Connect to ClickTime Data in DBArtisan
The CData ODBC 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 an data source for ClickTime in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate ClickTime Data into DBArtisan Projects
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
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.
You can then follow the steps below to register ClickTime data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic ODBC.
- Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
- 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.
