Access Live GMO MakeShop Data in Excel (Desktop) via Connect Cloud

Microsoft Excel is a widely used spreadsheet software application, primarily used for tasks related to data management, analysis, and visualization. When combined with CData Connect Cloud, you gain immediate access to GMO MakeShop data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more.This article shows how to connect to GMO MakeShop in your Connect Cloud instance and access and update live GMO MakeShop data in Excel spreadsheets.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for GMO MakeShop, allowing you to easily access live GMO MakeShop data in Excel for the web. Simply use the Connect Cloud Add-In to query live data (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to GMO MakeShop, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return GMO MakeShop data.

Configure GMO MakeShop Connectivity for Excel

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

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

   Configuring Access to GMO MakeShop

   GMO MakeShop requires AccessCode for each API. To obtain MembersAccessCode, OrdersAccessCode, ProductsAccessCode, and ShopId, follow the steps below:

   • Log in to the GMO MakeShop Store Manager and click Create Shop.
   • Click any target connection setting from External System Connection in the left-hand navigation menu. If you cannot find it in the menu, please contact GMO Makeshop.
   • Product Data Connection Settings: Click Issue to retrieve the authentication code and ProductsAccessCode.
   • Order Data Connection Settings: First select Get Order Information > Change Order Information settings. Then click Issue to retrieve the authentication code and OrdersAccessCode.
   • Members Data Connection Settings: Select Get/Post/Update/Delete Members Information settings. Then click Issue to retrieve the authentication code and MembersAccessCode.
   < li>Members Authentication Connection Settings: Click Issue to retrieve the authentication code and ProductsAccessCode.

   Authenticating to GMO MakeShop Account

   Set the following connection properties to connect:

   • ShopId: Set the GMO MakeShop Store ID of the connection destination. The GMO MakeShop Store ID is the same as the ID for login.
   • OrdersAccessCode: Set the orders access code retrieved from Order Data Connection Settings. This property is required to access the Orders table.
   • ProductsAccessCode: Set the products access code retrieved from Product Data Connection Settings. This property is required to access the Products table.
   • MembersAccessCode: Set the members access code retrieved from Members Data Connection Settings. This property is required to access the Members table.
   • MemberAuthenticationCode: Set the member authentication code retrieved from Members Authentication Connection Settings. This property is required to execute MemberAuthenticationConfirm.
   • Password: Specify the password for the GMO MakeShop Store Manager login user. This property is required to execute ProductCategoryRegistrationOrModification, ProductMemberGroupPriceRegistrationOrModification, ProductOptionRegistrationOrModification, and ProductRegistrationOrModification.
   
4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add GMO MakeShop Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to GMO MakeShop data from Excel.

Access Live GMO MakeShop Data in Excel

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Excel to access live GMO MakeShop data.

1. Open Excel, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Insert and click Get Add-ins. (if you have already installed the Add-In, jump to step 4).
3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-In and install the Add-in.
4. Click Data and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-In.
5. In the Add-In panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
6. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Excel, click Import
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. GMOMakeShop1), Table (e.g. Members), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Update GMO MakeShop Data from Excel

In addition to viewing GMO MakeShop data in Excel, CData Connect Cloud also lets you update and delete GMO MakeShop data. Begin by importing data (as described above).

1. Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to GMO MakeShop (your changes will be in red)
2. In the CData Connect Cloud Add-In panel, select Update
3. Optionally highlight the cell(s) you wish to update and select an update option ("Update All" or "Update Selected")
4. Click Execute to push the updates to GMO MakeShop

A notification will appear when the update is complete

Live Access to GMO MakeShop Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live GMO MakeShop data from your Excel workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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