Build Basecamp-Connected Visualizations in datapine

datapine is a browser-based business intelligence platform. When paired with the CData Connect AI, you get access to your Basecamp data directly from your datapine visualizations and dashboards. This article describes connecting to Basecamp in CData Connect AI and building a simple Basecamp-connected visualization in datapine.

CData Connect AI provides a pure SQL Server interface for Basecamp, allowing you to query data from Basecamp without replicating the data to a natively supported database. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect AI pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc.) directly to Basecamp, leveraging server-side processing to return the requested Basecamp data quickly.

Configure Basecamp Connectivity for datapine

Connectivity to Basecamp from datapine is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Basecamp data from datapine, we start by creating and configuring a Basecamp connection.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select "Basecamp" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Basecamp.

   Basecamp uses basic or OAuth 2.0 authentication. To use basic authentication you will need the user and password that you use for logging in to Basecamp. To authenticate to Basecamp via OAuth 2.0, obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties by registering an app with Basecamp.

   See the Getting Started section in the help documentation for a connection guide.

   Additionally, specify the AccountId connection property. This can be copied from the URL after you log in.

   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Basecamp Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

Add a Personal Access Token

When connecting to Connect AI through the REST API, the OData API, or the Virtual SQL Server, a Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.

1. Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open the settings page.
2. On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
3. Give the 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 and a PAT generated, you are ready to connect to Basecamp data from datapine.

Connecting to Basecamp from datapine

Once you configure your connection to Basecamp in Connect AI, you are ready to connect to Basecamp from datapine.

1. Log into datapine
2. Click Connect to navigate to the "Connect" page
3. Select MS SQL Server as the data source
4. In the Integration step, fill in the connection properties and click "Save and Proceed"
   • Set the Internal Name
   • Set Database Name to the name of the connection we just configured (e.g. Basecamp1)
   • Set Host / IP to "tds.cdata.com"
   • Set Username to your Connect AI username (e.g. [email protected])
   • Set Password to the corresponding PAT
   • Set Database Port to "14333"
   
5. In the Data Schema step, select the tables and fields to visualize and click "Save and Proceed"
6. In the References step, define any relationships between your selected tables and click "Save and Proceed"
7. In the Data Transfer step, click "Go to Analyzer"

Visualize Basecamp Data in datapine

After connecting to CData Connect AI, you are ready to visualize your Basecamp data in datapine. Simply select the dimensions and measures you wish to visualize!

Having connect to Basecamp from datapine, you are now able to visualize and analyze real-time Basecamp data no matter where you are. To get live data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from datapine, try CData Connect AI today!