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Use the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Microsoft Planner to create a Microsoft Planner data source in TIBCO Data Virtualization Studio and gain access to live Microsoft Planner data from your TDV Server.
TIBCO Data Virtualization (TDV) is an enterprise data virtualization solution that orchestrates access to multiple and varied data sources. When paired with the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Microsoft Planner, you get federated access to live Microsoft Planner data directly within TIBCO Data Virtualization. This article walks through deploying an adapter and creating a new data source based on Microsoft Planner.
With built-in optimized data processing, the CData TIBCO DV Adapter offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Microsoft Planner data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Microsoft Planner, the adapter pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Microsoft Planner. Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze Microsoft Planner data using native data types.
Deploy the Microsoft Planner TIBCO DV Adapter
In a console, navigate to the bin folder in the TDV Server installation directory. If there is a current version of the adapter installed, you will need to undeploy it.
.\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -undeploy -version 1 -name MicrosoftPlanner
Extract the CData TIBCO DV Adapter to a local folder and deploy the JAR file (tdv.microsoftplanner.jar) to the server from the extract location.
.\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -deploy -package /PATH/TO/tdv.microsoftplanner.jar
You may need to restart the server to ensure the new JAR file is loaded properly, which can be accomplished by running the composite.bat script located at: C:\Program Files\TIBCO\TDV Server <version>\bin. Note that reauthenticating to the TDV Studio is required after restarting the server.
Sample Restart Call
.\composite.bat monitor restart
Authenticate with Microsoft Planner Using OAuth
Since Microsoft Planner authenticates using the OAuth protocol and TDV Studio does not support browser-based authentication internally, you will need to create and run a simple Java application to retrieve the OAuth tokens. Once retrieved, the tokens are used to connect to Microsoft Planner directly from the adapter.
The following code sample shows how to authenticate with Microsoft Planner. You will simply need to execute the Java application with the tdv.microsoftplanner.jar file in the class path.
MicrosoftPlannerOAuth oauth = new MicrosoftPlannerOAuth(); oauth.generateOAuthSettingsFile("InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;" + "OAuthClientId=MyApplicationId;OAuthClientSecret=MySecretKey;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;" + "OAuthSettingsLocation=C:\microsoftplanner\OAuthSettings.txt;");
Once you deploy the adapter and authenticate, you can create a new data source for Microsoft Planner in TDV Studio.
Create a Microsoft Planner Data Source in TDV Studio
With the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Microsoft Planner, you can easily create a data source for Microsoft Planner and introspect the data source to add resources to TDV.
Create the Data Source
- Right-click on the folder you wish to add the data source to and select New -> New Data Source.
- Scroll until you find the adapter (e.g. Microsoft Planner) and click Next.
- Name the data source (e.g. CData Microsoft Planner Source).
Fill in the required connection properties.
You can connect without setting any connection properties for your user credentials. Below are the minimum connection properties required to connect.
- InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
- Tenant (optional): Set this if you wish to authenticate to a different tenant than your default. This is required to work with an organization not on your default Tenant.
When you connect the Driver opens the MS Planner OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the Driver. The Driver then completes the OAuth process.
- Extracts the access token from the callback URL and authenticates requests.
- Obtains a new access token when the old one expires.
- Saves OAuth values in OAuthSettingsLocation to be persisted across connections.
NOTE: Set the OAuthSettingsLocation property in the DV Adapter to the same value you used when performing the OAuth authentication (see above).
- Click Create & Close.
Introspect the Data Source
Once the data source is created, you can introspect the data source by right-clicking and selecting Open. In the dashboard, click Add/Remove Resources and select the Tables, Views, and Stored Procedures to include as part of the data source. Click Next and Finish to add the selected Microsoft Planner tables, views, and stored procedures as resources.
After creating and introspecting the data source, you are ready to work with Microsoft Planner data in TIBCO Data Virtualization just like you would any other relational data source. You can create views, query using SQL, publish the data source, and more.