Manage ClickTime Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
The CData JDBC Driver for ClickTime seamlessly integrates ClickTime data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access ClickTime data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for ClickTime in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate ClickTime Data into DBArtisan Projects
Follow the steps below to register ClickTime data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic JDBC.
- Click Manage.
- 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.
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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 ClickTime Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Clicktime.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for ClickTime (see below).
ClickTime API Profile Settings
Log into ClickTime, navigate to My Preferences, select the Authentication Token tab, and copy your API token.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the ClickTime 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\Clicktime.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_token';
- Finish the wizard to connect to ClickTime data. ClickTime entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with ClickTime data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the ClickTime API.
