dotConnect for SugarCRM

Connect SugarCRM Data With .NET Application Easily

dotConnect for SugarCRM is an ADO.NET provider for working with SugarCRM data through the standard ADO.NET or Entity Framework interfaces. It allows you to easily integrate SugarCRM data into your .NET applications, and integrate SugarCRM services with widely used data-oriented technologies.

dotConnect for SugarCRM has the same standard ADO.NET classes as other standard ADO.NET providers: SugarConnection, SugarCommand, SugarDataAdapter, SugarDataReader, SugarParameter, etc. This allows you quickly get started with it and eliminates the need to study any SugarCRM data access specificities.

dotConnect for SugarCRM makes it simple to create .NET applications in C#, VB, or other languages, working with SugarCRM data. It's powerful design-time editors together with seamless Visual Studio integration allow you to work with SugarCRM data with less efforts and less code writing. See how easy it is with dotConnect for SugarCRM.

Features

• Access live SugarCRM store data
• Perform aggregations & JOINs for data analysis
• Encrypted connections protect your data
• Improves performance by processing queries locally
• Simplifies data access with Entity Framework integration
• Design EF models visually in your IDE
• Streamlines development with design-time features
• Simplifies data access and manipulation in Visual Studio

Compatibility

The following table show which version of this package to use with which version of frameworks.

More information here

Usage

To establish a connection to server you have to provide the required connection parameters to dotConnect for SugarCRM. This information is used by SugarConnection component to connect to SugarCRM. The parameters are represented as a connection string. You can compose the connection string manually or have dotConnect for SugarCRM construct it for you.

The following connection string parameters are required:

Host - The login URL to the SugarCRM service;

User Id - The SugarCRM login account;

Password - The password for the SugarCRM login account;

This snippet directly configures a SugarCRM connection using a connection string.

sugarConnection.ConnectionString = "server=https://your_company.sugaropencloud.eu;user id=admin;password=AmFFA4ZryM;";

Read the full documentation for connection here.

Creating Connection in Server Explorer

To create a Server Explorer connection, you just need to:

1. Click Connect to Database on the Server Explorer toolbar 2. If the SugarCRM Data Source is not selected by default, click the Change button. 3. Select SugarCRM Data Source (dotConnect for SugarCRM) and click OK. 4. Specify the SugarCRM API Path, your user id and authentication token.

Power of SQL

dotConnect for SugarCRM allows you to perform SQL queries against your SugarCRM data. Use SQL statements to work with SugarCRM accounts, contacts, leads, contracts, products, campaigns opportunities, and other objects.

Our provider offers full CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) support and allows you to get SugarCRM data with SELECT statements and manage data with INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements.

No need to study and use complex SugarCRM API, just use familiar SQL statements. You may use complex JOINs, WHERE conditions, etc. - all the SQL benefits, not available with SugarCRM API.

Entity Framework Support

dotConnect for SugarCRM allows you to access SugarCRM data via Entity Framework - Microsoft's recommended data access technology. It supports Entity Framework and Entity Framework Core, and enables you to use the following Entity Framework features with SugarCRM data:

• LINQ to Entities (no need for SugarCRM API)
• Entity relations with lazy/eager loading
• No need to post each edited/created object separately - a single SaveChanges() call to persist all the changed objects

dotConnect for SugarCRM provides enhanced Entity Framework support for SugarCRM data with a bundled visual designer for ORM models with Visual Studio integration - Entity Developer. Standard Visual Studio Entity Data Model designer is also supported.

SugarCRM Data Binding

• Build your data access layer without writing code manually
• Configure dotConnect for SugarCRM components in powerful design-time editors
• Bind data grids and other controls to SugarCRM data just by configuring the smart tags
• Work with SugarCRM data just like with a database

License

See pricing options for ordering.

Trial Limitations

The dotConnect for SugarCRM Evaluation License lets you try dotConnect for SugarCRM Trial Edition for a period of 30 days. You may not use applications developed using Trial versions of the Software for any commercial purposes.

Support Area

Documentation Request form Feedback page Product history