About the Simba Salesforce ODBC Connector

The Simba Salesforce ODBC Connector enables Business Intelligence (BI), analytics, and reporting on data that is stored in Salesforce.com. The connector complies with the ODBC 3.80 data standard and adds important functionality such as Unicode, as well as 32- and 64-bit support for high-performance computing environments on all platforms.

ODBC is one of the most established and widely supported APIs for connecting to and working with databases. At the heart of the technology is the ODBC connector, which connects an application to the database. For more information about ODBC, see: https://insightsoftware.com/blog/what-is-odbc/. For complete information about the ODBC specification, see the ODBC API Reference from the Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/odbc/reference/syntax/odbc-api-reference.

The Simba Salesforce ODBC Connector is available for Microsoft® Windows®, Linux, and macOS platforms.

The Installation and Configuration Guide is suitable for users who are looking to access Salesforce data from their desktop environment. Application developers might also find the information helpful. Refer to your application for details on connecting via ODBC.