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Transfer Snapchat Ads data using the visual workflow in the CloverDX data integration tool.
The CData JDBC Driver for Snapchat Ads enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Snapchat Ads as sources and destinations. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Snapchat Ads to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for Snapchat Ads enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Snapchat Ads as sources and destinations. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Snapchat Ads to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.
Connect to Snapchat Ads as a JDBC Data Source
- Create the connection to Snapchat Ads data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
- Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.snapchatads.jar file.
- Enter the JDBC URL.
You will need to create an OAuth application to connect to Snapchat Ads. See the online Help documentation for an authentication guide.
Additionally, you can optionally set AccountId to provide a default Account ID (meaning it won't need to be manually provided in the WHERE clause). If the AccountId is not specified, the first account in the Accounts view is used.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Snapchat Ads JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.snapchatads.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
A typical JDBC URL is below:
jdbc:snapchatads:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
Query Snapchat Ads Data with the DBInputTable Component
- Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
- In the DB connection property, select the Snapchat Ads JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
- Enter the SQL query. For example:
SELECT AccountId, Name FROM Campaigns WHERE Id = '123'
Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter
- Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
- Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
- Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
- Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
- In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the Campaigns table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
- Click Run to write to the file.