Dynamics 365 Business Central ODBC Driver for DBxtra Connection

Accessing the Dynamics 365 Business Central database can be fast and seamless by using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) solution. Providing full interoperability, the ODBC driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central allows you to access live Dynamics 365 Business Central data directly from DBxtra. It enables you to retrieve data to DBxtra, and review and modify these data right in this application.

Dynamics 365 Business Central Key Features

  • Customization and flexibility
  • Forecasting and analytics
  • Files sync and share
  • Sales automation

DBxtra Key Features

  • Interactive data visualization
  • Advanced analytics & statistics
  • Scheduled/Automated reports
  • Data blending and integration
Native Connectivity to Dynamics 365 Business Central

Direct Connection

Our data connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to Dynamics 365 Business Central via TCP/IP to eliminate the need for a Dynamics 365 Business Central client. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between DBxtra and Dynamics 365 Business Central for real-time analytics. It streamlines the deployment process since there is no need to distribute any additional client-side software with the ODBC driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central?

Integration

Integration

ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central is compatible with DBxtra allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central can be used with 32-bit and 64-bit applications on both x32 and x64 platforms, so there is no need to additionally configure the driver, applications, or environment.

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

With our fully Unicode-compliant driver, you can properly retrieve and modify any data in multilingual Dynamics 365 Business Central databases, regardless of their character set: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Chinese, etc., and in any language environment.

How to download, install, and configure ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central?

Download the driver. Run the installer and follow the instructions in the wizard. Open ODBC Data Sources. In the System DSN tab, click Add. Select the needed driver and click Finish.
In the License tab of the Configuration dialog, click Input Activation Key and enter your key. Click OK.
In the General tab of the Configuration dialog, fill in the fields with the database connection data. To test the connectivity, click Test Connection. To save the DSN, click OK.
Tools

How to connect DBxtra to Dynamics 365 Business Central data source and access data in 3 steps

Install the driver and configure an ODBC data source in the driver settings

01. Install the driver and create a Data Source Name (DSN) for your connection. In DBxtra, click the Home tab, expand the Data Connection drop-down list and select the required connection type.

Install the ODBC driver for DBxtra
Start SQL Server Management Studio and create a linked server

02. In the Connect through ODBC dialog, enter the Connection name, click the three-dot button to choose the Data source from the drop-down menu, and select the appropriate User Groups.

Select Data source in DBxtra
Run a query against the data storage

03. On the Query tab, select objects by expanding corresponding nodes in the Data Objects window, and specify the object columns. Click the Data Grid tab and view your data on the dashboard.

Retrieve data

Advantages of Connectivity to Dynamics 365 Business Central from DBxtra via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

Secure Connection

Every operation with Dynamics 365 Business Central becomes significantly faster using such capabilities of our driver as local data caching, connection pooling, and much more.

Working with DBxtra using Multiple Functions

Working with DBxtra using Multiple Functions

Using DBxtra, you can create tables, add data, select, delete, sort, edit, combine data from several database tables, and find unique values quickly and easily.

ODBC Conformance

ODBC Conformance

The driver fully supports the ODBC interface, its data types, and functions. It offers advanced connection string parameters and allows any ODBC-compliant desktop or web application to connect to Dynamics 365 Business Central from DBxtra on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on DBxtra Files

Simple SQL Querying on DBxtra Files

DBxtra processes SQL through its SQL dialect. Using ODBC connection, it is simple to execute different SQL queries to retrieve entire tables or specific columns from Excel, filter data, formate data, numbers, etc.

Cost-Effective Deployment

Cost-Effective Deployment

Installing the driver is easy with the standalone installation file. There is no need in deploying and configuring any additional software which results in a reduction in deployment costs.

Sharing Your Data with Excel

Sharing Your Data with DBxtra

You can share your data with other users in DBxtra quickly and easily. Upload your DBxtra data to the SharePoint lists so that it can be available for you and others to use to create reports, data models, dashboards, etc.

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