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Replicate SAP Concur Data from PowerShell
Write a quick PowerShell script to query SAP Concur data. Use connectivity to the live data to replicate SAP Concur data to SQL Server.
The CData ODBC Driver for SAP Concur enables out-of-the-box integration with Microsoft's built-in support for ODBC. The ODBC driver instantly integrates connectivity to the real SAP Concur data with PowerShell.
You can use the .NET Framework Provider for ODBC built into PowerShell to quickly automate integration tasks like replicating SAP Concur data to other databases. This article shows how to replicate SAP Concur data to SQL Server in 5 lines of code.
You can also write PowerShell code to execute create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations. See the examples below.
Create an ODBC Data Source for SAP Concur
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.
SAP Concur uses the OAuth 2 authentication standard. obtain the OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret by registering an app with SAP Concur. See the Getting Started section of the help documentation for an authentication guide.
Connect to SAP Concur
The code below shows how to use the DSN to initialize the connection to SAP Concur data in PowerShell:
$conn = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection
$conn.ConnectionString = "DSN=CData SAPConcur Source x64"
Back Up SAP Concur Data to SQL Server
After you enable caching, you can use the code below to replicate data to SQL Server.
Set the following connection properties to configure the caching database:
CacheProvider: The name of the ADO.NET provider. This can be found in the Machine.config for your version of .NET. For example, to configure SQL Server, enter System.Data.SqlClient.
CacheConnection: The connection string of properties required to connect to the database. Below is an example for SQL Server:
Server=localhost;Database=RSB;User Id=sqltest;Password=sqltest;
The SQL query in the example can be used to refresh the entire cached table, including its schema. Any already existing cache is deleted.
$conn.Open()
# Create and execute the SQL Query
$SQL = "CACHE DROP EXISTING SELECT * FROM " + $Departments
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand($sql,$conn)
$count = $cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
$conn.Close()
The driver gives you complete control over the caching functionality. See the help documentation for more caching commands and usage examples. See the help documentation for steps to replicate to other databases.
Other Operations
To retrieve SAP Concur data in PowerShell, call the Fill method of the OdbcDataAdapter method. To execute data manipulation commands, initialize the OdbcCommand object and then call ExecuteNonQuery. Below are some more examples CRUD commands to SAP Concur through the .NET Framework Provider for ODBC:
Retrieve SAP Concur Data
$sql="SELECT Id, OfficeId from Departments"
$da= New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcDataAdapter($sql, $conn)
$dt= New-Object System.Data.DataTable
$da.Fill($dt)
$dt.Rows | foreach {
$dt.Columns | foreach ($col in dt{
Write-Host $1[$_]
}
}
Update SAP Concur Data
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand("UPDATE Departments SET Id='1668776136772254' WHERE Id = @myId", $conn)
$cmd.Parameters.Add(new System.Data.Odbc.OdbcParameter("myId","001d000000YBRseAAH")
$cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
Insert SAP Concur Data
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand("INSERT INTO Departments SET Id='1668776136772254' WHERE Id = @myId", $conn)
$cmd.Parameters.Add(new System.Data.Odbc.OdbcParameter("myId","001d000000YBRseAAH")
$cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
Delete SAP Concur Data
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand("DELETE FROM Departments WHERE Id = @myid", $conn)
$cmd.Parameters.Add(new System.Data.Odbc.OdbcParameter("myId","001d000000YBRseAAH")
$cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
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SAP Concur ODBC Driver
The SAP Concur ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Concur, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.
Access Concur like you would a database - read, write, and update Attendees, Entries, Lists, Items, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
