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Use CData Connect Cloud to create on OData API on top of SAP Hybris C4C data and visualize live SAP Hybris C4C data in Infragistics Reveal.
Reveal, an offering from Infragistics, serves as a data visualization tool that seamlessly integrates with CData Connect Cloud. Together, they empower users to deliver dynamic dashboards using real-time data from a diverse range of data sources, including SAP Hybris C4C data. In this article, we will guide you through the process of connecting to SAP Hybris C4C via Connect Cloud and subsequently linking Connect Cloud with Infragistics Reveal to construct a straightforward dashboard.
Connect to SAP Hybris C4C from Infragistics Reveal
To work with live SAP Hybris C4C data in Infragistics Reveal, we need to connect to SAP Hybris C4C from Connect Cloud, provide user access to the connection, and create OData endpoints for the SAP Hybris C4C data.
(Optional) Add a New Connect Cloud User
As needed, create Users to connect to SAP Hybris C4C through Connect Cloud.
- Navigate to the Users page and click Invite Users
- Enter the new user's email address and click Send to invite the user
- You can review and edit users from the Users page
Add a Personal Access Token
If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.
- Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
- Oa the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
- Give your PAT a name and click Create.
- The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.
Connect to SAP Hybris C4C from Connect Cloud
CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "SAP Hybris C4C" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to SAP Hybris C4C.
SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer uses basic authentication. Set the User and Password to your login credentials.
- Click Create & Test
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add SAP Hybris C4C Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
Configure SAP Hybris C4C Endpoints for Infragistics Reveal
After connecting to SAP Hybris C4C, create a workspace and virtual dataset for your desired table(s).
- Navigate to the Virtual Datasets page and click Add to create a new Workspace (or select an existing workspace).
- Click Add to add new assets to the Workspace.
- Select the SAP Hybris C4C connection (e.g. SAPHybrisC4C1) and click Next.
- Select the table(s) you wish to work with and click Confirm.
- Make note of the OData Service URL for your workspace, e.g. https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/{workspace_name}
With the connection and Workspace configured, you are ready to connect to SAP Hybris C4C data from Infragistics Reveal.
Create a Dashboard in Reveal
With Connect Cloud configured, we can visualize SAP Hybris C4C data in Reveal.
- Log into Reveal and click Dashboards -> New
- Click Data Sources -> OData Feed
- Specify the Connect Cloud OData API endpoint URL (found on the OData page): https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/{workspace_name}
- Select Generic Credentials and
- Set Username to a Connect Cloud username (e.g. [email protected])
- Set Password to the PAT for the user
- Select the entity you wish to visualize
- Select fields and choose a chart type
More Information & Free Trial
At this point, you have created a simple dashboard from live SAP Hybris C4C data. For more information on creating OData feeds from SAP Hybris C4C (and more than 100 other sources), visit the Connect Cloud page. Sign up for a free trial and start working live SAP Hybris C4C data in tools that consume OData APIs.