Query Tableau CRM Analytics Data as a SQL Server Database in Node.js

You can use CData Connect Cloud to query Tableau CRM Analytics data through a SQL Server interface. Follow the procedure below to create a virtual database for Tableau CRM Analytics in Connect Cloud and start querying using Node.js.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure MySQL, cloud-to-cloud interface for Tableau CRM Analytics, allowing you to easily query live Tableau CRM Analytics data in Node.js — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you query data in Node.js, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Tableau CRM Analytics, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Tableau CRM Analytics data.

Configure Tableau CRM Analytics Connectivity for NodeJS

Connectivity to Tableau CRM Analytics from NodeJS is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Tableau CRM Analytics data from NodeJS, we start by creating and configuring a Tableau CRM Analytics connection.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "Tableau CRM Analytics" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Tableau CRM Analytics.

   Tableau CRM Analytics uses the OAuth 2 authentication standard. You will need to obtain the OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret by registering an app with Tableau CRM Analytics.

   See the Getting Started section of the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Tableau CRM Analytics Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

Add a Personal Access Token

If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.

1. Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
2. On the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
3. Give your PAT a name and click Create.
4. The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Tableau CRM Analytics data from Node.js.

Query Tableau CRM Analytics from Node.js

The following example shows how to define a connection and execute queries to Tableau CRM Analytics with the SQL Server module. You will need the following information:

• server: tds.cdata.com
• port: 14333
• user: a Connect Cloud user (e.g. user@mydomain.com)
• password: the PAT for the above user
• database: The connection you configured for Tableau CRM Analytics (TableauCRM1)

Connect to Tableau CRM Analytics data and start executing queries with the code below:

var sql = require('mssql')
var config = {
	server: 'tds.cdata.com',
	port: 14333, 
	user: 'user@mydomain.com', //update me
	password: 'CONNECT_USER_PAT', //update me	
	options: {
		encrypt: true,
		database: 'TableauCRM1'
	}
}

sql.connect(config, err => { 
    if(err){
        throw err ;
    }
    new sql.Request().query('SELECT * FROM Dataset_Opportunity', (err, result) => {
        console.dir(result)
    })
        
});

sql.on('error', err => {
    console.log("SQL Error: " ,err);
})