Connect to Toggl Data in DBArtisan
The CData ODBC Driver for Toggl seamlessly integrates Toggl data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Toggl data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for Toggl in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate Toggl Data into DBArtisan Projects
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Toggl Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Toggl.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Toggl (see below).
Toggl API Profile Settings
Obtain your API key from your Toggl account Profile Settings page, where it is listed under the API section.
You can then follow the steps below to register Toggl data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic ODBC.
- Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
- Finish the wizard to connect to Toggl data. Toggl entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with Toggl data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Toggl API.
