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Configuring a Receive Location for the CData BizTalk Adapters

This article will show how to configure a Receive Location using the CData BizTalk Adapters to pull data from a data source. The steps included discuss creating the receive location, setting up the connection string, configuring the location to pull data daily, and writing it to an XML file.

Configure a Solicit-Response Send Port for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Salesforce

Use the CData BizTalk Adapter for Salesforce with a solicit-response send port to execute updategrams and data manipulation SQL in BizTalk.

Configure a One-Way Send Port for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Salesforce

Use the CData BizTalk Adapter for Salesforce with a one-way send port to execute updategrams and data manipulation SQL in BizTalk.

Using the CData JDBC drivers with the Pentaho Report Designer

The CData Data Providers (JDBC, ODBC, and ADO.NET) implement standards based access to various data source which enables third party tools to interoperate. In this article we use the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in Pentaho (a BI tool) to publish reports based on Salesforce data. A similar approach can be used with any other CData JDBC Driver.

Use Crystal Reports to create reports with Salesforce data

The CData Data Providers (JDBC, ODBC, and ADO.NET) implement standards based access to various data source which enables third party tools to interoperate. In this article we use the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce from Crystal Reports to publish reports based on Salesforce data.

Generating an Entity Data Model in Visual Studio Express

The Entity Data Model Wizard can be used to easily generate an Entity Data Model in Visual Studio. However this feature is not available in Visual Studio Express. In this article you will use the edmgen utility available with .NET Framework 4.0 to generate the Entity Data Model.

Bill an Invoice with the CData Excel Add-In for QuickBooks

The CData Excel Add-In for QuickBooks makes it easy to transfer data in and out of QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online. In this article, you will create an Invoice spreadsheet that can be sent to customers. Customers can then insert the Invoice data as Bills to their company files or their company on QuickBooks Online.

Using Mail Merge with Salesforce, SharePoint, or Google Contacts

The CData ODBC Drivers can be used from tools like Mail Merge in Microsoft Word to access live data from various sources (QuickBooks, Salesforce, SharePoint etc.). This article uses the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce with Mail Merge, but this procedure can be follwoed for other CData ODBC drivers.

Analyze Salesforce Data with PowerPivot

This article walks you through the process of using the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce from PowerPivot. The technique described in this article can be used with any CData ODBC Driver.

Update Multiple Invoices using the CData Excel Add-In for QuickBooks

The CData Excel Add-In for QuickBooks makes it easy to modify your QuickBooks data right in Excel. This article will explain how to use the CData Excel Add-In for QuickBooks to mark multiple Invoices at once for printing and e-mailing.