DataBind Vault CRM Data to the DevExpress Data Grid

The ADO.NET Provider for Vault CRM by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

You are ready to connect after specifying the following connection properties:

• Url: The host you see in the URL after you login to your account. For example: https://my-veeva-domain.veevavault.com
• User: The username you use to login to your account.
• Password: The password you use to login to your account.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with Vault CRM data. The VaultCRMDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (VaultCRMConnection connection = new VaultCRMConnection(
"User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;")) {
  VaultCRMDataAdapter dataAdapter = new VaultCRMDataAdapter(
  "SELECT ProductId, ProductName FROM NorthwindProducts WHERE CategoryId = 5", connection);
  
  DataTable table = new DataTable();
  dataAdapter.Fill(table);
  DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series();
  chartControl1.Series.Add(series);
  series.DataSource = table;
  series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "ProductName" });
  series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative;
  series.ArgumentDataMember = "ProductId";
  series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical;
  chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False;
  ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true;                              
}

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with Vault CRM data. The VaultCRMDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts;

using (VaultCRMConnection connection = new VaultCRMConnection(
"User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;"))
{
  VaultCRMDataAdapter VaultCRMDataAdapter1 = new VaultCRMDataAdapter("SELECT ProductId, ProductName FROM NorthwindProducts WHERE CategoryId = 5", connection);
  DataTable table = new DataTable();
  VaultCRMDataAdapter1.Fill(table);
  DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar);
  WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series);
  series.DataSource = table;
  series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "ProductName" });
  series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative;
  series.ArgumentDataMember = "ProductId";
  series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical;
  ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true;
}