This topic presents a brief description of the classes and components included in dotConnect for Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Click on the name of each component for more information.

Core ADO.NET Classes

Class	Description
ExactTargetConnection	Establishes a connection to ExactTarget database and manages transactions.
ExactTargetCommand	Executes SQL statements and stored procedures at ExactTarget database.
ExactTargetDataReader	Exposes and reads a forward-only stream of data from ExactTarget database.
ExactTargetDataAdapter	Populates a DataSet and resolves updates with ExactTarget database.
ExactTargetParameter	Represents input, output, and return value parameters for commands.
ExactTargetException	Represents an error encountered at ExactTarget database. For an error encountered at the client, dotConnect for Salesforce Marketing Cloud throws a .NET Framework exception.

Complementary ADO.NET Classes

Class	Description
ExactTargetCommandBuilder	A helper object that automatically generates command properties of ExactTargetDataAdapter and populates the ExactTargetParameter collection of ExactTargetCommand object.
ExactTargetConnectionStringBuilder	Constructs a connection string by assigning values to appropriate properties.

dotConnect for Salesforce Marketing Cloud Auxiliary Classes

Class	Description
ExactTargetMonitor	Serves to monitor dynamic SQL execution in applications that use dotConnect for Salesforce Marketing Cloud.