Manage Neo4J Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Neo4J seamlessly integrates Neo4J data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Neo4J data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Neo4J in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Neo4J Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Neo4J 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.

   To connect to Neo4j, set the following connection properties:

   • Server: The server hosting the Neo4j instance.
   • Port: The port on which the Neo4j service is running. The provider connects to port 7474 by default.
   • User: The username of the user using the Neo4j instance.
   • Password: The password of the user using the Neo4j instance.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Neo4J JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.neo4j.jar

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

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:neo4j:Server=localhost;Port=7474;User=my_user;Password=my_password;
6. Finish the wizard to connect to Neo4J data. Neo4J entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Neo4J data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Neo4J API.