Use ChatGPT to Talk to Your Oracle Eloqua Data via CData Connect AI

Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Leverage the CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server to enable ChatGPT to securely answer questions and take actions on your Oracle Eloqua data for you.

ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer conversations through natural language processing. ChatGPT's developer mode, available to Plus and Pro subscribers, provides full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for connecting to external data sources and tools.

CData Connect AI offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for connecting to Oracle Eloqua data. The CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server enables secure communication between ChatGPT and Oracle Eloqua. This allows you to ask questions and take actions on your Oracle Eloqua data using ChatGPT, all without the need for data replication to a natively supported database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to Oracle Eloqua. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested Oracle Eloqua data.

Step 1: Configure Oracle Eloqua Connectivity for ChatGPT

Connectivity to Oracle Eloqua from ChatGPT is made possible through CData Connect AI Remote MCP. To interact with Oracle Eloqua data from ChatGPT, we start by creating and configuring a Oracle Eloqua connection in CData Connect AI.

  1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
  2. Select "Oracle Eloqua" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Oracle Eloqua.

    There are two authentication methods available for connecting to Oracle Eloqua: Login and OAuth. The Login method requires you to have the Company, User, and Password of the user.

    If you do not have access to the username and password or do not wish to require them, you can use OAuth authentication. OAuth is better suited for allowing other users to access their own data. Using login credentials is better suited for accessing your own data.

  4. Click Save & Test

With the connection configured, we are ready to connect to Oracle Eloqua data from ChatGPT.

Step 2: Connect ChatGPT to CData Connect AI

Follow these steps to add a CData Connect AI connector in ChatGPT:

  1. Sign in to ChatGPT with a Plus or Pro subscription.
  2. Navigate to Settings > Connectors.
  3. Under the "Advanced settings" section, toggle on Developer mode.
  4. Once developer mode is enabled, return to the Connectors page and click Create.
  5. Enter a name for the connector (such as Connect AI MCP).
  6. In the Remote MCP server URL field, enter:
    https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp
  7. Set Authentication to "OAuth."
  8. Check I trust this application and click Create
  9. You will be redirected to CData Connect AI's OAuth authorization page. Sign in with your Connect AI credentials.
  10. Review the permissions requested and click Authorize to grant ChatGPT access to your Connect AI resources.
  11. After successful authorization, you will be redirected back to ChatGPT.
  12. The Connect AI MCP Server will now appear in your available connectors list where you can manage the connector and enable/disable actions (tools).

Step 3: Explore Live Oracle Eloqua Data with ChatGPT

  1. Start a new conversation in ChatGPT.
  2. In the tool picker, enable "Developer Mode."
  3. Enable your Connect AI MCP Sever.
  4. You can now start exploring your data with natural language prompts. ChatGPT will use the Connect AI MCP server to query your live Oracle Eloqua data. Example prompts:
    • "Show me all customers from the last 30 days"
    • "What are my top performing products?"
    • "Analyze sales trends for this quarter"
    • "List all active projects and their current status"
    Refer to CData's prompt library for more prompt ideas.
  5. ChatGPT will translate your natural language queries into SQL and execute them against your Oracle Eloqua data through the Connect AI MCP server.

IMPORTANT: ChatGPT's developer mode provides full read/write MCP access. Be cautious when allowing write operations to your Oracle Eloqua data. Always review and confirm any data modifications before allowing them to proceed.

NOTE: Developer mode is in beta and only available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers. Refer to OpenAI's documentation for the latest setup information.

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