Workable Reporting and Star Schemas in OBIEE

The CData ODBC Driver for Workable is a standard database driver that can integrate real-time access to Workable data into your data warehouse or directly into your reporting tool. This article shows how to bypass the data warehouse and import operational Workable data into Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE).

See the knowledge base for ODBC integrations with ETL tools like Informatica PowerCenter. For an ETL solution into Oracle Warehouse Builder, use the driver with the Oracle ODBC Gateway to Access Workable Data as a Remote Oracle Database.

Connect to Workable as an ODBC Data Source

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.

Using API Key Authentication

Workable uses API key authentication to control access to the API. To obtain an API Key:

1. Log in to your Workable account.
2. Navigate to Settings > Integrations > API Access Tokens.
3. Click "Generate API Token".
4. Copy the generated token.

After obtaining your API Key, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

Set the following in the ProfileSettings connection property:

• APIKey: Set this to your Workable API Key.
• Subdomain: Set this to your Workable account subdomain. For example, if your Workable URL is acmeinc.workable.com, then the Subdomain is 'acmeinc'.

Example Connection String

Profile=C:\profiles\Workable.apip;ProfileSettings='AuthScheme=APIKey;APIKey=my_api_key;Subdomain=acmeinc';

When you configure the DSN, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.

Import Workable Metadata

Follow the steps below to use the OBIEE Client Tools to import Workable metadata into an OBIEE repository. You can then integrate Workable data into your business models.

1. Open the Administration Tool and click File -> New Repository.

2. In the Connection Type menu, select ODBC 3.5 and select the CData DSN.
3. Select the metadata types you want to import under the Relational Sources option and then select Workable tables.

You can now create star schemas based on Workable tables: