Zoho CRM Connector for Azure Data Factory (SSIS) : List territories

Integrate Azure Data Factory (SSIS) and Zoho CRM
Integrate Azure Data Factory (SSIS) and Zoho CRM

Learn how to list territories using the Zoho CRM Connector for Azure Data Factory (SSIS). This connector enables you to read and write Zoho CRM data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate accounts, leads, contacts, and deals — almost no coding required. We'll walk you through the exact setup.

Let's dive in!

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

  1. SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft).
  2. Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
  3. SSIS PowerPack is installed (if you are new to SSIS PowerPack, then get started!).

List territories in SSIS

  1. Open Visual Studio and click Create a new project.

  2. Select Integration Services Project. Enter a name and location for your project, then click OK.

  3. From the SSIS Toolbox, drag and drop a Data Flow Task onto the Control Flow surface, and double-click it:

    Drag Data Flow Task onto Control Flow to use SSIS PowerPack Data Flow components
  4. Make sure you are in the Data Flow Task designer:

    Make sure you are in Data Flow designer in SSIS package
  5. From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:

    SSIS API Source (Predefined Templates) - Drag and Drop
  6. Select New Connection to create a new connection:

    API Source - New Connection
  7. Use a preinstalled Zoho CRM Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Zoho CRM Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:

    Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM Connector Selection
  8. Select your authentication scenario below to expand connection configuration steps to:

    • Configure the authentication in Zoho CRM.
    • Enter those details into the API Connection Manager configuration.
    Zoho CRM authentication

    OAuth Connection for Zoho CRM API [API reference]

    To register custom App, perform the following steps (Detailed steps found in the help link at the end)
    1. Go to Zoho API Console
    2. Click Add Client link
    3. Select Server-based Applications option
    4. Enter desired client name (Display purpose only)
    5. Enter some URL for Company homepage
    6. For Authorized Redirect URI enter https://zappysys.com/oauth (Or enter your own but we recommend using ZappySys one if possible). This URL must match on Zoho Connector UI.
    7. Click CREATE.
    8. Copy Client ID and Secret and paste on Zoho Connector UI.
    API Connection Manager configuration

    Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:

    1. Set Authentication Type to OAuth [OAuth]
    2. Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
    3. Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
    4. Press Generate Token button to generate the tokens.
    5. Finally, hit OK button:
    Zoho CRM
    OAuth [OAuth]
    https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/[$Version$]
    Optional Parameters
    ClientId
    ClientSecret
    Permissions ZohoCRM.settings.all ZohoCRM.modules.all ZohoCRM.coql.READ
    AccountUrl https://accounts.zoho.com
    RedirectUrl https://zappysys.com/oauth
    API Version v2
    RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
    RetryStatusCodeList 429
    RetryCountMax 5
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime True
    ZappySys OAuth Connection
    Find full details in the Zoho CRM Connector authentication reference.
  9. Select List Territories endpoint from the dropdown and hit Preview Data:

    API Source - Zoho CRM
    Read and write Zoho CRM data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate accounts, leads, contacts, and deals — almost no coding required.
    Zoho CRM
    List Territories
    There are no parameters to configure.
    SSIS API Source - Read from table or endpoint
  10. That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Zoho CRM using Zoho CRM Connector.

    You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination , which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV , Excel , Azure Table , Salesforce , and more . You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)

    Execute Package - Reading data from Zoho CRM and load into target

Deploy SSIS package to Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Once your SSIS package is complete, deploy it to the Azure-SSIS runtime within Azure Data Factory. The setup process requires you to upload the SSIS PowerPack installer to Azure Blob Storage and then customize the runtime configuration using the main.cmd file. For a complete walkthrough of these steps, see our detailed guide on the Azure Data Factory (SSIS) and Zoho CRM integration.

Conclusion

And there you have it — a complete guide on how to list territories in Azure Data Factory (SSIS) without writing complex code. All of this was powered by Zoho CRM Connector, which handled the REST API pagination and authentication for us automatically.

Download the trial now or ping us via chat if you have any questions or are looking for a specific feature (you can also reach out to us by submitting a ticket):

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