Connect to Act-On Data in DBeaver

The CData JDBC Driver for ActOn implements JDBC standards that enable third-party tools to interoperate, from wizards in IDEs to business intelligence tools. This article shows how to connect to Act-On data with wizards in DBeaver and browse data in the DBeaver GUI.

Create a JDBC Data Source for ActOn Data

Follow the steps below to load the driver JAR in DBeaver.

1. Open the DBeaver application and, in the Databases menu, select the Driver Manager option. Click New to open the Create New Driver form.
2. In the Driver Name box, enter a user-friendly name for the driver.
3. To add the .jar, click Add File.
4. In the create new driver dialog that appears, select the cdata.jdbc.acton.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. Click the Find Class button and select the ActOnDriver class from the results. This will automatically fill the Class Name field at the top of the form. The class name for the driver is cdata.jdbc.acton.ActOnDriver.
6. Add jdbc:acton: in the URL Template field.

Create a Connection to Act-On Data

Follow the steps below to add credentials and other required connection properties.

1. In the Databases menu, click New Connection.
2. In the Create new connection wizard that results, select the driver.
3. On the next page of the wizard, click the driver properties tab.

4. Enter values for authentication credentials and other properties required to connect to Act-On.

   ActOn はOAuth 認証標準を利用しています。OAuth を使って認証するには、アプリケーションを作成してOAuthClientId、OAuthClientSecret、およびCallbackURL 接続プロパティを取得する必要があります。

   認証方法についての詳細は、ヘルプドキュメントの「認証の使用」を参照してください。

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:acton:

Query Act-On Data

You can now query information from the tables exposed by the connection: Right-click a Table and then click Edit Table. The data is available on the Data tab.