The following table summarizes connection properties which are required to connect to a Salesforce instance.

Table 1. Required Properties
Property Characteristic
Password

Specifies the password to use to connect to your Salesforce instance. A password is required. Contact your system administrator to obtain your password.

Important: Setting the password using a data source is not recommended. The data source persists all properties, including the Password property, in clear text.
SecurityToken Specifies the security token required to make a connection to a Salesforce instance that is configured for a security token.
Note: A security token is not required when Salesforce has been configured for Trusted IP Ranges and the user is logging in from a trusted IP address. Refer to "Set Trusted IP Ranges for Your Organization" in your Salesforce documentation for details.
Note: If setting the security token using a data source, be aware that the SecurityToken property, like all data source properties, is persisted in clear text.
ServerName Specifies the base Salesforce URL to use for logging in. This value is as follows:
  • Production environments: login.salesforce.com

  • Sandbox instances: test.salesforce.com

The default is login.salesforce.com.
User Specifies the user name that is used to connect to the Salesforce instance.