Integrate Salesforce with JetBrains RubyMine using CData JDBC Drivers

Anusha M B
Anusha M B
Technical Marketing Engineer
Learn how to integrate Salesforce with JetBrains RubyMine using the CData JDBC Driver for live SQL based access to Salesforce data.

CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce offer standardized JDBC connectivity to 200+ data sources, allowing developers to treat SaaS and cloud APIs as relational databases. By integrating these drivers into JetBrains RubyMine, user can connect IDE directly to external systems like CRM or ERP platforms, enabling SQL based data access and real-time querying.

RubyMine is a advanced IDE for Ruby and Rails development that offers advanced coding assistance, debugging, and database tools. Through CData JDBC integration, developers can link RubyMine with Salesforce for easy access to live Salesforce data.

Overview

Here is a quick overview of the integration process:

  1. Set Up Environment: Configure the Ruby interpreter in RubyMine
  2. Install JDBC Driver: Add the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce to RubyMine's database configuration
  3. Connect: Establish a live connection to Salesforce and begin querying Salesforce data

About Salesforce Data Integration

Accessing and integrating live data from Salesforce has never been easier with CData. Customers rely on CData connectivity to:

  • Access to custom entities and fields means Salesforce users get access to all of Salesforce.
  • Create atomic and batch update operations.
  • Read, write, update, and delete their Salesforce data.
  • Leverage the latest Salesforce features and functionalities with support for SOAP API versions 30.0.
  • See improved performance based on SOQL support to push complex queries down to Salesforce servers.
  • Use SQL stored procedures to perform actions like creating, retrieving, aborting, and deleting jobs, uploading and downloading attachments and documents, and more.

Users frequently integrate Salesforce data with:

  • other ERPs, marketing automation, HCMs, and more.
  • preferred data tools like Power BI, Tableau, Looker, and more.
  • databases and data warehouses.

For more information on how CData solutions work with Salesforce, check out our Salesforce integration page.


Getting Started


Configure the Ruby Interpreter in RubyMine

After installing the Ruby interpreter, open RubyMine and configure the environment.

  1. Create a New Empty Project
  2. Select the interpreter for example, C:\Ruby34-x64\bin uby.exe
  3. Click Create to initialize the project

Add the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce

Next, configure the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce within RubyMine.

  1. Go to View, select Tool Windows and click Database to open the database panel
  2. Click the "+" icon and choose Driver from the dropdown
  3. In the Data Sources and Drivers window:
    • Provide a Name for the driver (e.g., CData Salesforce JDBC)
    • Click "+" in the Driver Files section and select Custom JARs
    • Locate and open the cdata.jdbc.salesforce.jar file
    • Set the Class to cdata.jdbc.salesforce.SalesforceDriver

Create the Salesforce data source

  1. Click Create Data Source and choose the newly created driver
  2. In the connection window, confirm that the selected driver is correct
  3. Enter your connection details:
    • Name: Salesforce Connection
    • URL: jdbc:salesforce:User=username;Password=password;
    • Username and Password: User Salesforce credentials
  4. Click Test Connection. If successful, click OK to save

Query live Salesforce data

Once the connection is established, you can query live Salesforce data directly within RubyMine.

  1. Open the Database Console
  2. Run SQL queries, for example:
    SELECT * FROM Salesforce data_Table LIMIT 10;

Developers can now easily access and manipulate Salesforce data using SQL inside RubyMine bridging code development and live data access in one unified environment.


Connect RubyMine to 300+ Data Sources with CData

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