Integrate Authorize.Net Data in the Pentaho Report Designer

The CData JDBC Driver for Authorize.Net data enables access to live data from dashboards and reports. This article shows how to connect to Authorize.Net data as a JDBC data source and publish reports based on Authorize.Net data in Pentaho.

Connect and Create a Report

1. Copy the JAR file of the driver, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory, to the \Report-Designer\lib\jdbc\ folder in the Pentaho directory.
2. Run the report-designer.bat file in the \Report-Designer\ folder to open the Report-Designer UI.

3. Create a new data source with the driver by clicking Data -> Add Data Source -> Advanced -> JDBC (Custom) and then creating a new Authorize.Net connection. In the resulting dialog, configure the connection properties as shown below.

   • Custom Connection URL property: Enter the JDBC URL. This starts with jdbc:authorizenet: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     You can obtain the necessary connection properties on the Security Settings -> General Settings page after logging into your Merchant Account.

     • UseSandbox: The Authorize.Net API to be used to process transactions. If you are using a production account, this property can be left blank. If you are using a developer test account, set this to 'TRUE'.
     • LoginID: The API login Id associated with your payment gateway account. This property is used to authenticate that you are authorized to submit website transactions. Note that this value is not the same as the login Id that you use to log in to the Merchant Interface.
     • TransactionKey: The transaction key associated with your payment gateway account. This property is used to authenticate that you are authorized to submit website transactions.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.authorizenet.jar

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

     When you configure the JDBC URL, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.

     Below is a typical JDBC URL:

     jdbc:authorizenet:LoginId=MyLoginId;TransactionKey=MyTransactionKey;
   • Custom Driver Class Name: Enter cdata.jdbc.authorizenet.AuthorizeNetDriver.
   • User Name: The username to authenticate with.
   • Password: The password to authenticate with.

Add Authorize.Net Data to a Report

You are now ready to create a report with Authorize.Net data.

1. Add the Authorize.Net source to your report: Click Data -> Add Data Source -> JDBC and select the data source.

2. Configure the query. This article uses the one below:

   SELECT MarketType, TotalCharge FROM SettledBatchList
3. Drag a chart onto your report and double-click it to edit the chart. Run the report to display the chart. You can use the results of this query to create a simple chart for the SettledBatchList table.
4. Finally, run the report to see the chart.