Create Datasets from Nuclia in Domo Workbench and Build Visualizations of Nuclia Data in Domo

Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Use the CData ODBC Driver for Nuclia to create datasets from Nuclia data in Domo Workbench and then build visualizations in the Domo service.

Domo helps you manage, analyze, and share data across your entire organization, enabling decision makers to identify and act on strategic opportunities. Domo Workbench provides a secure, client-side solution for uploading your on-premise data to Domo. The CData ODBC Driver for Nuclia links Domo Workbench to operational Nuclia data. You can build datasets from Nuclia data using standard SQL queries in Workbench and then create real-time visualizations of Nuclia data in the Domo service.

The CData ODBC Drivers offer unmatched performance for interacting with live Nuclia data in Domo due to optimized data processing built into the driver. When you issue complex SQL queries from Domo to Nuclia, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Nuclia and utilizes the embedded SQL Engine to process unsupported operations (often SQL functions and JOIN operations) client-side. With built-in dynamic metadata querying, you can visualize and analyze Nuclia data using native Domo data types.

Connect to Nuclia as an ODBC Data Source

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.

Using API Key Authentication

Nuclia uses API key authentication for accessing Knowledge Box data. To obtain an API key:

  1. Log in to the Nuclia Cloud Dashboard at https://nuclia.cloud
  2. Navigate to your Knowledge Box settings
  3. Go to the Service Accounts section
  4. Create a new service account or copy an existing API key

After obtaining your API key, set the following connection properties:

  • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
  • APIKey: Set this to your Nuclia service account API key.
  • KbId: Set this to your Knowledge Box UUID.
  • Zone: Set this to your Nuclia deployment zone (e.g., aws-us-east-2-1).

Example Connection String

Profile=C:\profiles\Nuclia.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;APIKey=your_service_account_key;KbId=your_kb_uuid;Zone=aws-us-east-2-1;

Connecting to Nuclia

Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to Nuclia and query data from any of the available tables such as Resources, KnowledgeBox, LabelSets, and ProcessingStatus.

When you configure the DSN, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.

After creating a DSN, you will need to create a dataset for Nuclia in Domo Workbench using the Nuclia DSN and build a visualization in the Domo service based on the dataset.

Build a Dataset for Nuclia Data

You can follow the steps below to build a dataset based on a table in Nuclia in Domo Workbench using the CData ODBC Driver for Nuclia.

  1. Open Domo Workbench and, if you have not already, add your Domo service server to Workbench. In the Accounts submenu, click Add New, type in the server address (i.e., domain.domo.com) and click through the wizard to authenticate.
  2. In the DataSet Jobs submenu, click Add New.
  3. Name the dataset job (i.e., ODBC Nuclia KnowledgeBox), select ODBC Connection Provider as the transport method, and click through the wizard.
  4. In the newly created DataSet Job, navigate to Source and click to configure the settings.
  5. Select System DSN for the Connection Type.
  6. Select the previously configured DSN (CData API Sys) for the System DSN.
  7. Click to validate the configuration.
  8. Below the settings, set the Query to a SQL query:
    SELECT * FROM KnowledgeBox
    NOTE: By connecting to Nuclia data using an ODBC driver, you simply need to know SQL in order to get your data, circumventing the need to know Nuclia-specific APIs or protocols.
  9. Click preview.
  10. Check over the generated schema, add any transformations, then save and run the dataset job.

With the dataset job run, the dataset will be accessible from the Domo service, allowing you to build visualizations, reports, and more based on Nuclia data.

Create Data Visualizations

With the DataSet Job saved and run in Domo Workbench, we are ready to build visualizations of the Nuclia data in the Domo service.

  1. Navigate to the Data Center.
  2. In the data warehouse, select the ODBC data source and drill down to our new dataset.
  3. With the dataset selected, choose to create a visualization.
  4. In the new card:
    • Drag a Dimension to the X Value.
    • Drag a Measure to the Y Value.
    • Choose a Visualization.

With the CData ODBC Driver for Nuclia, you can build custom datasets based on Nuclia data using only SQL in Domo Workbench and then build and share visualizations and reports through the Domo service.

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