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Salesforce Integration Guides and Tutorials



A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Salesforce data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Salesforce 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 Salesforce data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Alteryx DesignerODBCPrepare, Blend, and Analyze Salesforce in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx DesignerConnect CloudWork with Live Salesforce Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect Cloud)
Amazon QuickSightConnect CloudBuild Interactive Dashboards from Salesforce Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMakerConnect CloudIntegrate Live Salesforce data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to Salesforce in Aqua Data Studio
AWS DatabricksJDBCProcess & Analyze Salesforce Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis ServicesConnect CloudModel Salesforce Data Using Azure Analysis Services
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of Salesforce in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on Salesforce
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with Salesforce in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)Connect CloudAnalyze Salesforce Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with Salesforce in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from Salesforce in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with Salesforce in Dundas BI
Excel (on Mac OS)ODBCWork with Salesforce Data in MS Excel on Mac OS X
FineReportJDBCFeed Salesforce into FineReport
Google SheetsConnect CloudAccess Live Salesforce Data in Google Sheets
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Salesforce
Infragistics RevealConnect CloudAnalyze Salesforce Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServerJDBCCreate Salesforce Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to Salesforce in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with Salesforce in JReport Designer
KlipfolioConnect CloudCreate Salesforce-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIMEJDBCEnable the Salesforce JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with Salesforce in LINQPad
LookerConnect CloudAnalyze Salesforce Data in Looker
Looker StudioConnect CloudCreate Reports from Salesforce Data in Looker Studio
MetabaseConnect CloudCreate Interactive Salesforce-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft ExcelConnect CloudAccess Live Salesforce Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the WebConnect CloudAccess Live Salesforce Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Salesforce
MicroStrategyConnect CloudConnect to Live Salesforce Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Cloud
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy DesktopJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy WebJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in MicroStrategy Web
Mode AnalyticsConnect CloudCreate Salesforce-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEEJDBCSalesforce Reporting in OBIEE with the Salesforce JDBC Driver
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize Salesforce in Python
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate Salesforce in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI DesktopPower BIAuthor Power BI Reports on Real-Time Salesforce
Power BI ServiceConnect CloudVisualize Live Salesforce Data in the Power BI Service
Power PivotConnect CloudAccess Salesforce Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power QueryConnect CloudAccess Salesforce Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik CloudConnect CloudCreate Apps from Salesforce Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikViewODBCConnect to and Query Salesforce in QlikView over ODBC
RJDBCAnalyze Salesforce in R (JDBC)
RODBCAnalyze Salesforce in R (ODBC)
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to Salesforce in RapidMiner
RedashConnect ServerBuild Salesforce-Connected Dashboards in Redash
SAP Analytics CloudConnect CloudAnalyze Salesforce Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with Salesforce in Crystal Reports
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMPODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce in SAS JMP
SAS ViyaConnect CloudAnalyze Live Salesforce Data in SAS Viya
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live Salesforce in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to Salesforce in SpagoBI
TableauTableauVisualize Salesforce in Tableau Desktop
Tableau CloudConnect CloudBuild Salesforce Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau ServerTableauPublish Salesforce-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize Salesforce in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO SpotfireConnect ServerVisualize Salesforce Data in TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on Salesforce from Spotfire Server
VisioODBCLink Visio Shapes to Salesforce
Zoho AnalyticsConnect CloudCreate Salesforce-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

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ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
AirbyteConnect CloudConnect to Salesforce Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Amazon S3
Apache AirflowJDBCBridge Salesforce Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with Salesforce using Apache Camel
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache KafkaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge Salesforce Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch OperationsJDBCPerform Batch Operations with Salesforce Data in Apache NiFi
AWS GlueConnect CloudBuild ETL Jobs with Salesforce Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data FactoryConnect CloudImport Salesforce Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data LakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure SynapseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Azure Synapse
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Salesforce to SQL Server
CloverDXJDBCConnect to Salesforce in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
CouchbaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Couchbase
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Databricks
FoxProODBCWork with Salesforce in FoxPro
Google AlloyDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild Salesforce-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to Salesforce in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2CData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate Salesforce in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Salesforce
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to Salesforce in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft AccessCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft ExcelExcelTransfer Data from Excel to Salesforce
Microsoft Power AutomateConnect CloudBuild Salesforce-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL Salesforce in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Oracle
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load Salesforce in Python
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQLPowerShellReplicate Salesforce to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANACData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStoreCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate Salesforce with External Services using SnapLogic
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Snowflake
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked ServerConnect CloudConnect to Salesforce Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SQLite
TalendJDBCConnect to Salesforce and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to Salesforce in UiPath Studio
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to a Vertica Database

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Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to Salesforce
.NET QueryBuilderODBCRapidly Develop Salesforce-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JSConnect ServerUsing AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Salesforce
Apache SparkJDBCWork with Salesforce in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheetConnect CloudCreate Salesforce-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.ioConnect CloudBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++BuilderODBCDataBind Controls to Salesforce Data in C++Builder
ChoreoConnect CloudBuild Custom Apps on Salesforce Data in Choreo
ColdFusionJDBCQuery Salesforce in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusionODBCQuery Salesforce in ColdFusion Using ODBC
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Salesforce
DelphiODBCDataBind Controls to Salesforce Data in Delphi
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind Salesforce to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess Salesforce with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to Salesforce
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to Salesforce
Filemaker ProODBCBidirectional Access to Salesforce from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)JDBCBidirectional Access to Salesforce from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
GoODBCWrite a Simple Go Application to work with Salesforce on Linux
Google Apps ScriptConnect CloudConnect to Salesforce Data in Google Apps Script
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Salesforce Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to Salesforce in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to Salesforce from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for Salesforce using JDBI
JRubyJDBCConnect to Salesforce in JRuby
MendixConnect CloudBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Mendix
Microsoft Power AppsConnect CloudIntegrate Live Salesforce Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJSConnect CloudQuery Salesforce Data in Node.js (via Connect Cloud)
NodeJSODBCQuery Salesforce through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystemsConnect CloudCreate Salesforce-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
PHPConnect ServerAccess Salesforce in PHP through Connect Server
PHPODBCNatively Connect to Salesforce in PHP
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to Salesforce from PowerBuilder
PowerShellPowerShellPipe Salesforce to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharmODBCUsing the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce in PyCharm
PythonODBCConnect to Salesforce in Python on Linux/UNIX
ReactConnect ServerBuild Dynamic React Apps with Salesforce Data
RubyODBCConnect to Salesforce in Ruby
RunMyProcessConnect CloudConnect to Salesforce Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSECJDBCConnect to Salesforce in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
SAP UI5Connect ServerIntegrate Real-Time Access to Salesforce in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
ServoyJDBCBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring BootJDBCAccess Live Salesforce Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Salesforce in Python
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
UnqorkConnect CloudCreate Salesforce-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)ODBCBuild a Simple VCL Application for Salesforce
WebLogicJDBCConnect to Salesforce from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

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Data Management



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Workflow Automation



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