Build Data Flows from SQL Server to Dynamics 365 Business Central through SSIS

SQL Server databases are commonly used to store enterprise records. It is often necessary to move this data to other locations. The CData SSIS Task for Dynamics 365 Business Central allows you to easily transfer Dynamics 365 Business Central data. In this article you will export data from SQL Server to Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Add Source and Destination Components

To get started, add a new ADO.NET Source control and a new Dynamics 365 Business Central Destination control to the data flow task.

Configure the ADO.NET Source

Follow the steps below to specify properties required to connect to the SQL Server instance.

1. Open the ADO.NET Source and add a new connection. Enter your server and database information here.
2. In the Data access mode menu, select "Table or view" and select the table or view to export into Dynamics 365 Business Central.
3. Close the ADO NET Source wizard and connect it to the destination component.

Create a New Connection Manager for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Follow the steps below to set required connection properties in the Connection Manager.

1. Create a new connection manager: In the Connection Manager window, right-click and then click New Connection. The Add SSIS Connection Manager dialog is displayed.
2. Select CData D365BusinessCentral Connection Manager in the menu.
3. Configure the connection properties.

   To authenticate to Dynamics 365 Business Central, you must select an AuthScheme and provide the required properties (OAuth by default).

   All Methods

   Specify the . If you have multiple companies in your organization, you must also specify the to indicate which company you would like to connect to. does not need to be specified if you have only one company.

   Access Key

   To authenticate with an Access Key, set AuthScheme to "AccessKey" and provide the and properties.

   To obtain the and values, navigate to the Users page in Dynamics 365 Business Central and then click on Edit. The User Name and Web Service Access Key values are what you will enter as the and connection string properties. Note that the User Name is not your email address. It is a shortened user name.

   If you wish to authenticate through other methods, refer to the Help documentation.

Configure the Dynamics 365 Business Central Destination

In the destination component Connection Manager, define mappings from the SQL Server source table into the Dynamics 365 Business Central destination table and the action you want to perform on the Dynamics 365 Business Central data. In this article, you will insert Accounts entities to Dynamics 365 Business Central.

1. Double-click the Dynamics 365 Business Central destination to open the destination component editor.
2. In the Connection Managers tab, select the connection manager previously created.
3. In the Use a Table, menu, select Accounts. In the Action menu, select Insert. 👁 The destination table and action to be performed.
   
4. On the Column Mappings tab, configure the mappings from the input columns to the destination columns. 👁 The mappings from the SQL Server source to the SSIS destination component.
   

Run the Project

You can now run the project. After the SSIS Task has finished executing, data from your SQL table will be exported to the chosen table.