Manage QuickBooks Time Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for QuickBooks Time seamlessly integrates QuickBooks Time data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access QuickBooks Time data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for QuickBooks Time in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate QuickBooks Time Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register QuickBooks Time data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   TSheets uses the OAuth2 standard for authentication and authorization. To construct your own OAuth app and connect to data, refer to OAuth section in the Help.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the QuickBooks Time JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.tsheets.jar

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:tsheets:OAuthClientId=myclientid;OAuthClientSecret=myclientsecret;CallbackUrl=http://localhost:33333;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
6. Finish the wizard to connect to QuickBooks Time data. QuickBooks Time entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with QuickBooks Time data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the QuickBooks Time API.