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Integrate connectivity to Acumatica data with wizards in IntelliJ.
The CData JDBC Driver for Acumatica enables you to access Acumatica as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to Acumatica data in IntelliJ.
Create a JBDC Data Source for Acumatica
Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Acumatica data.
- In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.
In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:
- JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.acumatica.jar, located in the installation directory.
- JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.acumatica.AcumaticaDriver from the list.
Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:acumatica: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.
Set the following connection properties to connect to Acumatica:
- User: Set this to your username.
- Password: Set this to your password.
- Company: Set this to your company.
- Url: Set this to your Acumatica URL, in the format http://{Acumatica ERP instance URL}/entity/{Endpoint name}/{Endpoint version}/.
For example: https://acumatica.com/entity/Default/17.200.001/
See the Getting Started guide in the CData driver documentation for more information.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Acumatica JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.acumatica.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
A typical JDBC URL is the following:
jdbc:acumatica:Url = https://try.acumatica.com/ISV/entity/Default/17.200.001/;User=user;Password=password;Company=CompanyName;
Edit and Save Acumatica Data
To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor. You can also modify records in the Table Editor.