How to connect to HCL Domino Data from IntelliJ



Integrate connectivity to HCL Domino data with wizards in IntelliJ.

The CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino enables you to access HCL Domino as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to HCL Domino data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for HCL Domino

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to HCL Domino data.

  1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.
  2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

    • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.domino.jar, located in the installation directory.
    • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.domino.DominoDriver from the list.
    • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:domino: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

      Connecting to Domino

      To connect to Domino data, set the following properties:

      • URL: The host name or IP of the server hosting the Domino database. Include the port of the server hosting the Domino database. For example: http://sampleserver:1234/
      • DatabaseScope: The name of a scope in the Domino Web UI. The driver exposes forms and views for the schema governed by the specified scope. In the Domino Admin UI, select the Scopes menu in the sidebar. Set this property to the name of an existing scope.

      Authenticating with Domino

      Domino supports authenticating via login credentials or an Azure Active Directory OAuth application:

      Login Credentials

      To authenticate with login credentials, set the following properties:

      • AuthScheme: Set this to "OAuthPassword"
      • User: The username of the authenticating Domino user
      • Password: The password associated with the authenticating Domino user

      The driver uses the login credentials to automatically perform an OAuth token exchange.

      AzureAD

      This authentication method uses Azure Active Directory as an IdP to obtain a JWT token. You need to create a custom OAuth application in Azure Active Directory and configure it as an IdP. To do so, follow the instructions in the Help documentation. Then set the following properties:

      • AuthScheme: Set this to "AzureAD"
      • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
      • OAuthClientId: The Client ID obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
      • OAuthClientSecret: The Client secret obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
      • CallbackURL: The redirect URI defined when you registered your app. For example: https://localhost:33333
      • AzureTenant: The Microsoft Online tenant being used to access data. Supply either a value in the form companyname.microsoft.com or the tenant ID.

        The tenant ID is the same as the directory ID shown in the Azure Portal's Azure Active Directory > Properties page.

      Built-in Connection String Designer

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

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.domino.jar

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

      A typical JDBC URL is the following:

      jdbc:domino:Server=https://domino.corp.com;AuthScheme=OAuthPassword;User=my_domino_user;Password=my_domino_password;

Edit and Save HCL Domino Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor.

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