Some ODBC applications display a logon dialog box when you are connecting to a data source. To connect, provide the values described in the following sections; then, click OK to complete the logon.

In the dialog box, provide the following information:

  • In the Host Name field, type the URL or the IP address of the Salesforce instance to which you want to connect.
  • Optionally, in the Schema Map field, type the name and location of the configuration file where the relational map of native data is written.
  • In the User field, type the default user ID and domain that is used to connect to your Salesforce instance. For example, jsmith@defcorp.com
  • In the Password field, type the password that is used to connect to your Salesforce instance.