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Connect to SAP Ariba Source Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to access SAP Ariba Source data from PowerBuilder using the SAP Ariba Source JDBC Driver.

The CData JDBC Driver for SAP Ariba Source is a standards-based control that can be used from any platform or development technology that supports JDBC, including PowerBuilder. This article shows how to use the CData JDBC Driver for SAP Ariba Source in PowerBuilder.

This article shows how to create a basic PowerBuilder application that uses the CData JDBC Driver for SAP Ariba Source to perform reads and writes.

Connect to SAP Ariba Source Data from PowerBuilder

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an JDBC URL for SAP Ariba Source. You can use a database profile to save connection properties. In the Database Painter, you can graphically manipulate data as well as execute SQL queries.

  1. Add the driver JAR to the PowerBuilder classpath. Set the CLASSPATH system environment variable to the path to the driver JAR, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.

    Note: If you are using PowerBuilder Classic, you can also add the path to the driver JAR by clicking Tools -> System Options -> Java.

  2. Click Tools -> Database Painter.
  3. Right-click the JDBC node and click New Profile.
  4. In the Database Profile Setup dialog, enter the following:
    • Profile Name: Enter a user-friendly name for the profile.
    • Driver Name: Enter the class name of the driver, cdata.jdbc.saparibasource.SAPAribaSourceDriver
    • URL: Enter the JDBC URL.

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

      • API: Specify which API you would like the provider to retrieve SAP Ariba data from. Select the Supplier, Sourcing Project Management, or Contract API based on your business role (possible values are SupplierDataAPIWithPaginationV4, SourcingProjectManagementAPIV2, or ContractAPIV1).
      • DataCenter: The data center where your account's data is hosted.
      • Realm: The name of the site you want to access.
      • Environment: Indicate whether you are connecting to a test or production environment (possible values are TEST or PRODUCTION).

      If you are connecting to the Supplier Data API or the Contract API, additionally set the following:

      • User: Id of the user on whose behalf API calls are invoked.
      • PasswordAdapter: The password associated with the authenticating User.

      If you're connecting to the Supplier API, set ProjectId to the Id of the sourcing project you want to retrieve data from.

      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 Source JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.saparibasource.jar

      Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard. A typical JDBC URL is below:

      jdbc:saparibasource:API=SupplierDataAPIWithPagination-V4;APIKey=wWVLn7WTAXrIRMAzZ6VnuEj7Ekot5jnU;Environment=SANDBOX;Realm=testRealm;AuthScheme=OAuthClient;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
  5. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using SAP Ariba Source Data with PowerBuilder Controls

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

SQLCA.DBMS = "JDBC" SQLCA.AutoCommit = False SQLCA.DBParm = "Driver='cdata.jdbc.saparibasource.SAPAribaSourceDriver',URL='jdbc:saparibasource:API=SupplierDataAPIWithPagination-V4;APIKey=wWVLn7WTAXrIRMAzZ6VnuEj7Ekot5jnU;Environment=SANDBOX;Realm=testRealm;AuthScheme=OAuthClient;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH"; CONNECT USING SQLCA; dw_vendors.SetTransObject(SQLCA); dw_vendors.Retrieve();