How to Query Factorial Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Factorial to query Factorial data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Factorial data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Factorial Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

Authentication

Factorial uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication to connect to your HR data or to allow other users to connect to their data.

Using OAuth Authentication

To connect using OAuth, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to your Factorial admin panel and create a new OAuth application.
2. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret from your application configuration.
3. Configure the following connection properties:

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.
• OAuthClientId: Set this to your OAuth Client ID.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to your OAuth Client Secret.
• Scope: Set this to specify the data access permissions (default: "read write").

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Factorial data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Query Factorial from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Factorial database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Factorial data.

Connect to Factorial through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Factorial).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Factorial Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Factorial).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Factorial data, like SELECT * FROM `CData API Sys`.Agreements;

With access to live Factorial data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Factorial, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData API Driver for ODBC and the CData SQL Gateway.