Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider

SQL-based Access to Oracle HCM Cloud through ADO.NET for your custom .NET applications and SSAS.

The Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Data Provider enables user to easily connect to Oracle HCM Cloud data from .NET applications. Rapidly create and deploy powerful .NET applications that integrate with Oracle HCM Cloud.

Oracle HCM Cloud

Oracle HCM Cloud .NET Connectivity Features

SQL access to Oracle Human Resources (HCM) data
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 Oracle HCM Cloud data, for real-time data access with the Oracle HCM Cloud ODBC Driver
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 Oracle HCM Cloud Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Oracle HCM Cloud REST APIs. Human capital management.

Schema, Data Model

Models HCM objects as relational tables. Employee and org structure.

Key Objects

Workers, Positions, Organizations, Payroll, and Benefits. HCM data model.

Operations

CRUD operations on HCM data. Effective dating. Approval workflows.

Authentication

Basic authentication or OAuth 2.0. HCM Cloud access required.

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SSAS Cube

Use Oracle HCM Cloud from SQL Server Analysis Service (SSAS) multi-dimensional cubes. Keep your analytical data modeling and access to any source including cloud and on-premises.

Custom .NET Application

The Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider allows developers to build applications that connect to Oracle HCM Cloud using familiar SQL and Entity Framework. Integrate Oracle HCM Cloud to your mission -critical applications or create easy side-by-side applications.

Low-Code Dev Platforms

You can connect from ADO.NET compliant low-code development tools:

Reporting Tools

You can connect Oracle HCM Cloud from .NET-based reporting and analytics tools:

Standard ADO.NET Access to OracleHCMCloud

The Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider offers the most natural way to access Oracle HCM Cloud data from any .NET application. Simply use Oracle HCM Cloud Data Provider objects to connect and access data just as you would access any traditional database. You will be able to use the Oracle HCM Cloud Data Provider through Visual Studio Server Explorer, in code through familiar classes, and in data controls like DataGridView, GridView, DataSet, etc.

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Oracle HCM Cloud hides the complexity of accessing data and provides additional powerful security features, smart caching, batching, socket management, and more.

Working with DataAdapters, DataSets, DataTables, etc.

The Oracle HCM Cloud Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: OracleHCMCloudConnection, OracleHCMCloudCommand, OracleHCMCloudDataAdapter, OracleHCMCloudDataReader, OracleHCMCloudDataSource, OracleHCMCloudParameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Oracle HCM Cloud data in an easy, familiar way.

For example:

using (OracleHCMCloudConnection conn = new OracleHCMCloudConnection("...")) {
	string select = "SELECT * FROM Candidates";
	OracleHCMCloudCommand cmd = new OracleHCMCloudCommand(select, conn);
	OracleHCMCloudDataAdapter adapter = new OracleHCMCloudDataAdapter(cmd);
	using (adapter) {
		DataTable table = new DataTable();
		adapter.Fill(table);		
		...
	}
}

ADO.NET Provider Performance

With traditional approaches to remote access, performance bottlenecks can spell disaster for applications. Regardless if an application is created for internal use, a commercial project, web, or mobile application, slow performance can rapidly lead to project failure. Accessing data from any remote source has the potential to create these problems. Common issues include:

Network Connections - Slow network connections and latency issues are common in mobile applications.
Service Delays - Delays due to service interruptions, resulting in server hardware or software updates.
Large Data - Intentional or unintentional requests for large amounts of data.
Disconnects - Complete loss of network connectivity.

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Oracle HCM Cloud solves these issues by supporting powerful smart caching technology that can greatly improve the performance and dramatically reduce application bottlenecks.

Smart Caching

Smart caching is a configurable option that works by storing queried data into a local database. Enabling smart caching creates a persistent local cache database that contains a replica of data retrieved from the remote source. The cache database is small, lightweight, blazing-fast, and it can be shared by multiple connections as persistent storage.

Caching with our ADO.NET Providers is highly configurable, including options for:

Auto Cache - Maintain an automatic local cache of data on all requests. The provider will automatically load data into the cache database each time you execute a SELECT query. Each row returned by the query will be inserted or updated as necessary into the corresponding table in the cache database.
Explicit Cache - Cache only on demand. Developers decide exactly what data gets stored in the cache and when it is updated. Explicit caching provides full control over the cache contents by using explicit execution of CACHE statements.
No Cache - All requests access only live data and no local cache file is created.

This powerful caching functionality increases application performance and allows applications to disconnect and continue limited functioning without writing code for additional local storage and/or data serialization/deserialization.

More information about ADO.NET Provider caching and best caching practices is available in the included help files.

Visual Studio Integration & Server Explorer

Working with the new Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider is easy. As a fully-managed .NET Data Provider, the Oracle HCM Cloud Data Provider integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio development environment as well as any .NET application.

As an ADO.NET Data Provider, Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider can be used to access and explore Oracle HCM Cloud data directly from the Visual Studio Server Explorer.

It's easy. As a standard ADO.NET adapter, developers can connect the Server Explorer to Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider just like connecting to any standard database.

Add a new Data Connection from the Server Explorer and select the Oracle HCM Cloud Data Source
Configure the basic connection properties to access your Oracle HCM Cloud account data.

Explore all of the data available! Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider makes it easy to access live Oracle HCM Cloud data from Visual Studio.

After configuring the connection, explore the feeds, views, and services provided by the Oracle HCM Cloud Data Source.
These constructs return live Oracle HCM Cloud data that developers can work with directly from within Visual Studio!

Developer Integration: Databind to Oracle HCM Cloud

Connecting Web, Desktop, and Mobile .NET applications with Oracle HCM Cloud is just like working with SQL Server. It is even possible to integrate Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider into applications without writing code.

Developers are free to access the Oracle HCM Cloud ADO.NET Provider in whatever way they like best. Either visually through the Visual Studio Winforms or Webforms designers, or directly through code.

Developers can connect the Oracle HCM Cloud Data Source directly to form components by configuring the object's smart tags.
Add a new Data Connection from the Server Explorer and select the Oracle HCM Cloud Data Source. Then, select the feed, view, or services you would like to connect the object to.

Done! It's just like connecting to SQL Server.

Once the object is bound to the data source, applications can easily interact with Oracle HCM Cloud data with full read/write (CRUD) support.