Access Live Sage 50 UK Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

TIBCO Data Virtualization (TDV) is an enterprise data virtualization solution that orchestrates access to multiple and varied data sources. When paired with the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Sage 50 UK, you get federated access to live Sage 50 UK data directly within TIBCO Data Virtualization. This article walks through deploying an adapter and creating a new data source based on Sage 50 UK.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData TIBCO DV Adapter offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Sage 50 UK data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Sage 50 UK, the adapter pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Sage 50 UK. Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze Sage 50 UK data using native data types.

Deploy the Sage 50 UK TIBCO DV Adapter

1. In a console, navigate to the bin folder in the TDV Server installation directory. If there is a current version of the adapter installed, you will need to undeploy it.

   .\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -undeploy -version 1 -name Sage50UK
   

2. Extract the CData TIBCO DV Adapter to a local folder and deploy the JAR file (tdv.sage50uk.jar) to the server from the extract location.

   .\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -deploy -package /PATH/TO/tdv.sage50uk.jar
   

You may need to restart the server to ensure the new JAR file is loaded properly, which can be accomplished by running the composite.bat script located at: C:\Program Files\TIBCO\TDV Server <version>\bin. Note that reauthenticating to the TDV Studio is required after restarting the server.

Sample Restart Call

.\composite.bat monitor restart

Create a Sage 50 UK Data Source in TDV Studio

With the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Sage 50 UK, you can easily create a data source for Sage 50 UK and introspect the data source to add resources to TDV.

Create the Data Source

1. Right-click on the folder you wish to add the data source to and select New -> New Data Source.
2. Scroll until you find the adapter (e.g. Sage 50 UK) and click Next.
3. Name the data source (e.g. CData Sage 50 UK Source).

4. Fill in the required connection properties.

   Note: Only Sage 50 UK 2012 and above are supported.

   The User and Password properties, under the Connection section, must be set to valid Sage 50 UK user credentials. These values will be the same used to log in to the Sage 50 UK software.

   Additionally, the URL property, under the Connection section, will need to be set to the address of the company dataset desired. To obtain the address, do the following:

   1. If you have not already done so, open the Sage 50 UK software.
   2. Click Tools -> Internet Options.
   3. Select the SData Settings tab.
   4. Click the Details button next to Sage 50 Accounts. A window is displayed containing a list of company names along with the address to their corresponding datasets.
   5. Set the URL property to the value in the address field next to the company desired.
5. Click Create & Close.

Introspect the Data Source

Once the data source is created, you can introspect the data source by right-clicking and selecting Open. In the dashboard, click Add/Remove Resources and select the Tables, Views, and Stored Procedures to include as part of the data source. Click Next and Finish to add the selected Sage 50 UK tables, views, and stored procedures as resources.

After creating and introspecting the data source, you are ready to work with Sage 50 UK data in TIBCO Data Virtualization just like you would any other relational data source. You can create views, query using SQL, publish the data source, and more.