Zoho CRM ODBC Driver for MicroStrategy Connection

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

Zoho CRM Key Features

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

MicroStrategy Key Features

  • Data connectivity and integration
  • Scalability and high performance
  • Real-time analytics
  • Data visualization and reporting
Native Connectivity to Zoho CRM

Direct Connection

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

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM?

Integration

Integration

ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM is compatible with MicroStrategy allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM 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 Zoho CRM 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 Zoho CRM?

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 MicroStrategy to Zoho CRM data source and access data in 3 steps

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

01. Open MicroStrategy Workstation, go to Dashboards, and click Create a local Dashboard.

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

02. Click New Data, navigate to Generic Data Source > Import Option, and set up a connection to ODBC.

Select Database Source in MicroStrategy
Run a query against the data storage

03. Select the table you want to view data from, type an SQL query, and click Execute SQL.

Retrieve tables from linked database in MicroStrategy

Advantages of Connectivity to Zoho CRM from MicroStrategy via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

Secure Connection

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

Working with MicroStrategy using Multiple Functions

Working with MicroStrategy using Multiple Functions

Using MicroStrategy, 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 Zoho CRM from MicroStrategy on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on MicroStrategy Files

Simple SQL Querying on MicroStrategy Files

MicroStrategy 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 MicroStrategy

You can share your data with other users in MicroStrategy quickly and easily. Upload your MicroStrategy 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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