Connect to Salesloft Data in DBArtisan

The CData ODBC Driver for Salesloft seamlessly integrates Salesloft data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Salesloft data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for Salesloft in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Salesloft Data into DBArtisan Projects

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

SalesLoft authenticates using the OAuth authentication standard or an API Key. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with SalesLoft using the browser.

Using OAuth

For OAuth authentication, create an OAuth app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Using APIKey

Alternatively, you can authenticate with an APIKey. Provision an API key from the SalesLoft user interface: https://accounts.salesloft.com/oauth/applications/. You will receive a Key which will be used when issuing requests.

You can then follow the steps below to register Salesloft data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN. 👁 The DSN of the data source to be registered. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Finish the wizard to connect to Salesloft data. Salesloft entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer. 👁 The Datasource Explorer. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

You can now work with Salesloft data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Salesloft API.

👁 The results of a query. (Salesforce is shown.)