LightSpeedRetail Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live LightSpeedRetail data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live LightSpeedRetail data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live LightSpeedRetail data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live LightSpeedRetail Data in Claude Desktop
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live LightSpeedRetail Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to LightSpeedRetail Data
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect LightSpeedRetail to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze LightSpeedRetail in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze LightSpeedRetail Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of LightSpeedRetail in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on LightSpeedRetail
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with LightSpeedRetail in Clear Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with LightSpeedRetail in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from LightSpeedRetail in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with LightSpeedRetail in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed LightSpeedRetail into FineReport
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with LightSpeedRetail
JasperServer	JDBC	Create LightSpeedRetail Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with LightSpeedRetail in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the LightSpeedRetail JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with LightSpeedRetail in LINQPad
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from LightSpeedRetail
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEE	JDBC	LightSpeedRetail Reporting in OBIEE with the LightSpeedRetail JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize LightSpeedRetail in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate LightSpeedRetail in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time LightSpeedRetail
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query LightSpeedRetail in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze LightSpeedRetail in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze LightSpeedRetail in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with LightSpeedRetail in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in SAS JMP
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live LightSpeedRetail in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize LightSpeedRetail in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish LightSpeedRetail-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize LightSpeedRetail in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on LightSpeedRetail from Spotfire Server

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge LightSpeedRetail Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with LightSpeedRetail using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge LightSpeedRetail Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate LightSpeedRetail to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with LightSpeedRetail in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with LightSpeedRetail in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build LightSpeedRetail-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate LightSpeedRetail for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate LightSpeedRetail in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for LightSpeedRetail
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL LightSpeedRetail in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate LightSpeedRetail in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load LightSpeedRetail in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to PostgreSQL
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate LightSpeedRetail with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to SQL Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to LightSpeedRetail in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous LightSpeedRetail Replication to a Vertica Database

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for LightSpeedRetail (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for LightSpeedRetail in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access LightSpeedRetail as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for LightSpeedRetail
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live LightSpeedRetail Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live LightSpeedRetail Data in AWS Lambda
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to LightSpeedRetail
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop LightSpeedRetail-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with LightSpeedRetail in Apache Spark Using SQL
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to LightSpeedRetail Data in C++Builder
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build LightSpeedRetail-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData MCP Server
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query LightSpeedRetail in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query LightSpeedRetail in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build LightSpeedRetail-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData MCP Server
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on LightSpeedRetail
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to LightSpeedRetail Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind LightSpeedRetail to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access LightSpeedRetail with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to LightSpeedRetail
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to LightSpeedRetail
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to LightSpeedRetail from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to LightSpeedRetail from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build LightSpeedRetail-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData MCP Server
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build LightSpeedRetail-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData MCP Server
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with LightSpeedRetail on Linux
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with LightSpeedRetail Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for LightSpeedRetail using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate LightSpeedRetail with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate LightSpeedRetail Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	JDBC	Build LightSpeedRetail-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query LightSpeedRetail through ODBC in Node.js
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live LightSpeedRetail Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to LightSpeedRetail in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to LightSpeedRetail from PowerBuilder
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in Python on Linux/UNIX
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in Ruby
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build LightSpeedRetail-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live LightSpeedRetail Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access LightSpeedRetail in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for LightSpeedRetail
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import LightSpeedRetail Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live LightSpeedRetail Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury LightSpeedRetail Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage LightSpeedRetail in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in DBVisualizer
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add LightSpeedRetail to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query LightSpeedRetail in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate LightSpeedRetail Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to LightSpeedRetail in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live LightSpeedRetail Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access LightSpeedRetail in Anypoint Using SQL
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import LightSpeedRetail Data into SQL Server using SSIS

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