We are excited to announce major updates across our dotConnect Providers product line and Entity Developer. The release introduces expanded API support, new business objects and reports, improved authentication capabilities, and broader compatibility with modern .NET platforms.
Our dotConnect product line continues to evolve with the latest technology changes. With these updates, we help .NET developers, data engineers, and enterprise teams simplify integration with popular cloud platforms and business systems while improving access to analytics, reporting, and large-scale data operations.
What’s new
- Expanded connectivity for business platforms
- Modern authentication
- Improved support for large-scale CRM operations
- Modern .NET and Oracle Database support
Expanded connectivity for business platforms
Several dotConnect providers received major updates that add support for new business objects, reports, and APIs.
dotConnect for BigCommerce 3.2
The latest version introduces new objects for working with BigCommerce customer metadata and product image content.
New additions include:
CustomerMetafieldsProductImageContents
The ProductImageContents object allows developers to work directly with binary image data stored in BigCommerce, making it easier to automate media processing and synchronization scenarios.
dotConnect for FreshBooks 3.2
The FreshBooks provider received one of the largest functional expansions in this release.
New business objects include:
AccountAdjustmentJournalEntryAdjustmentJournalEntryLineCreditNoteCreditNoteLineEstimateEstimateLineChartOfAccountsReportJournalEntriesByAccountReport
The release also introduces a wide range of accounting and financial reporting objects, including:
BalanceSheetReportCashFlowReportGeneralLedgerReportProfitAndLossReportTrialBalanceReportTaxSummaryReportAccountAgingReportCashFlowSummaryReportChartOfAccountsReportExpenseDetailsReportGeneralLedgerSummaryReportInvoicesReportInvoiceDetailsReportJournalEntriesByAccountReportManualJournalEntryReportManualJournalEntrySummaryReportPaymentsCollectedReport
These additions simplify integration with FreshBooks financial data and reduce the need for custom API handling when building accounting and reporting solutions.
dotConnect for Mailchimp 3.2
The updated Mailchimp provider expands e-commerce integration support with new objects for stores, products, carts, customers, and promotional campaigns.
New objects include:
ProductsProductVariantsCustomersOrdersOrderLinesCartsCartLinesPromoCodesPromoRulesStores
The update helps developers build deeper integrations between Mailchimp marketing workflows and e-commerce platforms.
dotConnect for QuickBooks Online 3.2
The QuickBooks provider now includes 50 additional report objects, significantly expanding reporting and analytics capabilities for QuickBooks Online integrations.
The release also adds the TaxExemptionReasonId field to objects, helping developers improve tax-related data handling and compliance workflows.
dotConnect for SugarCRM 3.2
New reporting support has been added with the following reports:
RowsAndColumnsSummationSummationWithDetails
These additions simplify access to aggregated CRM reporting data directly through ADO.NET.
Modern authentication
dotConnect for Salesforce 6.2
dotConnect for Salesforce now supports Salesforce Web Services API version 64.0 to provide compatibility with the latest Salesforce platform capabilities.
The release also adds support for Server-to-Server authentication, helping organizations implement secure integration scenarios without relying on interactive user authentication flows.
Entity Developer 8.1
Entity Developer now supports Salesforce Server-to-Server authentication as well, allowing teams to simplify ORM model generation and maintenance in enterprise environments.
Improved support for large-scale CRM operations
dotConnect for Zoho CRM 3.2
The updated provider introduces support for Zoho CRM API v8 and adds a new BulkRead connection string option.
The Bulk Read API support helps developers efficiently query large data volumes while reducing API limitations and improving performance for enterprise-scale CRM operations.
dotConnect for Zoho Books 3.2
The Zoho Books provider received several enhancements focused on financial workflows and API compatibility.
Key improvements include:
- New
SalesReceiptsobject - Support for nested objects in the
LineItemsfield ofBills - Improved support for
CustomFieldsandCustomFieldHash - Better filtering by
Status - Improved selection of
BankTransactionsrecords across all statuses
These updates simplify work with complex accounting structures and improve compatibility with modern Zoho Books APIs.
Modern .NET and Oracle Database support
dotConnect for Dynamics 365 3.2
The Dynamics 365 provider now includes .NET 6 and .NET 8 assemblies in the Devart.Data.Dynamics NuGet package, helping developers adopt modern .NET runtimes without additional configuration steps.
dotConnect for Oracle 11.1
The Oracle provider now supports the JSON data type in Direct mode for Oracle Database 21c, 23ai, and 26ai.
This enhancement allows developers to work with Oracle JSON data without requiring Oracle Client installation, simplifying deployment and improving application portability.
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