Zoho Creator ADO.NET Provider
 
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Zoho Creator ADO.NET Provider

SQL-based Access to Zoho Creator through ADO.NET for your custom .NET applications and SSAS.

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

ADO architecture

Zoho Creator .NET Connectivity Features

  • Fully compatible with the Zoho Creator API V2
  • 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 Zoho Creator data, for real-time data access with the Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Zoho Creator API. Low-code application platform data access.

Schema, Data Model

Models Creator applications and forms as tables. Dynamic schema based on app design.

Key Objects

Applications, Forms, Reports, and Records. Access to all Creator app data.

Operations

CRUD operations on form data. Query capabilities based on Creator views. Workflow triggers.

Authentication

OAuth 2.0 authentication with Zoho. Requires appropriate Creator permissions.

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SSAS Cube
SSAS Cube

Use Zoho Creator 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
Custom .NET Application

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

Reporting & BI
Low-Code Dev Platforms

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

Reporting & BI
Reporting Tools

You can connect Zoho Creator from .NET-based reporting and analytics tools:

Standard ADO.NET Access to ZohoCreator

The Zoho Creator ADO.NET Provider offers the most natural way to access Zoho Creator data from any .NET application. Simply use Zoho Creator Data Provider objects to connect and access data just as you would access any traditional database. You will be able to use the Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: ZohoCreatorConnection, ZohoCreatorCommand, ZohoCreatorDataAdapter, ZohoCreatorDataReader, ZohoCreatorDataSource, ZohoCreatorParameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Zoho Creator data in an easy, familiar way.

For example:

using (ZohoCreatorConnection conn = new ZohoCreatorConnection("...")) {
	string select = "SELECT * FROM Records";
	ZohoCreatorCommand cmd = new ZohoCreatorCommand(select, conn);
	ZohoCreatorDataAdapter adapter = new ZohoCreatorDataAdapter(cmd);
	using (adapter) {
		DataTable table = new DataTable();
		adapter.Fill(table);		
		...
	}
}

More Than Read-Only: Full Update/CRUD Support

Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator Data Provider as easily as interacting with a database table. 

using (ZohoCreatorConnection connection = new ZohoCreatorConnection(connectionString)) {
	ZohoCreatorDataAdapter dataAdapter = new ZohoCreatorDataAdapter(
	"SELECT Id, Where FROM Records", connection);
  
	dataAdapter.UpdateCommand = new ZohoCreatorCommand(
		"UPDATE Records SET Where = @Where " +
		"WHERE Id = @ID", connection);

	dataAdapter.UpdateCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Where", "Where");
	dataAdapter.UpdateCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Id", "80000173-1387137645");

	DataTable RecordsTable = new DataTable();
	dataAdapter.Fill(RecordsTable);

	DataRow firstrow = RecordsTable.Rows[0];
	firstrow["Where"] = "New Location";

	dataAdapter.Update(RecordsTable);
}

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:

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

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator ADO.NET Provider is easy. As a fully-managed .NET Data Provider, the Zoho Creator Data Provider integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio development environment as well as any .NET application.

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

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

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

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

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

Developer Integration: Databind to Zoho Creator

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

Developers are free to access the Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator 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 Zoho Creator data with full read/write (CRUD) support.

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