Create Data Visualizations Based On eBay Data in Mode



Use CData Connect Cloud to connect to eBay Data from Mode and build visualizations using live eBay data.

Mode is a collaborative data platform that combines SQL, R, Python, and visual analytics in one place. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, you get instant, cloud-to-cloud access to eBay data for use in data visualizations. This article shows how to connect to eBay in Connect Cloud, connect to eBay data in Mode, and create a simple visualization using that data.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for eBay, allowing you to build data visualizations from live eBay data in Mode — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. In order to create visualizations, users write SQL queries to gather data. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc.) directly to eBay, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return the requested eBay data.

Configure eBay Connectivity for Mode

Connectivity to eBay from Mode is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with eBay data from Mode, we start by creating and configuring a eBay connection.

  1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "eBay" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to eBay.

    If you will be accessing your own account, you can generate an OAuthAccessToken from your developer account dashboard. You can also allow other users to securely access their own accounts.

    Both of these methods require you to create an application key set to obtain values for the following connection properties: AppId, CertId, DevId, and SiteId.

    The user consent flow additionally requires the RuName and CallbackURL.

    See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.

  4. Click Create & Test
  5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add eBay Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

Add a Personal Access Token

If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.

  1. Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
  2. On the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
  3. Give your PAT a name and click Create.
  4. The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to eBay data from Mode.

Connect to eBay in Mode

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Mode to create a new eBay data source.

  1. Log-in to Mode
  2. In the top-left corner of the screen, click the down-arrow next to your name and select Connect a Database...
  3. On the next screen, select Microsoft SQL Server.
  4. Enter the Microsoft SQL Server credentials:
    • Display Name: the name for the connection.
    • Host/Port: enter tds.cdata.com in the Host field and 14333 in the Port field.
    • Database name: enter the Connection Name of the CData Connect Cloud data source you want to connect to (for example, Ebay1).
    • Username: enter your CData Connect Cloud username. This is displayed in the top-right corner of the CData Connect Cloud interface. For example, [email protected]
    • Password: enter the PAT you generated on the Settings page
    Leave the rest of the connection settings at their default values unless you need to modify them.
  5. At the bottom of the page, click Connect to ensure that you can connect to CData Connect Cloud.
  6. Upon success, the following screen appears.

Your connection is now available for use in Mode. To connect to additional data sources from your CData Connect Cloud account, repeat the setup steps above, changing the value for Database for each data source.

Creating A Mode Visualization

To create a visualization in Mode, follow these steps:

  1. On the current screen, click New Report. The SQL query text editor appears. Enter the following query: SELECT * FROM [Ebay].[ItemListing]; Click Run. The app now shows the query result:
  2. Running the query activates the New Chart tab. Click this tab and select Pie Chart.
  3. Now, drop a dimension in the Color section and a measure in the Angle section.

    We have now created a visualization of eBay data in Mode using CData Connect Cloud!

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