Query Azure Analysis Services 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 Azure Analysis Services, DataGrip can work with live Azure Analysis Services data. This article shows how to establish a connection to Azure Analysis Services data in DataGrip.

Create a New Driver Definition for Azure Analysis Services

The steps below describe how to create a new Data Source in DataGrip for Azure Analysis Services.

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 Azure Analysis Services 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.aas.jar).
   • Set Class to cdata.jdbc.aas.AAS.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 Azure Analysis Services

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

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.aas.jar

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

   To connect to Azure Analysis Services, set the Url property to a valid server, for instance, asazure://southcentralus.asazure.windows.net/server, in addition to authenticating. Optionally, set Database to distinguish which Azure database on the server to connect to.

   Azure Analysis Services uses the OAuth authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with Azure Analysis Services using the browser. You can connect without setting any connection properties for your user credentials. See the Help documentation for more information.

3. Set URL to the connection string, e.g., jdbc:aas:URL=asazure://REGION.asazure.windows.net/server;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 Azure Analysis Services

To browse through the Azure Analysis Services 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 Country, Education FROM Customer WHERE Country = 'Australia'

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