Integrating Gumloop with OData Services via CData Connect AI

Yazhini G
Yazhini G
Technical Marketing Engineer
Leverage the CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server to enable Gumloop to securely access and act on OData services within automated workflows.

Gumloop is a visual automation platform designed to create AI-powered workflows by combining triggers, AI nodes, APIs, and data connectors. By integrating Gumloop with CData Connect AI through the built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server, workflows can seamlessly access and interact with live OData services.

The platform provides a low-code environment, making it easier to orchestrate complex processes without heavy development effort. Its flexibility allows integration across multiple business applications, enabling end-to-end automation with live data.

This article outlines the steps required to configure OData connectivity in Connect AI, register the MCP server in Gumloop, and build a workflow that queries OData services.

About OData Data Integration

CData simplifies access and integration of live OData services data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:

  • Access OData versions 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0, working with legacy services and the latest features and capabilities.
  • Leverage advanced query options, including $filter, $select, and $expand, enhancing data retrieval from 3rd party tools.
  • Use Server-side execution of aggregation and grouping to minimize data transfer and boost performance.
  • Authenticate securely using a variety of schemes, including Azure AD, digest, negotiate, NTLM, OAuth, and more means secure authentication with every connection.
  • Use SQL stored procedures to manage OData service entities - listing, creating, and removing associations between entities.

Customers use CData's solutions to regularly integrate their OData services with preferred tools, such as Power BI, MicroStrategy, or Tableau, and to replicate data from OData services to their databases or data warehouses.


Getting Started


Step 1: Configure OData Connectivity for Gumloop

Connectivity to OData from Gumloop is made possible through CData Connect AI's Remote MCP Server. To interact with OData services from Gumloop, we start by creating and configuring a OData connection in CData Connect AI.

  1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
  2. Select "OData" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to OData.

    The User and Password properties, under the Authentication section, must be set to valid OData user credentials. In addition, specify a URL to a valid OData server organization root or OData services file.

  4. Click Save & Test
  5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add OData Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

Add a Personal Access Token

A Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI from Gumloop. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.

  1. Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open the settings page.
  2. On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
  3. Give the PAT a name and click Create.
  4. The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

With the OData connection configured and a PAT generated, Gumloop is prepared to connect to OData services through the CData MCP server.

Step 2: Connect to the MCP server in Gumloop

The MCP server endpoint and authentication values from Connect AI must be added to Gumloop credentials.

  1. Sign in to Gumloop and create an account
  2. Visit the Gumloop Credentials page to configure MCP server
  3. Click on Add Credentials and search and select MCP Server
  4. Provide the following details:
    • URL: https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp
    • Label: A descriptive name such as OData-mcp-server
    • Access Token / API Key: leave blank
    • Additional Header: Authorization: Basic YOUR EMAIL:YOUR PAT
    • Save the credentials

The MCP server is now available to build workflows in Gumloop.

Step 3: Build a workflow and explore live OData services with Gumloop

  1. Visit Gumloop Personal workspace and click on the Create Flow
  2. Select the icon or press Ctrl + B to add a node or a subflow
  3. Search for Ask AI and select it
  4. Click Show More Options and enable the Connect MCP Server? option
  5. From the MCP Servers dropdown, choose the saved MCP credential
  6. Add a Prompt and Choose an AI Model according to your requirements
  7. After configuring the required details, Click Run to run the pipeline

With the workflow run completed, Gumloop demonstrates successful retrieval of OData services through the CData Connect AI MCP server, with the MCP Client node providing the ability to ask questions, retrieve records, and perform actions on the data.

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