ODBC manages the exchange of data between programs and databases.
PANTHEON does not communicate with the database directly, but through ODBC.
It goes something like that:
- PANTHEON passes a data request to ODBC (for example: all customers).
- ODBC connects to the database server and forwards the request.
- The database server queries the database for the requested data.
- The database servers returns the results to ODBC.
- ODBC forwards the results to PANTHEON.
See also ODBC Settings and Determining ODBC Version.