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Connect to BigCommerce Data in the Denodo Platform



Use CData driver technologies to create a virtual data source for BigCommerce data in the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator.

Denodo Platform is a data virtualization product providing a single point of contact for enterprise database data. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for BigCommerce, Denodo users can work with live BigCommerce data alongside other enterprise data sources. This article walks through creating a virtual data source for BigCommerce in the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live BigCommerce data. When you issue complex SQL queries to BigCommerce, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to BigCommerce and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze BigCommerce data using native data types.

Create the BigCommerce Virtual Port

To connect to live BigCommerce data from Denodo, you need to copy the JDBC Driver JAR file to the external library directory for Denodo and create a new JDBC Data Source from the Virtual DataPort Administrator tool.

  1. Download the CData JDBC Driver for BigCommerce installer, unzip the package, and run the JAR file to install the driver.
  2. Copy the JAR File (and license file if it exists) from the installation location (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for BigCommerce\lib\) to the Denodo external library directory (C:\Denodo\Denodo Platform\lib-external\jdbc-drivers\cdata-bigcommerce-19).
  3. Open the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator tool and navigate to the Server Explorer tab.
  4. Right-click "admin" and select New -> Data source -> JDBC.
  5. Configure the JDBC Connection:
    • Name: your choice, e.g.: bigcommerce
    • Database adapter: Generic
    • Driver class path: C:\Denodo\Denodo Platform\lib-external\jdbc-drivers\cdata-bigcommerce-19
    • Driver class: cdata.jdbc.bigcommerce.BigCommerceDriver
    • Database URI: Set this to a JDBC URL using the necessary connection properties. For example,

      jdbc:bigcommerce:OAuthClientId=YourClientId; OAuthClientSecret=YourClientSecret; StoreId='YourStoreID'; CallbackURL='http://localhost:33333'InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

      Information on creating the Database URI follows:

      Built-In Connection String Designer

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

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.bigcommerce.jar

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

      BigCommerce authentication is based on the standard OAuth flow. To authenticate, you must initially create an app via the Big Commerce developer platform where you can obtain an OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL. These three parameters will be set as connection properties to your driver.

      Additionally, in order to connect to your BigCommerce Store, you will need your StoreId. To find your Store Id please follow these steps:

      1. Log in to your BigCommerce account.
      2. From the Home Page, select Advanced Settings > API Accounts.
      3. Click Create API Account.
      4. A text box named API Path will appear on your screen.
      5. Inside you can see a URL of the following structure: https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{Store Id}/v3.
      6. As demonstrated above, your Store Id will be between the 'stores/' and '/v3' path paramters.
      7. Once you have retrieved your Store Id you can either click Cancel or proceed in creating an API Account in case you do not have one already.
  6. Click the "Test connection" button to confirm the configuration and click Save.

View BigCommerce Data in the VirtualPort Administrator Tool

After creating the data source, you can create a base view of BigCommerce data for use in the Denodo Platform.

  1. Click the "Create base view" button in the newly created VirtualPort (admin.BigCommerce).
  2. Expand the object tree and select the objects (tables) you wish to import.
  3. Click the "Create selected" button to create views of the BigCommerce data.
    Optional: Click "Create associations from foreign keys" to define relationships between the objects.
  4. With the view(s) created, navigate to a table (cdata_bigcommerce_customers) in the Server Explorer and double-click the selected table.
  5. In the new tab, click "Execution panel" to open a query panel.
  6. Customize the query in the "Execute" tab or use the default:
    SELECT * FROM cdata_bigcommerce_customers CONTEXT ('i18n'='us_est', 'cache_wait_for_load'='true')
    
  7. Click Execute to view the data.

With the base view created, you can now work with live BigCommerce data like you would any other data source in Denodo Platform, for example, querying BigCommerce in the Denodo Data Catalog.

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