Dynamics NAV Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Dynamics NAV data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Dynamics NAV data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Dynamics NAV data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Dynamics NAV to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Dynamics NAV in LINQPad
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Dynamics NAV in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Dynamics NAV
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Dynamics NAV Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Dynamics NAV in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Dynamics NAV
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Dynamics NAV in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Dynamics NAV into FineReport
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Dynamics NAV Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Dynamics NAV in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Dynamics NAV JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Dynamics NAV in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Dynamics NAV in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Dynamics NAV in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	Dynamics NAV Reporting in OBIEE with the Dynamics NAV JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Dynamics NAV in the Pentaho Report Designer
R	JDBC	Analyze Dynamics NAV in R (JDBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Dynamics NAV
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Dynamics NAV in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Dynamics NAV from Spotfire Server
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Dynamics NAV in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Dynamics NAV in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Dynamics NAV
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Dynamics NAV in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Dynamics NAV in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Dynamics NAV in Dundas BI
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Dynamics NAV in SAS JMP
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Dynamics NAV in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Dynamics NAV
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Dynamics NAV
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Dynamics NAV in Python
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Dynamics NAV in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Dynamics NAV-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Dynamics NAV
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Dynamics NAV Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Dynamics NAV using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with Dynamics NAV Data in Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Dynamics NAV Connectivity with Apache NiFi
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Dynamics NAV in ETL Validator
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Dynamics NAV-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in HULFT Integrate
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Dynamics NAV in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Dynamics NAV
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in Jaspersoft Studio
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Dynamics NAV in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Dynamics NAV in Pentaho Data Integration
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Dynamics NAV with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV and Transfer Data in Talend
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Dynamics NAV in FoxPro
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Dynamics NAV in UiPath Studio
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Dynamics NAV in Python
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Dynamics NAV to SQL Server
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Google AlloyDB
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Azure SQL
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Azure Synapse
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Google BigQuery
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Apache Cassandra
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Databricks
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to IBM DB2
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Dynamics NAV for Use in Salesforce Connect
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Apache Kafka
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to MySQL
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric)
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Oracle
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to PostgreSQL
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Amazon S3
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to SingleStore
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to Snowflake
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to SQLite
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to SQL Server
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to a Vertica Database

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Dynamics NAV (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Dynamics NAV in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV as an External Source in Dremio
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Dynamics NAV
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Dynamics NAV with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV as a Linked Server
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Dynamics NAV as a Remote Oracle Database
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Dynamics NAV Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Dynamics NAV
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Dynamics NAV with Entity Framework 6
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Dynamics NAV to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Dynamics NAV
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Dynamics NAV
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Dynamics NAV from PowerBuilder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Dynamics NAV in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Dynamics NAV Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Dynamics NAV in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Dynamics NAV from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Dynamics NAV Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Dynamics NAV using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Dynamics NAV with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in JRuby
Mendix	JDBC	Build Dynamics NAV-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Dynamics NAV-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Dynamics NAV Data in Spring Boot Apps
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Dynamics NAV in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Dynamics NAV-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Dynamics NAV in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Dynamics NAV Data in C++Builder
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Dynamics NAV Data in Delphi
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Dynamics NAV Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Dynamics NAV through ODBC in Node.js
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Dynamics NAV in PHP
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Dynamics NAV
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in Ruby
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Dynamics NAV
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Dynamics NAV in Python

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Dynamics NAV Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Dynamics NAV Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Query Dynamics NAV Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Dynamics NAV in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in DBVisualizer
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in DBeaver
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Dynamics NAV to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Dynamics NAV Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in Squirrel SQL Client
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Dynamics NAV in DBArtisan
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Dynamics NAV in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Dynamics NAV in Anypoint Using SQL
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Dynamics NAV Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Dynamics NAV through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Dynamics NAV Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Dynamics NAV Records from SQL Server

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