Connect to MYOB AccountRight Data in RazorSQL

The CData JDBC Driver for MYOB AccountRight enables standards-based access from third-party tools, from wizards in IDEs to data management and analysis tools. This article shows how to connect to MYOB AccountRight using wizards in RazorSQL.

Create a JDBC Data Source for MYOB AccountRight Data

1. Open the RazorSQL application and, in the Connections menu, select Add Connection Profile -> Other -> JDBC.
2. In the Connection Wizard that appears, set the following properties:
   • Driver Location: Set this property to the path to the lib subfolder in the installation directory.
   • Driver Class: Set the driver class to cdata.jdbc.myob.MYOBDriver.
   • Username: Enter the username. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)
   • Password: Enter the password. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)

   • JDBC URL: Enter connection parameters. The JDBC URL begins with jdbc:myob: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     These properties are required when connecting to a company file (both for Cloud and On-Premise instances).

     • CompanyFileId: You can find this by starting MYOB, opening your data file, and selecting Help -> About MYOB
     • User: The username associated with your company file.
     • Password: The password associated with your company file.

     Connecting to a Cloud Instance

     To connect to a cloud instance of MYOB, you can use the embedded OAuth credentials or create an OAuth app with MYOB. This process is detailed in the Help documentation.

     Connecting to an On-Premise instance:

     When connecting to an on-premise instance, you will need to set the following connection property in addition to those above:

     • InitiateOauth: Set this to OFF.
     • Url: The Url of your MYOB instance.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.myob.jar

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

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:myob:OAuthClientId=YourClientId; OAuthClientSecret=YourClientSecret; CompanyFileId=yourCompanyFileId; CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333; User=companyFileUser; Password=companyFilePassword; InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

Query MYOB AccountRight Data and Select Tables

After establishing a connection, the wizard will close and the connection will be available in the connections panel. You can then query the tables.