Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider

SQL-based Access to Salesforce Data 360 through ADO.NET for your custom .NET applications and SSAS.

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The Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Data Provider enables user to easily connect to Salesforce Data 360 from .NET applications. Rapidly create and deploy powerful .NET applications that integrate with Salesforce Data Cloud.

Salesforce Data 360

Salesforce Data 360 .NET 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 Salesforce Data 360 data, for real-time data access with the Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Salesforce Data 360 (CDP). Customer data platform.

Schema, Data Model

Models Data 360 objects as tables. Unified customer profile focus.

Key Objects

Individuals, Data Model Objects, Segments, and Calculated Insights. CDP data.

Operations

Read operations on unified data. Segment queries. Limited write access.

Authentication

Salesforce authentication. Data 360 access required.

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SSAS Cube

Use Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider allows developers to build applications that connect to Salesforce Data 360 using familiar SQL and Entity Framework. Integrate Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 from .NET-based reporting and analytics tools:

Standard ADO.NET Access to SalesforceData360

The Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider offers the most natural way to access Salesforce Data 360 data from any .NET application. Simply use Salesforce Data Cloud Data Provider objects to connect and access data just as you would access any traditional database. You will be able to use the Salesforce Data 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 Salesforce Data 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 Salesforce Data Cloud Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: SalesforceData360Connection, SalesforceData360Command, SalesforceData360DataAdapter, SalesforceData360DataReader, SalesforceData360DataSource, SalesforceData360Parameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Salesforce Data 360 data in an easy, familiar way.

For example:

using (SalesforceData360Connection conn = new SalesforceData360Connection("...")) {
	string select = "SELECT * FROM DataGraph";
	SalesforceData360Command cmd = new SalesforceData360Command(select, conn);
	SalesforceData360DataAdapter adapter = new SalesforceData360DataAdapter(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 Salesforce Data 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 Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider is easy. As a fully-managed .NET Data Provider, the Salesforce Data Cloud Data Provider integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio development environment as well as any .NET application.

As an ADO.NET Data Provider, Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider can be used to access and explore Salesforce Data 360 data directly from the Visual Studio Server Explorer.

It's easy. As a standard ADO.NET adapter, developers can connect the Server Explorer to Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider just like connecting to any standard database.

Add a new Data Connection from the Server Explorer and select the Salesforce Data 360 Data Source
Configure the basic connection properties to access your Salesforce Data 360 account data.

Explore all of the data available! Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider makes it easy to access live Salesforce Data 360 data from Visual Studio.

After configuring the connection, explore the feeds, views, and services provided by the Salesforce Data 360 Data Source.
These constructs return live Salesforce Data 360 data that developers can work with directly from within Visual Studio!

Developer Integration: Databind to Salesforce Data 360

Connecting Web, Desktop, and Mobile .NET applications with Salesforce Data 360 is just like working with SQL Server. It is even possible to integrate Salesforce Data 360 ADO.NET Provider into applications without writing code.

Developers are free to access the Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 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 Salesforce Data 360 data with full read/write (CRUD) support.

AI-Assisted Development with CData MCP Server

Build Salesforce Data 360 integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Supported AI Coding Tools

Schema-Aware AI

MCP Server gives AI coding tools direct access to your Salesforce Data 360 schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata as your ADO.NET Driver.

Same Schema, Same SQL

Table names, column names, and SQL syntax in MCP Server are identical to this ADO.NET Driver. Queries you validate with AI work directly in your production code.

From Prototype to Production

Stop guessing. Start shipping. Prototype queries in conversation, validate against live data, then deploy with CData ADO.NET Drivers—no rewriting required.

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