Connect to Opsgenie Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

The CData ODBC Driver for Opsgenie can be used from any platform or development technology that supports ODBC, including PowerBuilder. This article shows how to connect to Opsgenie data and execute queries from the Database Painter and controls such as the DataWindow.

Connect to Opsgenie 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.

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Opsgenie Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Opsgenie.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Opsgenie (see below).

Opsgenie API Profile Settings

Navigate to your Opsgenie account Settings > App Settings > API Key Management to create a new API key.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Opsgenie

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an ODBC DSN (data source name) for Opsgenie. In the Database Painter, you can use wizards and the UI to work with Opsgenie data.

1. In PowerBuilder, click Tools -> Database Painter.
2. In the Objects window in the Database Painter, right-click the ODBC node and click New Profile.
3. On the Connection tab, enter a name for the profile and select the Opsgenie DSN in the Data Source menu.
4. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using Opsgenie Data with PowerBuilder Controls

You can use standard PowerBuilder objects to connect to ODBC data sources and execute queries. The following example shows how to retrieve Opsgenie data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

SQLCA.DBMS = "ODBC"
SQLCA.DBParm = "ConnectString='DSN=CData API Source'"
CONNECT USING SQLCA;
dw_actionchannels.SetTransObject(SQLCA);
dw_actionchannels.Retrieve();