Shortcut Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Shortcut data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Shortcut data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Shortcut data.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Shortcut Data in Claude Desktop
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live Shortcut Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Shortcut to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Shortcut in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Shortcut Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Shortcut in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Shortcut
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Shortcut in Clear Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Shortcut in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Shortcut in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Shortcut in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Shortcut into FineReport
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Shortcut
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Shortcut Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Shortcut in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Shortcut JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Shortcut in LINQPad
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Shortcut
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Shortcut in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Shortcut in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Shortcut in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEE	JDBC	Shortcut Reporting in OBIEE with the Shortcut JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Shortcut in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Shortcut in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Shortcut
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Shortcut in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Shortcut in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Shortcut in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Shortcut
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Shortcut in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Shortcut in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Shortcut in SAS JMP
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Shortcut in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Shortcut in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Shortcut-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Shortcut in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Shortcut from Spotfire Server

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Shortcut Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Shortcut using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Shortcut Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Shortcut to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Shortcut in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Shortcut in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Shortcut-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Shortcut for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Shortcut in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Shortcut
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Shortcut in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Shortcut in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Shortcut in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to PostgreSQL
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Shortcut with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to SQL Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Shortcut in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Shortcut Replication to a Vertica Database

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Shortcut (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Shortcut in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Shortcut as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Shortcut as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Shortcut
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Shortcut as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Shortcut as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Shortcut Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Shortcut Data in AWS Lambda
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Shortcut
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Shortcut-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Shortcut in Apache Spark Using SQL
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Shortcut Data in C++Builder
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build Shortcut-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData MCP Server
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Shortcut in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Shortcut in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build Shortcut-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData MCP Server
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Shortcut
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Shortcut Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Shortcut to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Shortcut with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Shortcut
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Shortcut
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Shortcut from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Shortcut from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build Shortcut-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData MCP Server
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build Shortcut-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData MCP Server
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Shortcut on Linux
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Shortcut Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Shortcut using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Shortcut with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Shortcut Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	JDBC	Build Shortcut-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Shortcut through ODBC in Node.js
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Shortcut Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Shortcut in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Shortcut from PowerBuilder
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Shortcut in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Shortcut in Python on Linux/UNIX
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Shortcut in Ruby
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Shortcut-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Shortcut Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Shortcut in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Shortcut in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Shortcut
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Shortcut Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Shortcut Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury Shortcut Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Shortcut in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Shortcut in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in DBVisualizer
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Shortcut to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Shortcut in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Shortcut Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Shortcut in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Shortcut Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Shortcut in Anypoint Using SQL
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Shortcut Data into SQL Server using SSIS

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