devart-dynamicsbc-connector 1.0.0

New level of functionality and performance in data access via Python

Python Connector for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Python Connector for Dynamics 365 Business Central is a connectivity solution for accessing Dynamics 365 Business Central from Python applications to read and update data. It fully implements the Python DB API 2.0 specification. The connector is distributed as a wheel package for Windows and Windows Server.

Standard SQL syntax

The connector fully supports the ANSI SQL standard and lets you execute SQL statements against your Dynamics 365 Business Central data just like you would normally work with relational databases. Simple queries are directly converted to Dynamics 365 BC API calls and executed on the Dynamics 365 BC side. Complex queries are transformed into simpler queries, which are then converted to Dynamics 365 BC API calls. The embedded SQL engine then processes the results in the local cache and applies advanced SQL features from the original complex query.

Using the connector

To retrieve data from [!ProductNameMix]:

Import the module.

import devart.dynamicsbc as dynamicsbc

Connect to a database using the connect() module method and obtain a connection object: If you're using basic authentication:

my_connection = dynamicsbc.connect(
    Authentication="Basic",
    Server="your_dynamics365_url",
    UserId="your_username",
    AccessKey="your_access_key",
    CompanyId="your_company_id"
)

If you're using OAuth 2.0 authentication:

response = dynamicsbc.signin()
my_environments = dynamicsbc.getenvironments(
    RefreshToken=response["Refresh Token"]
)
my_companies = dynamicsbc.getcompanies(
    RefreshToken=response["Refresh Token"],
    Environment=my_environments[0]
)
my_connection = dynamicsbc.connect(
    Authentication="OAuth",
    RefreshToken=response["Refresh Token"],
    Environment=my_environments[0],
    CompanyId=my_companies[0]["Company Id"]
)

Create a cursor object using the cursor() connection method.

my_cursor = my_connection.cursor()

Execute the SQL statement using the execute() cursor method.

my_cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM Company")

Retrieve the result set using one of the fetch*() cursor methods.

for row in my_cursor.fetchall(): 
    print(row)

Ordering and activating the license

You can purchase a license for the connector on the ordering page:
https://www.devart.com/python/dynamicsbc/ordering.html

To activate the license, follow the instructions in the documentation:
https://docs.devart.com/python/dynamicsbc/activate-a-license.htm

What's new

Python Connector for Dynamics 365 Business Central 1.0 Beta

• Initial release of Python Connector for Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Added support for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit
• Added support for Windows Server 32-bit and 64-bit