ServiceNow ODBC Driver for Adobe ColdFusion Connection

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

ServiceNow Key Features

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

Adobe ColdFusion Key Features

  • Rapid web application development
  • Server-side scripting
  • Built-in database connectivity
  • Integration with other technologies
Native Connectivity to ServiceNow

Direct Connection

Our data connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to ServiceNow via TCP/IP to eliminate the need for a ServiceNow client. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between Adobe ColdFusion and ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for ServiceNow?

Integration

Integration

ODBC Driver for ServiceNow is compatible with Adobe ColdFusion allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow?

  • Windows
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 Adobe ColdFusion to ServiceNow 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 configure an ODBC data source. Start Adobe ColdFusion and from the dashboard, go to Data & Services section.
N.B. Ensure that everything has been installed correctly - for instance, there is a known issue in ColdFusion that prevents users from using ODBC.

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

02. In Data & Services section, Data Sources tab, enter the Data Source name and select ODBC Socket option from the Driver dropdown menu. Proceed by clicking the Add button, and on the next page select and enter all required data: ODBC DSN, User Name, Password etc.

Choose ODBC DSN in Adobe ColdFusion
Run a query against the data storage

03. After submitting details on the previous step, your Data Source will be automatically tested. If everything is correct, the OK message will be shown in status. If something is wrong, the Error status will be assigned, with error details shown under your Data Source.

Retrieve ODBC database to Adobe ColdFusion

Advantages of Connectivity to ServiceNow from Adobe ColdFusion via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

Secure Connection

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

Working with Adobe ColdFusion using Multiple Functions

Working with Adobe ColdFusion using Multiple Functions

Using Adobe ColdFusion, 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 ServiceNow from Adobe ColdFusion on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on Adobe ColdFusion Files

Simple SQL Querying on Adobe ColdFusion Files

Adobe ColdFusion 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, format 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 Adobe ColdFusion

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

Popular Adobe ColdFusion Integrations Using ODBC Driver

  • All sources
  • Database
  • Cloud

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