The Vault CRM ADO.NET Data Provider enables user to easily connect to Vault CRM data from .NET applications. Rapidly create and deploy powerful .NET applications that integrate with Veeva Vault & Vault CRM account data including Documents, Users, Groups, and more!
Vault CRM .NET Connectivity Features
- Compatible with Veeva Vault API v18.3 or later
- 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 Veeva Vault & Vault CRM data, for real-time data access with the Veeva Vault & Vault CRM JDBC 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 Vault CRM Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver leverages versions 21.1 and later of the VeevaVault API to enable bidirectional access to VeevaVault data. Veeva Vault CRM is also supported.
Schema, Data Model
Dynamic schema detection to retrieve views from all objects and documents in the Veeva Vault Platform. From v24, CData Driver for Veeva added support for the new an on-going Veeva Vault CRM objects.
Key Objects
Objects and Documents can be used as read-only views. You can also use Stored Procedures to Create, Update, Up/Download Documents. You can also perform standard SELECT operations to Vault CRM objects.
Operations
Standard SQL to access Veeva Vault REST API and Vault Query Language (VQL). Perform document operations, such as creating new documents or downloading files using SQL stored procedures.
Authentication
Supports Username/Password authentication and OAuth 2.0. Users need to provide Vault URL and appropriate credentials. The driver handles secure authentication and maintains session management.
See what you can do with Vault CRM ADO.NET provider
Use Vault CRM 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 Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider allows developers to build applications that connect to Vault CRM using familiar SQL and Entity Framework. Integrate Vault CRM 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 Vault CRM from .NET-based reporting and analytics tools:
Standard ADO.NET Access to VaultCRM
The Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider offers the most natural way to access Vault CRM data from any .NET application. Simply use Vault CRM Data Provider objects to connect and access data just as you would access any traditional database. You will be able to use the Vault CRM 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 Vault CRM 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 Vault CRM Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: VaultCRMConnection, VaultCRMCommand, VaultCRMDataAdapter, VaultCRMDataReader, VaultCRMDataSource, VaultCRMParameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Vault CRM data in an easy, familiar way.
For example:
using (VaultCRMConnection conn = new VaultCRMConnection("...")) {
string select = "SELECT * FROM Documents";
VaultCRMCommand cmd = new VaultCRMCommand(select, conn);
VaultCRMDataAdapter adapter = new VaultCRMDataAdapter(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 Vault CRM 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 Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider is easy. As a fully-managed .NET Data Provider, the Vault CRM Data Provider integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio development environment as well as any .NET application.
As an ADO.NET Data Provider, Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider can be used to access and explore Veeva Vault & Vault CRM data directly from the Visual Studio Server Explorer.
It's easy. As a standard ADO.NET adapter, developers can connect the Server Explorer to Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider just like connecting to any standard database.
- Add a new Data Connection from the Server Explorer and select the Veeva Vault & Vault CRM Data Source
- Configure the basic connection properties to access your Veeva Vault & Vault CRM account data.
Explore all of the data available! Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider makes it easy to access live Veeva Vault & Vault CRM data from Visual Studio.
- After configuring the connection, explore the feeds, views, and services provided by the Veeva Vault & Vault CRM Data Source.
- These constructs return live Veeva Vault & Vault CRM data that developers can work with directly from within Visual Studio!
Developer Integration: Databind to Vault CRM
Connecting Web, Desktop, and Mobile .NET applications with Veeva Vault & Vault CRM is just like working with SQL Server. It is even possible to integrate Vault CRM ADO.NET Provider into applications without writing code.
Developers are free to access the Vault CRM 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 Veeva Vault & Vault CRM 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 Veeva Vault & Vault CRM 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 Veeva Vault & Vault CRM data with full
read/write (CRUD) support.
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