Connect to LightSpeedRetail Data in DBArtisan
The CData ODBC Driver for LightSpeedRetail seamlessly integrates LightSpeedRetail data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access LightSpeedRetail data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for LightSpeedRetail in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate LightSpeedRetail Data into DBArtisan Projects
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the LightSpeedRetail Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\LightSpeedRetail.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for LightSpeedRetail (see below).
LightSpeedRetail API Profile Settings
Register an OAuth application at the LightSpeed Retail OAuth Client registration page to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.
You can then follow the steps below to register LightSpeedRetail data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic ODBC.
- Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
- Finish the wizard to connect to LightSpeedRetail data. LightSpeedRetail entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with LightSpeedRetail data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the LightSpeedRetail API.
