The Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Data Provider enables user to easily connect to Tableau CRM Analytics data from .NET applications. Rapidly create and deploy powerful .NET applications that integrate with Tableau CRM Analytics.
Tableau CRM Analytics .NET Connectivity Features
- SQL access to Tableau CRM Analytis 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 Tableau CRM Analytics data, for real-time data access with the Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver supports Einstein Analytics (now Tableau CRM Analytics) platform. It provides access to Einstein datasets through standard SQL interfaces. The driver enables real-time data connectivity to Tableau CRM Analytics prediction services and platform data.
Schema, Data Model
The driver models Tableau CRM Analytics data as relational tables. The table definitions are dynamically retrieved from Einstein datasets. The driver supports dynamic schema detection and metadata discovery. It enables custom tables views and reports created in Tableau CRM to be used as views. The driver handles complex hierarchical data through flexible NoSQL flattening.
Key Objects
Einstein datasets, custom objects, prediction models, dashboards, lenses, recipes, dataflows. The driver provides comprehensive access to static and dynamic data and metadata from Tableau CRM Analytics.
Operations
Full CRUD with ANSI-92 SQL capability. Supports SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE operations. Drivers support JOIN, UPSERT and complex aggregations. Stored Procedures support batch operations and data transformations. Push-down query optimization for improved performance. Client-side query execution engine for SQL-92 operations not available server-side.
Authentication
Wide variety of authentication schemes supported. Basic (API Token), OAuth, OAuth Client. Single Sign-On support including OneLogin, OKTA, ADFS. Azure AD authentication support. Salesforce connected app authentication.
See what you can do with Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET provider
Use Tableau CRM Analytics from SQL Server Analysis Service (SSAS) multi-dimensional cubes. Keep your analytical data modeling and access to any source including cloud and on-premises.
The Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider allows developers to build applications that connect to Tableau CRM Analytics using familiar SQL and Entity Framework. Integrate Tableau CRM Analytics to your mission -critical applications or create easy side-by-side applications.
You can connect from ADO.NET compliant low-code development tools:
You can connect Tableau CRM Analytics from .NET-based reporting and analytics tools:
Standard ADO.NET Access to TableauCRMAnalytics
The Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider offers the most natural way to access Tableau CRM Analytics data from any .NET application. Simply use Tableau CRM Analytics Data Provider objects to connect and access data just as you would access any traditional database. You will be able to use the Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: TableauCRMAnalyticsConnection, TableauCRMAnalyticsCommand, TableauCRMAnalyticsDataAdapter, TableauCRMAnalyticsDataReader, TableauCRMAnalyticsDataSource, TableauCRMAnalyticsParameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Tableau CRM Analytics data in an easy, familiar way.
For example:
using (TableauCRMAnalyticsConnection conn = new TableauCRMAnalyticsConnection("...")) {
string select = "SELECT * FROM Dataset";
TableauCRMAnalyticsCommand cmd = new TableauCRMAnalyticsCommand(select, conn);
TableauCRMAnalyticsDataAdapter adapter = new TableauCRMAnalyticsDataAdapter(cmd);
using (adapter) {
DataTable table = new DataTable();
adapter.Fill(table);
...
}
}
More Than Read-Only: Full Update/CRUD Support
Tableau CRM Analytics Data Provider goes beyond read-only functionality to deliver full support for Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations (CRUD). Your end-users can interact with the data presented by the Tableau CRM Analytics Data Provider as easily as interacting with a database table.
using (TableauCRMAnalyticsConnection connection = new TableauCRMAnalyticsConnection(connectionString)) {
TableauCRMAnalyticsDataAdapter dataAdapter = new TableauCRMAnalyticsDataAdapter(
"SELECT Id, Where FROM Dataset", connection);
dataAdapter.UpdateCommand = new TableauCRMAnalyticsCommand(
"UPDATE Dataset SET Where = @Where " +
"WHERE Id = @ID", connection);
dataAdapter.UpdateCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Where", "Where");
dataAdapter.UpdateCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Id", "80000173-1387137645");
DataTable DatasetTable = new DataTable();
dataAdapter.Fill(DatasetTable);
DataRow firstrow = DatasetTable.Rows[0];
firstrow["Where"] = "New Location";
dataAdapter.Update(DatasetTable);
}
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 Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider is easy. As a fully-managed .NET Data Provider, the Tableau CRM Analytics Data Provider integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio development environment as well as any .NET application.
As an ADO.NET Data Provider, Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider can be used to access and explore Tableau CRM Analytics data directly from the Visual Studio Server Explorer.
It's easy. As a standard ADO.NET adapter, developers can connect the Server Explorer to Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider just like connecting to any standard database.
- Add a new Data Connection from the Server Explorer and select the Tableau CRM Analytics Data Source
- Configure the basic connection properties to access your Tableau CRM Analytics account data.
Explore all of the data available! Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider makes it easy to access live Tableau CRM Analytics data from Visual Studio.
- After configuring the connection, explore the feeds, views, and services provided by the Tableau CRM Analytics Data Source.
- These constructs return live Tableau CRM Analytics data that developers can work with directly from within Visual Studio!
Developer Integration: Databind to Tableau CRM Analytics
Connecting Web, Desktop, and Mobile .NET applications with Tableau CRM Analytics is just like working with SQL Server. It is even possible to integrate Tableau CRM Analytics ADO.NET Provider into applications without writing code.
Developers are free to access the Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics 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 Tableau CRM Analytics data with full
read/write (CRUD) support.
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