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How to set SAP Ariba Procurement data as a JDBC data source in FineReport.

The CData JDBC Driver for SAP Ariba Procurement fully implements the JDBC standard and can provide SAP Ariba Procurement data connectivity to a wide variety of BI, reporting, and ETL tools and custom applications. In this article, we explain how to set SAP Ariba Procurement data as JDBC data source in FineReport and view SAP Ariba Procurement data as a table in the Report Designer.

Set Up a JDBC Data Source of SAP Ariba Procurement Data

Follow the instruction below to set SAP Ariba Procurement data as a FineReport database connection.

  1. Copy the cdata.jdbc.saparibaprocurement.jar file from the lib folder in the CData JDBC Driver for SAP Ariba Procurement installation directory to the lib folder of the FineReport installation directory. You will need to copy the cdata.jdbc.saparibaprocurement.lic file as well.
  2. From the Server tab, select Define Data Connection, click to add a new connection, and click JDBC.

Next we will set up the data connection definition in the window.

  1. Database: Others
  2. JDBC Driver: cdata.jdbc.saparibaprocurement.SAPAribaProcurementDriver
  3. URL: A standard JDBC connection string using semicolon-separated connection properties.

    In order to connect with SAP Ariba Procurement, set the following:

    • ANID: Your Ariba Network ID.
    • ANID: Specify which API you would like the provider to retrieve SAP Ariba data from. Select the Buyer or Supplier API based on your business role (possible values are PurchaseOrdersBuyerAPIV1 or PurchaseOrdersSupplierAPIV1).
    • Environment: Indicate whether you are connecting to a test or production environment (possible values are TEST or PRODUCTION).

    Authenticating with OAuth

    After setting connection properties, you need to configure OAuth connectivity to authenticate.

    • Set AuthScheme to OAuthClient.
    • Register an application with the service to obtain the APIKey, OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret.

      For more information on creating an OAuth application, refer to the Help documentation.

    Automatic OAuth

    After setting the following, you are ready to connect:

      APIKey: The Application key in your app settings. OAuthClientId: The OAuth Client Id in your app settings. OAuthClientSecret: The OAuth Secret in your app settings.

    When you connect, the provider automatically completes the OAuth process:

    1. The provider obtains an access token from SAP Ariba and uses it to request data.
    2. The provider refreshes the access token automatically when it expires.
    3. The OAuth values are saved in memory relative to the location specified in OAuthSettingsLocation.

    Built-in Connection String Designer

    For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the SAP Ariba Procurement JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

    java -jar cdata.jdbc.saparibaprocurement.jar

    Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

    When you configure the JDBC URL, 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.

    A typical JDBC URL is below:

    jdbc:saparibaprocurement:ANID=AN02000000280;API=PurchaseOrdersBuyerAPI-V1;APIKey=wWVLn7WTAXrIRMAzZ6VnuEj7Ekot5jnU;AuthScheme=OAuthClient;
  4. Click Connection pool attributes and set Test before getting connections to No.

Click Test connection to ensure you have configured the connection properly. With the connection to SAP Ariba Procurement set up, you can use it as FineReport data source.

Select SAP Ariba Procurement Data in the Report Designer.

  1. Click to add a new template data set and select DB query to open the database query window.
  2. Choose the JDBC connection that you created from the dropdown list.
  3. The SAP Ariba Procurement entities will appear as tables on the left pane.
  4. Write a SELECT statement for the SAP Ariba Procurement data tables and columns that you want to load.
  5. Click preview and data is shown as table.

With these simple steps, SAP Ariba Procurement can be used as a JDBC data source in FineReport.