Manage Act-On Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Act-On seamlessly integrates Act-On data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Act-On data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Act-On in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Act-On Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Act-On data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   ActOn uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, you will need to create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties.

   See the Getting Started guide in the CData driver documentation for more information.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.acton.jar

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

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:acton:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
6. Finish the wizard to connect to Act-On data. Act-On entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Act-On data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Act-On API.