Query SAP Business One Data in DataGrip

DataGrip is a database IDE that allows SQL developers to query, create, and manage databases. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for SAP Business One, DataGrip can work with live SAP Business One data. This article shows how to establish a connection to SAP Business One data in DataGrip and use the table editor to load SAP Business One data.

Create a New Driver Definition for SAP Business One

The steps below describe how to create a new Data Source in DataGrip for SAP Business One.

1. In DataGrip, click File -> New > Project and name the project
2. In the Database Explorer, click the plus icon () and select Driver.
3. In the Driver tab:
   • Set Name to a user-friendly name (e.g. "CData SAP Business One Driver")
   • Set Driver Files to the appropriate JAR file. To add the file, click the plus (), select "Add Files," navigate to the "lib" folder in the driver's installation directory and select the JAR file (e.g. cdata.jdbc.sapbusinessone.jar).
   • Set Class to cdata.jdbc.sapbusinessone.SAPBusinessOne.jar
   Additionally, in the advanced tab you can change driver properties and some other settings like VM Options, VM environment, VM home path, DBMS, etc
   • For most cases, change the DBMS type to "Unknown" in Expert options to avoid native SQL Server queries (Transact-SQL), which might result in an invalid function error
4. Click "Apply" then "OK" to save the Connection

Configure a Connection to SAP Business One

1. Once the connection is saved, click the plus (), then "Data Source" then "CData SAP Business One Driver" to create a new SAP Business One Data Source.
2. In the new window, configure the connection to SAP Business One with a JDBC URL.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.sapbusinessone.jar

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

   To authenticate to SAP Business One you must provide the Userand Passwordproperties.

   To connect to data, specify Url. This is your SAP Business One Service Layer root URL.

3. Set URL to the connection string, e.g., jdbc:sapbusinessone:Url=http://localhost:50000/b1s/v1;User=username;Password=password;CompanyDB=dbname;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
4. Click "Apply" and "OK" to save the connection string

At this point, you will see the data source in the Data Explorer.

Execute SQL Queries Against SAP Business One

To browse through the SAP Business One entities (available as tables) accessible through the JDBC Driver, expand the Data Source.

To execute queries, right click on any table and select "New" -> "Query Console."

In the Console, write the SQL query you wish to execute. For example: SELECT DocEntry, DocType FROM Orders

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for SAP Business One and start working with your live SAP Business One data in DataGrip. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.