How to Insert [Dynamic Endpoint] — Zoho CRM Connector for SSIS

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!).

Insert [Dynamic Endpoint] in SSIS

  1. Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.

  2. Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.

    In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:

    • SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
    • Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
    • Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
    • Connection Manager Window in the bottom
    SSIS Project Screen
    Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link.
  3. Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.

    SSIS Data Flow Task - Drag and Drop
  4. Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.

  5. From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.

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

    API Destination - Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM Connector can be used to integrate Zoho CRM API in your App / BI Tools. You can exchange data on Accounts, Leads, Contacts and many other modules.
    API Destination - 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. Now it's time to configure authentication. Firstly, configure authentication settings in Zoho CRM service and then proceed by configuring API Connection Manager. Start by expanding an authentication type:

    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
  9. Select [Dynamic Table] table from the dropdown, then select Insert as operation, and hit Preview Data:

    API Destination - Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM Connector can be used to integrate Zoho CRM API in your App / BI Tools. You can exchange data on Accounts, Leads, Contacts and many other modules.
    Zoho CRM
    [Dynamic Table]
    Insert
    Optional Parameters
    Triggers "approval","workflow","blueprint"
    SSIS API Destination - Access table operation

  10. Finally, map the desired columns:

    API Destination - Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM Connector can be used to integrate Zoho CRM API in your App / BI Tools. You can exchange data on Accounts, Leads, Contacts and many other modules.
    API Destination - Columns Mapping
  11. That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Zoho CRM API call using ZappySys Zoho CRM Connector

    Execute Package - Reading data from API Source and load into target

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