DataBind SAP SuccessFactors LMS Data to the DevExpress Data Grid

The ADO.NET Provider for SAP SuccessFactors LMS by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

SAP SuccessFactors LMS uses OAuth authentication. Before connecting, you must configure an OAuth application tied to your SAP SuccessFactors LMS account.

To establish a connection, set the following properties:

• User: Your SAP SuccessFactors LMS username.
• CompanyId: Your SAP SuccessFactors company identifier.
• Url: The SAP SuccessFactors API URL (e.g., https://api4.successfactors.com).
• OAuthClientId: The client Id assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.
• OAuthClientSecret: The client secret assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.

See the Getting Started chapter of the help documentation for a guide to creating a custom OAuth app and using OAuth.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with SAP SuccessFactors LMS data. The SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (SAPSuccessFactorsLMSConnection connection = new SAPSuccessFactorsLMSConnection(
"User=username;CompanyId=CompanyId;Url=https://api4.successfactors.com;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;")) {
  SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter dataAdapter = new SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter(
  "SELECT ItemID, ItemTitle FROM [Admin].[Search_Service].[Items] WHERE Active = true", connection);
  
  DataTable table = new DataTable();
  dataAdapter.Fill(table);
  DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series();
  chartControl1.Series.Add(series);
  series.DataSource = table;
  series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "ItemTitle" });
  series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative;
  series.ArgumentDataMember = "ItemID";
  series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical;
  chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False;
  ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true;                              
}

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with SAP SuccessFactors LMS data. The SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts;

using (SAPSuccessFactorsLMSConnection connection = new SAPSuccessFactorsLMSConnection(
"User=username;CompanyId=CompanyId;Url=https://api4.successfactors.com;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;"))
{
  SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter1 = new SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter("SELECT ItemID, ItemTitle FROM [Admin].[Search_Service].[Items] WHERE Active = true", connection);
  DataTable table = new DataTable();
  SAPSuccessFactorsLMSDataAdapter1.Fill(table);
  DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar);
  WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series);
  series.DataSource = table;
  series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "ItemTitle" });
  series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative;
  series.ArgumentDataMember = "ItemID";
  series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical;
  ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true;
}