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Microsoft Dynamics 365 ODBC 8.0.0 Windows

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     README
     Progress(R) DataDirect(R)
     Progress(R) DataDirect(R) for ODBC for Microsoft Dynamics 365(TM)

     Windows Platforms(32- and 64-bit) 

     8.0.0 Release
     February 2026


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CONTENTS

Post-GA Product Announcements
Installation Directory 
Data Source and Platform Support 
Requirements
Changes Since 8.0.0 GA 
Release 8.0.0 Features  
DataDirect ODBC Driver Configuration Manager 
Notes, Known Problems, and Restrictions
Driver Workaround Options
Documentation
Installed Files for 32-bit Drivers
Installed Files for 64-bit Drivers


   Post-GA Product Announcements

The readme files will no longer be updated with product announcements and new 
features after the General Availability (GA) of the product. For the latest 
updates and enhancements, please refer to the release notes 
(https://www.progress.com/datadirect-connectors/whats-new).


    Installation Directory

The readme file will no longer be updated with product announcements and 
new features after the General Availability (GA) of the driver. For the 
latest updates and enhancements, please refer to the release notes
(https://www.progress.com/datadirect-connectors/whats-new).


    Data Source and Platform Support

For the latest data source and platform support information, refer to the
Product Compatibility Guide:
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/datadirect-product-compatibility/resource/
datadirect-product-compatibility.pdf
  
  
    Changes Since 8.0.0 GA 

CVE-2022-41853 - Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code 
('Unsafe Reflection')
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Several Progress DataDirect ODBC drivers utilized a version of HyperSQL 
Database that was vulnerable to remote code execution described in 
CVE-2022-41853.  All impacted drivers have been patched to fix this 
vulnerability.  For details on impacted drivers and fixed versions, refer to 
the following KB article: 
https://community.progress.com/s/article/DataDirect-ODBC-Critical-Security-
Bulletin-November-2022-CVE-2022-41853

Enhancements 
------------
* The product package now includes .pdb files. These files contain 
  debugging symbols that can be used for diagnosing and debugging 
  issues in the driver.

* The driver is now compiled with a Visual Studio 2022 compiler for Windows 
  platforms. As a result, you must have Microsoft Visual C/C++ runtime 
  version 14.40.33810 or higher on your machine to run the driver.


* The ICU library files that are installed with the product have been 
  upgraded to version 74.1. As a part of this upgrade, the ICU library 
  file names have changed:
  - For the 32-bit driver: From ivicu28.dll to ivicu.dll
  - For the 64-bit driver: From ddicu28.dll to ddicu.dll

  This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.1072 of the ICU 
  library files.

* The driver has been enhanced to support fetching data from all the companies 
  to which the user has access. Earlier, it supported fetching data only from 
  the default company of the user. You can configure this functionality using 
  the new Cross Company (CrossCompany) connection option.

  Feature details:  
  Available: Driver version 8.0.0.1485 (B1227, U1070)-J2178

* The installer program has been enhanced to support Azul Zulu JRE 11.
  As a result of this change, the installer has ended support for platforms 
  that do not support Java SE 8 or higher. The installer supports the following 
  operating systems after the enhancement:

  * Windows:
   - Windows 8.1 or higher
   - Windows Server 2012 RC2 or higher

  Important: These changes do not affect the operating system requirements of 
  the driver.

* The driver has been enhanced to allow you to configure whether requests 
  to web services timeout when the service is unresponsive. You can configure 
  this functionality using the new Web Service Timeout (WSTimeout) connection 
  option. 

Changed Behavior
----------------
* The installer program now requires you to install a JRE that is Java SE 11 or
  higher before running the installer. In earlier versions, the JRE used by the
  installer program was included in the product. However, to avoid potential
  security vulnerabilities, the installer program no longer includes a JRE.
  Instead, the installer program uses the JRE in your environment to allow for
  the most secure version of a JRE to be used.
 
  Notes:
  - This change does not affect the JVM requirements for the driver. For the latest 
    driver requirements, refer to the Product Compatibility Guide:
    https://docs.progress.com/bundle/datadirect-product-compatibility/resource/
    datadirect-product-compatibility.pdf
  - The installer program cannot remove the already installed JRE files from the 
    install directory automatically. Remove them manually.
  - To install the 32-bit drivers on 64-bit Windows platforms and start the SQL 
    engine service, the installer requires the 32-bit version of Java SE 11 or 
    higher installed on your machine and defined on your path.


* The installer program has been updated to no longer install common components 
  for drivers that do not use them. As a result, the installer program no longer 
  installs the following common components for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 
  driver: 

  - OpenSSL library files, such as ivopenssl30.dll, ddopenssl30.dll, fips.dll, and
    openssl.cnf.
  - Curl library files, such as ivcurl28.dll and ddcurl28.dll.

  If the files are not used by any other DataDirect driver on your machine, you 
  can safely remove them from existing product directories.

* The following connection options have been removed from the driver:
  Connection Retry Count (ConnectionRetryCount), Connection Retry Delay
  (ConnectionRetryDelay), LoginTimeout (LoginTimeout), and Query Timeout 
  (QueryTimeout).


    Release 8.0.0 Features  

The Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Microsoft Dynamics 365 driver supports SQL
read-write access for ODBC applications to Microsoft Dynamics 365 apps. To
support SQL access to Dynamics 365 apps, the driver creates a relational map of
the Dynamics 365 data model and translates SQL statements to Dynamics 365
requests. In addition, the driver employs a SQL engine component that provides
support to SQL constructs unavailable in Microsoft Dynamics 365. This
functionality offers a number of advantages, including support for reporting
data and metadata in a form that ODBC applications are ready to use. 

Features:

* Supports SQL read-write access to the following Microsoft Dynamics 365 apps.
  - Dynamics 365 Marketing
  - Dynamics 365 Sales
  - Dynamics 365 Field Service
  - Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation
  - Dynamics 365 Customer Service

* The driver supports all ODBC Core and Level 1 functions and some Level 1 and 
  Level 2 features. 
  
* Supports Dynamics 365 data types through data type inference. 

* Supports OAuth 2.0 authentication

* Supports NTLM authentication 

* Supports the handling of large result sets with paging and the
  Fetch Size (FetchSize) connection option 

* Supports optimizing insert, update, and delete operations with the Batch 
  Update Chunk Size (BatchUpdateChunkSize) connection option. 
  
* Includes the DataDirect ODBC Driver Configuration Manager for quick 
  configuration and testing of your driver. This Configuration Manager allows 
  you to:
  - Configure data sources 
  - Generate and edit connection URLs
  - Test connect data sources and connection URLs  
  - Execute SQL commands for testing 
  - Fetch OAuth tokens  
  - Access connection property descriptions and the full product
    documentation  
 
 
    DataDirect ODBC Driver Configuration Manager 
    
The driver includes a browser-based configuration tool, the DataDirect ODBC
Driver Configuration Manager, that allows you to generate and test connection
URLs that you can use with your application. You can launch the Configuration
Manager by opening the ODBC Administrator from the Progress DataDirect 
program group and creating or configuring a data source for the driver.  

The Configuration Manager will open in your default web browser. For more
information, refer to the user's guide for your driver. 
 
 
    Notes, Known Problems, and Restrictions 

The following are notes, known problems, and restrictions for the 
8.0 release of the driver:

Specifying values for the same connection option multiple times
--------------------------------------------------------------- 
The driver does not support specifying values for the same connection 
option multiple times in a connection string or DSN. If a value is 
specified using the same attribute multiple times or using both 
long and short attributes, the connection may fail or the driver may 
not behave as intended.

Connection delay
----------------
An initial connection may take a few minutes, depending on network speeds and
the amount of metadata the driver must retrieve from the service. Similar 
delays may occur in the following scenarios.
* When the Create Map (CreateMap) connection option is set to 4 (OnChange) 
  (default) and changes have been made to the schema on the Dynamics 365 
  backend
* When starting a new session with Create Map set to Session
* When Create Map is set to 0 (NotExist) and the internal schema files specified by
  SchemaMap do not exist
* When Create Map is set to 1 (ForceNew)

Using Tableau and other third-party tools
-----------------------------------------
When using third-party tools such as Tableau, network speeds and the amount of
metadata retrieved from the service can cause timeout and out-of-memory errors.
You can work around these issues in the following ways.
1. Increase timeout settings in your third-party tool. For example, Tableau
   offers the following guidance for timeout errors caused by large results:
   https://kb.tableau.com/articles/issue/error-extract-timeout
   You may also need to increase the Java heap size allotted for your
   third-party tool. This allows the tool to manage large metadata results
   sent by the service. This workaround not only avoids timeout and
   out-of-memory errors on initial connection, but may also avoid these errors
   on subsequent connections.
2. Establish your initial connection using the DataDirect ODBC Driver
   Configuration Manager as described in "Testing connections and queries" in
   the user's guide. In addition to specifying required properties, set the
   Schema Map (SchemaMap) connection option. Schema Map specifies the location
   and name of the configuration file where the map of the Dynamics 365 schema
   is written. Once connected, you can use the connection string generated by 
   the Configuration Manager to connect via your third-party tool. However, it
   should be noted that timeout and out-of-memory errors may occur on 
   subsequent connections, depending on the Create Map (CreateMap) setting. See
   the user's guide for more information.

Connection issues when specifying ExtendedOptions 
-------------------------------------------------
When specifying a value for the Extended Options (ExtendedOptions) option in 
the Configuration Manger, the driver currently adds the option and its value to
the Connection String field. However, the ExtendedOptions attribute is not 
supported in Connection Strings; therefore, attempting to connect with the 
generated connection string or executing a test connect with the configuration
manager will result in the an “Invalid attribute in the connection string: XO” 
error. 

To work around this issue, manually edit the connection string to remove 
"ExtendedOptions=" from the connection string; then, specify the value of 
ExtendOptions as semi-colon separated options in the string. 

For example:  
Driver=<driver_name>;HostName=<host_name>;ExtendedOptions=WorkArounds2=4096,
WorkArounds2=8192;

Becomes: 
Driver=<driver_name>;HostName=<host_name>;WorkArounds2=4096;WorkArounds2=8192;

Out-of-memory Errors
--------------------
The driver has been designed to handle large result sets that result. However,
out-of-memory errors can still occur. The following items outline how to reduce
the likelihood of out-of-memory errors for your environment.

* Reduce Fetch Size (FetchSize) to reduce demands on memory. By lowering the 
  maximum number of rows as specified by Fetch Size, you lower the number of 
  rows the driver is required to process before returning data to the 
  application. Thus, you reduce demands on memory and decrease the likelihood 
  of out-of-memory errors.

* Decrease Result Memory Size (ResultMemorySize) until results are successfully
  returned. Intermediate results larger than the value specified will be 
  written to disk as opposed to held in memory. When configured correctly, this
  avoids memory limitations by not relying on memory to process larger 
  intermediate results. Be aware that while writing to disk reduces the risk of
  out-of-memory errors, it also negatively impacts performance. For optimal 
  performance, decrease this value only to a size necessary to avoid errors. By
  default, Result Memory Size is set to -1, which sets the maximum size of 
  intermediate results held in memory to a percentage of the max Java heap 
  size. If you received errors using the default configuration, use the max 
  Java heap size divided by 4 as a starting point when tuning this option.

* Increase the JVM heap size. By increasing the max Java heap size, you increase
  the amount of data the driver can accumulate in memory and avoid 
  out-of-memory errors.

126 Error When Modifying Data Sources on Windows 10
---------------------------------------------------
You may receive a 126 error when adding or configuring a data source stored
on a network location. This might be caused by the settings of the User Account
Control (UAC) security feature on Windows 10. To work around this issue:

Important: Implementing this fix disables security safeguards that are designed
to protect your machine. Before starting, refer to the following Microsoft 
documentation for potential risks associated with disabling the UAC feature:  
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/
windows/what-are-user-account-control-settings

1.  From the Start menu, type regedit in the search field; then, select regedit
    from the results list. The Registry Editor window opens. 

2.  Navigate to the following registry subkey: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

3.  Right click on the subkey; then, select New > DWORD Value. 

4.  Rename the new value EnableLinkedConnections. 

5.  Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify. The Edit DWORD 
    Value window opens. 

6.  In the Value data field, type 1. Click OK. 

7.  Close the Registry Editor; then, restart your computer. 


    Driver WorkAround Options

Progress DataDirect has included non-standard connection options (workarounds)
for the driver that enable you to take full advantage of  packaged ODBC-enabled
applications requiring non-standard or extended behavior. Refer to the chapter
"WorkAround options" in THE PROGRESS DATADIRECT FOR ODBC DRIVERS REFERENCE for a
description of these options.


    Documentation

PROGRESS DATADIRECT FOR ODBC FOR MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 DOCUMENTATION SET
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
The driver documentation set is available from the Progress Information Hub:

https://docs.progress.com/category/datadirect-microsoft-dynamics-365

You can access the online help system directly in either of the following ways.
* Via the HTML redirect in the installation Help directory
* By selecting Help from the information menu (? button) in the Configuration
  Manager
  
  
   Installed Files for the 32-bit Driver

This file list assumes a full installation of the driver and 
documentation.

The installer copies the following file to the Windows system 
directory:

ivtrc28.dll           DataDirect trace library

The installer copies the following files and subdirectories to the 
product installation directory, by default:

For 32-bit drivers on 64-bit machines:
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\DataDirect\ODBC\:

For all other installations:
  C:\Program Files\Progress\DataDirect\ODBC\:

\<install_dir>\:
----------------
license.txt                      Progress DataDirect license agreement


\drivers:
---------
ivdynamics36528.dll              DataDirect Dynamics 365 driver
ivdynamics36528.pdb              Debugging symbols for DataDirect Dynamics 
                                 365 driver  
ivdynamics36528r.dll             DataDirect Dynamics 365 driver resource file
ivicu.dll                        Unicode conversion tables
ivicu.pdb                        Debugging symbols for ICU library
IVODBC.LIC                       DataDirect License File
ivtrc28.dll                      DataDirect trace library
ivtrc28.pdb                      Debugging symbols for DataDirect trace library
qesqlext.h                       Header file for DataDirect-specific 
                                 ODBC Definitions


\FIXES\:
--------
fixes8.0.txt                     List of fixes since last release


\help\:
-------
*.html                           HTML redirects to online connector help systems
                                 and documentation resources


\install\:
---------
*.*                              Files associated with the installer program


\java\lib\:
-----------
dynamics365.jar                  Java components for the driver


\jre\:
------
*.*                              Files associated with the installer program


\NOTICES\:
---------
ODBC for Microsoft Dynamics 365 
v8.0 notices.txt                 Third-party vendor license agreements


\READMES\:
---------
ODBC for Microsoft Dynamics 365   
v8.0 readme.txt                  This file


\samples\bulk\:
---------------
bulk.c                           Bulk example source
bulk.exe                         Bulk application
bulk.mak                         Bulk example make file
bulk.sln                         Bulk example solution file
bulk.vcproj                      Bulk example project file
ddlogging.properties             Log configuration file for
                                 the Dynamics 365 driver

\samples\bulkstrm\:
------------------
bulk.cpp                         Bulk streaming example source
bulk.hpp                         Bulk streaming example header
bulk.rc                          Bulk streaming example resource file
bulkstreaming.sln                Bulk streaming example solution file
bulkstreaming.vcproj             Bulk streaming example project file
bulkstrm.exe                     Bulk streaming example application
bulkstrm.txt                     Bulk streaming description
ddlogging.properties             Log configuration file for the
                                 Dynamics 365 driver
msgprintf.hpp                    Bulk streaming example header file
ProgressDataDirect.bmp
ProgressDataDirect.ico
winmain.cpp                      Bulk streaming example source file


\samples\example\:
------------------
ddlogging.properties             Log configuration file for the 
                                 Dynamics 365 driver  
example.c                        Example source
Example.exe                      Example application
example.h                        Example header
Example.mak                      Example make file
Example.sln                      Example solution file
Example.vcproj                   Example project file


\samples\translat:
-----------------
LIBMAIN.C
README.TRN                       Translation Library example description
TRANSLAT.C                       Translation Library example source file
WINNT.MAK                        Translation Library example make file

\tools\:
--------
ddextwin.exe                     License Extender utility
ddprocinfo.exe                   Processor Information utility
DSNConverterSil.exe              Data Source Converter utility
dynamics365server32.exe          The Dynamics 365 driver SQL 
                                 Server Engine
XMLP.exe                         A GUI demo tool that persists a result set to
                                 an XML data file


\tools\Power BI:
----------------
DataDirectDynamics365.pqx        Dynamics 365 Power BI connector file
install.bat                      Batch file to install Power BI connectors


\tools\Tableau\:
----------------
DataDirect Dynamics 365.tdc      Tableau data source file                                 
                
                
\uninstall\:
------------
*.*                              Files used to uninstall the product                                


   Installed Files for the 64-bit Driver

This file list assumes a full installation of the driver and 
documentation.

The installer copies the following file to the Windows system 
directory:

ddtrc28.dll                      DataDirect trace library

The installer copies the following files and subdirectories to the 
product installation directory, by default:

  C:\Program Files\Progress\DataDirect\ODBC\:

\<install_dir>\:
----------------
license.txt                      Progress DataDirect license agreement


\drivers\:
----------
dddynamics36528.dll              DataDirect Dynamics 365 driver
dddynamics36528.pdb              Debugging symbols for DataDirect Dynamics 
                                 365 driver   
dddynamics36528r.dll             DataDirect Dynamics 365 driver resource file
ddicu.dll                        Unicode conversion tables
ddicu.pdb                        Debugging symbols for ICU library
DDODBC.LIC                       DataDirect License File
ddtrc28.dll                      DataDirect trace library
ddtrc28.pdb                      Debugging symbols for DataDirect trace library
qesqlext.h                       Header file for DataDirect-specific ODBC 
                                 Definitions


\FIXES\:
--------
fixes8.0.txt                     List of fixes since last release


\help\:
-------
*.html                           HTML redirects to online connector help systems
                                 and documentation resources
                    
                    
\java\lib\:
-----------
dynamics365.jar                  Java components for the driver


\jre\:
------
*.*                              Files associated with the installer program


\NOTICES\:
----------
ODBC for Microsoft Dynamics 365  
v8.0 notices.txt                 Third-party vendor license agreements


\READMES\:
----------
ODBC for Microsoft Dynamics 365 
v8.0 readme.txt                  This file


\samples\bulk\:
---------------
bulk.c                           Bulk example source
bulk.exe                         Bulk application
bulk.mak                         Bulk example make file
bulk.sln                         Bulk example solution file
bulk.vcproj                      Bulk example project file
ddlogging.properties             Log configuration file for
                                 the Dynamics 365 driver

\samples\bulkstrm\:
------------------
bulk.cpp                         Bulk streaming example source
bulk.hpp                         Bulk streaming example header
bulk.rc                          Bulk streaming example resource file
bulkstreaming.sln                Bulk streaming example solution file
bulkstreaming.vcproj             Bulk streaming example project file
bulkstrm.exe                     Bulk streaming example application
bulkstrm.txt                     Bulk streaming description
ddlogging.properties             Log configuration file for the
                                 Dynamics 365 driver
msgprintf.hpp                    Bulk streaming example header file
ProgressDataDirect.bmp
ProgressDataDirect.ico
winmain.cpp                      Bulk streaming example source file


\samples\example\:
------------------
ddlogging.properties             Log configuration file for the 
                                 Dynamics 365 driver  
example.c                        Example source
Example.exe                      Example application
example.h                        Example header
Example.mak                      Example make file
Example.sln                      Example solution file
Example.vcproj                   Example project file


\samples\translat:
-----------------
LIBMAIN.C
README.TRN                       Translation Library example description
TRANSLAT.C                       Translation Library example source file
WINNT.MAK                        Translation Library example make file


\tools\:
-------
ddextwin.exe                     License Extender utility
ddprocinfo.exe                   Processor Information utility
DSNConverterSil.exe              Data Source Converter utility
dynamics365server64.exe          The Dynamics 365 driver SQL Server Engine 
XMLP.exe                         A GUI demo tool that persists a result set to
                                 an XML data file


\tools\Power BI:
----------------
DataDirectDynamics365.pqx        Dynamics 365 Power BI connector file
install.bat                      Batch file to install Power BI connectors


\tools\Tableau\:
----------------
DataDirect Dynamics 365.tdc      Tableau data source file 


\uninstall\:
------------
*.*                              Files used to uninstall the product        

  
  
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