Since the 18.6.1 release it has been possible to use all available ADO.Net versions of CData.
They provide the ability to access a wide array of different data sources. Some of the data sources are already available as a normal adapter, so you may choose to use those instead.
Specific CData provider setup
Here are the links to the specific CData setup guides. You will need to go through the Initial setup before you attempt to go through these.
If the CData provider doesn't have a guide here, a good start is to click the ? button. This will show you CData's own setup guide.
Initial setup
You can add a CData data source by right clicking on the data sources and choosing Add CData Data Source.
The first time you do this you will be presented with this menu.
After you click on Yes you will get this menu. Here you can see the providers you have installed.
When you press Add.. you will be presented with the list of CData providers. You can choose multiple providers at once.
Following this you can add these as a CData data source. The available providers can be seen in the providers drop-down menu.
If you want to add more CData providers following the first attempt you can open the Manage CData Providers menu here.
If there is new versions of a provider you will be able to upgrade it here. The status will be Needs to be Updated and the Update button wont be grayed out.
You can also choose to not update it and add the same provider again, but in another edition. This makes the change from one edition to the other easier, as you can copy the connection string in the old version, change the edition to the new one and add the connection string to that. If there is no issues following this, you can delete the old edition in the Manage CData Providers menu.
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