Query Oracle Eloqua Reporting Data in ColdFusion

The CData JDBC driver for Oracle Eloqua Reporting seamlessly integrates connectivity to Oracle Eloqua Reporting data with the rapid development tools in ColdFusion. This article shows how to connect to Oracle Eloqua Reporting data in ColdFusion and query Oracle Eloqua Reporting tables.

Create a JDBC Data Source for Oracle Eloqua Reporting in ColdFusion

The JDBC data source enables you to execute SQL from standard ColdFusion tags like cfquery and CFScript like executeQuery.

1. Copy the driver JAR and .lic file from the installation directory onto the ColdFusion classpath. For example, copy the files into C:\MyColdFusionDirectory\cfusion\wwwroot\WEB-INF\lib. Or, open the Java and JVM page in the ColdFusion Administrator and enter the path to the files in the ColdFusion Class Path box.

   The JAR and license for the driver are located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.

   Restart the server after this step.

2. Add the driver as a data source:

   From the ColdFusion administrator interface, expand the Data & Services node and click Data Sources. In the Add New Data Source section, enter a name for the data source and select Other in the Driver menu.

   

3. Populate the driver properties:

   • JDBC URL: Enter connection properties in the JDBC URL. The JDBC URL begins with jdbc:oracleeloquareporting: and is followed by the connection properties in a semicolon-separated list of name=value pairs.

     Oracle Eloqua Reporting supports the following authentication methods:

     • Basic authentication (User and Password)
     • OAuth 2.0 code grant flow
     • OAuth 2.0 password grant flow

     Basic Authentication (User and Password)

     To perform authentication with a user and password, specify these properties:

     • AuthScheme: Basic.
     • Company: The company name associated with your Oracle Eloqua Reporting account.
     • User: Your login account name.
     • Password: Your login password.

     OAuth Authentication (Code Grant Flow)

     To authenticate with the OAuth code grant flow, you must set AuthScheme to OAuth and create a custom OAuth application. For information about how to create a custom OAuth application, see the Help documentation.

     Then set the following properties:

     • InitiateOAuth: GETANDREFRESH. Used to automatically get and refresh the OAuthAccessToken.
     • OAuthClientId: The client Id assigned when you registered your application.
     • OAuthClientSecret: The client secret that was assigned when you registered your application.
     • CallbackURL: The redirect URI that was defined when you registered your application.

     When you connect, the driver opens Oracle Eloqua Reporting's OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. When the access token expires, the driver refreshes it automatically.

     OAuth Authentication (Password Grant Flow)

     With the OAuth password grant flow, you can use your OAuth application's credentials alongside your user credentials to authenticate without the need to grant permission manually via a browser prompt. You must create an OAuth app (see the Help documentation) to use this authentication method.

     Set the following properties:

     • AuthScheme: OAuthPassword
     • Company: The company's unique identifier.
     • User: Your login account name.
     • Password: Your login password.
     • OAuthClientId: The client Id assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.
     • OAuthClientSecret: The client secret assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.oracleeloquareporting.jar
     

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

     

     A typical JDBC URL is below:

     jdbc:oracleeloquareporting:AuthScheme=Basic;User=user;Password=password;Company=MyCompany;

   • Driver Class: Enter the driver class. The driver class is cdata.jdbc.oracleeloquareporting.OracleEloquaReportingDriver.
   • Driver Name: Enter a user-defined name for the driver.
   • Username: Enter the username used to authenticate.
   • Password: Enter the password used to authenticate.

You can now test the connection by enabling the CData Oracle Eloqua Reporting data source in the Actions column. After reporting a status of OK, the Oracle Eloqua Reporting data source is ready for use.

Execute Queries

The cfquery tag can pass SQL statements to Oracle Eloqua Reporting. Use the cfqueryparam tag to create parameterized queries and prevent SQL injection through the query string.

Note: To use the cfquery and cfscript, create a .cfm file. Inside the .cfm file, write the code to execute the query (see below). Place the file directly in the root directory of your web server (e.g., wwwroot in Adobe ColdFusion). Restart the service after placing the file for the changes to take effect.

<cfquery name="OracleEloquaReportingQuery" dataSource="CDataOracleEloquaReporting">
  SELECT * FROM  WHERE  = <cfqueryparam value="##" cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar">
</cfquery>
<cfdump var="#OracleEloquaReportingQuery#">

Below is the equivalent in CFScript:

<cfscript>
result = queryExecute(
  "SELECT * FROM  WHERE  = ?", 
  [
    { value="", cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar" }
  ],
  { datasource="CDataOracleEloquaReporting" }
);

writeDump( var= result );
</cfscript> 

You can then make requests to your .cfm like the following:

http://MyServer:8500/query.cfm?=