Connect to Invoiced Data in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)

The CData JDBC Driver for Invoiced enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Invoiced as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Invoiced to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for Invoiced enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Invoiced as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Invoiced to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.

Connect to Invoiced as a JDBC Data Source

1. Create the connection to Invoiced data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
2. Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.api.jar file.
3. Enter the JDBC URL.

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Invoiced Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Invoiced.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Invoiced (see below).

   Invoiced API Profile Settings

   In order to authenticate to Invoiced, you'll need to provide your API Key. An API key can be obtained by signing in to your account, and then going to Settings > Developers > API Keys. Set the API Key in the ProfileSettings property to connect.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar

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

   A typical JDBC URL is below:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Invoiced.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key';

Query Invoiced Data with the DBInputTable Component

1. Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
2. In the DB connection property, select the Invoiced JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the SQL query. For example: SELECT Id, Name FROM Invoices WHERE Paid = 'false'

Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter

1. Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
2. Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
3. Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
4. Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
5. In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the Invoices table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
6. Click Run to write to the file.