Blackbaud FE NXT Integration Guides and Tutorials

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Blackbaud FE NXT data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Blackbaud FE NXT data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Blackbaud FE NXT data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect Cloud	Work with Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect Cloud)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect Cloud	Build Interactive Dashboards from Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect Cloud	Integrate Live Blackbaud FE NXT data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect Cloud	Model Blackbaud FE NXT Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Blackbaud FE NXT in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Blackbaud FE NXT
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Blackbaud FE NXT in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect Cloud	Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Blackbaud FE NXT in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Blackbaud FE NXT in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Blackbaud FE NXT in Dundas BI
Excel (on Mac OS)	ODBC	Work with Blackbaud FE NXT Data in MS Excel on Mac OS X
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Blackbaud FE NXT into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect Cloud	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Blackbaud FE NXT
Infragistics Reveal	Connect Cloud	Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Blackbaud FE NXT Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Blackbaud FE NXT in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Blackbaud FE NXT JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Blackbaud FE NXT in LINQPad
Looker	Connect Cloud	Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect Cloud	Create Reports from Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect Cloud	Create Interactive Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Blackbaud FE NXT
MicroStrategy	Connect Cloud	Connect to Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Cloud
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	Blackbaud FE NXT Reporting in OBIEE with the Blackbaud FE NXT JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Blackbaud FE NXT in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Blackbaud FE NXT in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Blackbaud FE NXT
Power BI Service	Connect Cloud	Visualize Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect Cloud	Access Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect Cloud	Access Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect Cloud	Create Apps from Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Blackbaud FE NXT in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect Cloud	Query, Visualize, and Share live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect Cloud	Analyze Blackbaud FE NXT Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Blackbaud FE NXT in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect Cloud	Publish Reports with Blackbaud FE NXT in Crystal Reports (Connect Cloud)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect Cloud	Analyze Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Blackbaud FE NXT in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in SpagoBI
Tableau	Connect Cloud	Visualize Blackbaud FE NXT in Tableau Desktop (Connect Cloud)
Tableau Cloud	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
ThoughtSpot	Connect Cloud	Model, Search, and Visualize Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Blackbaud FE NXT in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire	Connect Server	Visualize Blackbaud FE NXT Data in TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Blackbaud FE NXT from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Blackbaud FE NXT
Zoho Analytics	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Blackbaud FE NXT Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Blackbaud FE NXT using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Blackbaud FE NXT Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect Cloud	Build ETL Jobs with Blackbaud FE NXT Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect Cloud	Import Blackbaud FE NXT Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Blackbaud FE NXT to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Blackbaud FE NXT in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Blackbaud FE NXT in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Pipelines with Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect Cloud)
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Blackbaud FE NXT for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Blackbaud FE NXT in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Blackbaud FE NXT
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Blackbaud FE NXT
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Blackbaud FE NXT in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Blackbaud FE NXT in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Blackbaud FE NXT in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQL	PowerShell	Replicate Blackbaud FE NXT to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Blackbaud FE NXT with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect Cloud	Integration with Blackbaud FE NXT Data in SnapLogic (Connect Cloud)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Blackbaud FE NXT in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Blackbaud FE NXT Replication to a Vertica Database
Workato	Connect Cloud	Build Automated Workflows with Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect Cloud	Build Automated Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Blackbaud FE NXT with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Blackbaud FE NXT (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect Cloud	Build Semantic Layer Views for Blackbaud FE NXT Data (Connect Cloud)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Blackbaud FE NXT in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Blackbaud FE NXT as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Blackbaud FE NXT
Salesforce Connect	Connect Cloud	Edit and Search Blackbaud FE NXT External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT Data using PolyBase with Connect Cloud
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect Cloud
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Blackbaud FE NXT
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Blackbaud FE NXT-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JS	Connect Server	Using AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Blackbaud FE NXT
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Blackbaud FE NXT in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Blackbaud FE NXT Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect Cloud	Build Custom Apps on Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Choreo
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Blackbaud FE NXT in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Blackbaud FE NXT in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Blackbaud FE NXT
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Blackbaud FE NXT to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Blackbaud FE NXT with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Blackbaud FE NXT
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Blackbaud FE NXT
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Blackbaud FE NXT from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Blackbaud FE NXT from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Blackbaud FE NXT on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Blackbaud FE NXT Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Blackbaud FE NXT using JDBI
Jitterbit	Connect Cloud	Integrate with Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect Cloud)
Mendix	JDBC	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect Cloud	Integrate Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect Cloud	Query Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Node.js (via Connect Cloud)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Blackbaud FE NXT through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
PHP	Connect Server	Access Blackbaud FE NXT in PHP through Connect Server
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Blackbaud FE NXT to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in Python on Linux/UNIX
React	Connect Server	Build Dynamic React Apps with Blackbaud FE NXT Data
Retool	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
SAP UI5	Connect Server	Integrate Real-Time Access to Blackbaud FE NXT in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
Servoy	JDBC	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Blackbaud FE NXT in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Blackbaud FE NXT in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect Cloud	Create Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Blackbaud FE NXT
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Blackbaud FE NXT Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury Blackbaud FE NXT Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Blackbaud FE NXT in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect Cloud	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Blackbaud FE NXT to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	Connect Server	Query Blackbaud FE NXT Data in MySQL Workbench (Connect Server)
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Blackbaud FE NXT in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Blackbaud FE NXT Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Blackbaud FE NXT in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Blackbaud FE NXT Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Blackbaud FE NXT in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect Cloud	Build Blackbaud FE NXT-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect Cloud	Integrate Blackbaud FE NXT Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Blackbaud FE NXT through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Blackbaud FE NXT Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Blackbaud FE NXT Records from SQL Server

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