataExport
AQuA API export is designed to export all the records for all the objects ( tables ). AQuA query jobs have the following limitations:
Limitations- If a query in an AQuA job is executed longer than 8 hours, this job will be killed automatically.
- The killed AQuA job can be retried three times before returned as failed.
- Click Create & Test
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Zuora Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
Configure Zuora Endpoints for Salesforce Connect
After connecting to Zuora, create a workspace and virtual dataset for your desired table(s).
- Navigate to the Virtual Datasets page and click Add to create a new Workspace (or select an existing workspace).
- Click Add to add new assets to the Workspace.
- Select the Zuora connection (e.g. Zuora1) and click Next.
- Select the table(s) you wish to work with and click Confirm.
- Make note of the OData Service URL for your workspace, e.g. https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/{workspace_name}
With the connection and Workspace configured, you are ready to connect to Zuora data from Salesforce Connect.
Connect to Zuora Data as an External Data Sources
Follow the steps below to connect to the feed produced by Connect Cloud.
- Log into Salesforce and click Setup -> Integrations -> External Data Sources.
- Click Now External Data Sources.
- Enter values for the following properties:
- External Data Sources: Enter a label to be used in list views and reports.
- Name: Enter a unique identifier.
- Type: Select the option "Salesforce Connect: OData 4.0".
- URL: Enter the URL to the OData endpoint of Connect Cloud: https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/{workspace_name}
- Select JSON in the Format menu.
- In the Authentication section, set the following properties:
- Identity Type: If all members of your organization will use the same credentials to access Connect Cloud, select "Named Principal". If the members of your organization will connect with their own credentials, select "Per User".
- Authentication Protocol: Select Password Authentication to use basic authentication.
- Certificate: Enter or browse to the certificate to be used to encrypt and authenticate communications from Salesforce to your server.
- Username: Enter a CData Connect Cloud username (e.g. [email protected].
- Password: Enter the user's PAT.
Synchronize Zuora Objects
After you have created the external data source, follow the steps below to create Zuora external objects that reflect any changes in the data source. You will synchronize the definitions for the Zuora external objects with the definitions for Zuora tables.
- Click the link for the external data source you created.
- Click Validate and Scan.
- Select the Zuora tables you want to work with as external objects.
Access Zuora Data as Salesforce Objects
After adding Zuora data as an external data source and syncing Zuora tables as external objects, you can use the external Zuora objects just as you would standard Salesforce objects.
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Create a new tab with a filter list view:
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Create reports of external objects:
Simplified Access to Zuora Data from Cloud Applications
At this point, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Zuora data from Salesforce. For more information on gaining simplified access to data from more than 100 SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources in cloud applications like Salesforce, refer to our Connect Cloud page.