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Use CData JDBC drivers with the open source ETL/ELT tool Embulk to load Salesforce data to a database.
Embulk is an open source bulk data loader. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce, Embulk easily loads data from Salesforce to any supported destination. In this article, we explain how to use the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in Embulk to load Salesforce data to a MySQL dtabase.
With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Salesforce data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Salesforce, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Salesforce and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).
About Salesforce Data Integration
Accessing and integrating live data from Salesforce has never been easier with CData. Customers rely on CData connectivity to:
- Access to custom entities and fields means Salesforce users get access to all of Salesforce.
- Create atomic and batch update operations.
- Read, write, update, and delete their Salesforce data.
- Leverage the latest Salesforce features and functionalities with support for SOAP API versions 30.0.
- See improved performance based on SOQL support to push complex queries down to Salesforce servers.
- Use SQL stored procedures to perform actions like creating, retrieving, aborting, and deleting jobs, uploading and downloading attachments and documents, and more.
Users frequently integrate Salesforce data with:
- other ERPs, marketing automation, HCMs, and more.
- preferred data tools like Power BI, Tableau, Looker, and more.
- databases and data warehouses.
For more information on how CData solutions work with Salesforce, check out our Salesforce integration page.
Getting Started
Configure a JDBC Connection to Salesforce Data
Before creating a bulk load job in Embulk, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce\lib).
Embulk supports JDBC connectivity, so you can easily connect to Salesforce and execute SQL queries. Before creating a bulk load job, create a JDBC URL for authenticating with Salesforce.
There are several authentication methods available for connecting to Salesforce: Login, OAuth, and SSO. The Login method requires you to have the username, password, and security token of the user.
If you do not have access to the username and password or do not wish to require them, you can use OAuth authentication.
SSO (single sign-on) can be used by setting the SSOProperties, SSOLoginUrl, and TokenUrl connection properties, which allow you to authenticate to an identity provider. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for more information.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Salesforce JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.salesforce.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
Below is a typical JDBC connection string for Salesforce:
jdbc:salesforce:User=username;Password=password;SecurityToken=Your_Security_Token;
Load Salesforce Data in Embulk
After installing the CData JDBC Driver and creating a JDBC connection string, install the required Embulk plugins.
Install Embulk Input & Output Plugins
- Install the JDBC Input Plugin in Embulk.
https://github.com/embulk/embulk-input-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-input-jdbc - In this article, we use MySQL as the destination database. You can also choose SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Google BigQuery as the destination using the output Plugins.
https://github.com/embulk/embulk-output-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-output-mysqlembulk gem install embulk-output-mysql
embulk gem install embulk-input-jdbc
With the input and output plugins installed, we are ready to load Salesforce data into MySQL using Embulk.
Create a Job to Load Salesforce Data
Start by creating a config file in Embulk, using a name like salesforce-mysql.yml.
- For the input plugin options, use the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce, including the path to the driver JAR file, the driver class (e.g. cdata.jdbc.salesforce.SalesforceDriver), and the JDBC URL from above
- For the output plugin options, use the values and credentials for the MySQL database
Sample Config File (salesforce-mysql.yml)
in:
type: jdbc
driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.salesforce.jar
driver_class: cdata.jdbc.salesforce.SalesforceDriver
url: jdbc:salesforce:User=username;Password=password;SecurityToken=Your_Security_Token;
table: "Account"
out:
type: mysql
host: localhost
database: DatabaseName
user: UserId
password: UserPassword
table: "Account"
mode: insert
After creating the file, run the Embulk job.
embulk run salesforce-mysql.yml
After running the the Embulk job, find the Salesforce data in the MySQL table.
Load Filtered Salesforce Data
In addition to loading data directly from a table, you can use a custom SQL query to have more granular control of the data loaded. You can also perform increment loads by setting a last updated column in a SQL WHERE clause in the query field.
in:
type: jdbc
driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.salesforce.jar
driver_class: cdata.jdbc.salesforce.SalesforceDriver
url: jdbc:salesforce:User=username;Password=password;SecurityToken=Your_Security_Token;
query: "SELECT Industry, AnnualRevenue FROM Account WHERE [RecordId] = 1"
out:
type: mysql
host: localhost
database: DatabaseName
user: UserId
password: UserPassword
table: "Account"
mode: insert
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