Create a SurveyMonkey Data Source for Denodo Platform

Denodo Platform is a data virtualization product providing a single point of contact for enterprise database data. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for SurveyMonkey, Denodo users can work with live SurveyMonkey data alongside other enterprise data sources. This article walks through creating a virtual data source for SurveyMonkey in the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live SurveyMonkey data. When you issue complex SQL queries to SurveyMonkey, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to SurveyMonkey and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze SurveyMonkey data using native data types.

Create a SurveyMonkey Virtual Port

To connect to live SurveyMonkey data from Denodo, you need to copy the JDBC Driver JAR file to the external library directory for Denodo and create a new JDBC Data Source from the Virtual DataPort Administrator tool.

1. Download the CData JDBC Driver for SurveyMonkey installer, unzip the package, and run the JAR file to install the driver.
2. Copy the JAR File (and license file if it exists) from the installation location (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for SurveyMonkey\lib\) to the Denodo external library directory (C:\Denodo\Denodo Platform\lib-external\jdbc-drivers\cdata-surveymonkey-19).
3. Open the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator tool and navigate to the Server Explorer tab.
4. Right-click "admin" and select New -> Data source -> JDBC.
5. Configure the JDBC Connection:
   • Name: your choice, e.g.: surveymonkey
   • Database adapter: Generic
   • Driver class path: C:\Denodo\Denodo Platform\lib-external\jdbc-drivers\cdata-surveymonkey-19
   • Driver class: cdata.jdbc.surveymonkey.SurveyMonkeyDriver

   • Database URI: Set this to a JDBC URL using the necessary connection properties. For example,

     jdbc:surveymonkey:OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:portNumber;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

     Information on creating the Database URI follows:

     Built-In Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the SurveyMonkey JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.surveymonkey.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     SurveyMonkey はOAuth 2 認証標準を利用しています。SurveyMonkey がアンケートの回答を読むためにこれを必要とすることを考えると、アンケートを読むアカウントには有料プランのサブスクリプションが必要です。

     SurveyMonkey への接続に使用できる認証方法は2つあります。

     • プライベートoauth アプリケーションを登録するときに、個人用アクセストークンを使用します。
     • パブリックoauth アプリケーションを登録するときに、OAuth を使用します。

     個人用アクセストークンの使用

     個人用トークンを使用して、自分のデータをテストし、アクセスします。個人用トークンを取得するには、Creating a Custom OAuth App の手順に従って、次の接続プロパティを設定します。

     • OAuthAccessToken：アプリケーション設定で生成されたAccessToken に設定。
     • InitiateOAuth：OFF に設定。

     OAuth の使用

     本製品はすでにSurveyMonkey にOAuth アプリケーションとして登録されています。そのため、デフォルトでは、自動的にEmbedded Credentials を使用して接続します。

     独自のカスタムOAuth アプリを使用したい場合は、Custom Credentials を参照してください。

6. Click the "Test connection" button to confirm the configuration and click Save.

View SurveyMonkey Data in the VirtualPort Administrator Tool

After creating the data source, you can create a base view of SurveyMonkey data for use in the Denodo Platform.

1. Click the "Create base view" button in the newly created VirtualPort (admin.SurveyMonkey).
2. Expand the object tree and select the objects (tables) you wish to import.
3. Click the "Create selected" button to create views of the SurveyMonkey data.
   Optional: Click "Create associations from foreign keys" to define relationships between the objects.
4. With the view(s) created, navigate to a table (cdata_surveymonkey_mysurvey_responses) in the Server Explorer and double-click the selected table.
5. In the new tab, click "Execution panel" to open a query panel.
6. Customize the query in the "Execute" tab or use the default:

   SELECT * FROM cdata_surveymonkey_mysurvey_responses CONTEXT ('i18n'='us_est', 'cache_wait_for_load'='true')
   

7. Click Execute to view the data.

With the base view created, you can now work with live SurveyMonkey data like you would any other data source in Denodo Platform, for example, querying SurveyMonkey in the Denodo Data Catalog.

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for SurveyMonkey and start working with your live SurveyMonkey data in Denodo Platform. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.