Manage Billsby Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Billsby seamlessly integrates Billsby data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Billsby data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Billsby in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Billsby Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Billsby data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Billsby Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Billsby.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Billsby (see below).

   Billsby API Profile Settings

   Retrieve your API Key from the Billsby control panel under Settings > Configuration > API keys and webhooks. Your domain is the subdomain from your Billsby account URL.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar
   

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

   

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Billsby.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key;Domain=your_subdomain';

6. Finish the wizard to connect to Billsby data. Billsby entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Billsby data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Billsby API.